Made all myself

Here are some stuff I made, and possibly how I made them. Enjoy.

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Taco warmer DIY

I was looking for a taco warmer tutorial, and came across a great one with edging. But I had only a limited time today to make chili, tacos and the warmer to put them in, so I modified it into this quicker version. 

 1) cut out 4 circles of patterned fabric, or 2 of a lining variety and 2 patterned. Cut out 2 circles of batting. All fabrics and the thread should be natural of origin if you plan on microwaving it. 

 2) arrange the circles into two piles with the batting on top, then the patterned fabric and then the lining, right sides together. 

 3) sew the 3 layers together, leaving a small open edge to turn them inside out. Do this with both piles.

4) turn them inside out. 

5) tuck in the edge on the open part, make it stay using needles. 

6) put the two circles on top of each other, sew them together on the edge leaving a small open edge to add and later on access the tacos. 

7) turn it inside out if you prefer, or leave it like it is. 

8) have a Marguerita or a Paloma to celebrate.

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Tsumami kanzashi

First I made the glue from scratch, I love that leftover glue goes straight in the compost bin, no funny business, just water and rice :)

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A small meal

Pun intended

This is a little something I made for the kid's dollhouse a while back. It's probably ruined allredy :) I sometimes feel a bit like those munks using sand to make elaborate pictures in the sand. Though a bit less philosophical, I guess.

Anyhoo, the pieces are made in polymer clay, apart from the chop sticks that I made from a cake pop stick. Since the food are as perishable as the real deal in the hands of my loving four-year-olds, I have a habit of making large batches :)

Actual chop stick for scale.

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Tablet weaving

This is a very old, very portable, very catchy technique for making your own ribbons. 

You need very few supplies to start, try it!

Oh, and I made this app for making and viewing simple patterns! It's free and add free :) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tablet-weaver/id941155538?ls=1&mt=8

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New App on iTunes!

I just launched this app to help the tablet weaving community. It’s free and without adds. Enjoy!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tablet-weaver/id941155538?ls=1&mt=8

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Pasta, Basta

Here I made some pasta for the kitchen using polymer clay. The container is a bit out of proportions, but I only put it there to save it from the kid's little hands of destruction. I like to be able to let them play with as much as possible, but at least postpone The unavoidable as much as possible. Also in order to not cry when things are ruined, I try to spend more effort on things that might last. Like floors. Ceilings. And very, very sturdy stuff.

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Padded Knole sofa

I made this the other day, using thin pieces if wood for the back and sides, and a thick piece for the bottom. I simply stapled the back and side together, added some foam padding, and staples the cover in place. The sides are held up by a string I made from cotton crochet thread, secured with a cut-to-size pinning needle with an acrylic bead.

Very quick and dirty, but a good investment in time :D

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Insanely small washing up thingy I used one of those mini-mini toothbrushes for use between the teeth, removed the metal thread, and twisted round a small piece of wood. It's just too small to put in the Doll house, the kids would ruin it in 5 seconds.

But cute, yes?

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Sequin embellished scarf Made a nice little scarf during the summer holidays, just finished hemming it now :)

I embroidered a simple, improvised pattern using 2 colours of sequins, and gold thread. The embellishments are limited to the edges, since I didn't want sequins against my neck. I've made the error of embroidery against skin before, and ended up never using the garment. I fell instantly in love with the sequins the moment I saw them, they are rounded so look a bit like flower buds. Also, they were dirt cheap!

I finally mastered the hemming foot of the sewing machine, I suppose going slowly sometimes got it's merit. Who would have thunk it. All in all a very quick and easy way to finish, have a feeling I will do it all the time now that I manage to do it without it looking rubbish.

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Breakfast is served

Would you like a nice cup of tea, some blood orange juice, egg and bacon and a slice of tomatoe, a piece of bread? You’re in luck, here you’ve got it… In polymer clay. About 1:24 scale :)

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Baguettes en masse

Made some baguettes for the doll house, you can get the feeling of the scale by looking at a full size knife behind the table, but it’s about 1:24.

Made in polymer clay. The table is painted wood.

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Miniature vintage pram

I just made this pram for the doll house :) The frame is made from steel wire soldered together, and the bag and baby is made of polymer clay, and they can be taken apart. The blanket is sewn with a very fine muslin. The pram is about 3x3 cm, or about 1 1/2 inches so the scale is about 1:24 if it’s meant to be a doll and even smaller if it’s meant to be a real baby. To give you a sense of scale I placed the pram on a lense cap on the top pic.

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Pimp up my Pants

You know how when the season changes you need other clothes? And they could be anywhere, and you don't find them until the season changes again and you look for the winter jacket or whatever. Well, if you are lucky to find some scraps of clothes, and they are a bit small or scruffy here's a tip for you :)

These pants have always had that well worn softness to them, and I've always felt kind of jealous when my daughter has been wearing them :)

That's why, when the legs were to short, and both the knees were worn through that I had this rescue op. I cut out a flower from one piece of fabric, and another piece of fabric with embroidered flowers for the other knee. I appliqued them to the the knees. I then used felt tipped pens with fabric ink to bling it up, accentuating the details. I ironed on the back to seal the paint.

Lastly I cut off the bottom of the pants and used the smallest stitch zig-zag to neaten the edges.

Now it'll last another season, yay!

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Bath bombs

100g Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) 50g Citric Acid 2 tbsp coconut oil A few drops of perfume oil (optional) Dried flowers or herbs (optional)

Combine the dry ingredients Melt the coconut fat and pour over, add the perfume as desired, combine and aim for the consistency of moist sand Using a melon ball or ice cream scoop, make small balls and place on a plate to dry Alternatively fill small silicon molds and let dry This could take a day or three,  try to keep them dry and cool

Enjoy!

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Life saving lotion bars

Well, it might not save your life, but at least your skin, surely that’s something. Since I made these the first time I’ve never been without some in the fridge. They’re really easy to make, and to bring everywhere, and I find they’re great for travelling, so you have something in case you have a dry patch somewhere that needs to be remedies. Hands, feet, lips. I just pinch off a small piece and rub it in, preferably on moist skin. Very soothing :)

Lotion bar

Using a microwave friendly container (I would suggest a disposable one), add equal parts of:

Shea butter Natural oil (Hemp, Apricot kernel, Almond…) Beeswax A few drops of perfume oil or flavouring (optional)

Heat on low effect until melted, taking it out and stirring once every 30 seconds. Pour into mold, let sit in the fridge until firm. Keep bars in fridge until starting to use.

Great to keep in small box and carry wherever  you go… you can also pour straigth into container.

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Bake off!

Macaroons and pies, all in polymer clay.

Teaspoon for scale :)

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Satin Rose

Did you ever feel that a garment lacked a little something? Did you ever stop to consider that this might be a little dainty satin rose? Well, maybe next time you will :) It's so easy, all you need is a small piece of ribbon. I used an incredibly pretty hand dyed ribbon this time, but I also like to use the ribbon that's meant to hold your clothes on the clothes hanger, since I never use them anyway, and I hate having them show.

1-3 Starting from the middle, make 5 stitches to form a star 4-5 Also starting from the middle, weave a suitable ribbon through the stitches, gently turning the ribbon to give it some extra debth Finish and and secure on the back That's it :) Nifty, right ? Also, if you are like me and have a tendency to be bothered by annoyingly low V decolletages I sometimes sew them together. Adding a little detail like this to the fix can make it look like it's meant to be rather than the desperate measure it really is.