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DIY It Up: T-shirt Necklace
It was just a very DIY day and filled with t-shirts as well! My final creation was one based on the tutorial by Recycled Craft. I put together 6 strands cut from a t-shirt and as an addition, I took a strand from a white t-shirt and braided it into the necklace! What do you think?
DIY It Up: Cut-out shirt
I think that at the heart of DIY is being inspired by your surroundings; whether it's nature, something from an expensive store, or something a celebrity, it's great to be able to recreate something new out of something old. And that's the impression I got when I saw Jungah's (girl on the right in the top picture) shirt in After School's music video, Shampoo. Totally doable with just about any shirt! So I went for it!
All I had to do was cut lines across the sleeves of the tshirt and cut a v-neck out of the neckline. One thing that I was careful to do was sew along the seam across the top of the shirt in order to make sure that after washing the shirt, the shirt wouldn't come apart. And here's how it turned out!
DIY It Up: Knotted Headband
Check out the headband I made recently!!! Extremely easy, fashionable, and free since I made it out of t-shirt strips! Yay for old t-shirts! Make your own headband using this tutorial. As an extra plus, my sister found a headband with the same exact design at Forever 21 the next day, except it was made from elastic string. Now you know...don't buy it, make it yourself!
DIY It Up: Loyalty Card Holder
As an avid collector of business cards, I had to make this loyalty card holder when I saw the tutorial by A Lemon Squeezy Home on Grosgrain's Free Pattern Month (from which I'm planning to make 3 more projects at least!!) I think the most exciting part of this project was that I got to make my first button hole!
DIY It Up: Piecing It Together
I dug through my extensive collection of fabric scraps and I was looking online for a way to use them and I was originally going to piece them together randomly to make clothing, but I found a better idea: a quilt! The basis for my design is from this tutorial, but other than the general pattern, I just made up steps as I went along.
My first step was to cut out the quilt blocks. I used an index card (3x5) for my dimensions which made the cutting process a lot easier. There were some pieces that were slightly smaller and some that were slightly bigger, but in the end it's okay because you piece them together and it works out. The dimensions of my quilt were 14 blocks per line and 13 lines, so I needed to cut out 182 pieces.
Once you piece it together, it looks like this top picture here. If you don't like the randomness of the pieces, you can always make a pattern with your blocks, but since I was using a lot of scraps and I didn't have a set number of each cloth pattern, I decided that randomly doing the patterns would be better. Feel free to add a border or designs on top of the blocks or whatever floats your boat!
To get to the final product, I cut a piece of large cloth for the back of the quilt and I put the two together, with the right sides facing each other. Then on top those two layers, put a piece of cotton batting for the middle of the quilt. Sew all the edges together, but leave about a 12 inch region open so you can flip the right sides out. Turn in the raw edges of the opening and hand sew it shut. And here is the final product!
It's a bit awkward in size, but it looks good! I definitely wouldn't use this for a blanket, but it would work well if you're just sitting on a couch and need a comfort blanket or something!
Have any other innovative and useful ideas for your fabric scraps? Feel free to share!
DIY It Up: Sick Comforts
I made this adorable tissue box for myself and I love it so much! Almost makes me wish I were sick with some sniffles so I can use it! Okay, it's not that nice, but I really like it! I would like to mention that it is ridiculously easy to make and requires only a little bit of cloth. Check out this tutorial to make your own tissue holder!
DIY It Up: Cover Up!
While everyone's getting their cute swimsuit cover-up's and heading to the beach, I'm covering up my journal with some cute sailor themed fabric! This journal cover was inspired by a couple of tutorials. The original with the idea for the stripes I cannot find anymore, and the other being this tutorial from AllPeopleQuilt.com. I just got the general design from it though and I just made up steps as I went. The blue cloth and red striped cloth is actually leftover from the dress I made (first one ever!!!). I bought a lot of extra in case I messed up and I ended up with nearly a whole yard of extra. Oops. So you're going to see a lot of this color in my projects! Also since I'm trying not to spend too much money buying new fabric. I'm really excited though because I'm really into the sailor concept right now if you haven't been able to tell so far!
Another wonderful journal cover tutorial that I would definitely recommend and that I am probably going to try sometime soon is Bloom's tutorial. Enjoy!
Sneak peek at my latest project :)
