Using some red fleece, white pom-poms and hot glue, I made customized Santa hats for everything in my house I could think of. I started out wanting to put hats on the little soldier decorations that hang on the wall above our TV, but after an extra strong piña colada that my husband made me, it turned into Santa hats for everyone! (Soldier dudes not pictured).it was a quick slap dash chip and glue project. Easy easy, if you're not too bothered with hot glue burns (those suckers are hard to hold on. Plus alcohol).
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12/25/2014 0 Comments Eeeeewwww! Ew ew ew ew!12/25/2014 0 Comments Star Trek Quiet Book. Complete!!I got this idea from another blog. I personalized it, and finally got it finished. I learned a few things 1) I hate hand stitching 2) hot glue is awesome 3) permanent marker isn't good for writing on felt 4) quiet books shouldn't be double sided 12/25/2014 0 Comments Dr who bikeThe bike has several flaws, but they're not noticeable unless I point them out. My daughter seems to like it, so I'm happy! 12/7/2014 0 Comments Christmas fabric garlandI started working on this a while back. It ended up going through several iterations before landing on this. I could give you a list of what didn't ended up working. But it turned out pretty nice. All the fabric edges are raw. The fabric was more flexible left alone, and I figure I'm not washing it anyways. I took a 2 inch strip of fleece and cut slits in it every 1 inch or so, then pulled the fabric through. I cut varying lengths and widths. I used twist ties to join fabrics on the back side, but I probably could have stitched them together. Then I added my fleece roses and "scarf" strips with hot glue. I also had a square of crochet that I sewed into tubes and weaved in. I think it turned out pretty nice. Like an ugly sweater, happy but tidy, sweet crafty Christmas. I wish I had ornaments to match. 12/4/2014 0 Comments Holiday lamp shade slipcover.I went super lazy with this lampshade cover. I just wanted to add a pop of holiday, without creating anything too permanent or difficult to store. I took my fabric, cut it 1/2 inch wider on each side to my lampshade. I wrapped it around and did one strip of hot glue on the fabric only. Then I folded the top and bottom edges under. When the seasons over, I can pull it off like a slip cover and store it away. I can reuse it next year, or use the fabric for something else. The major issues with this project is you can see the pattern from the real lampshade when the light is on. I don't really care much, since I don't have company and its just for me. Plus, I rarely use a table lamp (since it's just extra electricity). (My son does like to pull the string, so it's been on more than normal lately. But its cute) 12/4/2014 0 Comments IKEA chair slipcoverI didn't make a tutorial, I'm just showing off part of my Christmas decor. We have a kids chair from ikea sitting near our fireplace. It's never been covered yet, with the exception of draping fabric around it to decide what I liked. But I got excited to follow through with the last trip to hobby lobby* when I was holding one of our new stockings, in hand, to match to. I wanted to find something that matched our stockings, would be cheap, cozy, not too cheesy, and a hint of manly. Maybe when I make a cover for the non holiday season, I can show how I made it. (Hint: it was the cheapest, laziest way I could thing of). I wish I had rounded the corners of the top pillow, but I don't want to fix it. *Whereas I choose not to boycott Hobby Lobby, I don't agree with their political views. |
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