DIY Shark Purse
In honor of shark week, here is A Beautiful Mess’s DIY shark purse.
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English Paper Piecing Series: Part 2
Haley’s work on her blog The Zen of Making is always stellar and her latest series is no exception. This week she continues teaching us English Paper Piercing and shows us how to join together the hexagon flower pieces from Part 1. Precision and good taste are always a great combo in my book!
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Half Hour Headphone Hat
Winter has fully arrived in Massachusetts. While digging through our “Hats” box today, I happened upon a flappy number from last year. Santa recently brought me some cheap headphones, and a few amplified speakers too (but those are for another project). Tonight turned out to be the time to merge the two into a Headphone […]
Continue ReadingThe One-Hour Hat
Late April is probably not the time of year to get interested in designing and making fleece hats, but that’s what has happened to me over the past day or so. The other night, I decided that the fleece hat I’ve worn for most of the winter is too tight, and resolved to make my own. Sewing is new to me, and I’m trying to build my skills with this ancient craft and learning how to use my recently acquired sewing machine. As I’m doing this and other projects, one of my goals is to develop classroom projects for my high school students. The slideshow above shows the photos documenting the process of creating one hat.
Continue ReadingHandmade Plaid Shirt with Embroidered Tag
I already love how comfy plaid shirts are, so I imagine wearing this handmade plaid shirt would be even better. Alicia of Posie Gets Cozy made it for her sweetie Andy’s birthday. She printed an image from their birthday trip to the Columbia River Gorge on the fabric tag and embroidered it with a message […]
Continue ReadingMini Mei Tai
When I was little, there was a period of time where I liked to carry my doll around all the time. I think one of my friends even had a little toy stroller for her doll. I like this idea better – a carrier. Owlet has a tutorial for a mini mei tai, which is […]
Continue ReadingHandmade Buttons at Home Ec.
Sometimes the perfect hand-sewn project needs the perfect handmade button. These animal buttons are custom made for Home Ec, the cutest little shop for the cutest little things. The description for these porcelain pieces of art nailed it, “They are like portable sculptures you can wear!”
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