Showing posts with label pinspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pinspiration. Show all posts

Sunday, June 3, 2012

A little craft project

While I was watching the Bachelorette, I decided to pass the time watching this most ridiculous train wreck by doing a craft project. I have had several friends get cute little diaper wipe cases at their baby showers from people, and I always wanted to make one. I found this how to on Pinterest but if you don't want to go over there I can just tell you what I did.

First, trace the top of your wipe case twice and the bottom of your case once. Label one of the top patterns "batting". Then measure the sides of case and add that to the top and bottom patterns.


Cut out the batting and the top and bottom pieces using your patterns.


Hot glue the batting on the top of the wipe case and then glue the top fabric on top making sure to glue it to the sides as well.


Once you finish putting on the fabric you can add any embellishments like ribbon to the top.



Then add the ribbon on the top and the bottom


The finished project!!!


This was so easy and so cheap. It's a cute little gift that can be added to any baby present you have to give in the near future. 

Sunday, October 9, 2011

"Pin"spiration!!!

I love crafting. Always have. Now having the time to craft and actually feeling like doing it haven't always met together but it's definitely an outlet for me.

Pinterest has taken my crafting to another level. I see things on there and say "I could do that" or "That looks pretty easy" and the next day I'm off to the crafting stores getting all my supplies. I have recently made two wreaths that I got the inspiration from pinterest that I'm excited to show you because well I'm quite proud of them.

My first wreath inspiration I got from here and I thought it would be fun to make a ribbon wreath with school colors to hang on game days. Now I am definitely an OU fan but since I didn't really go to that school I thought it would be nice for me to make the wreath in A&M colors since that is where Jason went to school. I should get some wife points for that one. =)

I started with a natural wood wreath and wrapped ribbon all the way around it. I then took TEN different rolls of ribbon (5 in each color) and cut them into 4.5 inch lengths with 14 in each group. Then I took all the individual ribbons and hot glued the ends together to create little individual small loops.


 I then took each individual ribbon making sure to get one from every group in one area and then hot glued them on to the wreath. 


Almost done!!!

Once I was done putting all the ribbon on the wreath (which took forever), I hot glued a string of ribbon on the back for hanging and then hot glued a little A&M football ornament I found at Hobby Lobby. 


Doesn't it look great? And A&M actually won this weekend. I think it might have had something to do with my wreath on the door. Ha!!

My next wreath's inspiration came from here. I wanted a really cute fall wreath to hang on the door, and this looked pretty easy to do. I got another wreath, and then marked it by how I wanted to divide the colors of the yarn. 




I spent a couple of hours watching TV one night just wrapping the wreath with they yarn until it looked like this:


I wanted to put some felt flowers on it, and I found this really great tutorial here.  I traced circles, and then put petals on the outside and cut it out. I then cut it into a spiral. 



I rolled it until all the petals were rolled together and then cut off the excess. I then rolled the rest of the spiral to make another flower. 


Once I got all my flowers made, I hot glued them onto the wreath until I had the finished product:


Ta Da!!!

These were so much fun to make. Pinterest is such good inspiration. I have other things already on my list that I want to make!


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