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Wednesday, June, 23, 2010
DIY - "T-Shirt Flower Wedding Bouquet"
Hi Guys....I'm so excited to share the cutest DIY project with you today...."T-Shirt Flower Wedding Bouquet". It is just to sweet....a totally "new twist" on wedding bouquets....our DIY is brought to us today by the oh-so-talented and sweet, Maize Hutton.....Maize is an AMAZING crafter and designer....I'm so happy that she stopped by to share one of her many meaningful and beautiful DIY projects with us...Enjoy!
Ingredients:
T-shirts
Scissors (regular and decorative scallop)
Needle & Coordinating Thread
Branches or Bark covered wire
Kraft Paper or brown paper sack)
Twine, lace or ribbon
Glue gun & glue
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Directions:
For Each Flower:
1. Cut 3 strips approximately 2” wide by 18” long or however big you’d like your flowers. See other technique below for thicker flowers.
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| 2. Cut each strip along edge approximately 1/4"-1/2” leaving 1/2” at the other edge.
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| 3. Gather all 3 strips together matching uncut edge.
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| 4. With needle and thread, secure the three strips with a stitch.
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| 5. Start sewing layers together securing with a stitch while rolling into a flower.
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| 6. Continue sewing layers together securing with a stitch until you’ve reached the end of the strip.
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| 7. When complete, inside flower will have a ‘well’ for branch or wire to insert.
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| 8. Insert 1-2 drops of hot glue in flower well. Stick in branch or bark covered wire for stem.
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| 9. Stitch around to secure flower to stem.
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| 10. Cut kraft paper using a decorative edge scissor or scallop scissor. Wrap paper around flower bouquet. Tie with twine, lace or ribbon to match your wedding colors.
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Now you have a beautiful DIY wedding bouquet for the bride or bridesmaids! You can also use these flowers as corsages by simply attaching a pin to the back instead of a stem. You may also cut leaves and attach to the flowers as I’ve done in the finished bouquet.
Another technique is to cut the material 4 inches wide and fold in half, sewing the cut edge together with your sewing machine. Then use your scissors to cut down the folded half and then cut the ¼” strips. Follow the instructions by rolling the flower as described above. This produces a thicker flower.
Have fun crafting and enjoy!
Maize....thanks SO much for sharing your work with us today...we look forward to your next visit...and guys, please head over to Maize's blog site to see more of beautiful work!
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Friday, December, 18, 2009
DIY - "Sweet As Pie"
Happy Friday Everyone....I'm sure you all are making plans to start your holiday celebrations this weekend and I've got the perfect DIY to add to your list..."DIY - Sweet As Pie".......Courtney of Merriment Events and Editor of Little White Book, along with Jen of Miss Pickles Press....sent this yummy little DIY over to share with all of you and it is just too cute.....AND very easy and simple to make...Courtney and Jen shares all the info with us....have fun guys and Enjoy!!
"Happy holidays from Jen at Miss Pickles Press and Courtney at Merriment Events.
Jen designed a tie-on perfect for tiny pies and tarts. Here we've tied them around mini pecan tarts with thin pink gingham ribbon.
This d.i.y. is as simple as 1, 2, 3
1. Download the artwork
2. Cut along the gray dotted line
3. Hole punch, string with ribbon and tie around the tart
Voila. Instant favors or treats to tuck in welcome bags.
Hope y'all have a happy holiday season!"
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| And here are the "Sweet As Pie" lables (print them out to the size you need).......how cute is this...and how sweet a gift these little tarts will make!!!
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Thanks Courtney and Jen....Happy Holidays to you....images courtesy of Katie Stoops Photography!
Check back late guys....we have a gorgeous wedding to share with you...you don't want to miss it...xoxoxo!!
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Wednesday, December, 16, 2009
DIY: Winter Wedding Wreath
| My beautiful and talented friend, Laurie Cinotto of La La Laurie stopped by today to share with us her DIY...Winter Wedding Wreath. You can actually make this wreath for any event and it would be perfect for the holidays as well.....to find out all the info and learn all the how to's.....please visit here!
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| Click here for all the details!!
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Tuesday, November, 24, 2009
DIY - Apple Chair Swag
Today is DIY day at the cafe and this is so cute....Apple Chair Swag...I love it!! Stopping by today and sharing this cute project with us is my beautiful and talented friend, Laurie Cinotto of La La Laurie. It's always so fun to see what Laurie has planned for us....to learn more about this project, please visit here!
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| How cute is this....check here for all the info!
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