Friday, September 28, 2012

{ almost sandals } bare foot wear

My sister just got married! I'm so happy for her and
her new husband! They are wonderful together!
Being the oldest sister and all, I was asked to make
some things for the wedding. One thing was to make
some "almost sandals". My sister wanted
the simplicity of bare feet but she wanted it to look put
together at the same time. So, this is what I came
up with!
 
 
My mother went to the store to get yarn and came back
with this stuff. It turned out to work better than I
could have hoped!
 
What you'll need:
* mesh yarn/ netted yarn
* scissors
*string
*pearl bead
 
I started by generally measuring the foot from the
toe webbing to the ankle and then adding another inch.
Double this length. Cut two pieces (one for each foot).



Tie the two ends together in a knot.
 
Cut a length of netted yarn that will wrap
and tie around your ankle.
 ( you will need two of these as well)
Thread it through the loop created in the
original strip.
 
Now you can spread the netting out to create
a triangle.
 
Next to your knot, spread the netting out so
you have a hole.
 
Slip your second toe through this hole. The knot
should comfortably sit in the crevice where
your toes meet the ball of your foot.
 
Spread the netting out
 
 Tie the ankle strap in a bow on the side.
 
Thread a short piece of string through a pearl bead.
 
Tie the string in around the thinnest area
of netting, near the toe.
 
Slide it down. Cut off excess string.


That's it! So simple!
 
 
 
 


 
 


Tuesday, September 25, 2012

{ vintage, rustic ring bearer pillow }

In the last minutes of preparing for my sisters
wedding, I threw together a simple ring bearer pillow.
We intended on using burlap but found this lovely
weaved fabric. Reminds me of an old blanket.
 
What you'll need:
* fabric for the pillow
* fabric for the heart
* tulle
* ribbon
* jute
* sewing machine and thread
 
Cut two 9" squares from your pillow fabric.
Set back piece aside.
 
Cut out 4 pieces of tulle measuring
5x4 inches.
 
Cut out one heart from coordinating fabric
approximately 4x3 inches.

Pin heart, tulle and front piece of pillow fabric
together in that order.
 
Sew around the outside of the heart.
Remove pins.
 
Sew jute and ribbon to  the center of the heart
with a zigzag stitch.

 
Now sew the back pillow fabric to the front
pillow fabric with a 1 inch seam.
Wrong sides together.
Be careful not to sew the ribbon and jute into your
seam. Leave a 3-4 inch opening for stuffing the pillow.
 
Stuff the pillow.
 
Sew opening closed.
 
I had a fun time taking pictures of this one!

 
Enjoy!


 


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

{ mr. & mrs. } banner

Another wedding banner!
No wedding should be without something that says
Mr. & Mrs.
 
 
What you'll need:
 
* burlap
* scissors
* sewing machine and thread
* jute
* ribbon
* embellishments
 
I cut out a 5 inch wide pattern for my flags from some
cardboard. And then cut out 6 flags.

 
I took the flags to my local T-shirt shop and
had them add the lettering to each flag
individually in the font and size of my choice.
I requested 3 inch lettering.
 
When I got my completed pieces home, I
simply sewed a running strand of jute across
the top edge of my burlap flags.
 
I left a small
space on either side of the "&"
for embellishments.
 
Hot glue satin flowers in the spaces.
 
 
Tie ribbon to either end of the banner.
 
 
 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

{ satin flowers }

I really love using these flowers for everything. And
since I used them EVERYWHERE for my sisters
wedding, here is the tutorial.... finally! :)
 
 
What you'll need:
* satin fabric
* scissors
* candle/flame
* needle and thread
* pearls, feathers (optional)
* hot glue (optional)
 
Start by cutting out several different size circles
from you satin.
 
 Using extreme caution, hold the fabric near
the flame on a candle. Satin is synthetic and is
very flammable. Be very careful. You only want to
heat the edge of the circle, one at a time, until
it begins to shrivel. Do not hold it directly over
the flame.
 
Your heated pieces will look similar to this.

Stack your pieces largest to smallest.

 Using a needle and thread, sew all pieces
together through the center until secure.

 
Now you can add embellishments, like
pearls....
 
...and feathers!

These make cute hair pieces and are great
as embellishments in larger projects!
 
Alternating colors of satin is another fun
way to make these flowers.
(this is my beautiful sister getting ready for her big day <3)
 
Or add them to a headband..
(my daughter and niece; flower girls)
 
 
enjoy!
 


Friday, September 14, 2012

{ candy bar banner }

I have always liked the ideas of a candy buffet as
wedding favors. It's colorful, fun, and can
be dressed up so cute. When my little sister told
me she wanted to do a candy buffet, I was so
excited! So of course a banner is my first move
to decorate the table!
 
 
I wanted to try a new thing with this banner. I usually
paint letters on them. This time around I visited my
local vinyl and T-shirt shop. They pressed these
letters on in any size and font I wanted! So not only
did I get exactly what I wanted, it took no time at all!YAY!
 
What you'll need:
* burlap
* jute
* scissors
* sewing machine
 
I like to make a template when making banners. It
ensures that all of my pieces will be uniform. I
made a cardboard triangle that measured 5" across
the top. Then, I cut out 9 triangles form the burlap.

I put them in a bag and took them to the vinyl shop.
 
They cut and pressed 3" letters on each flag.

 
Now all I had to do was simply sew a running
strand of jute to the top of the flags using a
zigzag stitch.

 
~simple and sweet~
 
enjoy