Felt Project: Animals 2

My second set of felt animals:

chick

crow 

monkey

I got all their patterns from Flickr. I saved the images, laid out in paper at my desired size, printed, traced in the felt, cut and sew. Here are the patterns:

Monkey --- pattern taken from here :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rita__diti_e_afonso/2692125865/in/photostream

Chick with the Sheep ---- pattern taken from here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24424111@N04/2318286639/in/photostream/

Crow --- sorry but I really forgot where I save this from :(

Happy Felt Sewing!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Felt Project: Animals --- my very first felt project

I love to go to bookstores and I can stay the whole day there.

I am not a book lover but I am very much interested in other things  book store offers --- Craft Stuff.

When I was still working in Singapore (3 years ago), Popular Bookstore in a neighborhood mall, was my favorite place to visit. I was a regular customer (even in other branches), and I am very much excited when they have a SALE, things are really affordable. 

Looking for interesting things in the bookstore, I came across this little plastic with some little square colorful fabric inside, a needle and threads. It looked interesting. The cover inside shows a cute animal with illustrated directions on how to sew. Can't resist on the cuteness of the animals, I bought all the designs, it was only SGD $1.00 each.

I read through the instructions and then I came to know that the fabric is called  FELT. 

Googled FELT, looked at FELT projects and then I fell in love with FELT!!!!

Sewing these cuties was not as easy as the illustrations. Patiently, I managed to finish!

I first posted these photos in my Friendster and Multiply site before and got good comments. 

It urged me to do more projects and collect more and more FELT (plain and printed)!!! 

Here are my Felt Animal cuties --- my first ever felt project!

And I am sharing you the pattern of the 6 animal cuties --- download it HERE.

Hope to see your cuties!!!

Happy Sewing!!!

Felt Project: Felt Hairclips

Here are my previous Felt Hair Clips.

Like my Felt Rose Barrettes in my previous post, these were given as gifts.

I did made my own pattern, but the designs of these felt hair clips are inspired by photos I spotted in the net.

Be inspired and Sew!!!

Felt Project: Felt Rose Barrettes

I have been working on felt projects lately.

Felt mojo is definitely back, hehehe. 

I haven't done any felt projects anymore, after the lens scrunchies. But as I was tidying up my stash, the colors of felt was so flashy, its hard not to notice. So I then browsed my "Anything Felt" Board in Pinterest, searching for a simple project for a start.

By the way, you can follow all my Boards in Pinterest here:

http://pinterest.com/mlarot/

Since Mother's Day is coming, this Sunday, May 13, I thought that I would just make some gifts for my Mama and all my mommy relatives and friends. Making these did not only make me contented (which I usually feel after I am done with a project), it will also make other Mommies happy as well.

And so I made Felt Rose Barettes ---- 16 pieces of them.

Thanks to www.purlbee.com for the clear tutorial and free pattern!!!

Sorry but I cannot give you the link to this site. As of this moment, I can't open her site.

Don't know the reason why :(

For the meantime see her beautiful work here:

http://pinterest.com/pin/154177987213570892/

or 

http://pinterest.com/pin/154177987212744072/

and here's my version

Happy Felt Sewing!!!

Say it! Shirts Design 1 and 2

Say it! Shirt Design No. 1

Say it! Shirt Design No. 2

Learn how to put appliques on your shirt ---- here's my tutorial :

http://whatmadeleineloves.blogspot.com/2011/10/shirt-applique-how-i-do-it.html

Happy Sewing :)

Animals Set 02

New set of Animals :) 

Drawn basically from a Circle.

I am doodling these 25 animals for a sewing project in the future.

I just recently discovered  an easy way to make a pattern, drawing it in Inkscape.

You can simply explode it into parts arrange it into a paper, then print and cut.

 Like my animals?

Just leave a message and I will gladly give you the individual PNG files of these circle cuties.

~ UPDATE ~

You can now download my Animals!

Just click on the Links

Animals Set 1 (12 animal Doodles)
{This is from my previous blog ~~ http://whatmadeleineloves.blogspot.com/2011/10/doodles-2.html )}
Animals Set 2 (Circle Cuties)

Feel free to use! Be creative and Enjoy!!
I'd love to see your work, post a link on the comments.

Cross Stitch: Owls

Lately, I was not so busy with any major projects.

So I was kind of bored and lazy. Lazy because I also don't want to do anything big.

Maybe this is because of the weather, hehehe. It is just so hot here!

But my mind keeps on urging me that I have to do something worthwhile.

 I have been looking for sewing projects which can be done in one day.

I will only be dealing with it in just a short span of time,

so laziness will not take that urge away.

I was looking at my stash and I found my new collection of embroidery floss, 

the Anchor's Multicolored Floss.

Photo for ebay

Cross Stitching, then came to my mind.

Not much preparations to do. Cut the Aida Cloth, prepare your pattern and sew!

Before we used to buy the patterns, but now it is easy to get a free one in the net.

Thanks to all the generous people who shares their patterns.

I got my pattern from

http://stickeule.blogspot.com/2011/01/das-spiegelei-ist-fertig.html

I made a simpler version (goal: finish in one day! hehehe!), so only the owls. 

And only 6 owls, arranged in 2 rows. Each owl is stitched using different multicolored floss.

The Aida Cloth size is 5"x7". I made it in this size to fit into my empty 5R Photo Frame.

So now it is placed in our dresser!

If ever I will have my own crafting space in our new home, this would be a great decor.

"Time is free, but priceless.

You can't own it, but you can use it.

You can't keep it, but you can spend it.

Once you've lost it you can never get it back."

[ Havey MacKay ]

New Laundry Bag

When I was still working in Singapore, one of the favorite places I usually go is Ikea.

I just love to see the designs of their products, yet some are so expensive, some are also affordable.

And our Ikea shopping will not be complete without visiting their restaurant, their Meatballs are so tasty.

I sooooo miss going to Ikea!

Unfortunately, there is no Ikea Store here in the Philippines. Hopefully, in the future, they would consider 

putting a branch here, so Filipinos can enjoy their products too.

One product I bought in Ikea is the JÄLL laundry bag with stand. 

Photo From:

http://www.ikea.com/sg/en/catalog/products/10171826/

I like it not only because it's cheap, it looks simple and clean.

It can be folded flat and lightweight too.

It was only $5.00 SGD, 4 years ago. 

So after almost half of a decade of using, here's what it looks like now!

The frame is still ok though, the reason that I did not put it away.

For a month, it was just placed in the corner. 

I was  looking for ways on how to re use the frame

Then I saw this:

Ikatbag's Hamper Tutorial

http://www.ikatbag.com/2012/02/hamper.html

Isn't it cute?

Inspired by her creation, I made a new Laundry bag.

I did not follow how she cut her fabric and I did not put a strip of fabric at the bottom, since our frame is different.

And here it is!

Materials Used:

Katsa Cloth

Black Bias Tape

Black Buttons

I am so happy with my new bag.

And I am hoping it would also last like before!

DIY Bag Tags

Yes, this is still about the Baby Shower! Hehehe :) 

This time, I would like to show you how I made the supposed to be party favors, but was instead became the prizes for the games, since it was only few.

My cousin made baby themed large cookies as party favors. Yummy, yummy!

 { DIY Bag Tags }

Things needed:

Elephant Shaped Foam Stickers

Heart Shaped Foam Stickers

Black Plastic Folder

Beads

Ribbons

Big Needle

Sticker Paper

Scissors

Ruler

Step 1. Prepare foam stickers and plastic folder.

Step 2. Stick the hearts to the elephant.

Step 3. Cut out the Black Plastic Folder - size: 7cm x 5cm and stick the elephant into the plastic.

Step 4. Punch hole.

Step 5. Prepare your ribbons, beads and needle.

Step 6. Put the ribbon into the hole.

Step 7. Insert the ribbon's one end into the big needle, pull.

Step 8. Put the bead, pull.

Step 9. Put the ribbon's other end into the needle, pull.

Step 10. After aligning the ends of the ribbons and putting the bead properly, tie the end of the ribbon.

Step 11. Put the "This Belongs to" Sticker at the back. Write you name, number and address.

Step 12. Tie it into your bag. 

Finished DIY Bag Tags - 20 pcs :)

And if you are planning to make one, here's a giveaway --- "This Belongs to" Sticker !

Download it here ----  "This Belongs to" Sticker PDF

Print in A4 sticker paper (no scaling), cut and stick!

 Enjoy!!!

Diaper Motorcycle

Yesterday afternoon at the Baby Shower we hosted, I made this as my gift to the parents-to-be.

- Diaper Motorcycle -

Contents:

26 pcs. NB Diapers

1 pc. Baby Blanket

4 pcs. Burp Cloths

1 pc. Ribbon Tag Toy

Teddy Bear

Baby Essentials (Powder, Soap, Oil, Cotton Buds & Alcohol)

Credits to SWEETAPRILS for sharing a very nice idea and a very thorough (with large and nice photos too) tutorial. You can see her tutorial here --- http://www.sweetaprils.com/search/label/Diaper%20Motorcycle%20Tutorial

Meet Sheera, Gino and Pio -- new lens scrunchies design

The Lens Scrunchies Family

Easy Baby Blanket Tutorial

My sister , my cousin  and I will be hosting a baby shower tomorrow for our cousin. 

We will be welcoming their Baby Boy to the world whom they have been patiently waiting for 7 years.

And since one of the purpose of Baby Showers is to help parents replenish their supply of baby items, I made a Baby Blanket, which I would like to share to you a tutorial on how to do it. 

I've done some Burp Cloths and a Ribbon Tag Toy since there were extra fabric.

I will be placing these baby things into the Diaper Motorcycle (which I will be posting next time) and these would be my gift to them.

Baby Blanket Tutorial

Step 1. 

Cut out 2 Flannel Fabrics. Printed and Plain Colored. Size is 32"x32". You can have it bigger or smaller.

Step 2.

 Round the corners.

 Step 3.

Face right sides together.

Step 4.

With 1/2" allowance, sew the edges. 

Step 5.

Leave about 5" long not sewn.

Step 6.

Turn inside out.

Step 7.

As close to the edge, sew the part you have not sewn, this time, on the right side.

Step 8.

This is how it would look like when you are done.

Step 9.

Choose a decorative stitch or you can opt for the basic stitch.

Step 10.

Using the decorative stitch and a thread with coordinating color with the printed fabric, sew along the edges.

Step 11.

Back part

Life is not Perfect....and so is my Sewing.

My sewing session is not complete without these happening.. a big thanks to the Seam Ripper!

Finish Baby Blanket

With the extra fabric, I made some Burp Cloths (4 pcs.) and a Ribbon Tag Toy.

The Burp cloths are sewn the same way as Baby Blanket but in a smaller scale.

 Ribbon Tag Toy

The idea came form here:

http://www.joyshope.com/2009/05/baby-crinkle-square-tutorial.html

Happy Sewing!!!

Cars 2 Party Theme for Onyx's 3rd Birthday

Last February 17, we celebrated the 3rd birthday of our nephew. Cars 2 is his favorite movie, so my sister decided it to be his party theme. She was hands-on on the preparations and I helped her with the invites, poster, name tags and thank you tags for the loot bags.

In the Photo: Cake and Cupcakes by KUSINA HABANA ; Poster ; Loot Bags and Prizes ; Gifts ; Pinata, Clowns from Hannah's and Pabitin

So here's what I did:

POSTER . Actually we just bought  a ready made CARS poster. It was so cheap (Php 30.00). My sister just added a traffic light using colored cardboard and I made the poster with my nephew's photo.

I would like to share to you the PNG File of the poster, if you like to use it.

You can download it here ---- POSTER 

 Using any editing software, place your photo underneath the poster.

Write the name on the red part using the font Hood Ornament.

Just do some adjustments on the letter spacing and use some Chrome Effects on it, 

simplify and add drop shadows.

For the number at the bottom, use the font Bank Gothic. 

and edit it same as the text above.

INVITATION CARDS. It is a bookmark type of invites. I made 15 pieces of  them, with different characters each. Printed in Imari Coated Paper in SM Graphic Star.

NAME TAGS. The size of the name tags is 2"x3". Like the invites, all with different characters (42 pcs). Printed in Imari Coated Paper, we just put double sided tape at the back. Printing it in a sticker would cost us more.

THANK YOU TAGS. Size is 2"x4". Punched at the top and tied to the loot bags

I really enjoyed browsing some pictures of Cars 2 characters and I got to know their names as well. They are so cute and so colorful.

{ Credits }
CARS 2 characters are downloaded from

http://www.bubhub.com.au/disney-cars-2/

 Copyright . Disney/Pixars