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Monday, June 8, 2009

Oilcloth Lunchbag Directions

This is a scan of a free flier that I got at the fabric store

(where I bought the oilcloth)

If you click on it, you will be able to see it larger

(and hopefully clearer)

Fixing

I had this broken windchime. Itwas perfectly good really - it just lost it's clapper or flapper or whatever that thing is that catches the wind and makes the thing chime.

So I made one.

It's from a tomato can lid.

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Here's how I did it:

I sanded the metal a little bit, just so it would take stamps and inking better than the coated surface would.
Then I crimped the edge with my pliers and punched holes with my awl to give it some texture and disguise it's origins a little bit.
Using Staz-on ink, I stamped a sun onto both sides.
Then I dribbled 2 colors of alcohol inks all over it (magenta and yellow) and sprtzed it with alcohol to blend the colors.

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Hey! Tea Tomorrow :)

C U then!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Maria Von Trapp Skirt

I had some leftover fabric from making curtains .... so not EXACTLY Maria Von Trapp .... meaning the material wasn't a curtain and THEN a skirt .... just extra fabric ... but anyway ...

I made this wrap around skirt

I just googled "wrap around skirt pattern" and got a bunch of ideas and then came up with my own amalgamation

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It was basically this:

Start with 3 yrds of 32" wide decorator fabric.

Cut six panels 18X32"

Take five of the panels and fold them in half lengthwise (9X32" folded).

Measure 6 inches from the fold at the top and mark it off.

Using a straight edge, draw a line from the 9" bottom up to the 6" top and cut along the line.

Unfolded this will be an equilateral trapezoid shape (12" top, 18" bottom).

Use the fifth panel to make the waistband and ties by cutting into 4 lengthwise strips (4X 32").

Sew 4 lengthwise seams and attach one folded over waistband lining up the center points.