String Art Part 2

Hello everyone, I'm back!
Its been a busy last few years and I finally found some free time before heading off to school in a few weeks. I wanted something to remind me of home while I'm away. What better than the state itself?

Supplies:
- 12"x12" canvas (I left mine unpainted)
- gold brads or paper fasteners
- thin yarn or rope

Print out the outline of the shape you want, I overlayed a line drawing of Michigan with Michigan on a map to get the proportion right.

Trace the image onto the canvas. I drew around the hearts on the paper, and then rubbed it onto the canvas. I found that was easier than trying to eyeball it or cut the hearts out.

Push the brads through the canvas along the traced outline. Fold the prongs out so they don't move, it will make wrapping the yarn much easier.

Pick a brad and make it the starting point. Knot the string around it and either tuck the tail under the brad or cut it right against the knot.

Wrap the string around the brads in a random pattern. After I had filled in the shape, I went around and wrapped around the outer edge of the state and the hearts, just to make it a little more finished.

Tie the string off at one of the brads the same way it was started and that's it! I've left mine propped up on our piano, but I'm going to hang it up with a command hook once I get to school. Happy crafting!

Check out String Art part 1 here!

Toms Flag Wallet

My stash of TOMS flags has grown again and I decided to do another flag upcycle! This time I'm turning the flag into a wallet. I originally saw the idea on pinterest, but there were no tutorials to go with it, so I decided to make one myself!

Supplies:

- TOMS Flag

- scissors

- straight pins

- sewing machine

Start off by cutting off the extra material just past the wording. Make sure to cut off the back before cutting the sides.

Flip the front over and fold over the top until the tan meets the blue.

On the blue area beneath TOMS, pin the section of extra material that doesn't have the drawstring. Then sew the edges and one line down the middle, this is where cards will be kept. Set the main part of the wallet aside.

Cut out a small rectangle, no larger than 2 inches in length and an inch and a half in width.

Fold the edge up twice, then sew it down.

Cut out a rectangle around the words on the back part of the flag.

Fold the raw edge over, fold the edges in and sew.

Sew the small rectangle onto the front of the wallet, just past the M in TOMS.

Turn the wallet inside out so the pocket for cards is up against TOMS. Pin the edges together and make sure to pin the One for One rectangle so the long end is up against TOMS as well. Then sew and turn right side out.

Enjoy your wallet :)