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 :)

DIY String Art

I've been helping a friend make gifts and one of them was string artwork. It's great for people off at college to remember their home town or couples in need of a Valentine's Day gift.

Supplies:
- canvas (pre-painted)
- 11/16 in. linoleum nails
- string
- hot glue and hot glue gun
- tape

Print out the image you want to use and center it on your canvas with tape. My friend wanted a heart around a city so we drew that onto the image before hand.

Go around the edge of the image with the nails, making sure they are evenly spaced apart and pushed into the canvas the same amount. Make sure to do any shapes on the inside (like the heart around the city) during this step as well.

Flip the canvas over and hot glue around the base of each nail so they won't move. (Don't worry, hot glue sticks to canvas!)

Pick a nail to start on and tie the end of the string around it, then wrap away. I wrapped mine in straight lines, but doing it randomly works too.

Keep going until you hit the beginning point, and then you're done. Enjoy your handmade artwork :)

DIY New Year's Eve Confetti Poppers

Prepping for your New Year's party? Don't forget the confetti! Make confetti poppers for the kids ( or you) to celebrate the new year.

Supplies:
- toilet paper tubes or cardboard tubes cut to 4.5 inches long
- tissue paper (the number of poppers you're making plus 1)
- glue
- thread
- construction paper ( pre-cut into 2 in by 6 in strips)

- the year (click here for pre-made ones)

Put a line of glue on the toilet paper tube, then press the edge of the tissue paper to it and roll.

Once it is fully rolled up, place a line of glue on the other end and press onto the tube.

Glue one end of the construction paper to the tube and wrap the other end around, gluing it in place.

Take the year that you have cut out and glue it to tube.

Using the tread, tie one end of the popper closed, making sure there is no gap in the middle.

Fold up one sheet of tissue paper and cut all of the folds. Then cut into strips making confetti. Fill the popper with it.

Tie off the other end with thread.

That's it! Enjoy celebrating the new year and stay safe :)

It's a Mason Jar Christmas: Part 4

Here it is, the last part of this series :) I figured a good way to finish it up would be ideas for the lid!

Supplies:
- fabric scrap
- mason jar lid
- hot glue
-chalk

Cut out a piece of material that is about an inch or so wider that the diameter of your lid. Hot glue the middle of the material to the middle of the lid.

Then hot glue around the edge of the lid, pressing the material flat over the hot glue.

The edge of my lid had little notches on it, so I put hot glue into each notch and pressed the material into it. If your lid is flat around the edge, you can skip right to the next step.

Hot glue around the inside lip of the lid, then press the material over it. 

That's it! Top off your newly decorated mason jar with covered lids.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3