This craft punch is smiling...

There it was, smiling at me in the shop. I couldn't resist, I had to get it. And it only cost S$2! Yesssss, it's from Daiso again! (^_^)

I thought it would be strong enough for a photograph as what was stated in the packaging. I thought a polaroid would equate a photograph...

But it was sharp enough for my polaroid :(. And so I'm left with only a slight indent of a smiling face at the bottom right hand corner of the polaroid. Hmmm... Fortunately it didn't look too bad!

DIY: Of ribbons and flowers

This cute ribbon brooch can jazz up your plain ol' tee!

A little variation is all you need to make another flower hair pin!

Materials needed:

Assorted ribbon
Assorted buttons

Super duper adhesive glue

Some sewing thread and needles

Step 1: Cut 4 pieces of ribbon, each measuring about 7cm.

Step 2: Using one of the ribbon, fold the 2 ends of the ribbon towards the centre as shown in the picture. Glue or sew the ribbon in place.

Step 3: Repeat Step 2 with 2 other ribbon and place them to form an asterisk (*) sign as shown. Glue/Sew them in place.

Step 4: Place the asterisk on top of the last ribbon and then its 2 ends towards the centre again to create the ribbon flower as shown in the picture. Glue/Sew the ribbons in place.

Step 5: Try to match different buttons with the ribbon used to create a desired look. Play around the buttons by stacking them on top of one another to create different looks.

(This look was created by placing a pink heart scrapbook embellishment on top of a slightly bigger button of a complement colour)

Step 6: Glue them on a brooch pin/ hair pin/ hair band and then wear them with pride!

Step 7: Try it with different ribbons and buttons! I also made another one using the fabric button that I made several days ago

Great craft finds at Daiso!

Daiso is a shop from Japan which sells everything at only S$2. I love to go hunting for crafting materials at Daiso because sometimes you can really get to find great deals for certain items in the shop! Apparently they have a USA online store!


Plastic knitting spool with a detachable head that comes in small, medium and large sizes! Make the changes according to your yarn and project requirement! Better than the one I got from Spotlight a year ago which cost me S$10 and only comes in one size. (=.=)



Magnetic spring frame for making little purses!




And my favourite, cover buttons! Make your very own buttons with the fabric to match your blouse! But of course I'm not using it for a blouse.



I used the scrap fabric that I had left from making my first blouse.


(^_^)v

Link: Keep Calm and Carry Yarn poster

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That's it, I'm frogging it

I took out my unfinished bag from several light years ago just the other day. Before I picked up my knitting needles, I stood in front of the mirror with the bag. There I stood, turning left and right for about 5 minutes, in front of the mirror.

Then I decided. That's it, I'm frogging it.

So I took out my scissors and started ripping it apart from the point where I stopped knitting and where I had made extra secured seal with fabric glue. With large and fast movements, my hands and arms worked together to pull out the knitted rows of yarn and rolling them together inot a neat ball. Row by row, the yarns unraveled until there was nothing left anymore. Nothing but a neat little ball of yarn, as if I had never made the bag before, as if I have never worked on the ball of yarn before.

Then, on the next day, I picked up my crochet hook and started hooking on the stitches. I'm working on a completely new bag with the same old yarn.

I felt a great sense of satisfaction.

DIY: Slash your old tee into a new one!

Materials needed:

Old, plain and boring tee

A pair of sharp fabric scissors

Fabric carbon paper

Rollers

Pins

Measuring tape

Slashed tees seems to be in season right now...

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And SO! I decided to make my own!

Step 1: The most important step! Choose your tee very carefully! 100% cotton tees will definitely NOT work as they tend to fray after cutting.
Do try to experiment with the excess fabric at the hem area to see if the fabric fray after cutting. Usually the stretchy tees are the ones that don't fray after cutting.

Step 2: After deciding on the tee, it's time to start drawing the lines for cutting!

Fold the tee into half by aligning the hem by the side together. Align the front and back of the tee well and then pin them in place.

Step 3: Start drawing the lines! I used washable fabric carbon paper and a roller. Fabric chalk is tricky to use on stretchy material.

You an decide on the length and width of the cut that you want. For my tee, I did 15 slits at the back, with each slit measuring 4.25 inches long (8.5 in when you unfold the tee), with the spacing of 1 inch for each slit.
Use a SHARP pair of scissors to make clean and straight slits!

Step 4: Repeat for the front of the tee! Due to the scoop neck design of the tee, I only made 13 slits for the front of the tee.

Step 5: Last but not least, make 2 slits on the sleeves as well! (If you are using a tee with sleeves)

Step 6: Pair your brand new tee with a contrasting tee inside and show it to the rest of the world! (^_^)v

DIY: Cupcakes for sale stand up sign

I've finally been able to spend more time at home to do the things that I want to do.

When I was doing my spring cleaning yesterday I came across this cute little Cupcake sale sign that I made a few years back for a charity drive stall. Perhaps I should just make a mini tutorial out of it.

So... here goes!

Materials:

A4 Paper
Glue
Markers, colour pencils etc

Step 1: Fold the A4 paper into half lengthwise. Without unfolding, fold it half lengthwise again.

Step2: Position the paper as shown in the picture. Glue the paper at the side with the overlap.

Step3: Design your sign!

Tip: Add extra details like the cut out "soft and fluffy!" to make your sign stand out!

And last but not least... the only surviving picture of the other signs that I made for the charity drive stalls.