DIY: Floral Bib Necklace

A few weeks ago, I bought a huge pack of coloured felt and cut up some felt flowers for an activity with the children at a playgroup. There were several felt scraps and felt flower left over from the activity, so I decided to make a bib necklace!

I'm really happy with what I came up with. The colours and style are really refreshing. For some reason, I always get reminded of Carmen Miranda when I look at the necklace.

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Here are some pictures of the materials I used and steps to arranging the flowers. Hopefully, they'll give you a better idea about how to make a similar one! 

Felt of different shapes and colours, Wooden beads, Black felt, Black scrap cotton fabric, some yarn, needle to sew or hot glue gun!

Add green leaves to the triangular fabric/felt base

Add blue flowers

Add red flowers

Add yellow flowers

You can either choose to sew the flowers in place or use a hot glue gun if you're a lazy arse (like me). Also, you can cut several identical triangular bases using black felt, stack them and then glue them together to make a bib necklace with a sturdy base!


That's all for now! My exams are coming in a few weeks' time and I have other assessments going on, so updates may not be as regular. But I'll definitely try my best to post at least once a week! ^_^

DIY: Personalised Tote

DIY tote + Dress (recent buy from Valleygirl, $14.95)

I have been wanting to get a new bag to bring to uni because the current one that I am using is practically falling apart. So, I decided to whip out my fabric crayons and personalise a tote that I got for free from a random event. I didn't want to use the bag as it is, because I don't like using things that are identical to what more than 10 people have...hahaha. Moreover, personalising a tote bag with fabric crayon is fun!

I decided on using the sentence "Are we there yet?" as it reflects what I currently feel about uni in general. I really really really just can't wait to graduate. 

How I made it: I simply printed the words on an A4 size paper, put it in the tote and traced the words using a black fabric crayon. It initially looked a little too plain, so I added a red border by tracing around the edge A4 paper. 


I can't wait to bring this "new" tote to uni tomorrow! Also, I can finally stop wearing the clothes from the capsule wardrobe to uni tomorrow because I have accomplished 30 outfits! I'll be writing the last installment of the Capsule Wardrobe series soon!

Capsule Wardrobe NUMBER 1 - Part 3 of 4

In case you missed it: Capsule Wardrobe NUMBER 1 Part 1 & 2
30 outfits from 5 tops, 5 bottoms, and 3 jackets...


Before we get to the pictures... I just want to say... I CAN'T WAIT FOR 30 OUTFITS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED!

SEVENTEEN & EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN & TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE & TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE & TWENTY-FOUR

TWENTY-FIVE & TWENTY-SIX

Favourite of this set: No. 24, because I like big hair and I cannot lie.

Also, I feel like I've worn that DIY chambray skirt soooo many times that I'm ready to chuck it out. Which outfit is your favourite so far?

DIY: Embellished Hair Ties

All right, one tutorial post before uni starts again tomorrow. (And before I die of heart attack while waiting for the result for my test...) T_T


This is a really easy DIY project. I whipped up 4 of these hair ties in less than 30 mins. I call my hair ties the "Tiger Hair Ties" because of the tiger prints of the scrapbook trimmings I used. Best of all, it's such a cheap and easy way to make a pretty hair tie! I got the scrapbook trimmings from Spotlight in one of those $1 or $2 discount bin.

Materials: 
Elastic hair tie
Ribbon/ Yarn/ Scrapbook trimmings
Crochet hook
Black ribbon


Steps:

1. Get a hair tie. You can use any boring black hair tie you have lying around the house.
2. Tie the trimming to the hair tie with a simple overhand knot.
3. Insert the crochet hook through the hair elastic and under the trimming.
4. Hook a loop of the trimming from the under the elastic.

5. Bring the trimming over the crochet hook. This is called a yarn-over stitch (YO).

6. Using the crochet hook, pull the YO stitch through the loop on the hook.
7. Repeat Step 4
8. Make a YO and pull it through the 2 loops on the hook.

9. Repeat Steps 7 and 8 until the entire hair tie has been covered.
10. Cut the trimming and hook it through the loop on the hook. Tie this tail at the end to the tail that was made at the beginning.
11. Glue a bit of black ribbon around the point where the start and end meet for a clean and secure finish.

I like to make my hair tie as big as my wrist because sometimes I like to wear them as if they are bracelets. :) Now, go forth and gather your materials! Go crazy with your choice of trimming/yarn/ribbon! ^_^ I'd love to see your creations!