I received these blank memo pads in lovely wooden boxes one Christmas. When I had consumed the memo pads (I obviously write a lot of little notes), I decided to recycle the boxes into key holders. I bought screw-on hooks and then decorated the inside of each box with minatures made from clay. Hope you like it. Happy crafting!
I just realized that almost a month has gone by and I haven’t posted anything new! I don’t have any new stories or poems yet because I really do want to devote most of my time to finishing my novel. I say most because I still do crafts when I need a breather. Here was one that I did using a very old and dusty ref magnet. With a little clay, and a bit of imagination, I was able to make this little kitchen set. In my mind, I’ve made the ref magnet happy because I spruced it up and gave it a new home.
It’s been a long time since I posted a D.I.Y. project, and it’s mostly because I’ve been concentrating on my writing. But, sometimes, a good distraction is what one needs to unclog her fantasy-filled brain, so I gave myself a five-minute craft break. Super easy and cheap, you will need ribbons, a felt flower, super glue, metal findings and a blank celphone case. Step 1: Glue the ribbons on the celphone case. Step 2: Glue the metal finding (in this case, the Eiffel Tower). Step 3: Glue the felt flower on the top of the Eiffel Tower. Step 4: Let the glue dry completely. That’s it! Cheap AND cute!
I thought I had posted this last week, but alas! I am still a tech newbie and all the different buttons confuse me sometimes, especially if I’m using my phone for posting. Anyhoo, here’s another environmentally-friendly craft project for you. You will need: a used CD (or maybe nobody uses CDs anymore ? =), felt cloth, ribbon (preferrably from a gift, doesn’t have to be new), button, pencil, thread, needle, and scissors. Here are the steps: First, trace the CD on the felt cloth. Then, give an allowance of about half inch around the circumference of the CD and cut. Make two circles of this size. Place one circle at the bottom, put your CD at the center, and another circular felt cloth on top. Put the ribbon around the CD before sewing (a neat running stitch should do the job). I folded a ribbon and inserted it at the center, then, sewed it on with a plain button on top so that I could hang my hot pot. After I did this, I realized I could decorate my entire house with these covered CDs because they could pass for 2D Christmas balls. This is a really simple 10-20 minute project. Hope you will have fun making them! I should start posting stories again by next week =) Craft break!
Sorry, it’s been a while since I last posted something. I realize that with blogging, I have to prepare a lot of things in advance so that I can maintain my once-a-week posting, and still travel, and do my other weekly objectives. Anyhoo, this is a super-cool DIY project that has (at least for me) been 1. easy to make, 2. easy on the pocket and 3. easy on the environment. Let’s start with materials. I used here the shoulder pads from my old office uniforms. I think shoulders pads were big during the 80’s, but even then, I didn’t need them. I have used shoulder pads in so many projects already, so I don’t throw them away (plus, they come free with my uniforms). You will also need a needle, some thread and scissors. I had all these at home, so zero expenses on my end. Step 1: Remove the Velcro patch located on the top of the shoulder pad. Step 2: Interlap two shoulder pads (choose the ones that are about the same size). Use running stitch to attach the two pads together. Step 3: Get a third pad and attach the straight end of that pad to the bottom of the pad used in Step 2. Step 4: Do Steps 1-3 for another set of pads. This will be the front and back of your pot holder. Step 5: Use running stitch to attach the edges of the front and back of your pot holder, leaving the bottom open so that you could insert your hand. Step 6: Get another shoulder pad and fold into two. Attach one end to the front pad, and the other to the back pad. This will be where your thumb will go. Ta-dah! I think I finished this craft in twenty minutes as I didn’t use any complicated stitching. But, if I used a sewing machine, I think I would have this done in maybe under ten minutes. All in all, I used up seven shoulder pads. Thanks for reading this post! I promise that a new post will be ready by next Wednesday!
This is perfect to give away to kids knocking on your door this Halloween. Step 1 is to cut and punch out all the circles and moons. Step 2 is to glue the punched moons at the back of the biggest circle, and to stick the eye at the center of the circle. Step 3 is to glue the mouth. That’s it! You can use recycled materials to punch out so you don’t need to spend too much on this craft. Enjoy!