Trash to sewing tool - Plastics bottle sewing hoop

I don't prefer using plastic bottle...

but sometimes my hubby would bring a few from office.

Today, I found a new way to 'reuse' the bottle

I cut it cross way into circles

And when I combine two circles together....

Voila!!!  I have a small little sewing hoop!

Thanks for drop by

PC

New Year Inspiration - Keep on reuse

Drinking bottle to Thread Storage....

Brilliant!!!

source : blogland

DY hand corsage for sister wedding day!

Received a request from my sister

to prepare some wrist corsage for her bridesmaids

on her wedding day!

So glad to have a good reason to craft again!

Congrats to my sister wedding

and Hooray for me!

I spend days browsing Pinterest for ideas...

but my sister prefer some simple and retro one...

I absolutely have no idea.

These are some of my "works" today...

What do you think?

3 old T-shirts = one new tops

Template for making ribbon flower...

Just bought a templates set for easy ribbon flower making.

Check it out...

Use the smallest one for making the top layer.  The 'star' shape is for the second layer.

And the biggest one is for the bottom layer.

Making ribbon flower is really easy and fast now!

Here is a diagram of the template...

Ribbon flower tutorial #2

I just found out that my previous post of

10 types of ribbon flowers from garibbon was not achievable.

Sorry.  I will try to re-post it again.

In the meantime...

Sharing this awesome tutorial.

Too pretty, right?

Love
PC

6 refashion ideas to make your old jeans... more fun to wear!

Hi, again!

Sorry for such a long silence....

Everything is super duper fine here...

I just got 'caught' up with some new 'routines'

As part of my this year new year resolution...

I'm now 'taking out' some of my blogging times...for my 'physical' and 'spiritual' wellness!!!

So far...It has been 2 months ... successfully control my diet, 

Have 'proper' breakfast' before 9am in the morning

(previously, I prepared everything, and just took the 'left over' from the kids!!!, Yup!)

Have a 40 minutes session with Tracy Anderson

I love her exercise especially her - arm routines.

Try to have a short 30 minutes nap in the afternoon

At least a nice and quiet bubble every 2-3 days....

( to wash away all my stress!!!)

Take a short walk with my hubby after dinner...

(and let the kids clean the dishes for me!!!)

go to bed before 11pm every night

 (I know... but I can't help to check my FB and blog before sleep!!)

So, how about you all who are sitting in front of the screen?

Did you do anything for 'YOURSELF' today?

Well, you should and you deserve it, dear!

Ok!  Since, I'm already here...

I want to share with you my recent 'project's

Recently, I'm a bit 'crazy' about jeans....

but, instead of buying a new pair....I decided to do some 'update' with my old ones...

Here are some ideas I have in mind...

#1 ) Dangle Fringe

It's always fun to wear something that dangle...don't you agree?

#2)  Lace and pearls

5 minutes + zero cost - 'Fix' a torn cushion cover!

Well, no matter how sweet and innocent my two little girls look to you...

they could be 'devils' at some times.

No?  You don't believe me?

Look what they done to my 5 years old sofa ...

I don't know how they did it...bite it? ...scratch it?

(and I have no other pet in the house...or out the house...)

I love the sofa cover very much, and since it was 5 years old since I last 

bought it...it was hard to get the same fabric for redo.

I have been hunting high and low for a matching fabric but

nothing comes close to it's original color, pattern or fabric texture.

And the worse part is...even though I get the right fabric...

I'm not confident at all I been able to do such a fine job to

sew a new cover...the particular one that torn is a "L" shape cushion...

making  a normal 'square' one already challedge my sewing skill, I'm afraid!

Before thinking of sewing a new one...

I have tried to sew the broken yarn together with some matching thread...

and I end up..sew the cushion and the cover together!!!

And the torn looks even worse!

Extend the 'life' of an outgrown dress....or

Do your kids have the 'over attached' to their favorite dress problem?
Yes, mine do!

Part 1 : Background

I bought Jojo and Mei Mei a few polyester "Princess Dresses"

years back when I visited Bangkok, Thailand.

Mini DIY on a rainy days...leftover scraps projects...

The terrible haze had finally cleared up after

days of heavy rain here.

So, what's your favorite things to do

during rainy days...

Mine will be a cup of hot coco...

my favorite couch by the window...

and read a few lines of my favorite book...

before I snooze off...

But, I'm not doing that today!

Today, I suddenly decided to make something useful

from the leftover (sleeves from old T-shirt, cut out from previous projects).

I made this cute little ribbon book mark strap

One end is the shape of a white cloud and the other end is a cute little raindrop!

(Like my cactus pincushion...the tutorial is here)

 

Easy Old T-shirt revamp - No Sew! (2)

Hi, again.

Today, I will show you another T-shirt revamp.

Being so 'inspired' by my last "cut to refashion" project...

I jump into another 'cutting' adventure


with one of Jojo's old T-shirt.


Here is the result!

How to stretch Jeans at the Waist! Easy n Low Sew!

I have a few old jeans in my wardrobe that I absolutely love, but I don't wear them anymore because my waistline doesn't seems 'willing' to get back to it original measurement since I have my children.

I know there are dozens of way how we can 'recycle or upcycled' an old pair of jeans, but the best way I prefer is to be able 'wear' them again!

So, this is what I did!  This is a very simple, easy, low sew project to 'upsized' the waistline of your jeans.  I managed to expand the waistline another 1~2 inches in this way.  And the result...even much lovely that the old jeans...see the AFTER ...

and this below is the BEFORE

(the very beginning was a long one,

the second life was a capri...

the third life was a shorts as shown here...)

Another refashion story : 1 Jumpsuit = 2 Easy Peasy Aprons

Hi, again!

Remember the old-non wearable shorts jumpsuit I have ...

after I recyled the front pocket for Jojo's tote bag...

click here for the post

I'm not so sure what to do with it

I don't have any plan...

So, I just cut away the bottom seam of the shorts

and rolled into a simple 'flower'...

but I still not very happy with it

Now, what to do with the 'leftover' of the jumpsuit?

As you can see...I still clueless...

So, I use a seam ripper to disconnect the front and the back panel of the jumpsuit

Yup!!! And there it was!  I absolutely know what to do with them now!!!

Step #1

Remove the side seam of your jumpsuit 

to produce a front and back panel

Step #2

Sew two pieces of  2 ~ 3 feet long strap about an inch width.

Step #3

Attach the straps on the back panel of the jumpsuit

Step#4

Ask your daughter to help you with the camera while you 'model' the result!

Like this.

I am actually wearing the back panel of the jumpsuit!

DIY - Bias Tape Maker

Hi!  This post is to share my recent discovery when I came across a bias tape maker in Susie Can Stitch.  I''m still learning to sew and seeing the cute little bias tape maker she have...make me want to have one too!...even though I haven't decide what to do with bias tape...but making them looks so much fun.

Since I don't have a bias tape maker...so, I just sort of 'make' one.... This is how I do it...

Material : Craft cutting blade, some fabric straps, hair straightener (yup...)

These are what I have on hand

a common craft cutting blade..

Prepare some fabric straps... you should cut yours in bias grain for actual bias tape!

(Mine are just normal fabric scrap...not a bias grain one..

This post is mean to demo how the cutter case works as a bias tape maker)

Remove the end of the cutting blade

Revamp old T-shirt into Cute Bra Strap!

Yay!  I saw a lot of T-shirt yarn projects in the blog land recently,

So, Why not?

T-shirt yarn for bracelet and necklace are some really cute projects,

But I prefer something more useful that I can wear everyday!

So, this is what I made them into...

A cute bra strap...So, fun especially during summer time!

Jojo helps me with the photo shooting session...

Old shirts Repurposed - Not a seam is WASTE!!!

Before I start my another Trash to Treasure...A lolly pop for all my sweet friends who visit this post!
Did you have a sweet day today?  If no, follow on this post for a very "sweet treat"!

A 'beary' easy tutorial...

Hi!  I know I supposed to publish the tutorial of the fabric rose or ...the owl... but... sometimes I really go 'off track"... Today, I made this for Mei Mei ....

And this is how I started...

the same way I make the puffy flower and the ladybug...

What I've been up to....

I've been busy 'rolling'...

I came across a very interesting fabric flower pattern

 

and just can't stop figure out how to make it...

So, I continue to make ..and make .... and make some more...

but the result is not yet close to 'satisfactory'

Here are some of the WIP and 'reject's...

Cactus Pincushion - tutorial

Thanks for visiting again.  Sorry for keep you all waiting for the 'Cactus Pincushion tutorial', but the weather is rather bad lately...I just can't find any a good time with nice natural sunlight to snap the tutorial at my craft station..so, please forgive me for the poor quality of today's tutorial. LoL!

Easy Peasy 'Pudding's Pot'

Hey all, today I'm going to share with you how I made the little pots for my little cactus pin cushions...
The material you will need...of course ..something from the trash...again...

You will need a rubber band, some rags...and a clean empty pudding's cups...or may be you may recycle the medicine cups ...whatever you have on hands ...or in your trash can!