DIY Fabric Necklace : Pretty Lil Balls Necklace

This is a pretty easy DIY necklace. All you need only fabric scraps and light beads (plastic/wood). Simple yet cute.

Mobile Bird

Crazy about bird? The inspired tiny lil' creatures? Moi Aussi. You can see from my previous posts, there's always birds!

I got this link and I know I'm gonna make it. That's gorgeous. Hang it on baby room or just simply put it on the wall.



Find the pattern here.

No-Sew Flower

Once again, this is why I love Dana :). Look, these are a bunch of flowers you don't even sew! And they are pretty.





If you want to know the tutorial, just go straight to Dana's. You'll get crazy there.



NOw, I cannot stop staring at them.

Smocking Dress

Smocking? Seriously...I did it! It's not as hard as you think. This is a simple project of smocking dress. You can find tons of tutorial on the internet.



Yayyyy....I couldn't stop jumping around when I did it!

Rose Fabric Necklace

Another fabric necklace? Yess...I'm totally addicted of making them. The fun part is I don't have to deal with chain, plier, etc. Only glue, thread here and there. I made video tutorial for the rose, but I'll post it soon *lazy mama*.

Fabric Ring Necklace

Stacy of Hart+Sew posted this nice tutorial. I was browsing around of fabric necklace images through flickr, then I ended up at her blog. It's really easy to make and I have all the materials. Not all actually. I use a cardboard (that've been used by my kids...see the doodles) to substitute the plastic ring as she suggested.

And here's the pictorial :
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Wrap them with something soft first to give them a plumper effect.

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Look! Piece of cake!

Dish Towel Dress

I bought these 2 packs of dish towel at IKEA. 1 for my food photos property and the other 1 sat nicely on my pantry. Actually I was thinking to make cushion cover but there weren't enough fabric. So I decided to make this little dress (it's not long enough, tough, you'll see it as a top). Like usual, I didn't use any pattern.

Handmade Hairband

What I love about having a daughter is making sweet&cute little thing like these ;). I don't like spending money too much on their accessories because they are easily get bored and often forget where they put their accesories. Making one on their own or making together with me, will teach them about creative process, how to save money and how to appreciate handmade products.

Look what we've made together! We only need scrap fabrics, lace, assorted button, beads, colorful ribbon and elastic ribbon.


cute&romantic hairband


sweet pink hairband


pink my way hairband (arwen made this)


funky&edgy hairband (leia made this)

That's our crafty girl!

Kitchen Set

Our kids are easily get bored. Hence we choose to make their own toys rather than buying toys at the toy store. On the one hand we're taught to save money. And on the other hand teaches them to appreciate the creative process :).

This is a kitchen set that we made using old water boxes.

Re-learning Watercolor

I am a bit rusty with watercolor. Been awhile never touch this medium. I was in love with watercolor back when I was in college. Now, since we have the weekend craft at home, I think it's a good idea to introducing watercolor to our little daughter, Arwen & Leia.

The iPhone final artwork (18 x 26cm 200dpi) are available for download: US$10

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Tweet Tweet! Fabric Scraps Art

Summer is here!! And it's really hot in here. Daytime can reach almost 50˙C!! *pphhiiuuhhh*. Since the kids can't play outside, we have to prepare for some projects and activities at home. And thanks to Lisa Tilse for her brilliant idea :).



Inspired by : Lisa Tilse - Australia

You will need:
Newspaper or (dita - paper scrap)
Scissors
Sticky tape (dita - paper tape) and PVA glue
Fabric scrap

Birds:
For each bird you will need to make the following pieces: a beak, head, body and tail. As well as 2 long flat folded strips. The head and body are spheres and the tail is formed by shaping a ball into a cone shape with flat ends. You can see the shapes in the photo.



Attach the head to the body and then the tail to the body with sticky tape. Then roll a small strip of newspaper up to form a cone for the beak and attach it to the head. Next take two squares of newspaper (that you’ve previously scrunched and flattened) and fold them into long strips. Wrap one strip around your bird where the head joins the body and one where the tail joins. This will hide the joins and enhance the body shape. Use lots of sticky tape to make the joins smooth.



Cut fabric scraps into small squares 2 -3 cm in size and follow the cheat’s papier mache instructions to cover your bird. Set your bird aside to dry.





Cut 2 wings from fabric. If you can, find a shape on your fabric that mimics the shape of a wing.

Lovely Hats

What can you do with usable plastic bowl....voilaaa...I made these carnival hats for Arwen and Leia. It's so easy, just make a flower from colorful crepe papers and then glue it to the bowl, put some button and ribbon. Easy peasy but fun!



Materials :
Crepe Paper
Plastic bowl
Ribbon
Assorted button
Artist : Dita

Flower Power

"Mamin....I want to be in that carnival!" Arwen said.

So I had a hilarious idea to make this cute gigantic flower for Arwen & Leia.



Artist : Dita

Birds...Birds...and Birds

Birds are always my favorite motive and pattern. Seems like I'm obsessed with them....tell me about it!






I made these hand embroidery little birds as a home decor project since almost 3 months ago ;)....excuse me for the laziness :D.



Finally it's done!



Artist : Dita

Paper Necklace

As I told you before, my girls really love playing with paper, glue and scissor.

Remember these?



I bet you remember rolling these cutting paper in kindergarten ;).

And we made a cute necklace from them with a touch of paper flower.



Artist : Dita, Arwen, Leia
Tools : Scissor, Glue and Paper

Adjustable Tote

Inspired by my favorite artist, Lotta Jansdotter, I made this adjustable tote. It can be worn across the chest or as a shoulder bag.

The bird pattern is handsewed.

Lotta Jansdotter ....I heart you!! Her artworks are trully an inspiration. Love her simple and minimalist style. I recommended her books as well.

Artist : Dita
Tools : Sewing Machine-Brother
Fabric : Linen