looking for a cheap&easy but super cute valentine's day gift for your lover?
jessica over at TART came up with this super sweet love map!
head over to see how she did it.
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Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
2/7/12
diy valentine's day map
looking for a cheap&easy but super cute valentine's day gift for your lover?
jessica over at TART came up with this super sweet love map!
head over to see how she did it.
1/26/12
11/15/11
20 questions jar
i saw this awesome DIY on the paper mama, and i'm totally going to make one of these 20 questions jars!
this year, randy and i are spending thanksgiving with our friends, matt & carmella and carmella's parents. we're all really comfortable around each other, so i think these would act more as getting-to-know-each-other-better questions rather than ice-breakers. but it would still be a lot of fun!
this year, randy and i are spending thanksgiving with our friends, matt & carmella and carmella's parents. we're all really comfortable around each other, so i think these would act more as getting-to-know-each-other-better questions rather than ice-breakers. but it would still be a lot of fun!
alaina
*photo from the paper mama
11/3/11
50 days of DIY!
if you're looking for any fun crafts for the holiday season, look no further than the paper mama's 50 days of diy!
she's got so many great tutorials up for gumdrop wreaths and advent calendars.. there's something new + fun every day!
happy crafting!
she's got so many great tutorials up for gumdrop wreaths and advent calendars.. there's something new + fun every day!
happy crafting!
alaina
10/28/11
halloween costume DIY: ms. pac man
my friends and i usually go out to the bars the weekend before halloween. and obviously, i have to dress up!
this year i really didn't know what i wanted to be. i really wanted to be a sock monkey, but opted not for a couple reasons:
-it costs $55!!!! i'm not made of money, people!
-i was a baby last halloween, which involved me wearing a one-sie, and i was really warm the whole time. not too interested in doing that again..
so i was looking on all those halloween costume sites, and kept seeing this pac man ghost costume:
and i thought: that would be so flipping easy to make!!
i already had a yellow/gold tank dress from american apparel that i got years ago. and a light bulb came on:
i'll be ms pac man!!!!
~how i did it~
i went to joann (a craft & fabric store) and found these squares of pre-cut felt that were 4 for $1. i got 2 sheets each of red, white, and black felt.
the eyes were super easy. i traced an oval-shape i found around the house (i think i actually squished randy's double extra gulp cup from 711) onto the black felt. tip: if you fold the felt in half, trace your shape, then cut, you can make two pieces of the exact same shape!
then, i cut little triangles out of them like the picture of ms. p above. i made white eyelids by cutting smaller half-circles and fitting them to the eyes. then i made two eye-lash shape things and cut those from the black felt. i pinned everything in place then sewed it all together.
randy actually helped me with the lips. those were more touch-and-go since i don't have anything lip-shaped around the house.. i folded the felt in half and made half of a lip shape (think of when you make paper snowflakes..). then i cut them in half to make two separate lips. i placed a piece of black felt behind the two pieces so her mouth was open (because she's such a cheery lady) and pinned and sewed everything together. yes, this method was all randy's idea.
once i had her necessary facial features, i sewed them onto the dress. i was going to use fabric glue, but thought sewing would hold up better. also, i pinned each item in place while i was wearing the dress, so i'd know exactly where everything would hit on me.
at the craft store i found small red christmas bows that were on sale (3 for like $1.50). i removed the top two 'loops' so that it looked like a regular girl's hair bow and cut the tail parts shorter. it already had a twisty-tie on the back, so i just attached it to one of the straps of my shirt.
then for fun, i cut some letters out of felt (using a stencil i made on the computer) and put 'ms. pac man' along the back.
and there you have it! it was ridiculously easy, cost less than $5, and i have a feeling it will be a pretty unique costume.
and i must say, it certainly has more character than the one you pay $30 for..
this year i really didn't know what i wanted to be. i really wanted to be a sock monkey, but opted not for a couple reasons:
-it costs $55!!!! i'm not made of money, people!
-i was a baby last halloween, which involved me wearing a one-sie, and i was really warm the whole time. not too interested in doing that again..
so i was looking on all those halloween costume sites, and kept seeing this pac man ghost costume:
and i thought: that would be so flipping easy to make!!
i already had a yellow/gold tank dress from american apparel that i got years ago. and a light bulb came on:
i'll be ms pac man!!!!
~how i did it~
i went to joann (a craft & fabric store) and found these squares of pre-cut felt that were 4 for $1. i got 2 sheets each of red, white, and black felt.
the eyes were super easy. i traced an oval-shape i found around the house (i think i actually squished randy's double extra gulp cup from 711) onto the black felt. tip: if you fold the felt in half, trace your shape, then cut, you can make two pieces of the exact same shape!
then, i cut little triangles out of them like the picture of ms. p above. i made white eyelids by cutting smaller half-circles and fitting them to the eyes. then i made two eye-lash shape things and cut those from the black felt. i pinned everything in place then sewed it all together.
randy actually helped me with the lips. those were more touch-and-go since i don't have anything lip-shaped around the house.. i folded the felt in half and made half of a lip shape (think of when you make paper snowflakes..). then i cut them in half to make two separate lips. i placed a piece of black felt behind the two pieces so her mouth was open (because she's such a cheery lady) and pinned and sewed everything together. yes, this method was all randy's idea.
once i had her necessary facial features, i sewed them onto the dress. i was going to use fabric glue, but thought sewing would hold up better. also, i pinned each item in place while i was wearing the dress, so i'd know exactly where everything would hit on me.
at the craft store i found small red christmas bows that were on sale (3 for like $1.50). i removed the top two 'loops' so that it looked like a regular girl's hair bow and cut the tail parts shorter. it already had a twisty-tie on the back, so i just attached it to one of the straps of my shirt.
then for fun, i cut some letters out of felt (using a stencil i made on the computer) and put 'ms. pac man' along the back.
and there you have it! it was ridiculously easy, cost less than $5, and i have a feeling it will be a pretty unique costume.
and i must say, it certainly has more character than the one you pay $30 for..
alaina
ps. don't forget to come visit me at the haunted house on halloween!
10/12/11
no-carve pumpkins
the halloween/fall decoration in our place this year is majorly lacking!
randy and i aren't really into carving pumpkins, even though it's the first thing that comes to my mind when i think of this season. we've carved pumpkins together once i think, and it's honestly just a little too much work sometimes.
but i lovelovelove me some decorated pumpkins, so i found some great alternatives to carving:
randy and i aren't really into carving pumpkins, even though it's the first thing that comes to my mind when i think of this season. we've carved pumpkins together once i think, and it's honestly just a little too much work sometimes.
but i lovelovelove me some decorated pumpkins, so i found some great alternatives to carving:
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