With leftover fabric, ribbon and an empty sauce jar; I was able to make a matching container to my book sling.I'm keeping my brushes & sponges in it :-)
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Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
My Rockin' New Bookshelf!
I found the tutorial for this book sling at pennycarnival.typepad.com.
It was originally intended for a young child but I found that it would work great for my craft books!! And the fabric is amazing!
It was originally intended for a young child but I found that it would work great for my craft books!! And the fabric is amazing!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
my favorite way to diy skinny jeans
I don't know about you guys, but I'm short. This makes wearing cute flared jeans kinda hard, especially because I'm not in a position to wear heals all of the time. So lately I've been trolling the interwebs looking for a good tutorial on how to convert flared jeans to skinny jeans.
The most popular version I have seen involves putting your jeans on inside out and having someone pin them close to your leg.
The result isn't too bad, symmetry is a problem, one side is a bit more snug than the other; there is also a frustrating pucker around the knee area from wear I took in the flare but I'm sure that patching over it would take care of that...
However, I had a brain wave about the whole process. I have a pair of skinny jeans that I love but are frankly too small in the waist. By laying the skinny jeans on top of the flared jeans I was able to make some super cute slacks! What follows is how I converted my flares without having to pin them to myself:
First turn the jeans you want to convert inside out:
Second, lay the skinny jeans, right side out, on top of the inside out flares:
*note: make sure that it is the inside seams that match up. you will be cutting off the outside of the flare.
This next part is optional but I like to do it because it makes sewing easier; take a ruler and place it along the outside seam of your skinnys, with a sharpie make a line along the flares.
Next, pin the flares together alongside the skinnys just outside the sharpie line:
Finally sew along the line.
While they are inside out, try them on to see how they feel. Hopefully they will feel perfect; if this is the case cut off the extra fabric, turn them right side out and be on with your day!
The result isn't too bad, symmetry is a problem, one side is a bit more snug than the other; there is also a frustrating pucker around the knee area from wear I took in the flare but I'm sure that patching over it would take care of that...
However, I had a brain wave about the whole process. I have a pair of skinny jeans that I love but are frankly too small in the waist. By laying the skinny jeans on top of the flared jeans I was able to make some super cute slacks! What follows is how I converted my flares without having to pin them to myself:
First turn the jeans you want to convert inside out:
Second, lay the skinny jeans, right side out, on top of the inside out flares:
*note: make sure that it is the inside seams that match up. you will be cutting off the outside of the flare.
This next part is optional but I like to do it because it makes sewing easier; take a ruler and place it along the outside seam of your skinnys, with a sharpie make a line along the flares.
Next, pin the flares together alongside the skinnys just outside the sharpie line:
Finally sew along the line.
While they are inside out, try them on to see how they feel. Hopefully they will feel perfect; if this is the case cut off the extra fabric, turn them right side out and be on with your day!
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