Showing posts with label Handmade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handmade. Show all posts
Wedding DIY....
Hey folks!
I'm sure you've been anxiously waiting for a DIY post for all the wedding crafts I kept myself busy with the past few months. There are so many that I'm going to tantalize you with photos and descriptions now. Later, I will post tutorials or at least links to the tutorials that inspired me.
Ready?
First of all....the wedding dress...
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The Hairpieces...
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The Wedding Doughnut Display...
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The Programs, Guest Haikus, Celebratory Flags, Personalized Pens...
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Bouquets, Boutineers, Corsages, Wristlet...
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Garland for the Card Box...
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Gifts for the wedding party...
Rings for the ladies...
Cufflinks for the guys
(amazingly enough...not a single picture was taken of anyone's cufflinks...) They were like the cufflinks in my etsy shop, only with initials.
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Tea Favors...
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Vintage Napkin silverware rolls with tags containing awesome quotes...
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Signage...
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My Mom and Stepdad created this amazing Chuppah to stand under for the ceremony...gorgeous..isn't it? I don't think the photos truly do it justice though...
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AND a non-crafty tutorial on hair and make-up...
You'll excuse me for the lack of blogging while in the process of these wonderful crafting activities...? Good. I'll see you next time around and I'll go into tutorial detail..........
PS...some of the Photographs were brought to you today by camera happy friends and family, others are courtesy of our fantastic photographer, Kalen Marie Curtis of Kalen Marie Photography.
Upcycled Rag Rug
Do you need to cover a bare floor? Is your beige carpeting looking a trifle dull? The solution...stick a rug on it. Oh, but rugs are expensive....
Not quite! That is, if you do what your great-grandmothers did when they needed to cover floor space. They made rag rugs! It may sound difficult, and a bit old fashioned, but if you can thread a needle and know how to braid, you're in business.
First, you need to start off with fabric. You can use old sheets or blankets, fabric scraps or even clothes destined for the garbage can or donation pile. (If you wanted to make a rug for a bathroom, an interesting idea would be to use old towels and scraps of terrycloth) I used some fabric that I had on hand, leftovers from muslins for my Senior Collection project from last year (awful poly-blends that weren't fit to be used for anything else - but were just fine for a rug!). It essentially does not matter what you use; as long as you like the colors and you can cut or tear them into 2-3 inch wide strips.
After you tear your fabric into 2-3 inch strips, secure three of the strips together by placing just a few stitches on the end to secure them. Now, braid, taking the rightmost strip across and then the left ( or whatever braiding method feels most comfortable to you).
When you run out of a fabric strip, attach another one to the end with a few stitches to hold them in place.Eventually you will end up with a HUGE long length of braided fabric.
Now comes the fun part. Curl an end of your fabric braid and secure with a few stitches on the underside. Make sure the braided flat area is face-up and face down. You'll stitch on the edges. Flip over your rug and continue to spiral it, stitching in between braids (make sure that you are stitching right in between, otherwise your rug won't sit flat). To add different colored strips, simply attach a different braid at the end of a circle.
You can make your rug as big or as small as you like; the more braid you add, the larger it will be. To finish off your rug, simply tuck under the edge of the end and add a few stitches.
Now you have a handmade rug that cost you nothing except for your time and a few scraps.
Not quite! That is, if you do what your great-grandmothers did when they needed to cover floor space. They made rag rugs! It may sound difficult, and a bit old fashioned, but if you can thread a needle and know how to braid, you're in business.
First, you need to start off with fabric. You can use old sheets or blankets, fabric scraps or even clothes destined for the garbage can or donation pile. (If you wanted to make a rug for a bathroom, an interesting idea would be to use old towels and scraps of terrycloth) I used some fabric that I had on hand, leftovers from muslins for my Senior Collection project from last year (awful poly-blends that weren't fit to be used for anything else - but were just fine for a rug!). It essentially does not matter what you use; as long as you like the colors and you can cut or tear them into 2-3 inch wide strips.
After you tear your fabric into 2-3 inch strips, secure three of the strips together by placing just a few stitches on the end to secure them. Now, braid, taking the rightmost strip across and then the left ( or whatever braiding method feels most comfortable to you).
Now comes the fun part. Curl an end of your fabric braid and secure with a few stitches on the underside. Make sure the braided flat area is face-up and face down. You'll stitch on the edges. Flip over your rug and continue to spiral it, stitching in between braids (make sure that you are stitching right in between, otherwise your rug won't sit flat). To add different colored strips, simply attach a different braid at the end of a circle.
You can make your rug as big or as small as you like; the more braid you add, the larger it will be. To finish off your rug, simply tuck under the edge of the end and add a few stitches.
Now you have a handmade rug that cost you nothing except for your time and a few scraps.
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