A HAIR CLIP ORGANIZER

A HAIR CLIP ORGANIZER

* The basis

- use a strong and thick fabric for the basis, size 48 cm x 35 cm (grey in this picture) 

- sew a biais along the edges of the basis 

* The ribbons

- use a bright colored fabric to cut 2 rectangles, size 75cm x 7 cm (seams included)

- iron the seams (1cm at each side) from each rectangle to the inside

- fold one end on the other and iron 

- sew 1mm along all the edges

- do the same with the other one

- lay one ribbon at the left side of the basis (next to the biais) and one on the right side. Sew across the bottom of the ribbon (forward, backward, forward) and sew once more across the ribbon on top of the basis (forward, backward, forward).

- attach the ends of both the ribbons ( I attached them with two push buttons)

* The little bags

- Now we make 6 little bags for the hair-rubbers

- Cut 6 times 18 cm x 11 cm, and 6 times 18 cm x 8 cm

- put the smallest rectangle on top of the bigger one

- iron the seams (1cm) to the inside

- first we make the casing: fold the top, the single fabric, on the double fabric, iron it and sew it

- then put the other ends together and sew on 1mm along the edges (but leave the openings of the casing open)

- put a cord through the casing

- attach the little bags onto the basis with push buttons

* What to do with the diadems

- make another ribbon, cut a rectangle of size 35 cm x 7 cm

- follow the same steps as above to make the ribbon

- then put the ribbon in the middle of the basis and sew across the top of the ribbon (forward, backward, forward)

- leave some space (around 1 à 2 cm) and sew again across the ribbon and continue this process till the end of the ribbon. 

- through these openings you can put the diadems

The inside is finished now!!!!!

 - little bags for the hair rubbers and hair ribbons

 -2 ribbons to organize the hairpins

- and finally we created a few openings in the middle to organize the diadems, bracelets,...

* Now we make out of all this a nice and little handbag!!!!   

- fold the left side to the inside, and be aware to leave enough space for the diadem

- attach both the corners ( top and bottom) with a push button

- then fold the right side on top and attach both the corners as well with a push button

- and to finish the bag, fold the bottom upwards to the top and attach once more both the corners with a push button.

SNOWMAN CARD

You 're looking for a special card or gift for the host when you 're invited for Christmas diner or for a nice party for New Year.

 Use 4 cocktail picks for the basis

 

Then use really soft wool to wind around the foundation

then crochet around the ball to make a snowball

afterwards cut 2 circles out of a cardboard box

crochet around them with the same yarn

 

put 2 longer sticks through the openings inside the cardboard

and push them into the crocheted ball

at the back, you can pin a personal message

use some felt to make him a real snowman!!! 

SNOWBALL FRAME...

SNOWBALL FRAME

A nice gift for Christmas or New Year ...

1. first cut a circle and a leg out of on old cardboard box and glue them together

2. Then glue the picture on it and start crocheting around the circle, from the bottom to the top, and keep an opening around the picture

3. this is the back

CHRISTMAS TREE BAUBLES

CRAFTS TO DO WITH KIDS

 First buy a big box of pyssla in IKEA

 then form all kinds of ice crystals, stars and christmas baubles,...

 

 or a christmas bauble with an opening so you can make a real ball...

ELECTION COASTERS

THE ELECTION COASTERS

perfect to use when there are elections going on

 First you cut black squares

 Then you stitch red circles on the black squares

With a black marker you write a check-mark in the red circle

And then it is time to put the glasses on the coasters

BIRTHDAY CARD WITH CROCHETED FLOWERS

CARD WITH CROCHETED FLOWER

birthday card for my niece's 4th birthday

First crochet the flowers, make as many flowers as you need

 

Take some sticks

 and wool or something alike

 Then fix the flowers and weave the wool,... in between the sticks

As a final touch I made a "4" with some wooden ladybirds 

SEWING A DRAUGHT STOPPER

It's getting cold again!!! A draught stopper would be the perfect solution to stop winter entering our home;-) 

I looked in my recycle boxes to find the right shaped article of clothing. I found a long, woolen jumper/dress.

Make a pattern with the right measurements of the door width.  I used 34 x 94 cm.

Pin the pattern on the jumper/dress and be sure that you cut the two layers.

Keep the sleeves, and stuff them with old, worn socks etc. Later on we'll put those stuffed sausages into the draught stopper.

You 'll need an extra couple of sleeves to fill the whole draught stopper. I stuffed 4 sleeves.

Sew the ends of the sleeves

Cut 2 circles with the same perimeter as the width of your pattern (34 cm in this case). Sew all the ends including the circles, and make sure you stopple all the edges, so they won't unravel.

In the middle of the draught stopper I put some press buttons.

This way you can open and close the draught stopper to put the stuffed sleeves in and out. This way you can easily wash the cover  ;-)