Saturday, January 24, 2009

Art is Where you Find it


Today's entry was to have been how to make a pillow from old jeans.  However, one member of this dynamic duo deleted the instructions and took off for a day trip to Ikea!  May she have a safe and enjoyable adventure.  So we interrupt today's programming to bring you this special report.

Art is Where you Find it.

You know us.  I look at an old rusted wrench and I see an amazing piece of history with stories to tell.  I feel that it deserves a place in our home just as I would make room for a painting by one of my favorite artists (such as this AMAZING artist www.tomgirlstudio.com).



And so we come to this simple piece of art which is making a statement about art.  It is more than sticks on the wall.  It is memories of a warm afternoon, of laughs and time shared together.  Of time spent with friends.  Make art something you do, not just something you walk past.


Friday, January 16, 2009

Falling Leaf Scarf


Don't know what to do with that extra felt, muslin, scraps of fabric?  In under an hour, you can make this fashion forward scarf.  All you need is:
  • felt
  • scrap fabric with a pattern you like such as leaves
  • muslin
  • scissors
  • a sewing machine
  • thread
See it.  Create it.  
  1. Using scraps of fabric, in this case a leaf pattern, and scrap felt, place felt behind fabric, pin into place, and sew around shapes
  2. Cut 2 lengths of muslin 6 1/2 inches by 46 inches
  3. Place right sides together and sew around seam allowing 3" to turn right side out
  4. Turn right-side out and press flat
  5. Top stitch near outer edge
  6. Cut out fabric shapes
  7. Position and sew in place




 

 Next time we make pillows from jeans.  Hurry back!