I like to store good quality soaps in closets and drawers. It's
really nice to open a cupboard and to be surprised by a soft
fragrance. I usually hang the soaps (in drawstring pouches) on hangers,
so that they are moved around regularly and encouraged to release their
scent.
I bought some more little french milled soaps on the weekend, but
didn't have enough pouches on hand to hang them all. Instead of buying
more pouches, I decided to make some out of ribbon scraps.
Here's my
first pouch. It turned out a little larger than expected so I ended up
using it for a larger soap that was gifted to me as a souvenir from
France.
It's a really simple project, and I had lots of help again.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monkey Puppet
I'll post a picture of the tree on December 1st. In the meanwhile, here's a monkey puppet that I made for my friends' munchkin a while back. The hearts are velcro.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Winter Decorations
Welcome to my blog!
Cost: Depends on where you get your supplies
Time: 1-3 hours to make 16 ornaments
I was watching movies in the background, so it's hard to say how much of the time was spent actually working.
Finger pain: 4 out of 10 (10 being amputation)
I'm really guessing here, having never actually lost a finger.
Supplies (for 1 ornament, multiply as needed):
-floral wire x 1 piece
-red beads x 6
-glitter grapevine globe x 1
-greenery branches x 2
(I found a small xmas tree for $1.25 at the buck store and clipped branches off of that)
-red ribbon x 1 meter
-pliers
-wire snips
-craft paper to protect your area from glitter and greens (optional)
Difficulty: Pretty easy really. You may want to be careful about small kiddies doing this, since the floral wire tips are really sharp.
Start by wrapping the tip of a piece of floral wire around a bead:
I had lots of help picking beads:
String two more beads on the wire and twist them to make it look like 3 berries on a branch:
String 3 more beads on the "berry branch." Leave 2 beads in the middle of the wire and wrap the third in the other tip:
Once that's secured, twist the other two beads into that tip to match the first side:
Next, attach two pieces of greens together. I used fake greens with built in wire, so I twisted them. If you are using real greens, you can use floral wire to secure them together. I mismatched the lengths for a more organic feel:
Next, bend your berry wire in half, or a little askew if you'd prefer, and string it through a couple of vines of a globe:
Use that wire to attach the greens to your ornament. Leave a little loop on top for hanging:
And that's about it! Use your ribbon to tie your ornament onto whatever you want. I made them to hang between the posts on my porch. I skipped every second space so it wouldn't look too busy.
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