3 - Flower Pin Cushion!

Well before I even buy my sewing machine I wanted to make myself a cute pin cushion!
So I found this tutorial on you tube, but I can't really remember the source! Sorry!

But it's very easy:

First you cut two circles out of the fabric of your choice, and with right sides together sew around it, leaving a gap so you can turn around and fill it with cushion fillings, or even cotton if you don't have the nice stuff.
After you fill it all, close the gap with a blind stitch.
Then you choose any color of embroidery floss to make the flower petals, just hand sew in and out of the cushion making first a cross and then 2 diagonals from that. So in the end you have 8 petals. In the middle you sew a button so you cover all the stitching, secure it nice with double knots in the back.

Here is the picture of mine:

 It is very cute and useful!

;) Raphaela

2 - WALL HANGER FOR DRAWINGS!

My girls want all the time to hang they're drawings, and my fridge couldn't handle it anymore...
So I saw this tutorial on make it and love it.
She calls it : The Project Display Board.
And you only need a piece of wood board, some fabric, big clothes pin, and glue. Optional some ribbon and buttons.
Ps>: In the tutorial she uses Mod Podge Glue... I used hot glue and it worked just fine! And I couldn't find the giant clothes pin, so I just made it with the biggest I could find.

The link to her tutorial :
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/12/project-display-board.html

And this is a photo of mine!
I liked it, and the girls much more, they love changing the drawings from now and then so they can have them displayed!

Hope you like it too!
;)
Raphaela

The beginning of all!

My life is really crazy right now, as everyone else's I could guess.
How is it so hard to make something you like, when you have so many things to do! I feel like I need a day with 48 hours instead of 24hrs... And first of all I need some sleep.. I have only about 5 hours per day, and some people think 'Oh how you can handle that?? Well the answer is I actually don't, but I guess I am used to it!

As I mentioned I don't have a lot of time, to do all the things I want to with my new hobby (sewing), and less yet with my older (cooking), or just inventing new things and plays with the girls.
I am going to be posting what I can, so that way I can have a organized path of what I am doing!

1 - HAIR CLIPS

Before I even get my sewing machine, I had tried other kinds of crafts, but I still was in search of something That would make me want more!!!


The picture bellow is from some hair bows I did, the idea was from the site :
http://www.makeit-loveit.com
Her ideas are the best and I am learning a lot from her!
The tutorial is here:
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/09/simple-bow-hair-clips-with-no-slip-grip.html

And you only need some alligator clips, ribbon, and hot glue!

 :)
Raphaela