So, as you may have noticed, I just added a “Tutorial” page to my blog. I figured, since I’m making them up for the Super Saturday blog anyway, I might as well put them on here as well :). Hope they are easy to read! If you ever see me post something that you’d like a tutorial for, don’t hesitate to ask! :D Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Washer Necklace Tutorial
1. Pick your paper. Position your washer on the paper to see what you want to show on the washer. I like to off set mine a little bit because the washer has a hole in the middle you have to account for, and to get a bigger variety of color!
Trace it!
2. Cut it out and hole punch the middle to fit the center of the washer!
3. Decoupage the paper to the washer.
4. Sand the edges so they don’t hang over the sides! This way, after the Glossy Accents is dried, the washer will be water proof!
5. Apply Glossy Accents liberally to the washer, covering the paper completely.
(I like to put a ring around the outside and the inside, then just fill it in.) Slowly, going back and forth. Making sure you have an even pressure so you don’t create any bubbles! The thicker the layer of Glossy Accents, the longer it will take to dry though!
6. Let Dry! Overnight if possible.
7. Measure Cording. For an adult you’ll need about 32 inches. To account for the knots and being able to slip it over your head.
8. Tie the two ends around each other so you can slip it tighter and looser.
9. Find a bead that has a hole through it big enough to fit your cording width twice! And slip the bead on the opposite end of the knots.
10. Put the loop through the washer and pull the rest of the cording w/bead through to loop it around the washer. Push the bead down. You can put another knot over the bead if you wish!
Put it on, and wear it proud! Because YOU made it!! :D
Key Chains Tutorial
FIRST of all..let me tell you, I am NOT a professional seamstress. I don’t claim to be, and am not the best with coming up with patterns. However, I do seem to have a knack for seeing something and “winging it”. That being said..if you have any tips or tricks to show, I am ALL ears! :) So, lets get started!
1. Cut 2 pieces of coordinating fabric to 13” x 1 3/4”. Cut one piece of interfacing to 1 1/4” x 10”
2. Iron fabrics. Iron interfacing to one piece of fabric on the wrong side 1/2” from the 1 end.
3. Put 2 pieces wrong sides together (pin if you need) and sew along 3 sides (2 long and one short) leaving one end open for turning. Use 1/8 inch seams!
4. Clip corners and flip. Pull right side out and push corners in with a crochet hook or other slightly pointy object. (but not too pointy because you don’t want to poke a hole into the fabric!) Stitch down the 2 long sides again. (can do all 3 or all 4 if you want).
(See the stitching in this one!)
5.Put key ring on end w/o interfacing and turn up about 1 1/2”. Fold other end down to overlap about 1/2”. Make 1 (lose) seam across to hold the 3 pieces together.
(I forgot to do my stitching down the front side..don’t pay attention to that..do it for yours though. It gives it a more finished look!:) )
6. Cut ribbon about 5 inches. Wrap around and fold in end. Stitch along both sides of the ribbon. Make sure to get close to the end so you don’t leave too big of a gap for the ring, otherwise it will be spinning circles. I used a “D” ring, for Relief Society Super Saturday, we will be using regular key chain rings.
It’s not perfect, but it works! And it’s CUTE!!
Scripture Cover Tutorial
FIRST of all..let me tell you, I am NOT a professional seamstress. I don’t claim to be, and am not the best with coming up with patterns. However, I do seem to have a knack for seeing something and “winging it”. That being said..if you have any tips or tricks to show, I am ALL ears and eyes! :) So, lets get started!
***This would work for any book cover for that matter.. just adjust the size to fit the book!***
1. One Quilt Fat cut in 1/2 lengthwise so it measures ~9” x 21 1/2”. Cut 1 piece of interfacing to measure 20” x 7 3/4”.
2. Iron fabric and then iron interfacing, adhesives side down, to the wrong side of the fabric..centering it first.
3. Fold sides of fabric over and over again to create a hem, the second time folding it over the end of the interfacing. Sew down the two short sides.
4. Make corners by folding it into a triangle, then down and down again…
The last fold, again..folding over the edge of the interfacing.(The triangle will fold down the second time as well) Do this to all the corners. Then fold the edge down twice (creating a hem) and sew along the top and bottom.
Should look like this when done!
5. Cut your piece of ribbon by fitting it around your book and extending it to whatever length you will need to tie it when it’s finished. Find the center and the center of your fabric and make one stitch down the center. Put it over your scriptures temporarily and measure the ribbon out to the sides and stitch again. Part of the fabric will turn in to be the inside cover, make sure you don’t stitch your ribbon to that part. (I ended up just stitching this one at the sides and using Fabritac Glue to keep the ribbon down. That way you wouldn’t see the brown thread on the seam, but I think it needs to be sewn to hold it in place)
once the ribbon is stitched, turn the sides in on your scriptures again to measure how far in the need to go to be even for the front and back cover. Stitch w/a 1/8” top and bottom of front and back cover. This size will fit a Quad, a Bible, and a Triple Combination book, regular sizes!
Scriptures should slide right in!
Add a rosette to the front if you want, and viola!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Super Saturday
Super Saturday = Heaven in my book! Today was our Ward’s Super Saturday. It was a BLAST, but from behind the scenes it was EXHAUSTING! Here are some of the crafts we did. To see a full list of all the crafts, visit THIS BLOG.
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