Posts Tagged ‘list’
Fabric Covered Button Uses
Last week I shared with you a tutorial on how to make fabric covered buttons. In the comments Melinda asked me what she could do with the buttons after she’d made them. Below are just a few ways I’ve thought of, though I’m sure there are many more! If you can think of another use for these buttons, let me know in the comments!
1. Use Them As Regular Buttons
Making a new vest or button up shirt? Need to add a button to the top of your new skirt? Fabric covered buttons are the PERFECT way of getting a button that matches!
Of course, my style would be making a fabric covered button that DOESN’T match your piece of clothing- but whatever floats your boat!
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2. Use Them As Decorations & Embellishments
Fabric covered buttons can be used as decorations in the same way regular buttons can. Use them in artwork and patchwork as embellishments. I personally love using button in scrapbooking, and wouldn’t it be so cute to make a fabric covered button that MATCHED what someone was wearing in the photos!
They can also be embellishments for your clothes as well. Don’t be shy! Make them out of fantastic patterns and spruce up an old dress into something new and wonderful!
3. Use Them On Handmade Bags
One of the benefits of fabric covered buttons is that you can match the button to the item it’s on! Made a cute purse? Match the fabric to tie it all in, or maybe match the binding and the button to add some contrast. As you would have seen from the top picture in the tutorial, I use them on the iPhone cases I sell.
4. Turn them Into Jewelry.
These buttons are a great starting point for lots of different bit of jewellery. You can turn them into earrings, rings, broochs or necklaces, you just need to get creative! With a bit of beading wire you can make fantastic things!
5. Use Them In Gift Wrapping
Threading buttons through ribbon is a pretty, unique way to wrap a gift, and an easy way to hold the ribbon together!
There are lots more things you could use these buttons for, you’re only limited by your imagination! Add your ideas in the comments below!
Tags: buttons, diy, fabric covered buttons, list
Bunting: Inspired by Danimezza
Sometimes I feel like I am a glutton for punishment. The busy kind of punishment. I have two weeks until life stops and we have a break from regular life for a month. Two Weeks! I can’t believe it’s only two weeks till I’m on a plane to Europe!
That means it’s also only two weeks until I walk down the isle as bridesmaid for the lovely Carmen. Between now and then my list of things to do includes:
* Dinner with Mandy & Marty
* Craft Group
* Doctors (nothing serious- just more thyroid checks- eugh)
* Eyebrow wax and a Facial @ skin
* Two days of assessment development seminars
* A moroccan night @ Naomi’s
* Package up gifts for the mini-swap I’m in and post them
* Plan savoury food for kitchen tea etc. Cook said food (started making the breadsticks today!)
* Carmen’s Kitchen Tea and Hens Night
* Our 3 year Wedding Anniversary and a dinner (nothing very extravagent- we’ll wait till Paris!)
* Dinner and dancing practice for the wedding (can’t make the wedding rehersal because of work)
* The wedding!
* A #$*t load of work. Much more then two week’s worth!
Even with my crazy long list I’m feeling confident that I the next two weeks will be enjoyable and full. I love my life when it’s crazy.
I’m adding to the list is some bunting I’ve been wanting to make ever since I saw the bunting Danielle made over at Danimezza. I thought it would be perfect timing to make the bunting now and (if the other girls like it) use it for Carmen’s hens celebrations. If they don’t like it then I will just use it for other things!
Below: The fabric for the bunting cut into the triangles!
Yesterday I also spent some time with my cousin, Marcus, and his fiance, Emma. They’re getting married in April and asked me to help them with some ideas for their wedding invitations! I’m pretty excited to help them out, will be even more exciting that they’re thinking of using my scanart idea for the invitations!
Tags: bunting, busy, emma, europe, list, marcus, todo, wedding
24 by 24
So I turned 23 back in May, and since then I’ve been putting together my 24 by 24. I really love having this list because it helps to keep me focused when I loose some motivation or inspiration!
1. Make a coffee date dress
2. Loose 12kg (total, since start of WW- am currently at 6KG lost)
3. Go to Europe!
4. Taken out a huge bank loan for our investments.
5. Read through 3 more books of the bible
6. Drink at lest 1L of water every day.
7. Keep Shabbat better
8. Start an online shop of my bags/crafts
9. Fit into my skinny jeans again
10. Hold an art exhibition
11. Continue with my Creative 365 and post every day
12. Cook at least one new meal each week
13. Create more screencasts and tutorials for this blog
14. Scrapbook our Europe holiday
15. Play at least 2 songs (well) on the saxaphone
16. Develop a (free) creative thinking online PD for teachers
17. Expand my fabric stash
18. FINALLY buy Nigella seeds- I have to be able to get them from somewhere!!
20. Sell something in my etsy shop
21. Publish and distribute a ‘zine
22. Support Luke in his creative endeavours
23. Become an ‘expert’ bread maker (read: not have to buy any bread from the shops again, just live off bread I make)
24. ‘Finish’ my photo/”C” wall
Tags: 24, birthday, inspiration, list, todo
