No Sew Loopy Scarf

This scarf is fun, fast, and easy to make!  What more could a girl ask for?

It’s cute, too!  :)

Start off with a tee shirt, scissors and some ribbon.

Cut off the hem, and cut the shirt (starting under the armpits) into one inch strips.

Give all those loops a good stretch, and you’re done!  (Oh, I made a red one, too…)

Layer them and embellish the scarf however you want.

With ribbon…

With a stretched strip of tee shirt tied in a bow…

Or with a fun fabric flower.

The possibilities are endless!  :)

Woven Rug!!

What do you do when your daughter wants a Fancy Room (yes, still on that), with a fancy rug? You go shopping for ideas, first.


These were both rugs that my daughter loved while we shopped at Target. It’s the same trip we got the sequin shirt for her pillow. So I let it marinate in my head while I finished her bedspread. Then I remembered this idea I had seen elsewhere.

I originally saw this idea on Craftaholics Anonymous. It was an idea from Everyday Art. I logged it away in my brain. Then, I read through it and found a non-slip rug thing at Walmart. It was for a 4x6 rug for $8. I cut it half, and then went through my hoard of scraps.

At least it’s organized! By color, and in some cases, by type of fabric (knits, satin, tulles, etc). And I cut 100s and 1000s of strips. All about 1” wide. But, instead of doing them just one tuck under and letting it be, I did different lengths of strips and wove them in through the non slip rug mat. After weeks of watching TV/movies, with my husband thinking I’m crazy (which I am), I finished 2 rugs!!

For Thing 1, purples, white, some greens, and turquoise and blue.

All scraps, some of it from the bedspread.

And Thing 2’s rug.

She got pinks, oranges, greens, and white.

I kinda love how they turned out. Almost makes all the hours and carpal tunnel worth it FYI they are about 32” by 28”. Almost square, but it works.

Tulle Pouf Ring

I saw a bow at church that inspired this ring. I figured it wouldn’t be too hard to recreate, and it turned out fun! And since I had scraps of tulle and ring blanks, it was free! Talk about a statement ring! Ready to make one?

You’ll need some tulle in color of choice, felt in matching color, and a ring blank. You also need a hot glue gun and scissors. Cut a bunch of circles out of the tulle.

It’s easiest/fastest if you fold it and get a bunch of layers to cut 5-7 out at a time.

I don’t know how many I cut, but maybe 20-30. Then, cut out the felt in a circle that fits on your ring blank.

Your circles do not have to be perfect!

Fold up your circles and glue it to the felt.

I did it folded in quarters and just glued it to the middle of the felt circle.

Be really careful, it’s super easy to burn yourself on the glue since tulle has so many holes. Keep layering it until you have a nice, full pouf.

Glue your felt to the ring blank.

It probably looks something like this now.

A little crazy and uneven.

So, take your scissors and cut it to a nice round shape.

And your pouf ring is finished!

I wish ring blanks came in smaller sizes, but I just wear them on my index fingers so they kind of fit. What do you think? By the way, there’s some super cute ring blanks over at The Plaid Barn right now!!

USPS Envelope Reimagined

Okay, on this post, I gave the basic how-to for this method, but here’s another look at it.
You know those envelopes you get that feel almost like plastic-y fabric? Well, they are. It’s called Tyvek.

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Tyvek melts cool. My sis-in-law was showing me this stuff too. Basically we cut it apart like the picture up there, and painted it.

With a sponge just for funzies.

I cut apart the colors, and layered them on top of each other. I put some sheers and organzas between the layers too. I was keeping it all with pinks, blacks, silvers, and whites. Then, I sewed all the layers together with a crazy stitch.

That’s the under side. I labeled this as no-sew because you don’t have to sew it. I just wanted to try it for the looks.

See the layers? Then, she showed me how she irons it with parchment paper so the stuff doesn’t get on her iron, and melts pieces here and there. I also tried with the heat gun just for fun. Here’s what it looked like when it was finished.

And the back…The black fabric didn’t like melting as much as the other fabrics. It was a thicker satin-y fabric, and had a very high melting point, unlike the rest of the stuff.

Then, I decided I wanted to turn it into usable art for my sewing room.

So, I  grabbed a frame from my thrifting stash (what, don’t you have one too?!)

Used the backing to trace some cardboard…

Double layers of cardboard and hot glued them together

Then took them outside on the weeds to spray paint. Nice foot!

Hot glue the cardboard to the back of the frame….(doesn’t the frame look so cool now? I almost went a different color and glaze the details…maybe later!)

And then hot glue the crazy art on top of that

Hammer some nails in where you want. Can you see them?

How about now?

There. That angle worked. I have places for 15 bobbins…with potential for more if I really need them.

Here’s where I’ve been keeping them up til now:

Notice the broken one, and the ones that hang down farther than they should? Only 3 worked….Not helpful…

Nestled in by some empty wooden spools I couldn’t throw away (from my grandma), with my view looking outside! (though it does give off an awkward glare)

By the way, just so I don’t get in trouble….Should probably use the mail you get, and not go steal a bunch of Tyvek envelopes from the USPS. Then they’ll have to raise prices on stamps again, and I don’t want that on my head!

And voila!
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