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Switching up this week’s Let’s DIY series post because I have something special planned for tomorrow! Apparently, this week I was super inspired by making boring things more fun with color and pattern! Extremely easy projects that can add a ton of character to a piece.
Here are my favorite DIY crafts from this past week: Continue Reading about Let’s DIY →
Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend and are ready to conquer the week ahead. I’ve been wanting to make something sweet for Sophie’s door for a while and saw this beautiful floral letter from Hello Charlotte James Etsy store on Pinterest that I knew I had to make!
Since spring is on it’s way, this floral craft really brightened my day. While Jeffrey took Soph to the grocery I put this simple craft together so it would be up on her door when she got home. She got a huge smile on her face and loved touching all the flowers. I made sure they were super secure so she could touch them as much as she wanted. Continue Reading about Floral Letter Sign →
Hello and happiest of Fridays to you! This week’s Let’s DIY was super tough because there were so many amazing projects! Not only would I love every one of these for myself, but I think all of these would make great gifts!
Here are my favorite DIY crafts from this past week:
Those jewelry dishes though! Whew! Did you see any inspiring craft projects this past week? Are you interested in trying any of these out? Let me know what you’re up to this weekend and if there will be any crafting involved!
Always remember to pin from the original source and let’s DIY!
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Hello and welcome to Sewing with Shelly! I’m about as novice as one can get when it comes to sewing. I can do a straight stitch all day long but ask me to do a button hole, pleats or embroidery and I’ll go straight to YouTube. That’s why I loved this simple diy sewing machine cover. Straight stitching and hot glue all day baby!
I’m not sure what compelled me to make a sewing machine cover because it is always hidden in a closet. I’m pretty sure it’s because I wanted to make something with that precious pink pom pom trim and my friend Pinterest lead me to this darling cover for my sewing machine.
Materials Needed:
I followed the instructions on this sewing machine cover tutorial by Bari J but did not add the lining. I slightly modified the pattern by adding a strip of white at the bottom to make the pom pom trim to pop!
The instructions were very simple to understand as long as you kept your pattered fabric straight. Above is proof that I never do one project at a time. I was working on Sophie’s Olaf Poodle Skirt at the same time.
I glued the pom pom trim on the bottom of the unhemmed cover because I like to save time if possible. Also, I was afraid my stitching would be wonky and it would look silly. I tacked the trim every few inches and know that I can just re-glue if I get too rough with my cover.
I chose to not add the lining of the cover according to the tutorial because once I got this far, it looked complete enough for me. I do think it could be cute with a side pocket to keep a small pair or scissors, chalk or measuring tape but I’m already utilizing a pretty great sewing kit that holds everything I need.
Definitely the cutest craft I’ve ever made! I have complete faith any other novice seamstress could make this cover with flying colors. What was your latest sewing project or are you more of a heat-n-bond type person (that’s how all of my curtains are hemmed)?
Hello lovely readers! Is anyone else plain ole exhausted from this week? The lil bean has been in rare form all week (possibly teething) and I had to resort to ice cream last night to unwind (I’m not a wine girl and Whole30 is now starting next Monday). I am very thankful the sun was shining and our whole family was healthy! I seriously want to get on these crafts this week but I think I’ll be doing some heavy purge/organizational projects for the #40bagsin40days challenge we’re doing.
Here were my favorites from this past week:
Hi, my name is Shelly and I’m addicted to DIY keychains! I’m almost positive that 30% of my DIY board on Pinterest is key chains. Also, I don’t read magazines anymore but how cute would that copper magazine rack be holding kid’s books in Soph’s room?! SWOON! Are you doing any crafting or creating this weekend? I’d love to know what you’ve been working on!
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