Showing posts with label experiment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label experiment. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

5 Minute Ring



Rings made from metal wire and buttons.

These are not made to stay with you for ever and ever, but they are fun to make and you can make them fit any outfit you have.


All done in 5 minutes


Look for some button combinations that you like with two button holes

Wrap some metal wire around a, let´s say a watercolor brush, but you can use anything you have that fits your size

Leave enough to wrap around the ring shape and pull it tight

Slide the buttons over the extra wire and these ends around a pincer

Make sure the buttons are secure but don´t pull it to tight……
With mother of pearl you need to be a bit more careful!





Experiment  with different ways to secure the buttons
Or use some beads.
I tried to give it some more color with adding nail polish to the metal.


Again these are not gonna last forever! 
But they are so easy to make and all done in 5 minutes.


Have fun Chicas!


Carol XX





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Monday, 10 December 2012

Felt Slippers


I´ve made me some felt slippers!



I love how the turned out and it was really easy!
I have a bought pair similar to these but I was on the look out for some new ones, just incase.
I do like to have a back up of the stuff I like, and these slippers are my :
  "go to the toilet at midnight slippers"

Yes, I need to pee like three times at night people! 
( that makes sleeping over at friends a bit difficult, I tell ya)

The marble floors are FREEZING during the night and when I go to pee without my slippers I can not get to sleep when I get back in bed, times three.
So now you know why I need to have a back up pair.

It´s my first time working with felt and it is fun to do. 
I LOVE quick projects!
I do not have the patience for  projects that go on for days….I love the fact that you do not have to do something with the edges on a sewing machine and you do not need any other crazy expensive tools for this stuff.

 I ordered some different thicknesses and different colors just to check it out. 
I am currently OBSESSED with a bit of neon color so I choose some bright colors and some black and greys.
And this is what I came up with, it took me about 2 hours from start to finish. But if you are like me it will take a day :-)) Always doing three things at a time here. 
The pattern took a bit of time to figure out, but once I had it, it was pretty easy. I used the old slippers as a template.

I think I will make some more for guests that stay over. I am thinking: put their name on or the name of the house. And they can take them home after as a gift. 


NOW… I started this project out with some planning of taking pictures in the different stage to be sure I did not forget anything afterwards….and doing a sort of tutorial. 
So I took these for example:




When you are familiar with working with felt, you are probably smiling ( behind your hands…or not..)
Hahaha, I did when I started the cutting!
 No way I got the scissors through this stuff, the tool to make small holes was a total waist of space in this picture as well.

So I used these:



Yes. that is rust on that disc… one of the fun parts of living so close to the sea. I forgot I had this knife so did not protect it. But it has been dealt with, trust me!

And also preoccupied with taking photos I made a small mistake…. yes, you may smile again if you really need to…..out loud if need be :-)



I messed up people! I had NO intention of making them different…

Good thing is I use them to go pee in the middle of the night….

I still love them!

If you want to make them and trust me enough to help you out, let me know! I promise I will not confuse you with the left and right stuff.