Little Lavender Dryer Sachet- add more excitement to your laundry!

We actually haven't used dryer sheets in a while, close to three years. We decided along time ago that dryer sheets was not a must have item in our household. Mostly because of the film it leaves on the fabric. It blocks some absorption from the material, and frankly, when I get out of the shower or wash my hands I really want my towel to wick the moisture away the first time.

So this little dryer sachet came about while I was doing laundry (of course!). I re-found my lavender today and remembered that I have wanted to make one of these for a while. So while my clothes were a washing, my sewing machine was a sewing. 

• This project is easy!
• It takes around 1-11/2 hours!
• Perfect for when you want to be creative but don't want to start a major project! 
• Use your fabric scraps!

Get Started 

I am going to show you the basic instructions. The little details like bear applique and shape of sachet can be changed to your liking.

List of materials 

1. Two different coordinating fabrics, cut in a half circle (use a medium sized bowl)
2. 3/4 cup of lavender flowers and 1/4 cup of flax seed ( more or less depending on the size of your actual half circle)  
3. Wool applique. Use real wool, it will help eliminate static
4. funnel and or spoon
5. sewing machine

Looking mighty tough with his tattoo heart

First you need to sew your applique on one side of your sachet. Tip! Sew slow, you will have a better result with your applique. Now place the right sides together. 

Make sure you sew all along the edges about 1/4 inch, and make little cuts so when you turn it right side out it with have a smooth form on the inside.  Now turn it right side out and fill.

 You might have to also use a spoon for the lavender, like I did. Fill until there is about 1/8 of empty space left. Pin the little opening together and sew shut.

There you have it! Extremely easy and you can feel accomplished for making something in a couple of hours. And its practical!

 This would be great sewing project for a young child while you are teaching them how to do their own laundry. Make several to give as a gift. 

This one is bigger then the ones Trader Joes sells. They say each one should last 3 months. This one will last longer. Squeeze several times in hand before throwing them into your dryer, to re-release the fragrant lavender flowers. 

Happy Sewing!

Danielle

Coming Soon:

See how I will remake this ugly find into vintage trendy. Stay tuned to find out how!

Makeup/ Wash your face bib.

The front

The back with a snap

This is for all you ladies that like to wash your face in the sink. Of course this idea came to me while I was scrubbing away at my face and trying to keep the wash towel tucked into my shirt. It kept slipping and I thought  "wouldn't it be nice to have a towel made into a bib so I wash my face with ease." And then I thought "It would work really well for applying make up and keeping my shirt clean."  So my gears started turning and I came up with this!

More Sparkle Headbands

I've been making some more sparkle headbands and I was able to take some pictures of a friends daughter in them (Thanks Steffany!)

The Heart Headband

The Super Star Headband

The Lightning Strikes Headband

The Rain Cloud Headband 

* this one is my new favorite besides the lightning one*

Mac is beautiful, check out those blue eyes!!

I want to know what you think on whether you like the headbands with the stitching *like the first pic* or whether you like the headbands without the stitching (below). Or does it not matter.

I have more little models lined up for the next few days to be taking gobs of pictures of. I'm so glad I have so many mommy friends with beautiful daughters.  

Its my first I Made It Party!

Every girl wants to SPARKLE

True confession. I love fabric. I have so much inspiration sometimes just looking at fabric.

So when I found out Lincoln was invited to a little girls b-day I knew my day had come to get this oh so wonderful sparkly vinyl fabric. 

And Now For Your Viewing Pleasure

I've had the idea for these headbands for a while, I was just waiting for it to become a reality. I'm calling it the I Am Wonderful Headband, cause lets face it what little girl wouldn't feel wonderful in something SO SPARKLY. 

This is what happens when I don't have a model. I have to use Miss Monkey. I think I will make more, and in different varieties, and put them in my Etsy shop to test drive them.

What do you think? 

Love,

Danielle

P.S. What do you think of my banner? I made it in Photoshop....its a love hate relationship.

Cute cloud and craft failure

I have been having fun with polymer clay lately. I made this little rain cloud hair clip the other day. It's fun just as a cloud but I decided to add three little "rain drop" beads. I think it makes it extra cute with them dangling from the rain cloud. This is going out to someone sweet with a couple other goodies.

Now presenting my CRAFT FAILURE

Ugh! One of my goals on this blog is to have fun crafty tutorials, and I was getting ready to present my first one. I was all excited to make Sidewalk Chalk using eggshells. I got everything ready, took lots of pictures and came out with this.  

Crunchy, crumbly, can't even draw with it sidewalk chalk.

I was having growing suspicions that this would happen after I had molded them together and let them sit to dry. I even tried to write with them and....Nothing happened at all, just crumble, crumble, crumble. So in the words of my two year old "oh problem"( he tries to quote "oh bother" from Winnie the Pooh)

Oh well back to the drawing board.

Crafty Love,

Danielle

Hot Off the Grill

Its amazing how somethings come about in an instant and others have to be thought out and carefully planned. This is true for many things of life, its the flow of the process. But my recent example of this are these two necklaces. The other night I was walking by my crafts and happened to focus on the items in a box. TaDa!! This design hit me! I had all the ingredients, and it came out beautiful.

This other one I sat on forever

 It started out as a pendant I made a while ago.  But in a recent craft night with friends it became so much more, pairing random beads I've had for years together to make this asymmetrical necklace. 

I like it! it kinda has a Alice in Wonderland feel.

Love,

Danielle

A bundle of Scarf's!

I seem to be slowly collecting scarfs with out being aware of it. I actually have more than this but I decided to show off these one. The first is just a thin knit. Knit is so easy and basic when making a scarf. You basically cut a long strip and thats it, you don't need to hem it or fawn over it because it doesn't unravel.

The third is a basic crocheted scarf in a wool blend yarn in a variegated color sceme of green. This was a skien and half of yarn, not much or very long, but enough to get a couple of wraps around the neck and very pretty.

The middle scarf I wanted to do a mini tutorial on it. Its very chic and in style right now and very easy to make. My sewing machine is in storage awaiting a home in our new house we should be moving in to soon(er). This makes me sad because I don't ever want to part from my sewing machine, even for a short time. But alas, I don't want to bring it to my temporary home (aka my parents house).

Do you see the edge of the scarf on the second picture? Its not sewn! I used Heat and Bond permanent iron on fusible adhesive. You can use any fabric to make this scarf really, except I would stay away from fleece. Stretch knits would be a little harder but still do-able.

What you need:

• 9-12 inches of 60 inch fabric ( 9-12 inches in width x 60 inches length)- if you pick a fabric that is already 60 inches wide thats great, you can use that width to be your length and just have the fabric cutter cut 1/4-1/3 yard of fabric for you.
• Permanent Heat -N-Bond- 3/8 inch fusible tape
• Scissors
• Iron and Iron board

1. Lay your fabric down on the ironing board and lay your heat-n-bond down on the length of one side of the fabrics edge, about an inch from the actual edge (fusible side down, paper side up). With your iron on wool setting, iron on the paper side of the tape. Also make sure you read the instructions on the fusible tapes package for how long you need to iron.
2. Cut off excess and pull the paper backing from the fusible tape and fold the edge of the fabric over the tape( You are essentially making a hem. If you've ever made a hem before then you know this is easy, if you haven't then you'll soon find out that its easy). Iron the fabric over the fusible tape making sure that it has fused the two sides together. If it hasn't, no biggie, just go over it again until it does fuse into a permanent bond.
3. Cut off excess and repeat on the other side ( length side of course)
4. Now you have the two ends of the scarf that haven't been fused yet. Fold the scarf so the right sides of the unfused fabric are together. Fold one side back and iron on the fusible tape to one right side of the edge, place the other side of the fabric back on top of the other side that now has the ironed tape and iron fusing both sides together.

Your Done!

This makes your scarf into a loop in which you can loop around your neck for a comfy, chic scarf.

Of course after it was all said and done, Mr. Man also wanted a mug shot. Who could blame him he's cute!

Until another post!

Danielle Renee