DIY Linen Phone Sleeve and My New Shutterfly Case

8 May, 2013 12:34 am / 1 Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday! So, today I am going to share with you which of my Shutterfly phone case designs I went with, as well as an easy tutorial on how to make a protective sleeve for your phone. I was so excited when I got my new Shutterfly phone case this past week! It is just so ME! I decided to go with the simple chalkboard design with my #1 buddy Beaureguard. The little banner at the bottom means “the little pleasures” en Francais, and it comes from the saying “La vie est faite de petits bonheurs” or “Life is made of little pleasures” and I believe bonheur can also mean happiness or what makes one happy. And I’m sure I speak for most of us when I say my dog makes me happy!

My mom is a photographer, so I am no stranger to photo gifts you can get from a lab. Most of the time the quality in my opinion can be a bit lacking. I have to say though, I am very impressed with this case! The printing quality is fantastic, and it seems to be durable and nicely protective. It is a nice thick polycarbonate plastic that snaps on. When I first bought my phone, I got a designer case which was plastic and within a week the design was scratched off of it. For the last year I have been trying to find a case that was both somewhat protective and cute. This one totally does the trick!

Since I tend to wear a lot of skirts in the spring and summer, which means no pockets, I have made this little padded phone sleeve to safely carry my phone on skirt days. This sleeve is made for my iphone 4, but you can change-up the measurements to suit your phone’s dimensions. This is a really fast and easy project! It is a great way to use up scraps too.

Here’s What You Need:

*Scrap fabric or around 1/8 of a yard of fabric

*Scrap Batting or 1/8 of a yard

*Leather Lacing

*Button

*Thread and Needle

Instructions:

The first thing you need to do is cut your pieces. I made mine for my iphone 4. If you have an iphone 5 you may want to make it about an inch longer. I measured my phone and gave it a couple of extra inches around for seam allowance and wiggle room. So, cut two pieces for the outside front and back and two pieces for the lining at 4.5×7″. Cut two pieces of the batting at 4.5X7″. If you’d like a little pocket, cut a piece of your lining fabric to be 4.5×5″. I added a patch to the front piece of my sleeve. If you are adding any patch or embellishment sew it on now. Next, lay the outside pieces front and back on the front and back pieces of your batting face up. Stitch the batting to the fabric with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Now, take your pocket piece and turn it under 1/8″ and press. Turn the top under again 1/2″ and stitch down close to the edge where you turned it under on the wrong side. Now you are ready to stitch together your sleeve. Place the pocket piece on the front of your front sleeve face up and sandwich it in between the front and back pieces. The front and back should be right sides together. Stitch all the way around the three sides with a half-inch seam allowance leaving the top open. Stitch the lining pieces together the same way, making sure that the right sides are together. Clip corners and trim the seam allowance down a little on both. Turn the front piece right side out. Fold a small piece of leather lacing in half and stitch down to the pocket side of your outside sleeve. Now, shimmy your outside sleeve into the lining so that right sides are facing. Carefully stitch around the top with a quarter-inch seam allowance leaving an inch or so for turning. Now, pull your outside and lining out through the hole in the top. Press. Stuff the lining into the outer sleeve. Now top stitch around the top about an eighth inch away from the edge. Pull the loop over the top and mark where to put your button. Hand stitch the button on the back side. And that’s it. Pretty easy eh?

I absolutely ADORE my new phone case and padded sleeve! I love that it is a perfect size for scraps. I paired up natural linen with a scrap from an old vintage cutter tablecloth, and a retro quilting fabric for the pocket and the lining. This little sleeve is so versatile, you can really customize it to your style and taste by the patterns and fabric choices you use. This sleeve fits perfectly in the large pocket of my purse. In hind sight I wish I had sewn a loop of ribbon in the side seam so I could attach a clip to it and clip in on the handle of my bag. Will definitely have to try that next time. I hope I have inspired some of you to try out this little phone sleeve. You will love it! And definitely go check out Shutterfly’s IPhone cases Here. They are so fun and easy to customize. There are plenty of design options. They are on sale at 20% off right now too, so you can snag one for under $30. Pretty cool! I’ll be back Thursday with another fun DIY. Until then…

Happy Crafting!

*Disclosure: I was given a promotional code for a phone case from Shutterfly. No other compensation was given. All opinions are 100% my own. No foolin’, this phone case is awesome!

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DIY Fabric Photo Note Cards

2 April, 2013 10:05 am / Leave a Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

In case you all haven’t noticed yet, I am totally in love with Spoonflower! Both of my craft projects this week are using spoonflower fabric I designed myself using some of my favorite photos. These note cards are super simple to make and really fun too! I chose to use some of my latest photos that I took of my favorite ceramic tchotskies. Yes, there are a lot of them! It’s a small obsession. You can also use family pictures, scan in your kid’s artwork, type up your favorite quotes in fun fonts. There are so many possibilities, and you can easily customize them to fit your style. Let’s get started!

Here’s What You Need:

*Blank Note Cards

*Sewing Machine

*Bright Thread

*Scissors

*Spoonflower Fabric

Instructions:

The first thing you want to do is make a file for uploading. Decide how large you want your fabric and how wide your chosen type of fabric will be. For example, I chose to do one yard of the linen cotton blend which is 56″ wide. So, I made my file 36×56″. Resize each of your photos to fit your card. I made mine 3.5″ square. You can change the dimensions of your files all together by using the process multiple files in photoshop elements or an image resizer program. Open up all of your pictures and make sure you have your new “canvas” open too. Now with the move tool, drag and drop your photos onto your blank canvas. Use the grid or ruler guides to help you lay them out straight. Once you have filled your canvas, save it as a jpeg and close it. Go to Spoonflower.com. You can upload your artwork by going to create and clicking on custom fabric. Once you upload your design, you will be taken to a page where you can choose what type of fabric and the amount you want to order and add it to your cart. Once you check out, your fabric will be ready and shipped usually in about eight to ten days. Spoonflower has all kinds of design help faqs on their site Here.

Once you get your fabric in the mail, iron out all of the wrinkles. Now, cut out your pictures. Once you have all of your pictures cut out you are ready to sew. Lay your fabric photo on the front of your note card. Even it out and hold it in place. Now set your machine to a zigzag stitch and stitch around the edge of your photo. Clip the excess threads. Fold your note card in half and you are ready to use it or embellish it more.

I LOVE my new note cards. Spoonflower fabric is just the best! I needed some cute ones to send out with my shop orders. These little cards whip up so fast and are like eye candy when you are finished. I love how customizable they are, and I can’t wait to try out some different variations! You guys have to give this one a try, it’ll make you love sending snail mail again! Let me know if you give it a try. I’d love to see what lovely cards you make!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Spring Peter Pan Collar from Vintage Sheets

26 March, 2013 7:16 pm / 3 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Bonjour mes amis! I hope you are all having a wonderful day today! My parents are out of town this week, so my little sister is staying with me at my house. Hannah has just turned 18 and will soon be leaving the nest for college, so any extra time I get with her is a pleasure! I had made these little collars last week for Easter, not feeling very sure they were going to work since I was fresh out of interfacing. But to my pleasant surprise they turned out to be pretty darn cute! So I thought I would share them with you all today. There is a fee pattern below. I even got my little birdie to model for me (even though it was pretty cold outside!)

Here’s What You Need:

*Vintage Sheets or fabric

*Ricrac

*Pattern

*Button

*Thread

*Needle

*Scissors

*Ribbon

*Sewing Machine

Pattern:

*print to 8.5×11

Instructions:

First cut out your fabric, two of the main and two of the lining. Staystitch your ric rac trim down to the right side of your top collar pieces as close to the edge as possible. Now lay your lining pieces on top of your main pieces making sure the right sides of the fabric are towards the inside. Pin all the way around the collar pieces. Now, starting at the skinny end of the collar stitch around the collar with a quarter inch seam allowance. Stitch all the way around, leaving the skinny back open for turning. Poke the collar pieces right side out through the opening in the back of the pieces. I used a pencil. Smooth the pieces out and iron them nice and flat. Turn your raw edges on the ends to the inside. Slide a piece of ribbon in each end and stitch the opening closed encasing the end of the ribbon. Stitch close to the edge. Next, with a needle and thread, hand stitch the center front top corners together with a button. I overlapped my collar tops a tiny bit and stitched them in place a couple of stitches before stitching the button. Clip any loose threads and now you have a sweet vintage-esque detachable collar.

I have always LOVED peter pan collars! I wore them a lot when I was little, and to this day you can find a few here and there in my closet. I have seen all of the lovely peter pan collar necklaces floating around on pinterest. I absolutely loved the idea of making a detachable collar out of vintage sheets that would go with my favorite cardigans (another one of my weaknesses.) I love how my collars turned out! These were really fast to whip up and are really fun to make! They would be so easy to customize as well by the prints of fabric you use or the trims. I hope some of you will give this one a try, you’ll love it! If you do make one, drop me a line!

Happy Crafting!

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Sweet Repurposed Vintage Tablecloth Clutch

27 February, 2013 11:14 am / 2 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Anyone who knows me can tell you, I am head over heels for vintage tablecloths! I collect them, but I also love to sew with them! I never pass up a tablecloth that has stains or holes because often there is still some good usable space that I can cut out and use as fabric. Vintage tablecloth fabric is usually a really nice thick cotton, so they are a perfect weight for bags. The pleather accents really give this little pouch an extra pop and style! The best thing about this clutch is that it can be done in less than an hour!

Here’s What You Need:

*Pattern (below)

*Cutter Tablecloth or remnant of at least 3/8 yard

*3/8 yard lining fabric such as quilting weight cotton

*Pleather or leather 1/8 yard

*Zipper

*Sewing Machine and Thread

*Sewing awl and scissors or marking paper and tracing wheel

*Marking pen

Here’s The Pattern- Print out to 8.5×11

Instructions:

First, you need to cut out your pattern. Lay out your fabric and trace your pattern onto the fabric with a marking pen or pencil. To mark the darts you can use marking paper and a tracing wheel. I use an awl and mark down 1/2 an inch from the peak of the dart and then I clip into the edge of the pattern 1/4 inch on each end of the dart line. Now, line up the darts and edges on the outside pieces and the leather accents. Top stitch all the way around the edge of the leather accent stitching it down to the tablecloth fabric. Once your four leather pieces are stitched down to the front and back pieces you are ready to sew the darts. Fold your dart in half and stitch your dart. If you used the awl method you would match the two clip lines at the bottom and then stitch up 1/2″ past the awl hole to make the dart. Once you stitch all of the darts in the main and lining fabric pieces, press all darts in towards the middle.

For the zipper: With the zipper right side up, lay a main fabric piece wrong side up on top of the right of the zipper. On the bottom of the zipper place one of the lining pieces face up onto the bottom right of the zipper. So you should have a main piece and a lining piece with right sides together with the zipper right side facing the right side of the main piece sandwiched in between the two. Pin the layers and then stitch down with your zipper foot. When you get to the slider of the zipper, turn your needle into your fabric, lift the presser foot, and shimmy the slider down past the presser foot into the area already stitched. Continue stitching the zipper to the end. Now do the same thing with the other side of the zipper, and stitch down. Now top stitch around your zipper.

Now, open up your zipper about half way. Match the main fabric pieces right sides together, and the lining right sides together. Pin all the way around. Now, stitch around your bag starting at the bottom seam of the lining fabric. Stitch up the lining, around the main fabric and back down the lining leaving a few inches at the bottom for turning. Clip around corners. Pull your bag right side out through the hole in the lining. Press bag. You can stitch the hole in the bottom closed by hand or by machine. Push the lining into the outer bag. Zip up your bag and you are done.

I LOVE this bag! This little clutch can be used as a light little purse to hold your essentials when you go out. You could also use it to organize and hold your make up, jewelry, craft supplies, etc. This diy is so fast and it’s quite fun! So next time you are at your local flea market, grab that ragged tablecloth and repurpose it into this cute clutch!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Family Portrait Hoops

24 January, 2013 5:44 pm / Leave a Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

Pictures have always been among my most treasured items! My mom is a pro photographer, so I have tons of fantastic shots of my family through the years. Before my grandfather passed away he gave me his collection of slides that were pictures my grandparents had taken when my mom and aunt were growing up. They are just fantastic! For a while now, I have been wanting to create a collage of fabric embroidery hoops above my vintage vanity in my bedroom. I had originally thought of displaying vintage fabrics in the hoops, but recently had the idea of getting my favorite pictures printed on fabric to use in the hoops instead. So, I immediately thought of Spoonflower. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, they are an on demand printer of fabrics. Spoonflower is fabulous! They have a variety of fabrics you can get your designs printed on, as well as wallpaper and decals. This project is such a blast to make, and the finished project looks amazing!

Here’s What You Need:

*Photo Editing Software(I use Photoshop Elements)

*Photos

*Embroidery Hoops

*Paint (optional)

*Needle and thread (optional)

Instructions:

The first thing you want to do is gather your hoops and measure them. Decide which photos you wish to have in what size hoops and make notes. Now, in your photo editing software open your pictures. Create a new canvas and make it the size of the fabric you will be getting. For example a yard would be 36″x54″ for the cotton linen canvass that I printed mine on. Now resize your photos to fit your hoops. If I have a four inch hoop I will crop my photo to 4.25×4.25 square and then drag my picture onto my canvas. It is important to space your pictures about 2″ or so apart to make it easier to cut and finish the backs later on. Once you have your canvas filled, you need to save your design and upload it to your spoonflower account. They have great design help on their website Here. While waiting on your fabric you can paint your hoops with your color of choice if you like. When you get your fabric, cut out your pictures leaving about an inch of white around the pictures. You can add embroidery if you like, or you can leave them as they are. I embroidered a few with names or doodles. To assemble your hoops take the outer hoop off of the inner. Open it up a little with the screw. Lay out your fabric picture over the inner hoop. Then, push the outer hoop over the fabric onto the inner hoop. Pull and straighten out your fabric if it is wrinkled. Tighten the screw and pull your fabric taught so it is nice and stretched over the inner hoop. Tighten the screw as much as you can. There are several ways to finish off the back of your hoops. What I did was trim the fabric down to about 3/4″ wide around the hoop trimming it into a circle. Then I glued the excess fabric hanging outside the loop into the inside of the inner loop frame. You can also finish them out like this or this. It’s really up to you which way you wish to finish it out. I had a bunch and I will never see the back, so I finished mine the lazy way. It works for me. Now you are ready to hang them. I laid mine out on my bed in the way I liked them arranged and hung them one by one starting in the middle and going out on each side from there. You can make a collage in any shape or fashion you like, it’s totally customizable.

I absolutely LOVE how my family hoop wall is turning out! I am still collecting pictures from family so I know it will grow. I love how customizable it is. To me this is such a special and sweet way to preserve and display those moments captured in time. I especially love the ones of my grandparents from when they were young and lovely! I love my hoops, they make me smile every time I pass by them! I hope I have inspired some of you to try this fun project out! I know you will love it too!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Lighted Tied Fabric Garland

27 November, 2012 7:05 am / Leave a Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share a project I made last year and absolutely love, tied fabric garland. I had originally seen it on pinterest and knew I had to try it. This craft is so easy and it looks so cute hanging on a tree, around a table, or even over a bed. You can make it as small or as long as you wish. All you need is a strand of lights and bunch of scrap fabric in 1×5″ strips. Tie your fabric strips onto your light strand and hang it in your favorite spot. I hang mine over the bed, but I may make it longer one day to hang on my tree. It’s got a great fluffiness and looks so sweet and festive when lit up. It does take a little while to make since there is a lot of tying involved, but the outcome is totally worth it. You could easily make one while watching a movie one evening. Overall this is a fantastic cheap and easy craft to do for the holidays. So go ahead and deck your halls with some lighted garland! You can see the original ribbon version from Whitney Caroline Designs Here. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for more Christmas fun!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Drawstring Bag Advent Calendar

26 November, 2012 1:12 pm / 7 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello Everybody! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! Today I have a DIY Advent Calender for you. I am going to show you how to make an advent calendar of little drawstring pouches. These pouches are a great size to slip candy or a small toy in for your family. I don’t have children yet, but I always do an advent for my husband. He’s a big kid, and always really enjoys it! I used Spoonflower to design my little bags. You can design your own fabric at Spoonflower or you can use fabric of your choice and embroider or paint numbers on them. Stitching these up is time consuming since there are twenty-four bags, but it is really easy as well.

The first thing you want to do is iron your fabric and cut it down to size. I wanted to make my finished bags about 3.5×5, so I cut them 4″ wide by 7″ tall allowing for 1/4″ seam allowance and 1.5″ for the top casing. Next, fold the top edge under 1/8″ and stitch down. Repeat with all other pieces. Then put your front and back pieces together with right sides facing each other. Begin your seam about 1.5-2″ down the side, continue around the side, the bottom and the other side up to 1.5-2″ from the top, clip threads. If you have a sleeve board iron your seams open. If not, try to press and crease them open by hand. With the sides folded into place or pressed into place, fold the top over to just below where the side seams start. Stitch it down, forming a casing on the front and back pieces. Clip threads. Next, cut pieces of ribbon or string 16-18″ long. Attach one end of ribbon to a small safety pin. Insert the safety pin into the casing and scooch it through to the other opening of the front casing and into the first opening of the back casing. Continue to pull through to the second opening of the back casing and pull the ribbon until it evenly meets the other end of ribbon making the drawstring. You can knot the two ribbon pieces together or you can leave them loose and tie the bag up once it is filled. And that’s it, easy right! I find it makes things easier when doing a lot of something to do all the pieces one step at a time. So I would stitch all the side seams of all my bags, then press them all, etc.

I really love my new advent calendar! If you want to make an advent just like mine, my Spoonflower fabric is available to purchase to the public through the spoonflower website Here. These are so adorable and fun! I think they are the perfect size! You can gather them all in a basket or bowl, or you could string them up on some ribbon or twine and hang on a fireplace or wall. I hope you all enjoyed my little advent craft! I had such a blast making it! Be sure to tune in tomorrow for a Christmas decorating diy from the wonderful world of Pinterest!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Summer Rag Wreath

3 July, 2012 12:32 pm / 9 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Today I have a fun summer craft for you, a rag wreath. This is the first rag wreath I have ever made, and it was pretty fun. I admit cutting the strips of fabric was tedious because there were soooo many, but still easy, especially if you have a rotary cutter. Assembling the wreath was actually kind of relaxing. I did it while watching a movie with the hubby one evening. Overall this is a great craft, relatively inexpensive, and easy. What more could you ask for!

Here’s What you need:

*Wire wreath form

* 4-6 Prints of fabric 1/4 yard each

*Scissors or a rotary cutter and mat

*Ruler

Step 1: Cut the fabric- Cut strips of fabric 1.5″ wide by the length of your fabric, then cut each long strip into 4-5″ lengths. You should end up with a LOT of little strips!

Step 2: Tie your Strips- One by one tie each strip of fabric on your wreath form. I put all my strips in piles and organized them so I would have an even pattern throughout. I also started tying on the outer ring, but I think it may be a little easier to start on the inner most ring. Keep tying strips and squish them close together as you go so you’ll have a full wreath. The more strips you tie, the fuller the wreath. Continue on until you are happy with the fullness.

Step 3: Hang and Enjoy!

This craft is super easy! The only thing it really takes is time, but it is totally worth it! I love this little summer wreath and the bright fabric I used makes me smile. You could use any combination of patterns and colors, and make your own one of a kind decoration for your front door. The possibilities are endless. I added a mini bunting to mine since Independence Day is coming up tomorrow. I really enjoyed making this wreath, and I am sure I’ll be making more in the future! Hope you all enjoy!

Happy Crafting!

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14 Days of Love- Freebie “Kitty Love” Embroidery Pattern

31 January, 2012 7:20 pm / 5 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Whether you are a fan of embroidery, or you just love kitties, this is a fun pattern for a Valentine’s day gift. I used it to make a zippered pouch with linen as the main fabric and a black and white flocked swiss dot for the lining, although I could kick myself for forgetting to top stitch my zipper, definately a necessity! No more sewing first thing in the morning for me, i’m not quite human until after 10ish. You could use this funny little pattern to adorn tea towels, a tote bag, a sweet baby blanket, all kinds of things. I personally think it would be super cute on a pillow. So here you go, you can click on the pic to open and then “save as”. I’ve heard if you have a lazer printer you can actually iron the print on from the paper. I’ve never tried this. I either use a lightbox or hold it up to a window and trace the pattern with a good marking pen. Enjoy! And I’d love to see pics of what you all do with it. Happy crafting!

cat embroidery pattern 14 Days of Love Freebie Kitty Love Embroidery Pattern

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Birdcages and Buntings

17 January, 2012 7:08 pm / Leave a Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

I had bought this birdcage last year at Michaels. It was originaly a creamy color and kinda distressed looking, very shabby chic. I’ve used it for months to hold earrings, and it was displayed on my bright white Ikea shelving in the master bedroom. It never quite looked right to me, so I decided to spray it white so that it would go with my shelves, but also be simple enough to be used to display earrings at craft shows. Since I have recently made a new jewelry storage from vintage dishes ( I’ll be posting pics from that soon,) I decided to use the birdcage for a new decoration for the bedroom, but it looked a bit bare, so I made this little mini fabric bunting to go on it. I think it’s cute and so easy to make. I’ll be posting a tutorial on how to make one in my upcoming Valentine’s Day 14 day countdown.