How to sew a paper valentine

Here is a little tutorial on how to sew a cute valentine for your loved one (s)

I have been making these as placecards and it occurred to me that they would make a pretty cute and quick valentine.

Step one: Trace your shape onto some thick card stock

Step two: use a pin to make holes in your design.

* matching the colour of your pin to your embroidery thread is not necessary

It helps to use a piece of foam behind your card stock. 

Prevents stabbing yourself or making bends in the card.

Step three: Thread your needle with some embroidery thread

Step four: Sew your design

Step five: Repeat!!

Have fun and happy valentines lovers!!

xx

P.s excuse the white paint on my perfectly shellaced nails. 

Got a few projects on the go.......

Skulls and butterflies

Gorgeous wedding over at Ruffled Blog. 

The couple DIY'd the butterfly plates! What a great idea.

For a similar look try colour me mine in Crows nest where you can design and create ceramic plates.

Or upload any digital image here, and they'll print it up on melamine plates. 

Clever Kozue

Personalisation city. These stamps made by Kozue and featured over at elsiecake take the idea of diy to a whole new level. How realistic is the print? Amazeballs.

Or you could pretend to be one of those super important people, too busy to sign their name. Just stamp it! Cute to forever immortalise a child's script also.

These are my all time fav. Just yesterday I bought this stamp from papersource of the dog I wish I had. Little did I know that Kozue could make one of the dog I actually have.

 
                          

Lucky coops can't read. Don't think she'd appreciate the comment above!

DIY pinata

Steve and I went to a kids party once, it was a friend of a friends, daughter. 

Who knows why we went. 

We didn't really know anyone. 

Anyway.

 They had a pinata that no matter how hard it was hit, it didn't crack. 

After about 10mins of nothing happening kids started to get bored and of course thought it would be fun to hit each other with the sticks. Not fun.

Steve, being the hero he is, took it upon himself to break the stubborn pinata. He managed to crack it open & the kids went nuts for the lollies and toys etc.

Unfortunately, in his excitement when Steve turned around to sit back down next to me, he sat right on top of his champagne glass that he'd left on his seat. 

It cracked too. And shattered every where. 

Cue red-faced pinata hero.

Ouch.

Ha ha. Poor Steve.

These mini pinatas look much easier to break, and easy to put together. Full tutorial is over at One Charming Party.

Let it snow

so, even though our Christmas is more BBQ's and Aeroguard than snow flakes and mistletoe, these simple homemade snow globes are easy to make and simply stunning. And don't need to be hidden away in the roof space until December. 

A canny DIY couple could even use them as wedding favours. *

Instructions as follows:

 You will need to buy/beg/steal

*A jar of your choice (with a lid)

*Figurines or jewellery

*Anti-rust sealant for metal pieces

*Clear-drying epoxy  

*Distilled water

*Dash of glycerin

*Large silver or white glitter (smaller versions will float at the top)

Steps:

1. Use clear-drying epoxy to adhere your piece to the inside of the lid. Let dry per  instructions.

2. After the epoxy dries completely, fill your jar with distilled or boiled water (at room temperature, of course).

3. Add just a dash of glycerin so the "snow" falls slowly.

4. Add as much glitter as you like. If you don't like the look of glitter, you can usually find faux snow at craft and haberdashery stores.

5. Screw your lid on tightly and enjoy your snow globe

Courtesy of Nicole

* I'd be one happy camper to receive one of these at a wedding. Especially the butterfly one!