Following a gallery visit I decided to make some Mondrian inspired beer mats for our newly formed wine club.
Hand cut vinyl sticks well to hoarded beer mats and the best had cork stuck to the base as well.
Easy, disposable, fun.
I have gathered all my embroidery and cross stitch supplies together and realised I have a lifetime’s supply. So I was delighted to find inspiration from Mistikomakes on YouTube.
Not only did this give me lots of practice on fly stitch, chain stitch and French knots it inspired me for little makes that are satisfyingly fast to finish.
Thank you Misti Ko!
I am gradually reducing the fabric stockpile and this project must have used up oh, a millionth, in one go!
Part of a polo shirt, stained beyond use, was sandwiched between two layers of old cotton sheeting to create a new supply of reusable face wipes.
The trick for fast production is to make a large rectangle sandwich then draw on, with a frixion or erasable pencil, circles which you sew around. Then you cut around the sewn circles with pinking shears before ironing to remove the pencil marks.
Now to top up the diy facial cleanser…
Why buy when you can make? A set of bridge score cards made in Pages and some holders that are just matt laminated card with scan n cut photo corners stuck with red liner tape.
Now to work on my bidding so I can record some good scores on these!
Couldn’t find a holder for tooth picks, which arrived in a big bag, so I made one with card that was out on my desk.
A simple box of four equal scored sides plus a small scored flap for adhesive and bottom flaps also stuck with adhesive tape. Decorated with die cut ric rac strips and some stickles, this was a 5 minute project done and in use.
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