July20
From: Madigan
My website: www.madiganmade.blogspot.com
Last week on my blog, I shared an easy beaded key fob idea. Well, I have a word of warning.
They are not that sturdy.
But before I go on, you must meet the most uncoordinated woman I know. Yep, it’s me!
This week I tripped and fell as I was getting into my car. (I know! How do you do that?!?)
To brace my fall, I put my hand out.
With my keys.
In my hand.
Into the steering wheel.
There was a loud crack and a shower of pretty beads sprayed around the car.
So – that “easy” way to finish the string of beads with just a crimp bead?
It may be easy, but not durable.
Of course, I figured this out after I had made a bunch of fun key fobs! Darn!
Read more about this fail at my blog!
July15
From: Brianne
My good friend wanted to make me a birthday cake, however it being her first cake attempt, it fell apart, and she tried to salvage what she could, resulting in the above “Sorry” cake. Now, this masterpiece only worthy of the most seasoned pastry chef has since resulted in a long line of “literal” cakes, that being her second attempt, the “Cake” cake, and also some “Potluck” cupcakes…
I must say the “Sorry” cake has been my favourite b-day cake of all time due to the sheer humour and repeated insults I am able to throw her way. Pure awesome.
July14
I know, it’s not really fair to leave a project half done and call it a fail. This itty bitty baby leather shoe didn’t work out, so we parted ways. Except “parting ways” meant I left it in the bottom of my sewing box and forgot about it for 2 years. I recently unearthed it to share it with you!
The shoe is based on the free shoe pattern from Ohelene. Except I made some modifications. Like cutting a freehand weird shape to put on the top front of the shoe, and folding over the top to cover the elastic, instead of using a leather strip casing, like in the tutorial.
My old sewing machine barely sews, too, so there’s that.
I still want to try making these. Maybe this time I’ll follow the directions.
H from DSC
July7
My boyfriend finally popped the question a few weeks ago, and we’re planning a wedding for September 18th. We’re perpetually broke (who isn’t these days) so, in order to save money, this is going to be very much a DIY affair. One of the first projects I decided to tackle was the bridal bouquets.
At first, I thought I would use sil flowers because I was certain that they would be more cost-effective than fresh flowers in the fall in a northern climate. However, I soon found out that fake flowers that don’t look cheap aren’t cheap. So I started looking for other alternatives.
As I was digging through my massive treasure trove of craft supplies, I came across a box containing my collection of colored duct tape. I recalled seeing a tutorial somewhere for making duct tape roses, so I Googled it, found what looked like a decent set of instructions and got to work. The result? Not exactly what I had envisioned.
It looked less like a beautiful, realistic rose and more like a coiled-up gum wrapper chain.
I soon realized that the tutorial I was using was lacking several important details and photos of some crucial steps. I started over, and this time my rose came out much better. I’m very happy with how the finished product came out, and I wrote a duct tape wedding bouquet tutorial in the meantime!
Until next time, happy crafting!
Rhonda @ craftybitch101
