I posted this fabric banner on my 'crafty' board. I thought it was a nice little tutorial on how to make them but it turns out that the link just went to a shop where you could buy it. This sucker was originally priced at $40 then marked down to $18 (because there is no way it is worth $40!). Just by looking at the photo I knew I could make my own with all of my leftover scrap pieces of fabric. So I went to town cutting old fabric and even old t-shirts that I knew Dustin and I would never wear again but I wasn't exactly ready to get rid of them either. This is a great way to not only recycle but to get double use out of something you love. I hate holding on to things unless I'm putting them to use so this was the perfect excuse. Halfway in the middle of cutting all of this old fabric a lightbulb went off. I remembered that I had a some leftover holiday fabric from making my co-workers stockings last Christmas. So I decided to hold off on the regular random fabric banner and started on the Christmas banner.
I cut a 'V' into each piece. I had no template nor did I want one. I didn't want them to look perfect so I just eyeballed them all to look similar. I like the look of different lengths, widths and even a little fraying where they have been cut into. After I had all of my pieces I organized them on the floor. Again, I wasn't looking for a matchy matchy look. The only thing I care about is that all the fabric was Christmas themed (some had reindeers on them, others had snowflakes or the Grinch and even some with the word 'PEACE'). I arranged them how I wanted them and pinned the top over a piece of yarn. This was helpful in knowing which one I was going to sew next because they were already in order.
I sewed them at the top and around the yarn so that I am still able to move them . This is cool because now I have options to put them really close together or spread them apart depending where they get hung over the years. This year, I plan on hanging this over our living room window where we put our Christmas tree. Right now it's stored in my 'Christmas' bin with all of our other ornaments and random decorations but pretty soon it'll be getting plenty of use. I am really excited how it turned out. Total success!
Oh, and it didn't cost ANYTHING. I already had the fabric. Already owned a sewing machine and all the thread. Already had the yarn from knitting scarves. Recycle. Reuse. Repurpose.
I sewed them at the top and around the yarn so that I am still able to move them . This is cool because now I have options to put them really close together or spread them apart depending where they get hung over the years. This year, I plan on hanging this over our living room window where we put our Christmas tree. Right now it's stored in my 'Christmas' bin with all of our other ornaments and random decorations but pretty soon it'll be getting plenty of use. I am really excited how it turned out. Total success!
Oh, and it didn't cost ANYTHING. I already had the fabric. Already owned a sewing machine and all the thread. Already had the yarn from knitting scarves. Recycle. Reuse. Repurpose.
I have seen a lot of people use regular old Scotch tape to create different designs on their nails on Pinterest - here and here. I have tried it as an accent nail before and it's always worked well but this was my first time trying it on all my nails. The reason I even thought of it was because my regular nail polish was chipping at the ends of my nails but I wasn't ready to take the polish off, so I figured I would just add another layer of color over the chipping. It really worked perfectly. Another success!
All I did was lay little pieces of tape across my nail. Painted. Waited until they dried until removing the tape and voila! A old new manicure. I like it because not only does it give new life to your week old manicure but it's again free. Everyone has different color nail polish and everyone has tape. So easy!
All I did was lay little pieces of tape across my nail. Painted. Waited until they dried until removing the tape and voila! A old new manicure. I like it because not only does it give new life to your week old manicure but it's again free. Everyone has different color nail polish and everyone has tape. So easy!
