Crafting Tutorial Request To Do List

I love making lists, unfortunately once I’ve made that list I tend to forget where I put it and so I have lots of lists floating around the place XD

This is my attempt to consolidate all of my crafting to do’s and tutorial requests into one thing I can look at. I now post an updated version of this to my mobile blog every few weeks so I figured I would add it here this once so if you guys have requests for posts or tutorials you could leave them in the comments. I know that when consolidating all these lists together I’ve probably most or missed out on some older requests so just let me know in the comments if you’ve requested something that isn’t on the list and I’ll add it again ^_^

Crafting to do soon:

Red are the ones I’m hoping to get to soon Blue are waiting for a day when I can get out the sewing machine.

  • Silicone phone case mod
  • Make pretty cushions (request)
  • Try beading something 3D like phone charms
  • Hime nails tutorial
  • Make a lap protector thingy for driving (request)
  • Chopstick lanterns
  • Faux fux bow wrap thingy
  • Make better laptop bag/cover/thing (request)
  • iMac cover to avoid dust at night (request)
  • Cute oven gloves (request)
  • Tea storage ideas (request)
  • Sew easy comfy romper
  • Paper brief case thing (request)
  • Cuter paper towel holder (request)
  • Crochet water bottle holder (request)
  • Claw clip hair bows (request)
  • Basic Hime Gyaru Dress (request)
  • Wrist protector for mouse pad (request)
  • Embroider black beret
  • Other pom pom hair tie
  • Sew light box
  • Learning to knit, the basics (request)
  • Learning to sew the basics (request)
  • Blythe snow ball scarf
  • Snowball tea cozy
  • Strawberry pompoms
  • Nautical skirt knitted
  • Blythe winter coat
  • Go through entire yarn stash and delegate it to projects.
  • Other things I’ve forgotten -_-‘

Currently on hold because I need more supplies:

  • New phone deco
  • Recycled clip top purse
  • Deco laptop
  • Make fly screens. need Magnets
  • Re-upholster couch in leopard print (or maybe something slightly more tasteful) Need to photoshop the results so I can decide if I like it
  • Embroider handbag (need more thread from Daiso)
  • Nail polish stand. (need more boxes)
  • Cake tissue box cover (need brown felt)
  • Try making frozen yoghurt

Reader requests for the long term:

This is stuff that I will get to eventually but not right now due to lack of materials, ideas, time, inspiration, whatever. If your request isn’t here that means it’s been lost while I was consolidating all my lists so please send it again!

Blue means it’s half done.

  • Something to do with crochet table cloths
  • Redo gradient nail art with solid colours
  • What to do with ugly green eco bags
  • What to do with recycled candy wrappers
  • Home made wedding ring pillow
  • Making ribbon flowers
  • Lolita hair accessories
  • How to host a tea party
  • How to put together a cute hime outfit with off brand items
  • How to store bags
  • What’s in my handbag
  • How to use a dotting tool
  • How to store stockings cutely
  • How to store bracelets
  • Cute nail cases
  • How to make rings and hair accessories
  • How to make the $10 coles dress
  • What are cute/girly iphone apps?
  • How to make cute nail art with fimo
  • How to take nice photos for blogging/photography tips

I feel much more organised now XD Now I’ve just got to set time aside to start tackling it all!

Basic Diagonal Nail Stripe Tutorial Video

This is a really basic nail art tutorial for nice even diagonal stripes 😀 Again no sound, hoping to fix that with the next batch of videos.

This is the basic technique that I used for these nails:

Striped Gradient Nails

So to get the full effect of those nails you would need to do the following:

  1. Pick out 10 individual colours that form a gradient and paint each nail as a base.
  2. Add the diagonal stripes to each finger
  3. Add a cluster of 3 point backed diamantes using clear polish as a glue. Press them into the nails quite hard so they are secure.
  4. Add a couple of heart shaped diamantes to either side of the clusters so they form line from one side of the nail to the other.
  5. Top coat the hell of it and done!

Once you master this technique it’s really versatile and can be used in any number of styles. I hope you guys found this useful 🙂

How To Make A Cute Felt Door Stop

Our bathroom is really poorly designed so there is no way to keep the door to it open, in fact it actually just opens onto the laundry door which was so badly thought through that it can’t physically close all the way either >_< Seeing as the door won’t stay open by itself I decided to make a door stop 😀

Door Stop

What you need:

  • Felt or fabric or something similar
  • Scissors
  • Needle and thread or hot glue gun for quick jobs XD
  • Rice or something equally heavy to fill it with.

Ugh, felt scraps are so messy, I haaaate them >_<

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

First let’s cut a base. This is the shape you should cut out:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now cut the sides! Below you can see the shapes you need, to make the back ones it’s basically a square with a corner cut off. For the front it’s a square with the top cut into a semi circle. Make sure you leave an extra centimeter on each side for a seam allowance.

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now let’s put it together! Start with these piece:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Lay them together like this:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Stitch (or glue if you’re in a hurry hahaha!) down the left side. Open it up and it looks like this:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Repeat on the other side 😀

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now join the two flap pieces to form a back seam like this:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now it’s time to make the front ^_^

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Stitch/glue the front piece around the curve:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Turn the whole thing inside out so the seams are like this:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Stitch/glue the side until you reach the little corner.

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Leaving a hole in each side stitch/glue the seam at the very top!

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now let’s make some ears! Cut a triangle of matching felt and a square of pink.

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Put them together like this and secure:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Fold them up like this and secure:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Time to put the ears in 😀 This is roughly the placement you want to use…

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Fold in the loose edges so the ear is sandwiched between them and stitch/glue!

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now using the hole on the other side, fill it with rice!

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

And close up the hole with the second ear sandwiched in!

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

From the back it looks like this:

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Now add a cute face and you’re good to go!

Cute Door Stop Tutorial

Unfortunately ours suffered a slightly gory death as James was getting dressed, lost his balance and accidentally stamped on it. Brains everywhere >_<

Door Stop

I made another one to replace the blue one then fixed him up to live at a less action packed door XD

Door Stop