by VioletLeBeaux | Jan 27, 2011 | Craft, Other-Tutorials, Tutorial
Some of the things I made for people this Christmas were felt because I’ve been having a lot of fun trying new designs with it. So here are a couple of things I made and quick instructions on how I did them.
This felt flower was quite simple but looks really pretty when worn ^_^
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Start off with a long rectangle, cut slits in like this:
Turn the slits into petals and cut chunks out of the bottom …
With a needle and thread run through each of the bumps once…
Pull together and form a circle. Tie off ^_^
String in some pearls and add a hair clip on the back, finished!
Another hair clip/brooch/whatever. Simply done, cut out all the pieces…
Stitch together then add something to the back to attach it… done 😀
Lastly a very special pen case! Measure the pens and cut out around them, don’t forget the flap too!
Cut out a top piece…
Stitch up the sides and cut slits for the closure…
Add some hearts and a ribbon and it’s done!
Do you guys prefer made or bought presents? |
by VioletLeBeaux | Jan 26, 2011 | Beauty, Review
The other day when I posted about the Illamasqua eye pencila couple of people asked about the eyeshadow I was wearing, well here it is! It was one of the items in the MBBE gift bags as you can see below 😀
It’s the Estée Lauder Pure Colour Eyeshadow in “Enchanted Forest Shimmer”.
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Just with the shadow and mascara:
The price here in Aus for one of these is $42 (according to their website) which is on par with other high end brands here. Unfortunately as per usual here in Aus we pay more than twice as much for most of our cosmetics that those overseas for absolutely no reason whatsoever >:( |
The quality is very lovely, it really glides on and it’s quite pigmented without looking fluorescent. I think it’s a really nice way to do a non-natural colour without being too over the top. The colour lasted all day for me with no problems and stayed where it was supposed to.
With liner and the rest of my make up:
VERDICT: High end brand and therefore out of my budget… still very good quality, lasts well through the day and doesn’t migrate. DO WANT (but not at Australian prices).
by VioletLeBeaux | Jan 25, 2011 | Craft, Storage/Utility-Tutorials, Tutorial
If you’re anything like me, your needles and pins tend to wander which is really terrible when they wander somewhere your feet tend to go too *_* I have a pin cushion but I don’t like keeping needles in there so I set about making myself a little needle case.
This is what I ended up with:
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What I used:
- Plastic case that some nail supplies came in. You could either make something similar out of felt or find something along these lines.
- Pretty paper or paint
- Pen, scissors
- Felt
- Needle and thread
- Glue gun
- Decorations eg. rhinestones.
First thing, trace around the outside of your container onto the pretty paper and cut out 2 of that shape.
You should have something like this:
Fit them into the inside of the container. They should be very snug so they don’t fall out.
Alternatively you could paint the container, here’s one I did another time to hold my letter writing stuff:
Now cut out a bunch of felt pieces which also fit on the inside. I cut mine in both full length and sections:
Then stitch them together down the side to form a booklet:
And using the glue gun put a line of glue down the spine and glue it into the container.
Like this:
When you close it all it will look like this:
I decided to add another strip of felt on the other side to hold my most used needles:
Add your needles or pins!
And decorate the front! I used some diamantes from my stash ^_^
A cell phone charm to make it easy to carry and find and it’s all finished!
Now there will be no more stepping on them or losing them and the case is pretty damn cute if I do say so myself XD What do you all think? |
