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Soft Toy Handbag

Did you always wanted to make a handbag from a soft toy?
I found a tutorial for this now :)

And if you feel this is too silly try to make a giant inflatable plastic animal from your soft toy ;-))

Links:
How to Make a Soft Toy into a Handbag
via: Soft Toy Handbag

Here at unikatissima:
Giant Plastic Inflatable Dino

Sweater Trophies

I’m completely amazed by these ‘trophies’! ;-)
I’m sure that you can make the shape yourself, e.g. from recycled cardboard and tape or even plaster.

If you don’t like this so much, you still can make sweater boots, a scarf from your old sweater or you can unravel it for the yarn ;-)

Links:
Sweater Trophies (Deer trophies)

Here at unikatissima:
Upcycled Sweater Boots
Sweater Scarf
Recycled Yarns

Random Pleating

Links of entry

Well, because I’m not one for working accurately possibly this random pleating was the right thing for me?!
;-))

Links:
Random Pleating (messy pleating? – how do i do this. *UPDATED* w/ pic tutorial)

I presented several techniques already to make cords but I’d never thought about this simple and yet so cute idea: place yarns side by side and sew together with a zig zag stitch.
Brilliant!
Unfortunately I can’t do this because my sewing machine doesn’t have a zig zag stitch.
I think I will go on with braiding, weaving, knitting and crochet ;-))

Links:
Quick Cords (Schnelle Schnüre) (German)
Google translation to English

Here at unikatissima:
Fingerloop Braiding
Kumihimo
Clothesline Knitting or Filled I-cord
Clothesline Crochet
Entries with the tag ‘cord’

Sewn Potholders

Links of entry

I find these sewn potholders soo beautiful!
I even tried it once but it didn’t work: I wanted to sew on spirals, but the stitching made the fabric pucker up completely although I made the stitch length as long as possible.
Probably the needle thread tension was too high or the like, I have to try it once more.
Somewhen ;-))

Links:
Easy Peasy Pot Holders and a wallet winner!
via: easy potholders

Mouse Coin Purse

Links of entry

Well, I find this mouse really cute :)

The tutorial is in Chinese, but you can let it translate to English or German.

Links:
Mouse Coin Purse (Chinese)
English Google translation of article
German Google translation of article
via: Küçük fareli cüzdan

Toilet Paper (Wedding) Dresses

Links of entry

When I read about Toilet Paper Wedding Dresses, I first thought that this is nonsense.
Until I saw the photos of the previous contests: Wow!

And if you think this is posh, simply try the newspaper dress ;-)

Links:
Toilet Paper Wedding Dresses (Cheap Chic Wedding Contest Has Declared The 2009 Winner!)
via: Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest (Wedding Contest 2010…It’s Our Sixth Annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest)

Here at unikatissima:
Newspaper Dress

Faux Quilt Votives

Links of entry

I find this idea really great, too: simply scan old quilts, print, sew a little and wrap around a votive ;-)
It’s a little bit as with the Fabric/Paper Place Mat.
And I think that it would look wonderful, too, with a paper Crazy Quilt!

By the way: the paper gets more transparent when you paint it slightly with oil.
It will smell a while, but then the smell disappears ;-)

On the page she also shows how to print the quilt picture onto inkjet T-shirt transfer and embellish leather with it – great!

Links:
Faux Quilt Votives (Faux Vintage Quilt Fun)

Here at unikatissima:
Fabric/Paper Place Mat
Papier Crazy Quilt

Fabric/Paper Place Mat

Links of entry

When I saw these place mats I was compleeetly thrilled: that’s exactly what I love so much!
She seems to use as well fabric as paper – many of these self coloured.
And I do love to work with paper, e.g. at my paper shopping bag or my paper Crazy Quilt ;-)

Links:
Fabric/Paper Place Mat (Fall Fiber Place Mat Tutorial)

Here at unikatissima:
Paper Shopping Bag
Paper Crazy Quilt