Showing posts with label HANDMADE.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HANDMADE.. Show all posts

11.13.2010

DEATHLY HALLOWS.

In t-minus 6 days Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming out in theaters!! I am too excited for this movie and have been waiting what seems like forever for it to finally premiere! So in celebration of this momentous occasion I made a shirt (as I do every year there is a premiere; ie: last year's shirt read "muggle") of the Deathly Hallows. This shirt was made with a plain white shirt that I got from Wal*mart (totally inexpensive, $3.00 on clearance; note to self: ALWAYS check the clearance section for unexpected deals! There's some great stuff there), some freezer paper (from any convenience/grocery store), and some black spray fabric paint (Michael's, JoAnns, Wal*mart; puff paint would work too).(Below are the pictures of the shirt I made for Harry Potter! I didn't take pictures of the process for this one, I just took pictures after I added each element.)









For this particular movie, I figured "What better symbol to put than the Deathly Hallows themselves?" If anyone is as die-hard a Harry Potter fan as I, they will recognize the symbol :) (As seen in the above pictures.) So here are the simple steps to making your own home-made, one-of-a-kind t-shirt:

1.) Find a nice, plain shirt in the color of your choice (this particular shirt is ovrsized and loose-fitting, very comfy. Any v-neck or crew-neck shirt would be great!)

2.) Get fabric paint. They come in tubes or spray paint but make sure it's for fabric so that when you wash the shirt later the paint doesn't fade or bleed out (Note: if the shirt is a darker color like purple or blue you may want to choose a paint that will show up better like gray or white)

3.) Cut out the symbol, words, shapes, etc. that you want to put on your shirt (Note: I cut these shapes out on a Cricut on the lowest speed as to not rip the freezer paper because it is very thin)

4.) Iron on the freezer paper to your shirt. Make sure that whatever words or shapes you want are centered on the shirt measuring from both sides so that you don't get a crooked picture; Once you put the paint on there's no turning back!!

5.) Once you've ironed on your design, paint the voided areas in the color of your choice. If you are using spray paint, make sure you cover up the entire shirt but for the design you want to paint or else you WILL get paint splatters everywhere. Also, make sure you put carboard, paper or some other type of barrier in between the layers of the shirt so that the paint doesn't bleed through to the back of your shirt. Below is an example of the "Team Edward" shirt I made for the Eclipse premiere!!



6.) After the applied paint dries, peel off the freezer paper and you should have a very neat and clean t-shirt!! Super easy and really fun to do!!

10.20.2010

FALL/WINTER.


The seasons are changing and cold weather is actually deciding to stay with us. And what is GREAT about cold weather?? Being able to wear scarves, gloves, boots and all other clothes and accessories affiliated with winter! One EXTREMELY easy and affordable DIY project is to make your own gloves. This is a nice crafty activity because you don't actually have to sew or knit your own gloves. You can find a really cheap yet good quality glove at places like Target, Michaels or Jo-ann Fabrics. The fun part is getting buttons, lace, fabric and other things to embellish these gloves to make them fun and unique!

What you need:
1.) One pair of inexpensive gloves or mittens
2.) Buttons, fabric, lace, fabric paint, etc.
3.) Glue gun or fabric glue to adhere embellishments on gloves; you can also sew on embellishments if you are a more experienced "crafture" as i like to call it =)

Plus side: Perfect inexpensive DIY gift for Christmas!!

Pattern for knitted fingerless gloves coming soon!!

10.04.2010

LATEST ENDEAVOR.


Srunched Jersey Necklaces with a variety of different metal chains.

**(DIY instructions to come)

6.13.2010

photo charms.



Found these really cute charms where you can insert your own photo. My cousin LOVES Taylor Lautner so I thought, "why not?!" and stuck his face on a charm. :) note: also braided leather in dark brown.

6.01.2010

braided charm bracelets.





Some better quality pictures of the charm bracelets I made for graduation gifts.

5.27.2010

homemade gifts.


Super busy lately! But since graduations are among us I decided to make my gifts instead of buying them (naturally)! :) I made these braided leather charm bracelets for a couple of my cousins. Very easy to make, not at all time consuming and fun! I used a leather rope and braided them, added ribbon ends to connect to the clasps so it goes on like a charm bracelet. I also added charms using jump rings to fasten them onto the bracelet itself. Here is a preview picture, kind of blurry. Will post better pictures soon.

3.26.2010

Button Earrings.


These are "design your own button" earrings. At any craft store or even Wal-Mart they have button makers that you can buy that come with sets of buttons and backings. What you do is cover the button with your choice of fabric and add the backing once the fabric is in place. Then you have your own custom, decorative button.

These are just examples of some earrings we've made.

hair accessories.





These are different hair accessories we've made. Flower headbands and feather clips mostly. All are handmade and super simple and easy to make.

[WHAT YOU NEED: felt for the backing, feathers, synthetic flowers, decorative buttons, glue gun, headbands]

3.23.2010

More Jersey Necklaces...






tags read: "handmade by Krate."

SO easy to make and fun too. It's as easy as cutting and tying knots.

jersey necklaces.

About a month ago my sister and I started making these jersey/knit necklaces for people. We got the idea online because we wanted to buy them but they were pretty pricey! So for a frugal way to get them, we made our own.

This particular one has knitted strands that i hand knitted myself (cast on 4 and st st until long enough)

First necklace! What do u guys think? Knitted some strands to give it texture.