Tag: Sewing

Day 7 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

Deck the halls with boughs of plastic tinsel! Fa-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la!

Day 7 is upon us! And I only realised this morning that we’re already half way through this little series! (Time flies when you’re having fun!)

Donning my honesty hat, I must admit the only thing I didn’t like about this tinsel wreath is that it was messy to make!

I had bits of tinsel everywhere allover my sewing room and little specks of red glitter from the ribbon in some of the most awkward of body places!

But apart from that, it was a hoot to make and it now hangs in place at my front door!

Tomorrow, my beautiful dog Lucy takes centre stage, modelling a sweet canine/feline project for Day 8 of Christmas Crafts!

Until then…

Happy Festive Sewing Friends!! xx

Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

Get out your cookie cutters, Christmas paper and scissors and join me in making this speedy 3D Paper Star Garland!

I love how effective this simple little project turned out! I have mine hanging joyfully on my bedroom door!

Coming your way tomorrow on Day 7, I’ll show you the how-to to making a very speedy, very simple door wreath!

Happy Sewing Friends!! xx

Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

‘O, Christmas Tree! O, Christmas Tree! How lovely are your branches…’

Looking for an easy little project to do with the kids over Christmas? Well look no further!

This has to be one of the most sweetest, quickest and easiest festive crafts to get stuck into!

If you don’t like the whole photo frame idea, leave the photo step out and hang it up as is!

It’ll still look really Christmassy on the tree!

Day 6 is coming your way tomorrow – another super-dooper quick and easy project! Whoo!

Happy Festive Sewing Friends! xx

Day 4 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

Ohh, this is one of my favourite Handmade Christmas items I’ve made this year…

Although it may look a little complicated to make (I didn’t make it seem easy by rushing through each step in the video! My bad!), I found myself on to making the next lil’ stocking with 10 minutes or so! Once I found my groove I was off producing, like a little factory!

Give making one a go by printing out my dodgy amateur pattern from my Flickr page.

I made each one a little more personal by free-hand embroidering each name onto the cuff. (A lovely little touch if may say so myself!)

See you tomorrow for Day 5! (You’ll be humming ‘O, Christmas Tree’ all day long!)

Happy Seasonal Sewing Friends!! xx

Day 3 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

And so, Day 3 is upon us!

Here is a super simple, super effective Christmas Card that can be easily made within 10 minutes!

Enjoy!!

Happy Festive Sewing/Making Friends!! xx

Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

Today’s little craft is a sweet little Hessian Bird Tree Ornament, the very same that I recently demonstrated at a Christmas Craft Night at my local Spotlight.

I forgot to mention yesterday, that the supply lists and instructions for each project will be in the description box of every video.

I hope that having them there will help you in making your own crafts at home!

Happy Festive Sewing Friends! xx

Day 1 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts

The day is finally here to begin sharing with you what I’ve been busily been working on over the past weeks!

Introducing Day 1 of 12 Days of Christmas Crafts with 3and3quarters! Enjoy!

Happy Festive Sewing Friends!! xx

Hello Christmas Crafts!

This coming Friday, the 13th of December, I’ll be launching my little 12Days of Christmas Crafts series on my YouTube channel! Yay!

I’ll be uploading some fun and simple craft projects everyday of the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

In this little series, I chose a range of different crafts that contain the use of paper, fabrics, lots of hot glue and glitter, paint, natural resources and simple sewing machine work.

The level of these crafts range from simplistic kids crafts (with adult supervision of course!) up to some that are for the more experienced crafter/sewer.

In each video I’ve included easy step-by-step instructions along with where I found my inspiration! (Here’s lookin’ at you Pinterest!).

All of the videos are short’n’sweet and are visually informative.

So I hope you enjoy watching from Friday onwards (I’ll post each one on my blog as we go along) and create a menagerie of Christmas crafts this season!

Happy Festive Sewing Friends!! xx

Quiet Crafty Times

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front over the past week…

But it’s been all for a good reason, honest!

I’ve come along so quickly in getting all of my Handmade Christmas goodies finished that I’ve taken up the chance to film a little Christmassy craft series on my YouTube channel. (Is it possible to feel dread and excitement over something in equal measure?).

I’ll be launching the series (fingers crossed!) Friday December 13th!

Oopsie! I’m not going to say to much more but be on the look out next week for a post fully introducing you to my radical festive idea which will include a nifty little highlights reel! (Ooooo-aahhh!)

I was inspired to get filming by my latest guilty pleasure purchase; a somewhat early Christmas present for myself (Why not?, I say!).

Canon EOS 600D
Canon EOS 600D

I’ve been self-training myself on all the in’s-and-out’s of this sweet little do-dad and I’m having SO much fun experimenting, exploring and creating with it!

Best purchase of the year in my opinion!!

Any-who, I shall be off.

I’ve got lots more filming and editing to do before I unveil my secret little project (which is not so much a secret anymore…darn it!).

Happy Festive Sewing Friends! xx

This week’s battle cry…

http://weknowmemes.com/generator/
http://weknowmemes.com/generator/

Christmas fabrics ready? CHECK!

Patterns finalised? CHECK!

Sewing machine ready? CHECK!

Bing Crosby crooning Christmas carols at me? CHECK!

Hot summery weather outside? CHECK!

‘Tis the Season has truly arrived in my household (I’m still giddy at the thought that it’s December already!!) and I’m in ‘Make all the Presents’ mode!

I absolutely love this time of year!

I love the carol singing, the house decorating, the food (!!), making of the food, catching up with loved ones as well as celebrating the extraordinary love of God through the birth of Jesus Christ!

I also love the thrill and delight of making special one-of-a-kind somethings for my nearest-and-dearests; a simple present that has been made with love and creative festive spirit!

Happy days lie ahead indeed!!

Happy Festive Sewing Friends!! xx