Make your own Christmas Tree!

Easy DIY (great for beginners) - Make your own Christmas decor!  A very simple and nice idea to make original decoration for a  Christmas table, a fireplace or just sew  cute little gifts to your loved ones.

You need only your creativity, fun and:

2 triangle of felt
1 wooden stick for BBQ and white acrylic paint
scissors, glue for fabric, needle,
lace, beads, ribbon or decorative elements to your taste.

For Christmas Tree base - a tea/coffee cup, a gravy bowl, a creamer, a cactus pot and sand, small decorative pebbles etc.

Are you ready?

1. Paint the stick by white acryl and let it  to dry well
2. While the stick is in drying process, sew on on triangles lace (lace ribbon or trim etc.)
3. Sew the edges of the triangle, cut the lace to shape the triangle.
3. Insert the white stick into a triangle (you can use a fabric glue), sew up the base of the triangle
4. Sew on the Christmas Tree your decorative elements as you wish

Pink bloom

Pink color - the traditional color of  kindness, love, tenderness and passion. This color is most associated with charm, politeness and sensitivity. Pink palette -  very feminine and romantic.

We love to make toys of pink colors fabric in our workshop. Of course I prefer most of all the pure silk with shimmering effect, but I suppose the cotton is better for  nursery deco and  toddler toys. So cozy and cute!

Rare "pink lipstick" geranium in our garden and gorgeous silk dupioni 

Silk creatures by Cherry Garden Dolls

Small and cute pouch for toddler girl

I like things made of pure silk and linen fabric very much.  Silk - elegance and richness, linen - natural and rustic.

Recently  came home from my Europe trip with full suitcase of european linen textile...I seen the other day all my linen treasures and have thought - I have some work to do.....

So my first one is a purse, made of my both favorite textiles

Handmade dusty rose ornament (a method of sewing these flower I have noted at the exhibition of Imperial dresses in Royal palace...I have my little note-book with me always ))

  
Love this little purse a lot!

So elegant!

Angel`s wings, lavender sachet, free sewing pattern

Lavender sachet is great  idea to fresh linens. The sachets are placed among stored items of clothing to give a fresh fragrance and to deter moths.

Lavender flowers sealed in ordinary boring pouches...maybe it is not so nice for cozy home - it is time to make Angel`s wings Lavender sachet!

Beautiful handmade gift for your friends and family! You can decorate Angel`s wings as you wish, just dont stop your imagination!

My unique wings sewing pattern is very simple. Enjoy to create it!

Spring Garden in my studio

Although Australia is preparing for winter time now, other continents are enjoying warm spring sunshine and their first flowers

Thinking about my favorite season I have created a few new creatures - Tricksy Snails ​​in a spring floral style

Lady with a dusty rose

Blue Snail    Little Boo*Boo

My favorite Snail -  Lady with a sakura  flowers

This last one "Sakura Lady" Snail  is made of pure silk fabric and decorated by handmade flowers. Sakura flowers are made of silk dupioni and hand dried silk ribbon. To create my flowers me helped a very nice shop SesenArtsandCrafts on Etsy whose owner Julie Smith offers a huge selection of handmade silk materials for  art and craft

 

 Have a happy browsing there!

DIY ROSE decor ( brooch, a pendant, sewing ornament) free lesson

Australia prepares for the autumn and winter months. It's time now to prepare and check our warm knitted gloves, hats, scarves and socks. 

mittens

neck-warmer scarf

Although nature is resting after its rapid flowering we have the opportunity to continue to enjoy the beautiful roses in  winter time - we can make an  elegant fabric rose, which will decorate nicely our warm winter clothes. 

It is a brooch, a pendant, sewing decor and a great handmade gift  also - depends of your imagination only.

Here is our free DIY lesson for you. Skill level - beginners and up.

Recommended textile for graft - any delicate  fabrics, our choice - pure silk chiffon.

Basic materials:

1. Brooch pin (for a brooch).
2. Two circles of felt - 5 cm diameter.
3. 4 squares of  fabric approx. 4x4 cm  for a  leaves.
4. Piece (a strip) of fabric  -  approx. 5 cm wide and 40 cm long  for the flower.
5. A few beads  if you wish.

 INSTRUCTION

1.  Sew on the first felt circle the brooch pin and put aside.

2.  Make the leaves  - see my diagram below how to do:

3. Sew the leaves onto the second circle. (pic.1)

4. Make a small knot of  fabric strip and sew on to the center of a circle. (pic. 2)

5. Twist the strip and sew on step by step as a spiral. (pic. 3)

6. Cut off  any excess amount of the strip left over and  fix the end onto the back side of the circle.
7. Sew both circles together accurately at the edges. (pic. 5, 6)

Your gorgeous rose brooch is ready!  

 

 Chic classy look for winter - easy!

Thanks Tanya from elegant store Socksandmittens for permission to use the photos of her fabulous knitwear.