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!

Bouquet for a doll. DIY lesson

Free DIY lesson

How to make a Bouquet for a doll

Skills level - beginner and up 
Basic material - cotton/silk fabric, filling material,  lace, trim, floral motives, buttons, beads and etc. as you wish and FUN!

 INSRTUCTION

Draw the pattern of the Bouquet - a circle and a cone (remember a formula : width of a cone top =  (1/2 of circle`s diameter) x  3.14

1. Sew the cone and fill it with stuffing material.

2. Sew the top of the Bouquet  - it is a small hat shape pincushion (paper circle, textile, stuffing material)

3. I have used a special liquid "Fray Stoppa" to applique a few drops on the edges of a leafs

4. Sew on pincushion your flowers, beads, leafs, butterflies and etc!

5.  Attach the cone to your pincushion

6. All done! 

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!

Babushka doll, how I make it

I admire to make Babushka - Matryoshka rag dolls. They are colorful, pretty and very decorative. In Russian folk culture Matryoshka doll is a symbol of motherhood. 

I have painted traditional wooden babushka dolls, but I like to create plush fabric ones better - but all my babushka dolls have hand-painted cute faces, so they are not identical, just look as a sisters )


Here I'll show you how I make the babushka doll:

1. Instructions for ordinary babushka doll

If you want to decorate you doll - easy to do this part of work now. You can do it then the doll is finished also. I do decorating before and after sewing. Decoratw full width of the dress part

Pin the two pieces together (as if the fabric was inside out) Keep the divide between the shawl and dress) according the line on the sewing pattern and mark the outline of the pattern (I use a special craft pen, but you can use a pencil).

Leave a gap at the base of the doll for stuffing. For the babushka doll with stable bottom (that can stand upright) see more description how to make it below.

Sew Front and Back together. Dont forget the gap!

2 Babushka doll with a stable bottom

2. Instraction for the stable bottom of the doll.
To make it clear this part of work I use 2 pieces of fabrics - front is yellow and back is red

Г shape unsewed parts of product let you make the stable bottom! The gap for stuffing is in the middle of the bottom

Oh! Almost has done!

Last step  is my favorite -  I use sewing glue or sew on the face of the doll and decorate her.

Hello! My name is Olivia!

Babushka rag doll

Garden. How I have decorated my boring fence.

I  admire vintage willow pattern china! Love this white and blue color scheme, this miniature images and I would like to have numerous collection of this pieces! but now I have got  only a little bit of them and I have hanged my treasures in the garden

Perhaps it is an interesting idea to decorate a boring fences in the garden :-) All my finds came from thrift shops. 
According  my "willow pattern love" I have created a few plush toys of such fabric.

Tricksy snail (she loves tea parties)

and Russian Babushka rag doll

Even I have made a special order of 3 Babushka Dolls - ladies love willow pattern china as well!

Beach girls are ready for yummy fresh berries cocktiles!

Rag dolls love to swim also! Nice beaches, shells, waves, fashion swimsuits, beach umbrellas and - of course ice-cream!  Lets have FUN with us!

Some curvy lady prefers the striped swimsuit !  Good fashion taste!

DIY A cozy cottage for fairy

I'm sure - everyone needs a cozy warm home to be happy. And I thought - once I sew a rag doll and toys, why not make a dream house for the fairies and share this idea?
So - lets make Fairy Cottage!

Free DIY with pics! Use your small pieces of fabric - do not throw them away!

Skills level - beginner and up 
Size approx.18 x 9 cm  (7.28" x  3.54")
Basic material - cotton fabric, filling material,  lace, trim, floral motives, buttons, beads and etc. as you wish and FUN!

INSTRUCTION

1. Sew together two pieces of fabric - our roof and walls.
2. Make a door for the cottage - attach lace as a first step. I have used a sewing press button to make a lock for the door.
3. I advise decorating the house according to your preference at this step - time to use your imagination! I have attached a lace sleeve pocket also - small, but I can put in a greeting tag, coins, small jewelry...Use a special sewing marker.  
4. I have sewed the door - for me it is easier to do this part of the work at this stage.
5. Draw a house pattern on  fabric pieces, do not cut. Remember the chimney! 1. - Stitch the house, 2 - cut ( left 5mm edge!) 
Fill the fairy cottage with your choice of  filling. Please remember - it is a nice opportunity to make a lavender sachet also!
6. Congrats! Lovely cottage - any fairy would like to live in such beautiful house!

In the Cherry Garden there is now a  Marshmallow Kingdom or Fairy Village!

Faeries know -to get a cozy cottage - the first step is just to think about it :-)


Here -  StudioFantasies you can draw your lovely dream house to order - what and where do you want to live! Wish and your dreams can come true!

Free sewing pattern