Mid week already! I love Wednesdays, they are always so busy but lots of fun! Emma has dance class, the kids come to the gym after school, wrestling and club tonight! Whoo hooo!!!
I forgot to share with you my pillow gifts from last week. Whenever my team and I travel to a Stampin' Up! event we exchange a little handmade something that we call Pillow Gifts. It's a fun way to start the stamping experience! I'll share what I received (they were amazing gifts, thank you ladies!) in the near future (have to take pictures of them still). In the meantime this is what I made.
I used the new Twitterpatted fabric (so sweet!) to make these wristlets to hold your keys. They were fun to put together and were well received.
I got the idea for this project HERE. I used these metal rings from Michaels(in the sewing section) as I figured we could hook our key chains onto this ring and now you have an easy to find and easy to hold. Rather than using the batting as suggested on the blog I found it, I used some strapping I had that I had purchased at Fabricland. I'll try and shoot a video on how I put these together (but don't hold your breath as my "to do list" is rather long right now:)
Don't look too carefully at the stitching (my sewing machine didn't like how thick the fabric was). but this gives you an idea of how it is assembled. Basically you have two pieces of fabric, one with the strapping in it, sewn on top of each other. Then you sew it into a circle (use a zig zag stitch) and make sure you put the metal ring in the circle before stitching it together.
Then pick some sort of "wrap" (ribbon, fabric...whatever you like) and sew it over the seam. And voila....you have a cute key wristlet! Hope you like it!
Alrighty, off to "start" the day! I hope yours is as fun as mine will be! Take care,
Heather
How cute are these!! You did a fabulous job! Thank you for sharing. :)
Posted by: Lorie B. | February 06, 2012 at 11:16 PM
I've been thinking about these since you posted them and I want to try to make them! Are they really hard?? I just ordered that fabric!
Posted by: Ally | February 01, 2012 at 11:33 AM
OMG, love these, I can't wait to watch the video..oh wait...I need to learn how to sew first!! Thanks again for the inspiration!!
Posted by: Anne Granger | January 25, 2012 at 10:50 PM
Oh my Heather! These are darling! I too can't wait for the video!!! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Rose Marie Coleman | January 25, 2012 at 12:35 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Can't wait for the video. I would love to make some of these. Thank you :)
Posted by: Brenda Brueckner | January 25, 2012 at 12:32 PM
I made the same ones!!! and used the same tutorial!! Great minds think alike!! I love that you used the fabric for the "ribbon". I used retired pink grosgrain for mine! Here's a link to mine:
http://www.stampwithtammy.com/2012/01/another-leadership-gift.html
Posted by: Tammy Fite | January 25, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Aw! I wanna sleep with you! Um, I don't think that came out right?! lol I want to ROOM with you....there you go! =)
Posted by: Kristyne Brandt | January 25, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Oh my, I bookmarked those instructions WEEKS AGO in the vain hope I'd make time to run some up for my roomie at Leadership. Nope, didn't happen. I'm in awe, Heather! These are just gorgeous :)
Posted by: Emma F | January 25, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Those look sooo CUTE Heather! I Would LOVe one of these! Can't sew you know! LOL Great way to use that SU Material! :O)
Posted by: Theresa McK | January 25, 2012 at 09:43 AM
Love them! Will be watching for the video Heather!!
Posted by: Lynda | January 25, 2012 at 09:24 AM
These are adorable Heather! You never cease to amaze me...see you tonight :)
Posted by: |Birdie | January 25, 2012 at 06:50 AM