Tag: Material

• Upcycling – Kids Stool from a spindle

  As you well know I have been known to stumble across a lot of (what many would refer to as ‘junk’) items for my up-cycling projects from the footpath. I stooped to a new low for this one. They were found in the skip at our block, where the builders toss all their house building…

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  August 18, 2011

  Animals, Art, Birds, Creative, Furniture, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, Material, nursery, patterns, stool, Transformation, Wood

  crafty, DIY, fabric, Furniture, how to, Interior, interior decorating, junk, kids, Material, nursery, owls, red, rubbish, spindle, stool, trees, tutorial, up-cycling, upcycling

• A card making extravaganza

  This card making extravaganza all started in the month before baby Heidi was due to arrive, it happened like this… I was very pregnant I had finished work I was getting bored Desperately looking for something to help kill the time (and take my mind of the impending birth) Decided to make some cards to…

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  July 22, 2011

  Animals, Art, Creative, Material, paper, paper, Sewing

  card, craft, die cut, dragonfly, gingham, hand made, making, Material, stamp, stripe, thank you

• Sewing (more) things

  In follow-up to my previous post Sewing Things… I have added a few more items to my list of things I have made with my machine. I can safely say I am getting back into the swing of sewing again after 20 years away from a machine.

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  June 24, 2011

  Clothes, Creative, kids rooms, Material, nursery, patterns, Sewing, Transformation

  baby, beach, bloomers, child, clothes, colour, dress, infant, jumpsuit, kids, letter, machine, Material, nappy cover, nursery, pants, pattern, sewing, stripe, stripey, todler, towel, trim, trimming

• Twirling Betty takes the cake

  My dear friend of 25 years, and fellow crafty person Twirling Betty was recently contacted by Master Chef magazine to feature her cake buntings. I am not surprised, because they are simply stunning! Now is the perfect time to share with you the talents of Twirling Betty before she becomes famous and backed-up with orders…

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  June 17, 2011

  Animals, Art, cake, cake, cake decorating, Cooking, Creative, dessert, paper, Photography, Snack, Transformation

  banner, birthday, bunting, cake, card, celebration, decorating, decoration, floral, Material, patterns, twirling betty, visor, wedding

• Sewing things

  I’ve been busy with the sewing machine the last few weeks. Babies are popping out all over the place, so have been making towels for other peoples babies, and managed to squeeze in some things for Heidi too. Here’s what I’ve been up to… Making a towel for little a little Angus…. Using this beautiful…

  belindalangler

  June 3, 2011

  bathroom, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, Material, nursery, patterns, Sewing

  bunting, floral, flowers, letter, Material, pattern, sewing, sewing machine, towel

• Robin Red Breast (seed pod) Mobile

  

  I was at mum’s the other day, and on the book shelf were these little, coloured birds placed in an ornamental tree – on closer inspection I realised that these little birds were made from seed pods! Bernice then took over, and began demanding answers – who made those birds? Where did the seed pods…

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  February 25, 2011

  Animals, Art, Birds, collect, Interior Decoration, kids rooms, Material, mobile, nursery, paper, paper, Sewing, Transformation, Wood

  bird, Birds, craft, decoration, decore, dowel sticks, glue, interior decorating, kids, kurrajong, Material, mobile, nursery, red, robin red breast, room, satin, seed pod, sewing, stuffing