Valentine’s DIY ideas

January 23, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Free Printable Valentine's Day Card by thisblogisnotforyou.com Hi everyone!

It’s that time of the year again… So here comes a quick recap of last year’s Valentines DIY ideas and articles.

How about some cute Free Printable Valentine’s Day Cards *made by me* ? Check them out by clicking on the picture below.

In case you’re looking for a cute DIY idea for your loved one – here’s one! I enjoyed making this one last year and Mr Thisblogisnotforyou loved it!

However, if you’re not a big fan of Valentine’s Day, this article might be for you.

Last but not least – for all of you waiting for some more sewing-related posts, be reassured they’re on the way. I had quite a few days off lately and did A LOT of sewing. However, nothing is finished yet since I started several projects instead of finishing the first one. Ooops.

Soo…there will be a cape, one or more dresses, maybe a finished project I started over a year ago and …. yes? MENSWEAR! Yes. Menswear. If I finish to fit that %&$$§%/$ pattern properly. Something is wrong with Mr Thisblogisnotforyou’s arms. That much I can tell you.

Happy Sewing!
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Soundtrack for today: The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

Pretty in pink: handmade owl mittens and a beanie

November 25, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

handmade knitted owl mittens by thisblogisnotforyou.com Hi everyone! Yes – I’m still alive (and making handmade stuff)!

I was busy working and helping to prepare my brother’s wedding. My sewing machine is covered in dust and my to-sew-list keeps growing relentlessly. But while babysitting a few times a week I still get to knit quite a lot.
I’ve made two beanies, two pairs of mittens and a scarf so far. Working on socks and a third beanie at the moment. Enough wool to get started on a couch blanket is on its way 🙂

I haven’t had time to take pics of all the knitted makes, but here some pics of the pink mittens and beanie I made for my sister-in-law.

handmade knitted owl mittens by thisblogisnotforyou.com

You’ll probably have seen these owl mittens already as everyone who knits already made these at least once, after they appeared in the Mollie Makes magazine a few weeks ago.
I used two different wools – the same two colours I used for making this beanie:

It’s a lace & cable pattern I made myself. Unfortunately you can’t really see it in this picture. But I’ll be making at least another beanie with this pattern and will take proper pictures then!

What have you been up to lately?

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Crafty Fox Market & my October WIPs

October 9, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

Kayleigh O'Mara

Hi everyone!

Yes, I’m still alive. And yes, I’m still busy and need to figure out my new work schedule, sewing and blogging balance. To prove to you that I’m still working hard on my 27 Dresses Challenge, I even took some pics of my Work In Progress *spoiler alert*!

But first of all I wanted to share some of the stuff I admired (and bought) at the Crafty Fox Market in Brixton last Sunday. Daniela from Ela Sews And Doesn’t Sleep invited me to come with her, which was super sweet and if she hadn’t asked me I wouldn’t have known about the Crafty Fox Market in the first place. The location was absolutely wonderful, but I forgot to take pictures.

crafty fox market

One of my absolute favourite traders was Kayleigh O’Mara, who sold (next to other things) super cute shrink plastic brooches. After standing in front of the brooches for almost 15 minutes I HAD to buy some. I picked a super cute polar bear and a badger (see pic above).

The polar bear now found its place on my new beanie and I love it!

kayleigh O'mara

And yes! You guessed right – my order of shrink plastic arrived this morning! Let’s make some fun jewelry this autumn.

forgotten stitches *Blurry Pic Alarm*

One of the other traders, Forgotten Stitches, sold beautiful vintage-looking dolls. Aww! Unfortunately way out of my budget, but you can check them out here.

By the way, the Crafty Fox Autumn market exhibitors have been selected by guest curators, one of them being Tilly Walnes (you know her from Tilly and the Buttons).

Other traders I absolutely loved (actually I loved all of them, but these are the very best):

Jimbo Art had super cute and fun designs – plates, cups and art prints.

Ladybird Likes sold these cute pug and owl collar clips (amongst other things).

For a list of all traders, check out the Crafty Fox website. It’s absolutely worth it! Most of them have web or etsy shops, your chance to get your share of handmade froufrou if you missed the market last weekend!

Now, to prove to you that I’m not just hanging around being lazy and taking a break from blogging, here’s the chance to sneak a peek at my WIPs!

WIP by thisblogisnotforyou.com

Currently I’m finishing a jacket, working on a dress and refashioning a skirt. Oh, and I started knitting a scarf. You can try and guess what is what in the pictures above. 🙂

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Painted Shirt – London Souvenirs

September 26, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

Painted Shirt DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

Isn’t this little boy adorable? 🙂

Last weekend I showed my sister, who visited me in London, how to paint a jersey shirt. We had bought this one from Primark’s sale rack and it seemed to be missing something.

We found these adorable Puddin’ the Pug drawings by Jake Barlow online and my sis decided to print one out and use it for her shirt.

Painted Shirt DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com We used transfer paper to transfer the picture onto the shirt. This one leaves very pale yellow lines on the fabric you can easily paint over.We traced the yellow marking lines with a fabric marker and then used black fabric paint and a small paint brush.After painting we left it to dry and then ironed it, left side up. Painted Shirt DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

The picture quality isn’t the best, because we finished late at night. 😀

By the way, my sister’s visit has been the reason why it has been so quiet around here. I’m working on several projects at the moment – so keep your eyes peeled!

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Inspiration wall DIY

September 11, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Inspiration Wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com Hi everyone!

I wanted to share something with you I made without using my sewing machine!

I love inspiring pictures and photographs and also keep collecting postcards from museum gift shops. I wanted to hang these up on the wall without having to make too many holes in the wall.

Here are three super easy and fun ways to decorate your walls with your inspiration or pictures.

Polystyrene Pinboard:

I made this useing polystyrene sheets (these were left from the packaging material of our IKEA wardrobe) and duct tape.

I covered the edges with duct tape to make them look more finished.

inspiration wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

Now the fun part! After printing out all my favourite pics onto photo paper, I started arranging them which took quite a lot of time.

inspiration wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

I used these short pins to pin everything in place. inspiration wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

Cardboard & Wrapping Paper

inspiration wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com

This one is even easier if you want to avoid the hours of arranging and pinning.

inspiration wall DIY by thisblogisnotforyou.com With this one I used some cardboard (also left from our IKEA shopping trip), duct tape and wrapping paper.