Scrap bits

The NON- Tuturial. Coffee cozy

I made this coffee cozy quite a while ago, and I didn't think to take photos of the process.  Sorry!  Next time I will have the steps for you. Maybe I will make another and take step by step photos for you... would you be interested?

I just took a paper cozy from my morning cup of joe and opened it up to trace it onto my material and went 1/4 inch bigger then the paper template for seam allowance.  I cut the back from plain black, and the front I used suiting flannel. Then I attached some different materials and fibers to the front and free motion stitched all over it.  Sewed a bit of leather lace in a loop, and added a clear button.  Pretty easy & fun. I love how it turned out. I am thinking of making a bunch and selling them in my shop, but that would require me to be organized and I am so NOT organized these days!  We'll see.

Much better than those cardboard sleeves, don't you think?

 

Easy Christmas tree decorations

Here is a really easy and fast tutorial for paper covered Christmas trees. I made these to decorate my table for the craft show I was in a couple of weeks ago. These would be great to make with the kids as well.

You will need:

styrofoam cones in various sizes

hot glue gun

cardstock and/or patterned paper in colors of your choice

scissors

optional trim to decorate your tree

Cut your paper into strips. Mine are approx 1 or 1.5 inches wide, but there is no rule here. 

Then cut snips into the strips, and curl them up slightly with the dull edge of your scissors. here is a close up shot of the curled paper on the cone so you can see what I mean.

 
Starting at the bottom, hot glue the strip around the cone. Continue upwards till the cone is covered. To finish the top, roll a piece of paper into a cone shape and glue to the top.

At this point you can add ribbon or trim to finish the tree if you want.

You can use christmas colored paper or go all white and cream- I think that would look cool. I also tried using torn strips of muslin and I really liked how this one turned out.

I think these took me 15 minutes each. Really easy and fast.

If you try them I would love to know how they turn out!