Using our logo LOL (love on a leash) I made one out of a rubber eraser.
What you need
- Eraser
- Pencil
- Craft knife
Method
Do not do what I have done above. Everything on a stamp MUST be written out backwards. Important note, write it backwards.
A little while ago I bought a small business, selling pet accessories and products. We have our first market coming up and I wanted to make a stamp to go onto our tags. Using our logo LOL (love on a leash) I made one out of a rubber eraser. What you need
MethodDraw your image onto the eraser. Do not do what I have done above. Everything on a stamp MUST be written out backwards. Important note, write it backwards. Ahh better, backwards. Grab a craft knife and cut away the eraser you don't need. Use as an ordinary stamp.
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Today I attempt to make a two layer cotton petticoat. I want to make a petticoat to go under a dress I have made, poof it out a bit. You can make petticoats out of tulle, and they look smashing but I haven't got any. Well, I do but its very stiff stuff and will be too poofy for what I want, besides tulle is scratchy. I'm going to go with cotton, a 100% cotton petticoat, the sort I always imagine little Bo peep wearing. I don't have a pattern for this and I've never made one of these before, I'm just going to wing it and see what happens. The General Rule for the petticoat I used is this: Waistband - waist measurement Tier 1 - Desired length X waist x2 Tier 2 - Desired length X 250cm Tier 3 - Desired length X 500cm MethodWorking out the desired length of each tier First I needed to know how long the petticoat needed to be so I measured my dress from waist to hem. It measured 53cm. I think usually petticoats have about 3 tires (short ones at least). I divided the skirt length 53 by 3. I wanted the bottom tier to be shorter than the other two. The lengths I settled on are: Tier 1 - 20cm Tier 2 - 20cm Tier 3 - 13cm 20 + 20 + 13 = 53. Perfect! * I remembered to add a seem/hem allowance and changed the lengths to 22, 22, 15 cm. sorry about the photos, it was night, everything kept going out blue. Next I cut out the elastic waistband, and all three tiers. The elastic I cut at 60cm (my waist) Tier 1 = 22 X 120cm (my waist X 2) Tier 2 = 22 X 250cm Tier 3 = 15 X 500 You only need to cut one strip of fabric to make each tier. I worked my way from the bottom tier up 3-2-1-waistband. I started by hemming tier 3 Next I gathered tier 3 (along the edge that hadn't been hemmed) Pinned and sewed to tier 2. (sewing right sides together) Then I gathered tier 2, pinned and sewed it to tier 1. There we are all 3 tiers sewn together. that's everything that goes in to the skirt. Next I sewed up the sides of the skirt, now it forms a circle. That's it, that's one layer of the petticoat complete. I made a double layer petticoat, so I followed the instructions above and made another identical skirt. You can sew as many layers for your petticoat as you wish. Once I finished the second layer I placed one skirt over the other and sewed the two together along the waist. This is just to keep the layers in place whilst sewing on the elastic. I sewed the elastic into a circle and pinned it to the skirt. You might need a friend to help with this bit. Get them to stretch the elastic to fit the waist of the skirt. Then you quickly pin elastic and fabric together. The elastic will spring back into place and bunch the fabric. Pull elastic taut as you sew. * It is easier to pin the elastic in sections. With pins mark out the front, back and sides on both the elastic and skirt. (its kind of like marking out the N, S, E, W point on your garment) Match the elastic to fabric and just pull out one section at a time when pinning together. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of this step. That's it !! A two layer cotton petticoat! This worked far better then I thought it would. The layers in the skirt.
This one is for the silent movie fan. Its a Keep Calm and Kiss Keaton Book!!! Don't know who Buster Keaton is? Buster Keaton was a film comedian and director, directing and starring in films in the 1920s, those lovely black and white silent films. Known as "The Great Stone Face" for his deadpan facial expressions, look at the little doey face! There are many cool facts about Buster out there, go googling. Lets get on with our book, shall we. You will need- A notebook (I prefer spiral bound) - Black paper (again I prefer spiral bound) - Lettering - Double sided tape / glue MethodUsing either glue or double sided tape, stick paper to book. I used the page from a spiral bound black sketch book to cover a spiral bound book cover. All you have to do is match up holes. save time on cutting later! * If your paper is kind of thin do not even attempt to stick with glue. It will just wrinkle, cover the entire front in double sided tape. Everything will sit nice and smooth. Trim paper. I left about 2-3cm margin. And clip corners on the diagonal. And stick it down with more double sided tape. Lightly mark out where the lettering will be placed. Correct spacing is everything. Stick your letters down.
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