[Need: Old fabric, stapler (if you're lazy), or needle and thread if you're feeling more motivated. You can even use safety pins if you want to make a punk look I suppose, or buttons if you want to cute-tify it... ]
I made this using a bunch of old handkerchiefs I never use. I cut the fabric into random shapes. It started out as me wanting to make a quilt, but then I grew too lazy to sew so I just got a stapler and stapled at certain areas to allow some spacing between each piece of fabric. Not really sure what I'll use it for, but I'm tempted to drape it on a stick and make it into a kinda of wind catcher/mobile.
* Decoupage trash can...
[Need: Your favorite pictures from magazines, newspapers, shopping bags, etc; decoupage glue (you can buy it or just mix equal parts Elmer's white glue and water or even just mix flour and water to create a paste).]
After four years of using the same trash can I got really bored of seeing a plain white receptacle so I decided to spiff it up using this awesome shopping bag I got last summer when I went to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. They luckily had this exhibit about modern Chinese design and made a great shopping bag to advertise it. Previously, I used the shopping bag as a poster, but now it's immortalized into this trashcan. Now it's a functional keepsake =)
There has been no white Elmer's glue in my house since I was 12, so I made my own glue using flour mixed with water. I put a thin layer of clear paper glue I had to finish it off, and to even out the edges I used electrical tape...good thing the bag was black to begin with. On the subject of the V&A, I highly suggest you visit it whenever you're in London (it's free!)--it's a great museum, especially if you're into design and its history. It has one of the best gift shops I've ever been in.
Candy pincushion...
[Need: Old fabric, foam or cotton, needle and thread]
I got so bored of my old and blah pincushion I made a few years ago, so I made a new one using an old pink handkerchief I wore when I was a kid and wanted to be a cowgirl for Halloween. I had some foam that you find in those boxes when you buy jewelry, and I rolled it to look like a small sausage and pinned it. Then I cut a square out of the handkerchief and covered it over the foam to make a candy-shape. Did some sewing and voilà!
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