Sentences with phrase «scraps of fabric for»

It is a great way to use up those leftover scraps of fabric for sure!

Use pinecones and twigs you find in your yard, old egg cartons that you were going to toss, a scrap of fabric for the scarf, and other odds and ends you probably have in your craft supplies.

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I've been quilting for a very long time and still find it fascinating that a few simple scraps of fabric can make such beautiful objects.

Scrap fabric at least 6 ″ x12 ″ for each spider, 1 package of Lion Brand Yarn Cotton Bon Bons, googly eyes, spider web mat (fond mine in the dollar section of Target).

I used lots of fabric scraps for the lining, pockets, flap...

These wonderful directions to create a Barbie gown will have you using up all of your glitzy fabric scraps and watching remnant bins for new possibilities.

And I think ill stuff it with fabric scraps and ratty clothes, instead of chucking them out.I try to recycle everything.thanks for the idea!

Grandmothers are digging their flannel scraps out of storage, families are repurposing old receiving blankets and shopping yard sales for fabric remnants.

We also use unbleached, undyed fabrics for some of the parts of our pads and we compost those scraps.

As the only sewing member of my generation, I get lots of random fabric scraps that are awesome for projects like this.

• Construction paper — brown, red, blue, robin egg's blue, orange beak • Nest fabric, scraps of brown paper, hay... • Glue, scissors • Bead for eye (black) or marker

All you will need for this cute little project are some fabric scraps, a piece of Pellon Peltex, an old key ring, buttons and felt, twill tape or a ribbon and pinking shears, thread and an iron.

I still had some scraps of fabric left over I could use as the fabric base for the wreath.

Then I took an old scrap of fabric I had and cut a few strips out of it to make a floppy bow for the top.

Start with an inexpensive wreath form, add your favorite fabric, and accent with scraps of paper to create this easy wreath suitable for any occasion.

I made it out of a pillowcase one of my friends gave to me for scrap fabric, and I used this tutorial.

You can really save big by getting creative and shopping your scraps or fabric store remains for the napkin ring material since it only takes 1/4 - yard of fabric.

This led us to pioneer a formula for making our own recycled paper, which combines tiny scraps of fabric, paper left from our office and pattern making, and natural glue.

Bravo for sewing with * just enough * fabric too — I always love that feeling of having used all my fabric and not have anything for the scrap basket.

Today, I'm sharing the free pattern for making an entire collection of these fun fabric pumpkins, which are an easy sewing project (even for beginners) and an excellent way to use fabric scraps you might already have on hand.

The employee who first spotted Smokey, mistook him for a scrap of fabric someone had tossed to the ground and described him as a «bag of bones».

Aptly titled, Robert Rauschenberg's Collection (1954) presents an array of photographs, fabric scraps, newspapers clippings, wood blocks, paint drips, shapes, colors, and textures jostling with one another and jockeying for position on one vibrant canvas.

This new work concerning landscape builds on previous pieces that employ traditional quilt patterns and substitute film for scraps of fabric.

For Rib Mountain, she'll be exhibiting text quilts made from uneven scraps of fabric that spell out various phrases.

Gupta dwells on the secret inner lives of worn - out vessels, discarded by their users for their state of disrepair, by physically compressing each found object into a sculptural grid interweaved with vibrant scraps of found fabric.

For 15 years, Ms. Dash, 35, has photographed fabric sculptures made of cotton swatches that she carries around — «what people use to buff their cars» — until the pieces resemble scraps from a baby blanket a child could not bear to surrender.

The nonprofit organization Artis funds research trips to Israel for artists and curators, and it was on one of these expeditions that the curator Prem Krishnamurthy was taken with the work of Noa Eshkol — a modern dancer who developed a rigorously mathematical movement notation system and later made dynamic tapestry collages from found scraps of fabric.

She is known for understated yet inventive and enthralling sculptures, typically made from scraps and pieces of fabric, plastic, string, rubber, and other materials.

Her work — which uses bold colors, abstract shapes, and pieces of fabric scraps — creates a sense of disorientation for the viewer, meant to challenge the typical response of defining characters by gender, race, or sexuality.

The next big goal for Pringle and Lewis is to find a better use for all of the fabric scraps that are created in the process of upcycling the garments.

I would bring home long pieces of scrap fabric and odd shaped pieces of muslins that were used for the fittings, simply because I couldn't bear to throw them away.

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You can really save big by getting creative and shopping your scraps or fabric store remains for the napkin ring material since it only takes 1/4 - yard of fabric.

I decided to give it some length by adding a ruffle, so I scrounged up the tiny bit of fabric scraps leftover from my laundry room and ceiling fan lampshades and used the same process that I did for my ruffle Christmas trees... hot glue and all.

The colors were woven through everything from our cute little polka dot paper plates I found at Target, to our delicious packets of Tazo tea and fun fruity cold drinks to our springy TJ Maxx tablecloths, loads of fabric scraps for our craft making spring flower pins, and the absolutely gorgeous tulips and flowers we had in mason jars throughout the room.

So how many of us have fabric scraps that we hang onto because we are sure we will use them for something, someday?

For example, I use old fabric scraps instead of buying stuffing and I reuse free tote bags for grocery shopping (and a lot of stores are giving you money back as bag creditFor example, I use old fabric scraps instead of buying stuffing and I reuse free tote bags for grocery shopping (and a lot of stores are giving you money back as bag creditfor grocery shopping (and a lot of stores are giving you money back as bag credits).

Turn scraps of fabric into a pretty decoration with our quick and easy craft idea for making bunting

My grandma was green before it was cool, she recycled ziploc bags, used shopping bags, and saved all her scraps of fabric and yarn for other projects.

For artwork on a dime, paint an old wooden picture frame, cut mat or foam - core board to fit the opening, and cover the board with a scrap of pretty fabric.

For example, if layering the dinner table with blue and white china transferware, use blue and white fabric scraps to weave through the wire of the container.

If you are a crafty DIYer, scraps of fabric can be woven in and out of the metal wire for a whole new rustic look.

These could easily be made up for favors at a children's party and I love that I could use up some of my fabric scraps.

I recently traveled to France and found 1-1/2 yards of gorgeous fabric in a scrap bin that I had made into pillows for my living room sofa, using fringe found on fabric.com.

She also used a scrap of fabric from our master bedroom duvet to cover the bedspread for one of the dollhouse beds.

Simply stretch fabric and ribbon across the hoop, layering an extra scrap of fabric to create a pocket for flowers, if you like, and fix in place with the hoop rim.

What you need: • A variety of colourful fabric scraps, enough to create several narrow 6 - inch - long strips • One blank folded card, 4 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches (or a 5-1/2 - inch - by -8-1 / 2 - inch piece of card stock folded in half, then creased) Step 1 To create the strips for the card front, cut the fabric scraps in widths ranging from 1/4 inch to 1 1/2 inches.

Even something as simple as a pretty plate, tile, piece of furniture or scrap of fabric can be a great starting point for choosing a theme or colours.