Showing posts with label parties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parties. Show all posts

Sunday, April 10, 2011

tissue. WHO KNEW!?

I realized the other day that part of my blehhh mood was because I hadn't spend a single minute being creative. 
Now, that may be up for debate as things have been crazy busy around these parts and accomplishments have been made, however this is a different thing all together. 
Somehow, baking or crafting or [new to me] sewing are very much mood enhancers when done without necessity. Not required baking, just because baking. Or not to mend something but....fabric in hand & just create something. This makes me: calm. er.
anyway..
I decided to try something new. 
Tissue. 
As in tissue paper. 
Oh lala it made a ruffle!!!

Here's the "slide show"
of how to..
I think the possibilities are endless in application
and surprisingly simple to make
 simple silver tissue paper.{left over from a pack of Christmas tissue from Costco}

 so about 4 inches folded into 2 inch


 put just the tip under the foot so you can pinch a little fold and scoot it thru the foot. 


 after this first fold, its much much easier to pull the paper from behind the foot instead of feed it thru the front. 




 keep her coming!! and next thing you know, you've got a ruffle!! 




 made a couple, then sewed them together to make it longer, easily hidden in the pleats


then I just sewed a strip of ribbon along the line of stitches, this made it much more "structured" 
and Oh lalal I love it!!

Saturday, February 26, 2011

party stuff.

I don't know about you but I LOVE to put together fun stuff for parties
{im in the "stretch" as I call it, from Dec-May I have 5 birthday parties}

And I found a fabulous online shop 
that has the cutest stuff & fabulous colors! 
must share
just look at the colors of bakers twine. 
love love love.
those big giant ROUND balloons. 
love love love. 

Here you go
there's much much more, to love love love.