Crafts Archive

  • DIY Mini Top Hat

    DIY Mini Top Hat

    I like doodling and crafting as stress relievers. Aside from getting a chance to do something good with my hands instead of typing long dramatic blog entries, I end up with something positive. So this mini top hat is one of them stress relievers. One of my co-workers wanted to borrow a headdress from [...]

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  • Chu~ a cute little plushie

    Chu~ a cute little plushie

    Chu is imperfect but I find it cute. Also, I didn’t name it. My friend did. I made it for Kel last week. He wanted a dove plushie but I couldn’t find a pattern so I ended up with a fat little sparrow pattern which I made with white felt and tetoron. [...]

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  • Green skirt for Chibitalia cosplay

    Green skirt for Chibitalia cosplay

    What my skirt looks like in front. The back view of the green skirt. This is my first time to make a skirt with a curved hemline. It’s more difficult to sew because I had to stop at certain points to make sure the stitches curve. There was also a whole of cloth involved in [...]

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  • My Sewing Projects

    My Sewing Projects

    Here are some things I want to make. In Progress: Chibitalia skirt – Start date: 08 August 2009 Done: Wishlist: Chibitalia blouse Chibitalia apron a reversible bag a flared skirt a wrap-around skirt drawstring pants drive-in pants/thai pants pajamas curtains for my room pillowcases change the collars on my tees plushies

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  • Working on some bows and wrist cuffs

    Working on some bows and wrist cuffs

    I am making bows for my headbands I already finished a bow but I haven’t figured out how I should wrap the headband with the ribbon I used. I think I should deconstruct one of the headbands I bought at the tiangge so I could have an idea. -_-; As for wrist cuffs, it’s [...]

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  • Straw hat

    Straw hat

    Materials: straw hat crimson wide ribbon – shiny, gauzy crimson not-so-wide ribbon – opaque, satin white lace synthetic flower thread needle I basically just decorated a straw hat. I had to cut up the gauzy ribbon so that it will go around the hat. Then I sewed it up so that it will be a band. I added white lace [...]

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