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Here's a quick project for some easy decor/accent piece for just about any part of your life: window valance, curtain, overlay skirt, bohemian accent, holiday garland, the list could go on and on. I don't know what the official name of this is but let's call it "scrap-fabric garland" for the purpose of the blog! Supplies:
1. Gather your fabric. Do not waste your money by going to the fabric store and buying new fabric, yuck! Hit up the thrift store, garage sales, or your closet instead. You can use just about anything: sheets, curtains, bed spreads, shirts, skirts, tablecloths, etc. As long as you can cut it, you can use it. The best items to find are ones that have more than one color involved. For example, I got a layered skirt for the garland in the first finished image. The underside layer was a mauve-y grey and the top layer was a pink floral - 2 for the price of one! 2. Cut long strips of the fabric. We will be doubling the strands so make it double what you need in length. The fabric will most-likely shed allllll over the place! That's just how it goes unless you want to use pinking shears. 3. Cut a length of strong rope/string to use to tie your pieces onto. It's better to cut extra and trim it down later. You may think that you don't need anything hefty but trust me you do. Once all that fabric gets tied on there, it is much heavier than you think! I strung up my string and even tied the ends up so that it is nice and taught for you to tie the strands right on the string without any headache. 4. Begin tying fabric pieces onto the rope using the larks head knot technique. This is the best because you will get two strands for the price of one and will make the garland look super full and fluffy.  5. Literally just keep tying... and tying... and tying... oh yea, and tying. And then you are done! You can now hang it wherever you wish or wear for a spunky costume, anything your heart desires! Here are my 2 examples below: 
My second garland is a MEGA garland! It's heavy but it's so worth it. I use it to decorate my craft show booth whenever I have one outside. It's so pretty blowing in the wind and I get so many compliments on it! 
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Do you ever see those awesome Pinterest posts of people transferring an image to a piece of wood or some other type of material? I have tried a couple techniques in the past but they were hard, time consuming, etc. But, thanks to the folks at CreativeBug, I have finally been able to learn a few easy ways for transferring images, and I am so excited to share one!
Supplies Needed:
Note: If you are transferring anything involving words you must print a mirror/reversed image of those words or they will be backwards! 1. Create a good solid layer of Mod Podge wherever you are transferring your image to. Not "goopy" just a good solid layer with nothing left bare.
You may have to reapply more water throughout this process. Or, if you're like me, I noticed after it dried that I could still see paper remnants and did the process over again to get rid of that look. 6. And wa-la your image is officially transferred! You can do with it whatever you wish!   |
Rebecca MyersHey there, I'm Becca, or Rebecca, but not Becky, never Becky, unless you're my family from down south! I'm a simply modern librarian by day and an artist by night. My pursuit is for a simple, happy, healthy, and more fulfilling life! I hope I inspire you to get crafty! Archives
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