As I promised, here the previous continues...
Luggage tag
So a friend of mine looooves travelling and she is on the go all the time, so I figured a nice luggage tag will be suitable and personalised for her. Luckily enough I just recycled my old purse, so to have the tag base I simply cut out the ID section of my purse and glued down three of the edges, leaving one if them unsealed so the tag can be replaced. For this, I used hot glue gun. To be able to attach the tag to the luggage (duh) I added little clip, glued a strip of the purse material on the back, a little flower on the top, this way it created a detachable loop.
On the back I just used a black sharpie to write Follow Your Dreams to make it more personal, and sort of hand made.
Oh and I just placed a white card paper inside with the Name and Address pattern, so she can just add her details, and clip it on, ready for the next adventure!
Hedgehog Pillow
Okay, so fair enough, this will not fit in a stocking, unless you are lucky enough to have one of those massive Cath Kidston ones, I mean these are the dream, but keep saying, one day when I am rich and famous... Anywhoo.
For this project all you need is
a pillow and a fitting pillowcase,
thread and needle,
buttons and ribbon.
I went with the brown theme, because I was making a hedgehog design. If you are unsure of yourself, just trace out the body of the hedgehog first with a pencil, then sew it up with a lighter shade, sort of creating a sideways drop shape. Then with the help of some pins I laid out the ribbon how I wanted the spikes to look like. With a same colour thin thread I stitched it up, it does take a while, but you want to make sure to show the thread as little as possible but still safe enough to for the pillowcase be hand-washed. For the nose I added an orange button, and a tiny blue one for the eye to make it pop.
To finish I sewed up 2 large buttons, colour coordinated, to the opposite corner just to balance out the design. This project can be finished within an hour (depending how long does it take for you to get the thread through the needle, ha) but is so cute, I might create a similar one just for myself!
Dog toy
This last stocking filler was not really a human present, but I am sure it was well appreciated. Spot is my friend's dog and I decided to make a toy. I had lots of leftover fabric, the stronger type. I traced out a bone shape twice, cut it out and sewed them together inside out, leaving a hole on each side of the bone (the straight sides, if that makes sense), then turned it back out. I stuffed it with stripes of fabric, I figured sponge or stuffing would be too soft for a dog to chew on. As for the handles I braided fabric stripes together, ended up with a longer (blue) and a shorter (white, spotted) thick "rope". On the top, I created a handle by sewing both ends of the shorter rope to the bone, using the gap I left earlier. On the bottom I only attached one end of the blue rope, again, from the inside, using the gap. It took a couple of goes to secure the strings, as I wanted it to be strong enough so it won't fall apart first thing the dog gets it. This is definitely a project I would use a sewing machine for, but since I don't have one, I had to get used to bleeding fingers and plenty of back and forth sewing. I must admit, I can't exactly remember, but I think I finished it off with blanket stitch all around the bone. Finally, using a sharpie I wrote Spot (the dog's name) on one side and Play Time on the other one. According to my friend, Spot loved it, but I might check on her, now, a month later to see if the toy is still in one piece. Even if it isn't, I am glad it was loved for at least a day! Look at Spot, guarding the new treasure, so worth it!
Moo :)
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