You never know when you might need to bust out old costumes.
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| The girls and me circa 2005 |
Happy Flashback Friday everyone!
Showing posts with label creative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creative. Show all posts
Friday, June 22, 2012
Flashback Friday: Dress-Up
Am I the only 20-something who still owns a dress up box? Probably.
You never know when you might need to bust out old costumes.
Happy Flashback Friday everyone!
You never know when you might need to bust out old costumes.
Happy Flashback Friday everyone!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Farewell to Film
...cameras, that is.
If you know, you know that I'm behind the times when it comes to technology. It usually takes me at least a year to join the currently “cool” social networking site (and that doesn't include the time it takes for me to learn how to use it). Computers and other fancy-pants things also scare me. So it’s no surprise that it took me a while to get used to digital cameras when they started making their debut.
As someone that loves hanging pictures on my walls, putting up frames, and making photo collages, I did not like the idea of having to sort through a memory card to decide what made the cut. Sorting through a stack of photos from a film camera that you don’t necessarily remember taking is way more fun.
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| Via Flickr |
Don’t get me wrong, I realize the convenience of going digital. I just think it's sad that the new generations of high school students will never experience the thrill of going to Meijer the morning after a Homecoming or Prom Dance to develop their film and then excitedly examine photos with friends an hour later. Now you can instantly delete pictures that are deemed "not good enough." It's increasingly difficult to find a place nearby that still prints film. And of course, funny blooper pictures are now a thing of the past.
So goodbye to you, dear film cameras: you will be missed.
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| Via Whitney |
Monday, June 11, 2012
Handmade iPad Accessories
As we all know, I love my iPad and take it everywhere with me. I also like shopping for accessories for my iPad! Lately I have realized that there is something beautiful about a handmade item paired with a flawless industrial object, like an iPad.
Where's a better place to look for fashionable and practical accessories than Etsy? Nowhere, which is why everything you find below can be purchased on Etsy (as long as no one has beat you to them)!
1. Tangerine and Cream iPad Case (Made to Order) by LittleGBoutique
2. Bamboo iPad Case by Primovisto
Where's a better place to look for fashionable and practical accessories than Etsy? Nowhere, which is why everything you find below can be purchased on Etsy (as long as no one has beat you to them)!
1. Tangerine and Cream iPad Case (Made to Order) by LittleGBoutique
2. Bamboo iPad Case by Primovisto
Now it's just a question of which I'm going to buy for myself! Suggestions?
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
DIY Pizza Pillow
To celebrate our Thought Pizza Party, I thought it only fitting to create some kind of pizza-related DIY project. I just moved into a new apartment and am looking for unique decorations, so the idea for a pizza pillow came naturally. Here's how to create your own:
What you need:
Start by crocheting three circles using your different yarn colors. The yellow circle should be about 11" in diameter. The red circle should be about 12" in diameter. And the beige circle should be about 14" in diameter and fold over onto itself as shown. If you need patterns for how to crochet circles, you can find them here. And you can use one of these patterns to make your beige circle. (Just don't finish closing the circle)
Take your beige fabric and begin stitching them together in a circle that is the same size as your beige crochet circle. Once you've gone almost all the way around, fill it with stuffing, then finish sewing.
Put the beige pillow inside the beige crochet circle. Crochet the yellow circle onto the red one, and crochet the red circle onto the beige one as shown. Now your pillow should look kind of like a cheese pizza.
Cut your different topping shapes out of felt. You can use the photo below as a guide, or add your own toppings. My pizza includes pepperoni, mushroom, onion, green pepper, sausage, and olive. Use the "pointy side" of the velcro and stick it onto the felt toppings. You can cut it if the toppings are too small. The velcro should stick right onto the yarn.
So now you should have a pizza pillow that you can customize with your favorite toppings! Enjoy!
- Yarn (yellow, red, and beige)
- Crochet hook
- Two pieces of beige fabric or felt
- Cotton stuffing or batting
- Many different felt colors (I used burgundy, brown, black, green, and white)
- Sticky back velcro
- Scissors
Start by crocheting three circles using your different yarn colors. The yellow circle should be about 11" in diameter. The red circle should be about 12" in diameter. And the beige circle should be about 14" in diameter and fold over onto itself as shown. If you need patterns for how to crochet circles, you can find them here. And you can use one of these patterns to make your beige circle. (Just don't finish closing the circle)
Take your beige fabric and begin stitching them together in a circle that is the same size as your beige crochet circle. Once you've gone almost all the way around, fill it with stuffing, then finish sewing.
Put the beige pillow inside the beige crochet circle. Crochet the yellow circle onto the red one, and crochet the red circle onto the beige one as shown. Now your pillow should look kind of like a cheese pizza.
Cut your different topping shapes out of felt. You can use the photo below as a guide, or add your own toppings. My pizza includes pepperoni, mushroom, onion, green pepper, sausage, and olive. Use the "pointy side" of the velcro and stick it onto the felt toppings. You can cut it if the toppings are too small. The velcro should stick right onto the yarn.
So now you should have a pizza pillow that you can customize with your favorite toppings! Enjoy!
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