Welcome To My Studio ---Sew Chic and Unique

Today's featured studio belongs to Mayya of Sew Chick and Unique.   Click on the pictures for a larger view.


Welcome to my sewing room.   This is what you see as you open the door.

Check out this carpet.  I LOVE the heart and it was made for me – bought it from Ikea

Turn to your left and you see my cutting table 

Lets us take a closer look of the cutting table shall we?

The table is actually not a table at all but  2 Ikea Lack bookcases placed on their sides!

above this i have 2 Ikea Lack shelves 

and right next to this is where i keep my fabrics, the bookcase with the glass shelves stores my non craft books

and the plastic drawers i keep my work in progress projects

Then there is a big window in the middle of the room

the same one you were faced with upon entering and to the right of that is the Expedit Bookcase which I LOVE

and on the other side of this is my office

I stenciled “Connect to the world” above my workstation 

Back to my workstation for a closer look

next to this another big window and my sewing machine

The L shape Galant ikea table is a great table for sewing on, plenty of space

So here is the before

and the after

I do hope you enjoyed this tour of my creative space

Thank you for stopping by

http://www.sewchicandunique.com

Handmade Spotlight - Burlap

Crafting and decorating with burlap is very popular right now. Check out all these wonderful items I found made with burlap.

myadobecottage $35.00	julierais $47.00
VintageDrawer $62.00	lesliejanson $22.00
JolieMarche $35.00	lblaswich $68.00
Wrapitupllc $26.00	theBolsterQuee... $40.00
RamonaOwenDesi... $22.00	tickingandtoil... $28.00
NaturesCabinet $10.75	AngelaMuir23 $20.00
yiayias $139.00	BlueLaReve $23.95
NutfieldWeaver $10.00	lisawinestudio... $36.00

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Tuesday Tutorial --- Denim

One of my favorite things to recycle is denim.    Friends usually keep me well supplied with their old jeans but you can find them at yardsales and thrift shops pretty reasonably priced.

Today I thought I would share some unique items I found online made from recycled denim.

Isn't this apron cute?   It is made from the back of a pair of jeans.    The tutorial can be found here.
http://blog.betzwhite.com/2007/07/by-seat-of-my-pants.html

Now this is really useful for all those electronic goodies you can't live without.   The caddy instructions can be found on here.    http://www.instructables.com/id/Protect-the-Tech/

This denim rug is made from lots of squares of denim from shirts and skirts and other lighter weight denim.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/denim-rug.shtml

And finally here is a pillow made trendy with ruffles around the middle.   I don't know where this came from but the picture is self explanatory.    The pillow can be made from part of a pants leg,  just sew both ends closed after filling with stuffing.   Gather a long strip of fabric for a ruffle and attach to the middle of the pillow and finally,  stitch some vintage lace around the middle of the ruffle.

Hope this sparks some recycling ideas for you.  

Thanks for visiting today.
Bette

Wrapping Paper Ribbon Wall Rack

Please welcome our guest poster today, Alissa of www.33shadesofgreen.blogspot.com.  She's sharing how to make this...

Wrapping Paper & Ribbon Wall Rack

What you'll need:

- 36" x 24" open back frame (Mine came from Hobby Lobby and was 1/2 off)

- (5) 28"-48" cafe rods ($2.99 each @ Hobby Lobby)

- spray paint

- mounting hardware for frame

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The cafe rods came with brass hardware that I wasn't too crazy about.

So my first step was to spray paint the ends of the rods and the included hardware.  I used Krylon in Dover White.

Before:

And after:

Much better, don't you think?

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To paint the rods I stuck them in the ground so the spray painting would be easier.  I think my neighbors may have wondered if the rods were a new, permanent fixture!

Here's the open back frame I used:

Next, attach the mounting hardware to the back of the frame.

Attach cafe rod hardware to the front of the frame.

That's it!

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Here's the frame hanging in my craft room:

And here it is with wrapping paper and ribbon:

I think it would be fun to do this with a smaller frame and use it to only for ribbon.

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Thanks for reading - I hope you enjoyed this project!

Alissa - www.33shadesofgreen.blogspot.com

Blog Party Sunday ---- Show Off Your Handmade Products

Welcome to our blog party today. Do you have your shop filled with wonderful things for the lover of handmade art? Just add your links below to show us what you are selling this season.

You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops.

The rules are simple:

1. Follow our blog

2. Handmade items only.

3. You may list up to 3 items.

4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops, post about it on your blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.

Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.

And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

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