Korean artist Yeondoo Jung creates these wonderful photographs based on children’s drawings. I love the surreal feeling of a child’s imagination brought to reality. This might be a nice project to try at home (on a lesser scale). Link via Craft and Swiss Miss. Princess Twins, c-print, 2004.
Vintage Embroidery:
Embroidered linen pillow, $15 from Stevens Stuff.
Redwork tablecloth and napkins set, $42 from tigerluxe.
Portugal apron from hazy jane vintage, $15.
We’re vacationing in sunny California and had the chance to visit Reform School in L.A. today. Our five-year-old picked out these super cute little French bowling pins. The three-year-old selected a fuzzy knitted plush modeled after The Lorax. Not available on the site, but so adorable.
Look at this lovely bird mobile with template from Spool fabric shop in Philadelphia. Make it for a baby’s room or I think it would be nice in all white above a dining table.
Here’s a quick and easy tutorial for a reversible headband. This makes a fairly wide headband — finished size of 2 1/2″ for adults and 1 3/4″ for kids, so adjust as you like. I used plain elastic in the back, but if you have short hair you might want to make a fabric sleeve, find some decorative elastic, or sew twill tape on top. This is a great project for fabric scraps.
Supplies:
Step #1:
Cut out template (headband-template.pdf) and make sure it works for your head size. Adjust as needed. Cut one piece of each fabric and one piece of fusible interfacing.
Step #2:
Iron interfacing to back side of one of the cut fabric pieces. Fold down edges of both pieces by 1/2″ and press down (towards wrong side of fabric).
Step #3:
Pin two fabrics together, wrong sides facing, being sure to align them perfectly. Wind a bobbin to match the fabric on the other side. Sew along the outside edges, leaving an opening at each end. Cut your elastic to the desired length (about 6″-7″ for adult sizes, 5″ for kids). Insert into one end and sew into place with a zigzag stitch (reduce tension and use a wide stitch). Repeat on the other end.
If you make this project, please post photos to the Flickr Make it Monday group. Click here to see more Make it Monday projects.
