Geez, you people really like fabric! From a whopping 747 entries, the winner is Mary, #61. Congratulations! And for the other 746 of you, be sure to visit the fabric bar and mention thelongthread in the notes section of your order for a 10% refund.
Etsy Finds Friday
Plush Bunny, $18.95 from Palomino Morgan.
Octagon Tiles Pillow, $98 from PLY Textiles.
Hand Printed Linen Tea Towel, $14 from Leanne Graeff.
Ceramic Mug, $30 from Created by Rachel.
Valentine and Smooches, $35 from Loopy Dolls.
Wonderland Dress, $23 from Mani-Mina.
Valentine’s Day Rubik’s Cube, $16 from jessjamesjake.
Handspun Yarn, 158 yards for $31 from Kitty Grrlz.
horse and rider 2 (detail), print $25 from yellow monday.
Dala Horse Embroidery
Just made this Swedish Dala horse machine appliqué design for the shop. I’ve been thinking about these since before the holidays and intended to make some felt Dala horse ornaments. Want to know what a Dala horse is? Read this.
I think this design would work well for ornaments, but would also be good for baby items or tote bags. Maybe with some embroidered ribbon trim?
A Recycled Valentine’s Day
Each Monday over the next month I’ll be posting a new recycled Valentine’s Day project. Seems like an awful lot of Valentine’s day stuff goes into the landfill or gets dumps into the recycling bin after just a few days. So skip the plastic hearts and store-bought cards and spread some recycled love this year.
Today’s project is a copy of the IKEA heart. Have you seen it? A little heart with arms? At the bottom of this page. A huggable heart in a miniature, recycled version. I added a face too. For the fabrics, I used a felted sweater, old men’s shirt, vintage fabric and a worn-out baby dress. The buttons are extras from clothing, and the filling is from an old pillow.
Here are some abbreviated instructions.
- Cut heart shapes and arms according to heart template.
- Sew buttons and mouth.
- Sew arms, right sides together, turn right sides out and stuff them.
- Pin it all together as shown below and sew, leaving an opening for stuffing.
- Turn right sides out and stuff.
- Hand sew opening closed.
If you make one of these, be sure to post a photo in the Make it Monday Flickr group. Thanks!
Handmade Toy Swap
Bird and Little Bird is hosting a swap of handmade toys and children’s items to raise awareness about the problems caused by the CPSIA. If you’d like to participate, just e-mail Anne (birdmail AT gmail DOT com) and be sure to let her know if you’re willing to ship internationally. February 10th will be the deadline.
Read her blog post here for more details. She made Mr. Fox, pictured above, so maybe you’ll end up with something as adorable. Have fun and support handmade!