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fun weekend projects = floral necklace + floral pin + pelmet boxes

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We had a nice and relatively relaxed weekend.
Saturday, the husband had a day of golf planned with the guys so I was able to wrap up some fun crafty projects.  It seems we have decided to neglect our never-ending wall project now that warm weather has arrived.  So, here is what I did.
First, I was able to finish another floral rosette bib necklace with the pink-toned rosettes I made clear back here.  This time, I managed to keep my fingerprints intact and did not burn myself {too badly} this time around with the glue gun.
Pink floral rosette bib necklace

I then used a similar technique as here, here and here to make a flower out of t-shirt material left over from when I made this shirt {remember, if you try these projects go to Old Navy or somewhere similar and buy their size XXL t-shirts that are on clearance – it gives you the most fabric for your money – or use some old t-shirts you have lying around}.

Easy fabric flowers using old t-shirts

I cut out a two inch felt circle twice and hot-glued it together {to give the backing some substance}.  I then used three inch circles {maybe 12?} of the t-shirt material and folder them in half three times {so it would be 1/8 of a circle pie shape}.  I then sewed the pieces to the felt in a random order to create the flower blooms.  I am going to put a pin on the back of the felt so that this can be used for a shirt, pillow, headband, flip-flops, purse, etc.  Really anywhere.  I will likely make a few more smaller ones in different colors to be worn separately or clumped together with this one.

Starting:

After one petal is sewn down:

Four petals in:

 

Finished!  Thankfully no glue guns are required for this one {although I did manage to stab myself with the needle – luckily none of the spurting blood got on the flower!}

 

And, lastly.  Remember my little fabric teaser here?  Well, a month+ later I have finally wrapped it up.  I had most of it finished {three times} and then kept changing my mind on fabric {one fabric was cut from the running when it arrived and I saw it in person}.  So, fabric number four is the winner {DwellStudio’s Soft Scrolls in Espresso}.
Check out the pelmet boxes I made for our bedroom.  These are no-sew and I followed Jenny’s instructions here with a little modification from here.  So easy {with the hard part being picking your fabric}.  I would say this is definitely a two man job if you want your boxes to look tight and not have any sagging material.The husband only agreed to participate if he could drink beer and use the staple gun so that he could keep his manhood intact while working on a “craft” and as long as I no longer used the word pelmet.  He thought it was stupid.
We opted to staple gun the fabric to the foam core board rather than duct taping, as I felt it gave a much more polished look.  They were hung with needles {one in each upper corner} thanks to my dad’s recommendation, because they only have about a 1/4″ strip that touches the walls.  It is amazing how much more depth is created by adding window treatments other than blinds to your windows.  I love them and can be done cheaply {if you don’t buy four different fabrics}!
The rejects:
Here is our bedroom when we first moved in:
And here it is now in all its pelmet box and striped wall glory.  The finished product! {We still need something for the wall above our bed}. I love how the fabric pulls the browns and blues together. Especially since I only make our bed for photos for the blog.
DIY pelmet boxes for windows
Brown and blue DIY pelmet boxes

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  1. Holly and Sean says

    Sarah, you could have done an entire week of scrap posts just in this awesome post! What a beautiful necklace, and I will definitely be trying one of those t-shirt flowers soon. Thank you so much for linking up and introducing your blog to me on my link party!!

    Can’t wait to see what you do next!
    Holly

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  3. Chelsea@getyourcraptogether says

    I love using old tshirts for new things. It turned out great. I’ve yet to try rosettes but they are cute. I may have to make this necklace. Thanks for sharing.

    I’d love for you to check out our Pattern Party! Those with free patterns and templates to share are invited to link up! We also have a great giveaway for Free Patterns!

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