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23 February 2012
TMI | MI CASA...
So, I have a post coming about my house... but to keep you tied over I had to share this. I pinned it about 10 minutes ago and I swear 20 people repinned seconds later. It's that good. I will be making this for Kennedy's room. Then I can get rid of the awful (sorry PB) pottery barn soft chairs that are in there. They've just seen better days.
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21 February 2012
OWN IT
Crushing on geometrical shapes lately (see, here) and then I come upon this site. Not only is it really cool for color nerds like myself, but it's for a great cause; name and own a color for any amount over $2.00 and proceeds go to Unicef. Did you know your computer and smart phone displays millions of colors?! That's a lot of money raised. Go check it out!
"Unicef is present in more than 190 countries protecting children's right to be educated, healthy, protected and treated fairly."
16 February 2012
TMI MEETS DIY
About two years ago I had a client hire me to create a no-sew DIY fabric invitation that she, her sister, and mom could assemble. It wasn't about skimping on the wedding budget... these aren't the cheapest of materials... it was more about the experience and the quality time working together.
The plan was to create a tutorial and spend an hour with them to get their assembly going smoothy. But these gals were so fun! I spent the whole afternoon with them and understood why she wanted to go the DIY route.
Elena wanted to recreate the silk mounted invitation, much like my table number below.
This is the tutorial I put together for her. The tools needed are:
>>> stiff book board or chip board
>>> fabric of your choice (we used Dupioni silk, thinner fabrics will work best)
>>> card stock
>>> permanent double stick tape or adhesive.
For any stationery DIY I recommend an ATG gun. I also recommend having all your materials cut to size prior to assembly.
For these, the chip/book board was 5 x 7. The card stock was 4.75 x 6.75. The fabric was cut roughly 6 x 8 (you want at least and inch or so overhang). You can get somewhere around 24 squares per yard of fabric, but buy at least a yard more than you think you will need!
I apologize for my skinny, knobby fingers. They have been referred to as "twigs." But they're mine and there's nothing I can do about their creepiness.
01. Begin with your chip/book board.
02. Cover all four edges of one side of your chipboard with your adhesive.
03-04. Working from the middle tack down your fabric. Pulling gently and smoothing wrinkles as you go.
06-05. Wrapping like a present, create envelope corners and tack down the last two sides.
07. This is the front side which is now complete and should be smooth.
08. Cover all four edges of one side of your card stock with adhesive working as closely to the outer edges as possible.
09. Tack down to the back side of your fabric covered chip board. The card stock should be slightly smaller leaving a teeny clean fabric border.
(This should also be smooth... if you cheap out and use text weight paper your fabric folds will show through, so, let's not do that.)
10. You have a finished piece ready for mounting your invitation to!
You can see how Elena's gorgeous hard work paid off here.
The plan was to create a tutorial and spend an hour with them to get their assembly going smoothy. But these gals were so fun! I spent the whole afternoon with them and understood why she wanted to go the DIY route.
Elena wanted to recreate the silk mounted invitation, much like my table number below.
This is the tutorial I put together for her. The tools needed are:
>>> stiff book board or chip board
>>> fabric of your choice (we used Dupioni silk, thinner fabrics will work best)
>>> card stock
>>> permanent double stick tape or adhesive.
For any stationery DIY I recommend an ATG gun. I also recommend having all your materials cut to size prior to assembly.
For these, the chip/book board was 5 x 7. The card stock was 4.75 x 6.75. The fabric was cut roughly 6 x 8 (you want at least and inch or so overhang). You can get somewhere around 24 squares per yard of fabric, but buy at least a yard more than you think you will need!
I apologize for my skinny, knobby fingers. They have been referred to as "twigs." But they're mine and there's nothing I can do about their creepiness.
01. Begin with your chip/book board.
02. Cover all four edges of one side of your chipboard with your adhesive.
03-04. Working from the middle tack down your fabric. Pulling gently and smoothing wrinkles as you go.
06-05. Wrapping like a present, create envelope corners and tack down the last two sides.
07. This is the front side which is now complete and should be smooth.
08. Cover all four edges of one side of your card stock with adhesive working as closely to the outer edges as possible.
09. Tack down to the back side of your fabric covered chip board. The card stock should be slightly smaller leaving a teeny clean fabric border.
(This should also be smooth... if you cheap out and use text weight paper your fabric folds will show through, so, let's not do that.)
10. You have a finished piece ready for mounting your invitation to!
You can see how Elena's gorgeous hard work paid off here.
14 February 2012
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