In case you missed this post on She Wears Flowers a couple of weeks ago…
Liz and I have been going fabric scrap crazy for the last little while. Liz made this darling dress and this darling shirt out of scraps that were cut and made into binding.
The idea is not mine, I got it from this genius tutorial….which I saw a long time ago and loved. The neckace looks like Wilma Flinstone to me and I think it is darling. I totally want to make one for myself.
For these bracelets I wanted to do them as a summer project with my girlie, so I had to figure out a different way than using the wire to hold them together.
Here’s what I came up with……
You will need a long strip of fabric scraps. All of these were 2x 6 inch rectangles that were sewn together in one big long chain, but you could do the same technique out of all the same fabrics in long strips….or make your scrap fabric any size you want.
And here’s how you do it.
Trust me when I say my almost-six-year-old loved it! She helped roll the balls, I hot glued them and she has been wearing it ever since. A good kid-friendly project that has a gajillion possibilities. A 4th of July one, larger-sized balls in an apothecary jar, made into a garland (I am totally doing that next….stay-tuned). Ok, you get the idea. Now, go get your scrap bin…..and get rolling. It’s kind of addicting.
so wonderful! love them…
Aw I love it!! Its soo cute and inspirational! 🙂
Too cute, and I’ve got lots of scraps. I never throw away any fabric. I knew I’d find a use for it someday, and today’s the today! Yay! Thanks!
Miranda
http://www.justdrinkacoke.com
Ok, you really make me want to learn to sew! Your ideas are so cute.
so sweet!
-molly
threesisterz.blogspot.com
Love this idea and a great tutorial too. Thanks for sharing
Lowri
http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/
what a seriously cute idea! And I’m always looking for something to do with the GOBS of fabric scraps I end up with after projects. Thanks for sharing! I’m visiting from TT&J weekend wrap-up.
ok- just read your ‘about me’ and had to add that my sister-in-law are both Mary Kathryn AND we also had maiden names beginning with ‘P’ and were nicknamed MKP in school. We live in the same town and are mistaken for each other quite a bit. (doesn’t help that our husbands are 1.5 years apart and look like twins…)
This is such an adorable project! I will be making one for myself!
These are wonderful! Thank you for the tutorial, I think I will be making some for myself!
So bright and fun! I loved this so much, I shared it in my Saturday Seven lineup this week! http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/07/saturday-seven-no-18.html
Very cute! I’ve been trying to use up my scraps lately, this isa great idea
Emily
domesticdeadline.blogspot.com
So cute! I love the bright colors and the frayed ends and the ribbon…
Adorable…looks like something one would find at Anthropologie!