Girls fleece dress

This was supposed to be a dress for my daughter. I used one of her favorite dresses as pattern, but what I didn’t think of is that she is still very much growing. So the end result was much to small for her and the dress ended up with a friend instead. It’s made form an old fleece throw and appliquéd with the leftovers from an old skirt.

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Papermosaic

Inspired by a good friends wedding I decided to put out these pictures that I made years ago and this was my first attempt at the pop art style. The picture on the left was a moving in present for when my friend bought his first bachelor flat. Luckily he liked it so much that he ordered one in the same style as a Christmas present for his sister.

The technique I use is the same as for the other paper mosaics I have made. I cut the desired colors from magazines and glue them on with gel medium. To make it more durable I put varnish on top.

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Pencil holder

Last weekend it was time to celebrate that my daughter got 1 year older. That meant that all of my sewing gear had to leave the living room (oh, so that’s what my dining table looks like…) But sitting around doing nothing isn’t really my thing, so it was time to bring out paper and scissors again.

I used gel medium to glue paper clippings from old magazines on to a small tin can. Inside I painted it magenta before I but on 5 layers of shiny varnish to get a wet look. The result was this pencil holder.

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Oh deer

Thought that was an appropriate name for this bag. I’ve had the fabric lying around for a while, and I’ve got no idea where it came from. Inside it’s lined with plain blue cotton, and the pocket is from a yellow 70s tablecloth.

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Triangels

I found the tutorial for this triangle on a forum I visit regularly. I thought they were so cute and just had to give it a try. In lack of the proper tools I had to rely on my eyes to get the measurements correct. As it turned out, my eyes are not perfect but close enough :) The size was just right for storing q-tips and with a matching small bowl it became a nice set for the bathroom. The one in blue and white is staying with me, and the orange one has moved in with my daughters dad.

 
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