Ninja Lip Gloss Holder- September 2014 Class
Saturday was sooo much fun. My students made the cutest Lip-Gloss holders to attach to their backpacks. The backs are just as cute as the fronts.
The original design and Template is from a 2012 copy of Make it Yourself magazine.
Materials
Felt, key ring, 1/4 inch buttons for eyes (2), 1 button for belt, key ring, lip gloss, hand sewing needle, thread (black for the eyes, and any other color you choose)
If you have never purchased a needle and are using one from a kit please purchase hand sewing needles. They are larger than the ones from kits and have a larger eye which make it easier to thread as well as being more stable & safe for little fingers to hold.
Directions
1. Cut out all of the pieces. If I have already cut them out for you. Smile as you are victorious. lol
2. Spread your pieces out on the table. You should have:
- White face piece
- Front piece with large cut out
- Back piece with small slit
- Belt piece (slightly slimmer)
- Loop piece (larger of the two pieces)
- Button for belt
- Buttons for eyes (3 just in case one gets lost but you only need two)
- Key ring
- 1 ball pin or any pin that you have
- Place the white face piece behind the front of your Ninja. (Front has no design and large opening) You should be able to see just part of the white from the front. See pics above. Sew a Straight Stitch Image around the perimeter of where you placed the white piece. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
5. With one long and one short thread, Sew the belt onto the front of the Ninja right below the arm pits using the straight stitch. Sew around the top, sides, and bottom. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
6. Wow you are doing great. Your Ninja is looking awesome. Time to sew on the eyes. Switch to black thread, one long one short and go through around 5 times. Once one eye is complete do not knot and start over. Just have your child continue right to the next eye in the wrong side of the fabric. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
7. Now you should have a completed front piece, one piece remaining, a back piece, and a key ring. Lay out your back piece, pattern side towards the table and fold the loop piece. Place the loop on top of the back piece right in the center. Place the top piece onto the back piece right side up and pin the top part in place where you have placed the loop. There should be at least a 1/3 inch of fabric in between. You can now pick up your ninja and make sure everything looks ok and that the pieces are facing the right direction.
8. Switch back to your other color thread if you were using another color. Have your child thread a long piece of thread and tie both ends together. Now its the fun part! We complete Ninja. Your final stitch is an overhand stitch which should be used all around the Ninja. This will join both the back and front of the Ninja together. To start insert the needle in between the two pieces of fabric so that the knotted piece is on the inside. Here is an image of the stitch. Stitch to join two edges
9. Attach the key ring
10. Drop the lip gloss in the holder
11. Bask in your awesomeness and your child's awesomeness of course and my awesomeness!!!!
I hope you had fun with this project and look forward to sharing more projects with you. Be sure to leave a comment so I can know what your child thought about the project.
Darley
Spring Scene Tutorial- April 2014 Class
This Spring Scene Class was so much fun for both my students and I. The project allowed them to express their individual creativity as well as giving them something to bring home that they can keep for many years to come. It was fairly easy to execute although there is a lot of cutting involved.
I like to give the students as many options as possible in order to allow them to fully express themselves. In this case multiple color options for frames and different options for patterns as well as fabrics.
Supplies List:
Muslin Fabric- Very inexpensive and available at any fabric store
Fabric Pieces- I used cotton remnants and other pieces that I used for another project. Light weight cotton so that the are easy to sew through.
Picture Frames- 8X10 purchased from Ikea for $1.99 in many colors. This is the absolute best price that I found for frames. The frame is also versatile enough to either stand alone or be hung up on the wall.
Basic Sewing Supplies- Thread, Needle, Scissors, Pins
Crotchet Thread- Used for the up top with an Embroidery Needle
These were the frame choices that I gave my students. I actually didn't show them the frames until the end of the class simply because they would take up too much space on the work space.
Open up the frame and take out the paper insert. This is what you will be using to make your template for the background. Cut out another piece as below around 1 1/2 inches high use as the bottom border or grass area. I cut this in two colors, the color below and in a green. I also used a couple methods of cutting the top of the grass just to give the girls more variety. After those pieces were cut, I ironed them together. I used the sewing machine to stitch the two sides and the bottom down and left the top part open so that the other pieces can be sewn either on top of or underneath the "grass".
For all of my patterns except for the turtle, I used the most awesome book in the world Craft-A-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects. For the turtle, I used an image I found online which I used my printer to resize. At the class, all of the patterns were on one sheet of regular printer paper and the students cut out and used whichever ones they wanted. After all of the patterns were cut out a simple hand stitched straight stitch was used. Completed pieces of art were placed in frames.
I hope this tutorial was helpful and look forward to seeing what you make with the girls in your life.
-Darley
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