Mmmhhh, so tasty! :) I love sleeping in and having a good breakfast! :) Currently one of my favourite parts of breakfast is this delicious fruit salad with banana, apple, pea, kiwi, orange, nuts, dried and chopped figs and raisins. <3
DIY: Felt Star Garland
Hi everyone, I’m Steffi from
herzekleid. I’m happy to share a little tutorial here on Lu’s wonderful blog.
So if you’d like to, you can make this colorful felt-star-garland with me.
herzekleid. I’m happy to share a little tutorial here on Lu’s wonderful blog.
So if you’d like to, you can make this colorful felt-star-garland with me.
You’ll need: Felt in different
colours, sewing thread, cotton batting, thick cotton thread, needle.
colours, sewing thread, cotton batting, thick cotton thread, needle.
First you need to cut out a lot of felt stars. I used a cookie cutter to make a
paper template and then cut out the stars.
Now make pairs of two stars of the same colour. Put a little bit of batting on
one star.
Pin the two stars together and sew. You can sew by hand or with your sewing
machine, which I did because it’s much faster. :-) Still, as the pieces are not
too big, this would also be a nice hand sewing project, I think.
machine, which I did because it’s much faster. :-) Still, as the pieces are not
too big, this would also be a nice hand sewing project, I think.
When you’ve finished sewing together all your stars decide in which order you
want to have them on your garland.
Start with the outermost star and pull your needle with the cotton thread
through it as shown on the photo.
To prevent the star from gettingout of place, make one knot (or two knots) at
each end of the star to secure it.
Continue with the next star and repeat it until your garland is finished!
Enjoy!
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Thank you so much for sharing this pretty project, Steffi! :)
Lu
Christmas Blog Party 2011
Hello everyone! :) As you can see, I’ll be hosting a Christmas blog party this year, similar to the summer blog party I hosted last summer.
Starting on December 1, some awesome guest bloggers and I will share lots of DIY projects, either recipes, sewing tutorials, Christmas and winter decor ideas, or craft DIYs. :)
Can’t wait! :)
Christmas Wishlist
Although the best things about Christmas are spending time with the ones I love, walking through the snow (in case the is some :)) and decorating the Christmas tree, I also love getting and unwrapping Christmas presents (well, who doesn’t? :)).
I know that some of the things I’m going to get this year have already been bought or made by ‘Santa’, but nevertheless, here’s the first part of my wishlist. :) And since my birthday is in February (awwww, only two more months! :)), I can use my wishlist for both, Christmas and my birthday. :)
As you can see, this first wishlist mainly consists of cameras and white items, but I LOVE lomography cameras (I already own a Holga, an actionsampler and a fisheye camera) and I love white. :)
So here’s the list of things I’m wishing for, either for Christmas, my birthday, or some other day in the future. <3
1. I once saw this camera on A Beautiful Mess and I immediately knew that I wanted to have such a camera myself, cause it makes cat sounds… :)
2. The only headphones I own are really, really old, my father used them when he was younger. They are from Sony and are of a really good quality, but after many years of usage, they aren’t that pretty anymore. Those white headphones from WESC are the best! :)
3. How cool is this? I want a tape dispenser which looks like a cassette!
4. I found this awesome dress just this evening while browsing the Internet and I LOVE it! As most of you already know, I like pink a lot and I think this dress will perfectly match my hair color. :) What a great dress, I’m in love! :) I think I won’t be able to wait and maybe I’ll get it myself soon. <3
5. Such a beautiful and interesting camera! Not only because it’s white, but also because it has a really wide angle and you can take fabulous photos with it.
6. A Diana camera has been on my wishlist for quite a while and I think I prefer this plain, white one to all the other, colored versions, either as Diana Mini, or as Diana F+ with a flash. Can’t wait to own and to use this camera one day. <3
Less than 4 weeks until Christmas!!! I’m already counting the days! <3
Lu
DIY: Crochet Bows by Squeaky Swing
Hey there, it’s
Stefanie from Squeaky Swing. I’m really excited to be a guest on Lu
loves handmade! I want to share with you two very easy crochet
projects to improve any object you want to use as a present or just
for your own pleasure. I made three tiny bows to make my new pencil
case cuter and a butterfly to pin it onto my skirt. I hope you like it!
Stefanie from Squeaky Swing. I’m really excited to be a guest on Lu
loves handmade! I want to share with you two very easy crochet
projects to improve any object you want to use as a present or just
for your own pleasure. I made three tiny bows to make my new pencil
case cuter and a butterfly to pin it onto my skirt. I hope you like it!
Supplies needed:
– Yarn (any colour)
– Pencil case
– Crochet hook (2.0
or bigger depending on your yarn)
or bigger depending on your yarn)
– Sewing thread
– Needle
Instructions:
1. Chain 5, join to
the beginning chain with a slipstitch to get a ring
the beginning chain with a slipstitch to get a ring
2. Chain 4, treble
crochet into the centre five times
crochet into the centre five times
3. Chain 4,
slipstitch back down into the centre ring
slipstitch back down into the centre ring
4. Now you’ve got
one half of the bow and the only thing you need to do now is the same
thing again!
one half of the bow and the only thing you need to do now is the same
thing again!
5. Break off your
yarn.
yarn.
6. Take another
colour (or the same) and chain about 10 (approx. 5cm)
colour (or the same) and chain about 10 (approx. 5cm)
7. Wrap this chain
around the bow and tie it with a knot.
around the bow and tie it with a knot.
8. Now you can sew
your bow to the pencil case and make as many more as you like!
your bow to the pencil case and make as many more as you like!
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Supplies needed:
– Crochet hook (2.0
or bigger depending on your yarn)
or bigger depending on your yarn)
– Yarn (any colour)
– Safety pin
– Needle
3 Videos here:
All I changed up was
the antennas. I made them a little shorter and tied a knot on top.
the antennas. I made them a little shorter and tied a knot on top.
And finally I
attached the safety pin and pinned it to my skirt! DONE!
attached the safety pin and pinned it to my skirt! DONE!
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Dear Stefanie, thanks for sharing and for being a guest on my blog! :)
Dear readers, hopefully you like her tutorial and you’ll visit her blog and say hello! :)
Love, Lu
