Travel pillow for kids - Knitted mini monster pillow

I just finished another monster pillow...
meant for hanging on Chupi's baby carrier for the times she gets tired and needs something soft to lean upon. For that reason I didn't make it as big as the previous monster pillow I knitted and I also added a small loop for hanging it on the carrier. I didn't make the loop too long as there is always a risk of babies getting tangled in these things.

The bright colours and the tassels (which I also made sure are sewn securely onto it so they don't come off in case she pulls or sucks on them) are interesting eye catchers for the little ones and she really likes to play with it making it both the perfect out & about travel entertainment and a mini travel pillow.

Mini Thursday - DIY inspiration for the little ones

KIDS FASHION
DIY - super simple kids leggings

Why not sew some kids leggings from a leftover t-shirt like Ashley over at Make it and love it did?
The full tutorial can be found here.

PROJECT for & with KIDS 
DIY- Kids cardboard castle

Christiane Lemieux, the founder and creative director of DwellStudio and author of Undecorate, shared his tutorial of how to build a DIY cardboard castle featured on Built by Kids.
...yes yes, I know it's another playhouse but how great isn't this castle, I think I want one for myself and I love the horse stable with the zebra.

DIY for the home - for both the tall and the small

Two quick and clever DIY tips for the home.


INTERIOR DESIGN
DIY - Custom mugs

I didn't know you could write on porcelain with a regular sharpie pen, but according to A Beautiful Mess you can as long as you bake them after.

INTERIOR DESIGN - KIDS
DIY - Rollerblind kids clubhouse

This is so clever, no building before and no cleaning after...just pull them down when it's time for a meeting in the club house and zip them up when the meeting is over. I think this even classifies as a secret clubhouse.
The link to the original post no longer works, I cant seem to find a tutorial for this but it should be simple enough without one, just attach rollerblinds under the table and draw whatever you want your clubhouse to look like on them. Kids could even get to decorate the inside... some pictures on the walls and why not a patterned wallpaper.

Fashion Tuesday

It's time again to get some do-it-yourself fashion tips...


DIY - CLOTHING
I was so excited when I saw this post. Firstly because I love waxed denim and secondly because I have a pair of waxed denim that are getting un-waxed due to too much use and washing. This lead to total depression and me not wearing them any more in a stupid attempt to save them. Now I know all I have to do is just re-wax them ... and it doesn't seem hard at all thanks to this great tutorial post by Because I'm Addicted.

DIY - JEWELRY

Super cute hanging chains headband, if only I hadn't just recently cut all my hair of. Check out ...love Maegan for more great craft and DIY ideas.

DIY - ACCESSORIES

This DIY thread wrapped belt is so cool and almost ethnic looking, the tutorial is by studs and pearls.

Another baby bodysuit DIY - French vintage inspired baby onesie makover

This is also a super easy DIY for updating a regular baby bodysuit.

The only difficult part is possibly crocheting a heart shape but there are plenty of tutorials out there on the web to learn from. I've posted the link to one with a video tutorial at the bottom of this post, I find the video tutorials the easiest to learn from. You can be a complete novice and crochet something pretty decent following video tutorials.
I didn't do that however. I learnt to crochet a granny square a few weeks ago, resulting in this blanket.
So for the heart what I did was start crocheting a granny square and I just sort of winged it halfway through and did what I thought was gonna turn into a heart ...and it did, a pretty good one too I must say although crochet experts out there probably wont agree with me.
My backup plan was that a granny square on the bodysuit chest placed to form a diamond would also be ok so I just went for it and somehow it all worked out.

See another one of my baby bodysuit DIYs here

Visit the Crochet Geek for a easy crochet heart tutorial with video.

The easiest way to update a baby tee ever

Just add a bow and ruffle the sleeves...

This is how I did it:

THE BOW
For the bow I used strips that I cut from a cotton bed sheet. I drew some messy flowers on it with a Shirt Marker and ironed it to fix the ink. I used the same pattern and fabric in this DIY top here.
I shaped it into a bow and sewed it onto the tee wherever you want it.

THE RUFFLED SLEEVES
I just pinched the sleeves at the top to create ruffles and sewed one straight seam from the center top of the shoulder toward the center top of the sleeve edge - BUT NOT ALL THE WAY this will make the sleeve too tight, just one inch or ca 2cm to create the ruffles.

That's it, you're done.
For another quick baby tee up-cycle check out this post.

Have a great weekend everybody!

It's mini Thursday again - Craft inspiration for and with the little ones

Today there are two great DIYs for the small people, and again the fashion one is by Dana from Made and I promise she will be featured again.


KIDS FASHION
DIY - Boys letter t-shirts

This is another tutorial by Made, I will not only be posting Dana's tutorials here in the future, BUT she does do some great ones... and I will still be posting some ...every now and then.

PROJECT for & with KIDS 
DIY- Bookcase dollhouse

Not much description needed here.
This bookcase dollhouse tutorial is so easy and I love how the roof is just drawn onto the wall leaving the top of it to be used for more practical purposes. The tutorial is from Honest to Nod, check it out for lots more fun creative projects, tips and inspiration.

DIY floating clothes rack

Another interior DIYs from Love Aesthetics. It's so simple but super stylish, it doesn't always have to be complicated, sometimes the simple things are the most beautiful.
I wonder if she DIYed the cream hangers...I love them.

                                                                  Find the full post here.

Fashion Tuesday - three DIYs to help upgrade your wardrobe

Tuesdays regular fashion DIYs from bloggers all around the world coming up...


DIY - CLOTHING
I think it was spring 2011 that Burberry Prorsum came out with the studded trench and studs have been on everything for what seems like forever and still are and I am so happy... I can't seem to get tired of them. 
So even though we've seen this coat for some time I still think it's cool and studs and pearls did a very good job with this Burberry inspired DIY studded trench coat. 

DIY - JEWELRY

What can I say about this, super cute chunky floral bangles from one of my favourite DIY blogs, P.S. - I made this... 

DIY - ACCESSORIES
Upgrade a pair of plain old heels with some tassels like at PARK AND CUBE with this chain tasseled curtain heels DIY.

Chunky knitted baby blanket

Another knitted baby blanket I just recently finished using this pattern by Purl Bee.

I have a small blanket factory going on at home, cant seem to stop making them. Recently I did a baby name blanket for Chupi. I am also working on my very first granny square blanket consisting of only one big square.

The tutorial for the bodysuit worn by Chupi in the picture can be found here.

This post went to the Take A Look Tuesday Party at Sugar Bee Crafts and had lots of fun

DIY shoe inspiration

Sea shell heels, photo from Jak & Jil. 
The bottom photo I am not sure where it's from, it's been on my desktop for an eternity.

Have a great weekend everybody!

Mini Thursday - DIY for the little ones

Today I've got another two posts for the tiny tots and for once it's for the boys as well. There are not many little boy DIYs out there, especially not kids fashion, so I am happy to have come across 2 great projects that work as well for boys as they do for the girls.


KIDS FASHION
DIY - Boys letter t-shirts

How cute are these letter sprinkle t-shirts by Dana from MADE. She has so many great ideas and inspiration on her blog, I definitely recommend checking it out. The full tutorial for the t-shirts can be found here on her blog.

PROJECT for & with KIDS 
DIY- Custom fabric playmat

Did you know you could create your custom print fabric and order it with no minimum quantities? I sure didn't and I love the idea - become an instant fabric designer at Spoonflower or purchase prints others have made for sale on their website... this means you can create digital prints and sell your designs via the spoonflower website... how cool is that! Once a week they hold a competition where you can enter by designing a print based on a theme chosen by Spoonflowers. I haven't tried any of this yet but if and once I do I will let you know how it goes.
And in case it all seems a bit complicated you can check out the how to guide by Modern parents Messy kids where you can also learn how to make the below custom playmat with the fabric you created.
All the information and a full tutorial here

Two interior DIYs - A chalkboard serving platter and a kids hallway play house

Hump day...
halfway to the weekend... yay!
Please enjoy some inspiration for your home, one for the big inhabitants and one for the small ones.


INTERIOR DESIGN
DIY - Chalkboard serving platter

This super clever DIY is by Because I'm addicted.
I just love chalkboard paint...there are so many things it can be used for.

find the full post and tutorial here

INTERIOR DESIGN - KIDS
DIY - Hallway play House

Now this is not exactly an interior DIY, more of a kids craft project. But once installed it will be part of the home so I thought it could fit in anyways. The hallway play tent idea comes from ikat bag and the full tutorial to the project can be found here.

Fashion DIY Tuesday - Pony print dress, Chunky Chain Bracelets and an up-cycled fringe scarf

The week has just begun but tomorrow were already halfway through.... life just blows straight by me... where does time go?
Tuesdays I've taken to posting some inspirational fashion DIYs created by fellow bloggers out there.


DIY - CLOTHING
I myself am currently totally into creating my own fabric prints after just recently having discovered a shop selling Shirt Markers next door but have so far not tried any stamp printing... the below project by A Beautiful Mess might just set me off, because I really want this DIY hand stamped pony print dress very badly.

DIY - JEWELRY

Colourful friendship bracelets are all the rage this summer and I've seen bracelet DIY's by mostly everyone but I couldn't resist posting this chunky link ball chain friendship bracelet DIY by Grace Atwood over at stripes + sequins. The red one below is my favourite, I love the pop of colour with the gold.

DIY - ACCESSORIES
For a quick fix scarf update why not just add a fringe like Jenni Radosevich at I spy DIY did in her fringe scarf DIY.

Super quick 10 minutes ruffle flower baby bodysuit

This DIY baby bodysuit makeover is so easy, it really takes no longer than 10 minutes. 

I am sorry about the quality of the pictures, it's been very dark here lately and the light is not really good.

Learning to crochet a granny square blanket

Friday and almost weekend again.
...I love Fridays so so much.

I will not be planning as many projects for this weekend as I did for last but I am hoping to finish my very first granny square blanket ever. It's in fact one of my first crochet projects ever.
It's just one very big granny square rather than many small ones, I started and it was hard to stop and start a new square so I just continued... anyways, this will be much quicker as I wont have to stitch all the little squares together at the end. I will make a blanket made from more than one square at some point though.
I still have a bit to go, the process is really relaxing and enjoyable, a bit like meditation.

I learnt how to do it here.
And here is my very colourful first ever granny square

I hope you have a great weekend!

Mini Thursday - Kids Craft and DIY

Thursday is for the little ones and today's posts are 2 great projects for the minis in our life.


KIDS FASHION
DIY - Shirt dress

First up is a mini fashion project brought to us by MADE. A super cute little dress made from a men's shirt.
Not only is this something most of us have in our home...it is also a green DIY reusing things we no longer want or need.

 The full tutorial can be found here.

PROJECT for & with KIDS 
DIY- Jell-O Playdough

Second up today is a project for and with the little ones. It is a coloured Jell-O playdough recipe by Modern Parents Messy Kids. Not only is Playdough a great play activity stimulating the kids creativity it's also great for developing motor skills.

The full Playdough recipe and tutorial can be found here

Interior design - DIY style

As promised yesterday...
here they are, my two favourite Interior DIY projects of the week.



INTERIOR DESIGN
DIY - Clear Side Table

First up is a DIY project by one of my favourite DIYers out there -Ivania Carpio from the Netherlands.
Ivania has a great original style and some of the most beautiful and clean designs.
You can find her original DIY projects on her blog Love Aesthetics.

find the full post and tutorial here

INTERIOR DESIGN - KIDS
DIY - Nursery lamp makeover

The second DIY project is for the little ones. It's by Project Nursery a great site for nursery design inspiration.

                   Before:

                   After:

find the full tutorial here.

Tuesday is all about fashion... DIY fashion of course

I love online DIY window shopping, it's one of my most favourite pastimes.

Today I will be posting 3 very cool fashion DIY's that I found while shopping around for ideas.
I hope this will inspire you as it did me.


DIY - CLOTHING
First up is a simple and gorgeous embellished denim shirt DIY by Honestly... WTF.

find the full tutorial here

DIY - JEWELRY

Second up is this so stylish and original ribbon necklace DIY by A Matter Of Style.

find the full tutorial here

DIY - ACCESSORIES

And last but definitely not least is this fabulous DIY embellished bag strap made from a guitar strap by P.S. - I made this.

full tutorial can be found here.

Join me tomorrow again when I will be posting some more of my favourite DIY Interior projects.