For Make-It Monday, I wanted to share this adorable seersucker skirt that I made to wear to Twilight Polo on Saturday night. I found the pattern, which is actually for a kid's sized skirt on Make It and Love It. I had a vision (pleats, bow, seersucker) in my head and was SO thrilled when I found a tutorial that matched exactly that!
You'll need to sew to make this one, but it's a super simple pattern - it only took me an hour to get it together and now I can't wait to make more of them in different colors. The skirt is comfortable and cute, yet nice enough to wear for work! Happy Crafting!!
Make-it Monday!
We're excited to introduce Make-it Mondays! Each Monday tune in for a new DIY project from the ladies of Haute Papier. First up is a little origami with one of our favorite papers from our friends at Smock. We carry their full line of flat papers in Leesburg - come by the retail store to pick some up for your very own paper folding projects.
Materials:
- 5 square pieces of paper (you can actually use any size you like as long as it's square)
- glue or double-sided tape
How to:
Fold the paper in half, creating a triangle
Take the left and right corners and fold them up to the middle
Fold the same pieces down to the right and left outside edge of the square. What was the inner fold, will line up with the edge of the outer square - see the picture below...
Open up the pockets you've just created and press them down. The image below shows the right side with this step done, be sure to do it on both sides.
Fold the small triangles towards you on each side so they are level with the edges of the paper. This is what makes the little "petals" on the inside of the completed flower.
Fold the triangle in half on each side, using the crease you made earlier.
Apply glue or double-sided tape on the outside triangle, stick it to the other side. This is your first petal. To complete the flower, you need to make 4 more of these petals and glue them together.
Happy Crafting!!!
Surprise Anniversary Party - The Details
Some of our favorite details :)
Keep Calm...
I couldn't resist... My printer is going like mad printing these onto iron on transfer paper so I can give them to everyone I see between now and 4am when the Royal Wedding starts... I know, ridiculous, but I couldn't help myself! Click here for the downloadable template.
Egg Warmers
It’s not as if I don’t already have enough to do in getting ready for Easter this weekend, but now I’ve added whipping up some of these. I couldn’t help but link to this super cute Easter craft since I’m going to rush out to the craft store tonight to get some felt so I can put them over everyone’s eggs on Sunday morning.