Cork Board Organizer September 28, 2007

In a day of shear frustration… mostly because i couldn’t find the necklace I wanted to wear and when I did it was a tangled mess, I came up this this great easy projects.
Simply, take and cover an old cork board with fabric; line the sides with ribbon and staple it down. Then take a straight pin pushed it into the board. When its poked through the other side bend the pointy side down to create some stability. Bending the front side up to make a hook. Do this until you have as many hooks as you’ll need. Then the fun part, arrange your necklaces and earing until you have your desired look. I separated mine by color because thats what works best for me but its up to you how you like it done. enjoy.

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Split Stitch September 20, 2007

So had had a friend request that I show some step by step stitches that can be used when embroidering, so here it goes.
So I started by drawing out what I want to sew. For this it best to use a sewing marker that can be washed away after you done. I don’t have a working one right now so I’m using a pencil.

This stitch is called a Split Stitch also know as a Kensington outline stitch:
Start by threading you needle, matching the ends, tie a knot.

next pick a starting point and pull the needle and thread all the way through.

Here comes the fun part, the sewing. separate the pieces of thread; fallowing your drawing do a back stitch towards the staring point in between the two threads. (hint: your needle should stay on the top side of your fabric)

Pull your needle through and repeat all the way around your design.

 

On the wings of the bird I used a French Knot on information on how to do this stitch go here. LINK

Unclutter your wires September 18, 2007

Too many cable wires string about your computer desk; try hiding thoem with this great idea from Erik on IKEA hacker. link