I have showcased the work of Melbourne-based Harvest Textiles in the past here and I just had to share their beautiful new creations. What’s not to love about these easy to follow DIY kits? They would make a perfect activity for older kids plus by the end of your creative session you'd have a funky new accessory fit for any room in the house.
Just choose your favourite hand-printed design in either natural linen or organic cotton and you are ready to start sewing!
I spotted this fabulous tutorial at Unruly Things by Casey from My Life as a Sugar Lander for a hand stamped fabric gift wrap and I just had to share.
Wouldn’t this add the sweetest touch to a gift?
OK weekend, here we come! :-) And it’s going to be a creative one with all these inspiring projects!
{1} Super sweet waitress apron at The Dill Spiel
{2} Hand sewn perpetual calendar at Bread and Buttons
{3} Recycled Spool Stacker Toy at A Little Gray
{4} Leaf print garden flag at Chalk in my Pocket
{5} Felt Ipad Cover at My Poppet
{6} Papier Mache Pottery at Kinderpendent
Here is a fun little project we did over the weekend in preparation for Easter.
What we used:
- Hard boiled eggs (we used brown eggs but the colours would look more vibrant if white eggs where used)
- Food colouring (An alternative would be to make your own dyes using different foods. Some ideas here.)
- Water
- Vinegar
- Old stocking
- Crayons
- Leaves
Step by step:
{1} Cool the eggs after boiling
{2} Prepare the Dyes (1 cup of warm water + 1 teaspoon of vinegar + colouring)
{3} Mask some areas of the egg by either drawing on them with crayons or placing a leave on the egg surface (using a bit of water will help the leaf stick to the egg)
{4} Submerge the eggs in the chosen dye (the leaf covered egg will need to be wrapped with a piece of stocking and tied first, to keep the leaf in place).
{5} Leave the eggs in the dye bath for a few minutes. The longer they stay submerged the deeper the colour will get.
{6} Remove eggs from the dye and pat dry.
{7} The eggs can then be partially submerged in a new colour to create some nice effects.
I have so many nice links to share with you this week. Take a look!
An amazing treehouse bed at the beautiful blog the slow life
A fun little project to do with the kids at Domestic Candy.
This unreal handmade barbie alternative by very talented Trula Kids
(via Small for Big)
An inspiring interview with Kate from MiniEco at Ohdeedoh
These mersmerising string gardens (via Papeis por todo lado)
Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
