I made a jaws laptop bag and an anchor print tote bag as gifts.
Jaws and Anchor Bags
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Experimenting
I’ve been experimenting with different ways to make the PokemonGo hats. Iron on transfers are okay; spray on fabric paint however was not. After letting the paint dry then washing per instructions, the paint faded. I really liked the color too! 😦 Next up I will experiment with embroidering the hats instead.
PokemonGo hats
Now that I am taking a break from classes, I wanted to make my PokémonGo avatar’s hat to wear around as I walked around looking for Pokémon. Then I thought, why not make a bunch of them and see if people would be interested in buying them.
Currently I have the one avatar’s design in yellow and red. I will be on offering it in blue as well (since everyone I came across asked for it) along with other custom colors. I am also planning on making other various Pokémon hat designs. I will post updates and work on getting these posted on my etsy store.
Pikachu earrings and necklace set
I downloaded this file from thingiverse and edited it in SketchUp by moving the tail closer to the body. I printed them at 0.4 scale with gold PLA and made them into earrings and a necklace.
reindeer antlers
I used my 3D printer to print out some reindeer antlers to wear on Christmas. I printed them in white PLA filament then painted them a more ivory color. I used an elastic cord and tied a clasp on each end for easier use. Download the file here.
Tardis earrings
I made Tardis earrings as another gift for someone. Download the file here.
dinosaur earrings
I downloaded this file from thingiverse and printed it at a quarter scale to make small enough dinosaurs. I broke off the loops that printed on the dinosaurs backs, filed down the rough parts, drilled a hole in the center and added small eye screws. My sister is going to love these!
I also made a cute dinosaur Christmas card on shutterfly to match (original photo found on Google) :]
Batman cellphone holder
For my Solid Modeling class, our final project was to make a functional cellphone holder. Of course i had to make a Batman one. Hopefully I will get to reprint it in black. Or I could just paint this one.
It can even fold up and fit into your pocket!
you can download the file here
learning to crochet
during the summer break between classes, I decided to teach myself how to crochet. I figure if I start now I can crochet everyone something for Christmas.
I started out practicing the different types of stitches and made some bows.
prescription cookie jar
My sister is leaving for graduate school in 2 weeks to study to become a Pharmacist. As her going away present, I made her a cookie jar that looks like a prescription bottle. It is filled with sugar cookies that look like pills :]
I got the idea from Sugar Dot Cookies who posted a small tutorial.
I found a label picture in google search and edited it to look more like the ones at the pharmacy where she works. I couldn’t find orange cellophane so I used red and yellow (putting the yellow on the outside) to make it look orange. Then I just put a square of fabric over the sealing cap and screwed the lid over it.
Batman tote bag
I had to take a gym class and a needed a tote bag to carry a change of clothes, water bottle, and my essentials (phone, wallet, keys). Instead of buying one, I took an old Batman hoodie I had and made it into a tote bag.
I found this awesome homespun yellow plaid fabric at Joann Fabrics for the inside lining that matched perfectly. I took apart the hoodie with a seam ripper and drew my pattern right onto it. Since sweatshirt fabric stretches, I attached a stiff interfacing to it. I used left over pieces of the hoodie to make pockets on the lining and added a welt pocket.
giraffe jewelry box
A while back I was going through some old things and came upon an old box for holding keys. I decided I wanted to refinish the front with this awesome giraffe picture I found online and store some necklaces inside.
I tweaked the picture in Photoshop to make the colors more similar to the color of the box since I didn’t want to repaint the entire box (though I am still debating on it).
I used Mod Podge to glue the picture onto the box then put 2 more coats over top the picture.
unicorn serving dish
I desperately wanted to make an awesome serving dish like the DIY Dinosaur Serving Dish made by Three Little Monkeys Studio
I went in search of a large dinosaur but strangely I could not find any. However, I did find a unicorn! I followed the DIY instructions except I did not paint the plate. Since the unicorn was more rubber like than hard plastic I filled the inside with spray foam. The cut did not come out as even as I would have liked, but it still is pretty awesome.
Valentine’s light bulb
For valentine’s day I made this cute light bulb decoration for my love. I was inspired by Design Sponges DIY project.
Batman wacom tablet case
For Christmas, my mom got me a Wacom Intuos tablet to get me drawing again. So of course I made this case for it to match my surface case :]
animal scarves
I made scarves this year as gifts to my friends and family (kept a fox for myself :D). I got the ideas and fox pattern from prudentbaby.com.
I hand-sewed my ears so they stick up a little bit. I also edited the pattern to make the wolf nose wider and guidelines for the bear.
I used soft flannel fabric and ultra cuddle fabric for underneath (so soft!). The scarves are a yard and a half long and I used 1/4″ seam allowance on everything except for the long body I used 1/2″.
penguin ornaments
I couldn’t find a lot of cute penguin ornaments so I made my own! I found a tutorial from craftberrybuch.com
I didn’t add the feet on mine, I think they look cuter without them.
top hat for the tree
Instead of the traditional star or angel at the top of the tree, I wanted to do something different. I decided to make our tree an awesome top hat – like a sir!
I made the top hat out of burlap lined with cardboard to make it real stiff. I used a mixture of sewing and hot glue.
Christmas decorations
I went a little crazy and decorated almost my entire place. These are just a few things I did :]
![Same method as the fridge. I love his little top hat :]](https://zombiecicle.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/decor-washer.jpg)
Han Solo
For Halloween I wanted to be Han Solo. I found a black vest and blue pants at a shrift store and tailored them to myself. I already had a white button up shirt.
I had to paint the red stripes on the pants sides.
Step 1: Pin pants to board and use masking tape as a stencil
Step 2: 2 coats of base paint (fabric paint) and let dry for 24 hours, then 3rd coat spray paint
Step 3: Remove tape immediately after applying spray paint
I ordered the blaster online from officialstarwarscostumes.com and had to spray paint it black. I then had to make the holster for it. I got the cute Chewie backpack from eBay.
Halloween
Made a few Halloween decorations for inside the house.
Made a table top cover with some left over purple fabric I had and found a spider web table runner I cut down to put over top. I found these awesome owl candle holders at Michaels. I made the center flower arrangement and smaller candle holders.
Bought a bunch of Halloween marbles to put in these glasses to make candle holders for these little pumpkin candles
I also got some spider web fabric from Joanns and covered some end tables
giraffe print headband holders
Also made two headband holders
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Batman hair straightener case
I made this case to hold my hair straightener after I use it. It is heat resistant on the inside.
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Batman surface case
A case I made to hold my Surface tablet and its charger
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first floral arrangement
On Valentine’s day I received my first ever bouquet of roses. I want to keep these roses forever so I hung them upside down to dry out. I decided to experiment and make an arrangement with them. I found this interesting owl vase at Walmart and bought some dried baby’s breath and fake leaves from Joanns.
After an hour of messing around with everything I came up with this:
