Fabric Keychain

Something alittle different for me... fabric.

 I thought I would give it a shot with something small like a keychain. Don't worry, though it was interesting to use the fabric, its not something I would say will take over my papercrafting! :)

 

 

The first one uses some retired fabric from SU! Candylane. You knot one end, and twist it around and glue when you make another "level". Of course I had some fighting with my glue gun... but I am happy it turned out better than my first project!

 

 

The second keychain uses some older fabric I received when I was making fabric flower pins... again, I should have learned last time.. stick with paper!!!

 

 

My teens said they were "different"- which I am not sure exactly what that means, but I do know they are still hanging in my craft cave, which means Lil C didn't like it enough to "show off at school". I am not offended, or hurt... well maybe alittle!

 

 

 

So that is my fabric project. Please tell me I am not the only person that will just stick to sewing buttons on the papercrafts because obviously I am not much of a sewing artist.

 

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National Boss Day

Its Boss's Day!!!!

I do not work my FT on Saturday, I give this to my boss yesterday. She loves any of my paper crafts - so I knew she would love this.

Pins seem to fit perfectly into the Matchbox - so I made my boss's with Concord Crush & Pear Pizzaz (two of her favorite colors - when Sage retired - she was heart broken... now I am glad she has picked another favorite).

Its not often I get to work with fabrics. I like them but they do not always like me. I got this fabric back in July, I remember because I had big hopes I could pull off this pin for my Boss' birthday. Yea, that didn't happen.

I used the Circles (Big Shot Die) and used the LARGEST and the MEDIUM, and four pieces of each. Then I turned on my heat gun, and waited until the material started to melt. I did press them down alittle flatter when they were warm so they would still look like circles.
I should have used more, but I am happy with this outcome.

I got out the needle and thread and used a cute little purple button I had to tie it all together. And then use a clasp for back. Here it is all put together, for her surprise.

Happy Boss' Day!!!!!

Ingredients:

CS: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz

Big Shot: Matchbox Die, with label & swirl textured plate

Fabric Pins

First let me say - my craft cave, has been turned into a man cave over the last few weeks, and honestly just looks like a holding cell for military garb. I say this because even my craft table has been overcome with some sort of military pins, camouflage some things, notebooks and shave kit items...its very manly! Note its fantastic having him home and I wouldn't have it any other way... truly... honestly... and this isn't me trying to convince myself out of it either...

So with that being said, you will know that I haven't done much but sit in the desk chair and chat with him, in the cave while he puts "stuff" away, piles of "stuff" that isn't needed on a monthly basis, and gets "stuff" put into a locker for shipping back to base... By "stuff": I mean I do not have a clue what all of it is, where it all came from but I know its not hanging out at the house much longer, because he said so... not I.

OK, now back to the fabric pin stuff... With limited supplies I managed to put a few fabric pins together. Now, trust me when I say IF I CAN DO THIS, SO CAN YOU... because, I did not use a sewing machine, but spent more time looking at fabric then putting them together. HONESTLY!

Here are my first two attempts at BIG SHOT FABRIC PINS:

Pin #1:

Using the silver brad set, this is what I call winging it.. and boy did I need a Wingman..
Its going to be made over... stay tuned!

Pin #2

Same material. I inked the corderoy brad with cherry cobbler for more color.

I realize that maybe this is why I just barely made it out of home economics in high school. If it wasn't for my cooking ability I would probly still be in that room, riping apart the hem on a skirt.. Thank heavens thats all over! The pieces are all glued together, nothing is stitched.

Patty Bennett showed the glue technique here. And I thought I would try it out. Of course, I have a few more I have to finish up - so fingers crossed it gets better from here!

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