Mudra Craft Challenge #17 - Fun With Cut3 Dies...

Hi! I am back with a second round of inspiration for the Mudra Craft Challenge #17. This theme this month is

Can you guess what I have created from this sneak peek?

To know more please visit the Mudra Craft Stamps blog here.

Looking forward to seeing your wonderful entries in our gallery.

Love,
Nandini

August Challenges - Week #2

Hi! The month of August was very special at Create Something Catchy Challenges. For we hosted four weekly challenges instead of the usual monthly challenge. Each challenge was different and exciting, sponsored by some of our favourite crafters.

Week #2 was hosted and sponsored by the our beloved Dr. Sonia! You can check out her awesome blog here.

The challenge was to create any project incorporating handmade flowers. Here is my inspiration project.

I love working with fabric and have a large stash of different varieties. I created two types of flowers. The small ones are made from circles of fabric. The large one is made from two strips of fabric. Here is a photograph of my daughter, wearing the large flower.

After she had worn it, her friends demanded more. So I ended up making three more bands!

Some more hair bands that I had made in the past are here

And here

Hope you enjoyed my creations! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Love,
Nandini

Cute little bag...

Hi! The March challenge for Sew Crazy Challenge at Crazy Little Projects is bags. I love making bags. And had a whole list of the ones that I planned to make. Unfortunately, this month has been rather busy. So I ended up making only one.

I made this bag as a birthday gift for my daughter's friend.

The original tutorial and pattern is from The Mother Huddle.

I embellished it using a flower made from some scraps from the printed fabric that I used as lining.

I also made a few hair bands that I put in the bag.

A perfect gift for a little girl, don't you agree?

Love,
Nan

Hair bands and their holder...

Hi! Monsoons are here and the weather is nice and cool. Definitely a conducive atmosphere to pursue creative endeavors!

My daughter had to attend a birthday party today. She was very excited. But I had a problem. What to gift to the birthday girl? It is such a tough decision nowadays when all kids seem to have everything and also have very clear likes and dislikes. Then I got a brainwave. I decided to make something that has been on my mind a lot lately.

A hairband holder...



Because I am going crazy keeping track of my daughter's hairbands. They are everywhere! With a proper hairband holder, they can all stay in one place neatly organized. And we don't have to hunt through the house every time we need one.

The supplies used are grosgrain ribbons in red, orange and green, felt in yellow and brown, green suede, black half pearls and embroidery floss in red and white. I backed the whole thing with some stiff matty cloth. Since I could not find any interesting references for the design, I made it up along the way.



The biggest compliment I got was from my husband who has asked me to make one for my daughter too.

Going back a bit, I would like to share the main reason for this epidemic of hairbands in the house. The culprit is the Bigshot which I bought some time back. One of the main reasons I invested in it was that it can cut circles and it works with a variety of materials, including felt.

I love working with felt as it is extremely versatile. And since it is available in many colours, the possiblities are endless. This wall hanging I had made sometime back and shared in a previous post should give you some idea

So when the Bigshot came I decided to try cutting some circles and made them up in to a hairband



My daughter loved it. So, armed with my faithful Bigshot and glue gun I started making them for her and her friends

This one combines fabric and felt

I have a huge stock of kundan left over from the days when I used to make stuff for exhibitions. So I tried using some of them, with great results

Some simple satin ribbon which can be woven into a braid and attached to a hairband gives a beautiful look

Change the type of ribbon to grosgrain and you have completely different look

I also found this to be a good gifting option. Specially when guests come over at a short notice.

These clips were made for my three nieces.

A special gift for my daughter's best friend who requested the colours to match her new outfit.

I also have a large stash of fabrics, since I enjoy quilting and sewing as well. So it was time to delve into the leftover scraps.

Some bright red and yellow fabric cut into circles and folded to form flowers

Top with co-ordinating buttons and you are ready to go

The same concept with a larger flower

Embellished with leaves hand cut from green suede and felt and an orange button

Another way of using grosgrain ribbon, for a simple and elegant look



And finally, one of my favourite techniques, quilling



A single flower, embellished with a dark pink gem and attached to a matching hairband.

That concludes this looong post on hair accessories and their holder.

Hope you enjoyed it. I certainly enjoyed making them!

Love,
Nan