Throw Pillow

Jacob surprised me with a new bedspread and matching sheets! My favorite colors--

 brown and blue!... I realized that we were missing something... a throw pillow! 

So I went to the fabric store, bought a pillow and some blue satin, and sewed up a throw pillow! I made the button in the middle...  and I had trouble making that certain style (where the button is sucked in the middle of the pillow), so Jacob sewed that part for me! 

materials:

satin, pillow, sewing machine, zipper, button :)

YES, that IS wood panelling in the back... There are certain parts in my parents house that is very outdated. And when I say very, I mean, 70's. No offense, to you 70's babies... ;)

Sock and Glove!

Okay you guys gotta check this out. You've heard of the sock monkey... Well, this is WAY better than the sock monkey!


<--- lil doggy

Jacob made this cute little guy out of a pair of gloves! It only took him a few hours! It's pretty cinchy! And yes, Jacob knows how to sew! There's nothing sexier than a man who can sew! ;)

Materials:
1 pair of gloves
3 buttons
Sewing machine
Needle and thread (for hand stitching)
Stuffing/batting
And some lovin'! haha ;)

Elephant ---->

I made this elephant out of a pair of grey socks! It was fun to make! It took me a few hours, too. It's pretty much my favorite animal now... ;)

Materials:
1 pair of grey socks
2 buttons
Sewing machine
Needle and thread
Stuffing/batting

*inspired by Miyako Kanamori*

Buttons

I bought a button making machine and went crazy with pin buttons. You can stick 'em anywhere! Your clothes, your bag/backpack, and ...that's about it. These are just a few of them...

materials:

button making machine, computer (to print out designs), button making kit

Tic Tac Toe

Use 2 different color buttons (about 9 buttons of both colors). Glue little magnet pieces on the bottom of the buttons. Altoid tin box is metal so magnet works great! Play in the car as you travel! But don't play and drive.

materials:

empty altoid tin, buttons (2 different colors), hot glue, small round magnets, ribbon or stickers for the tic tac toe grid

Need To Find A Place To Put Your Ugly Buttons?

This is a canvas tote bag cut in half to make a handbag. I hot-glued all those buttons. I recommend sewing them on as well... otherwise you'll lose your buttons! Not good. :(

materials:

canvas tote bag, scissors, buttons, hot glue