Pin Tested: Tile Coasters

I thought my living room needed some brightly colored coasters and I thought these on Pinterest would be perfect!

Inspiration and Directions:

I followed Lindsay's directions from her blog. 

Result: 

Pin Approved?: Yes, I love my cute and colorful coasters. I would suggest this project to others because the coasters serve their expected purpose and they were pretty inexpensive and easy to create. I have had so many other ideas for these coasters since I made mine - different colors of tiles could be used so I need more rooms in my house...
They would also make a great gift! 

Problems/Issues: I had my coasters stacked for awhile and the felt stuck to the coaster under it so now I don't stack them. I'm not sure if a different glue or sealer would fix this or if it was due to the conditions in my apartment. 

Pin Tested: Sweater Leg Warmers

A co-worker wore these last week and they looked store-bought so I was very surprised when she told me that she made them! She explained her procedure for me, but I could not do a craft project without checking on pinterest first.
Inspiration:















 
(photos link to source)

Cost and Materials:

• Sweater (I got mine from a resale shop for about $4 - many thrift/resale shops are having sales on winter clothes right now)
• Fabric Scissors

Process:

1. Lay sweater on floor
2. Cut sleeves off of sweater (my legs are short so I didn't need to cut all the way to the shoulder)
3. Wear them!

My method was just like Brie's (the second picture in the inspiration section)

End Result:  























Problems/Trouble-Shooting:
I'm expecting that the edges of mine will ravel a bit. I could fix these by using Sandra's method and adding a bit of fabric glue and folding over the cut edge. (She made a scarf too. And I bought two sweaters a second pair of legwarmers and a scarf may be in my crafting future...)

Pin Approved?:
Yes, I love my sweater leg warmers! I think they help add something new to my commonly worn boots!
I have a second sweater that I want to use for this project. I might make the scarf (from my 3rd inspiration picture) too.

Have you made a wearable craft based on instructions from Pinterest? How did it turn out?

Your Fellow Crafter,
Rachel

Pin and Tell: Fabric-Covered Brick Book Ends

My Inspiration and Directions:

http://pinterest.com/pin/131589620331903824/
Bad News: This pin does not link to directions
Good News: This project is so easy that it does not really need directions (basically, you just wrap two garden bricks like a gift with fabric)

Cost and Materials:

• Bricks
• Fabric
• Glue (I believe I used a hot glue gun)

Cost is under $10.

End Result:

Biggest Flaw: Maybe my cookbooks are too heavy, but sometimes they fall over when you take a book off the shelf.
Suggestion to Make Better: Make the seams on the longer side of the brick so they edge they sit on is more smooth, but you have to have super nice wrapping skills...

Rachel Approved?: Yes, despite the little flaw, I love my bookends. They are cute and practical. 


Pin on,
Rachel