In the Craft Room

Beginner Zipper Pouch

For this month's Pinterest Challenge, I used a tutorial from Shinny Happy World to conquer my fear of zippers. I ended up with a great beginner zipper pouch.

It’s the third Tuesday of July, which means it’s time for the Pinterest Challenge. The purpose of the Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures is to encourage everyone to actually try out one of the many pins they’ve saved on all those Pinterest Boards.

I took the “challenge” part this month pretty seriously. I’ve been sewing off and on since I was in my early twenties, which means that I’ve also been afraid of trying to sew a zipper since my earlier twenties.

I realize that sewing a zipper into clothing is going to be way above my skill level. But a beginner level zipper pouch looked like a great starting point.

To give myself a chance at getting this to be successful I’ve gone with a few steps that have proven helpful in the past.

I read a gazillion blog posts and watched their video tutorials.

I pinned several beginner zipper pouch projects that seemed to really be at the beginner level. So many Pinterest Pins are full of beautiful but really tricky projects and I wanted to start small.

I sourced materials that were zero cost to me so I’d only be out my time.

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July 16, 2019 by From a Tutorial I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room

Create a Shaped Sticker From An Image

Create a Shaped Sticker from any image using the Print and Cut feature of Silhouette Studio | SuzerSpace

If you’ve been down the planner/planner accessory rabbit hole on Pinterest lately, you are probably aware that planner stickers are a big thing.

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It’s super easy to make your own if you have a cutting machine, and once you know the process for making a shaped sticker, you can make one from just about any piece of artwork you can create, find or buy.

In this tutorial, I’m using the free version of Silhouette Studio software.

I’m sure Cricut users can do the same thing – you’ll just need to look around in the software to find the matching menus.

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July 9, 2019 by I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo

Fourth of July Cake Topper

Stacked layers of card stock are the trick to making a Fourth of July Cake Topper | SuzerSpace

Because July is my birthday month, I like to celebrate every day of it.

It’s super handy that right at the beginning is a National Holiday, complete with popsicles, parades and fireworks.

Which naturally leads to … crafting!

You’ve seen those super cute and or super pretty cake toppers on Pinterest and Etsy, of course? If you have a cutting machine like a Silhouette Cameo, or Cricut, they are very easy to make yourself. I think it would be possible to do these by hand, but pretty tedious, so I’m going to leave that decision up to you if you don’t have a cutting device.

But if you do, I have a present for you – a free zip file that contains the most common formats so you can make your own.

Click the graphic to the left for the download (do it on your computer, not a mobile device) and then unzip the file and using your particular cutting machine software, upload the appropriate file.

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June 25, 2019 by Freebies Holidays I made this In the Craft Room To Celebrate Using my Silhouette Cameo

T-Shirt Tote Bag

My love for old T-shirts really knows no bounds. I’ve made pajama shorts and yarn from them, so when I saw this pin

I knew I had a project for this month’s Pinterest Challenge. The Pinterest Challenge is hosted by Erlene of My Pinterventures, and the goal is to inspire everyone to actual make some of those pins you’ve saved, instead of just pinning them.

Mr. SuzerSpace used to travel a lot for work, and he just about always brought home a T-shirt or two for me. When deciding on the best one for this t-shirt tote bag project, I went with this old and super wrinkly one, mainly because it had a pocket. We shop at Aldi, and you need a quarter for the shopping cart, so the pocket would come in handy.

Turn a t-shirt into a tote bag perfect for groceries in this month's Pinterest Challenge | SuzerSpace

Following the tutorial in the t-shirt tote bag pin, I cut off the arms, and because I’m short, I took a little off the length as well. A lot of bags scrape the ground when I walk, so since I was making a custom grocery t-shirt tote bag, I figured I’d customize the height as well.

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June 18, 2019 by By Upcycling From a Tutorial I made this In the Craft Room In the Sewing Room

HTV Vinyl: The only good reason to iron!

Knowing whether the vinyl should be peeled off the carrier when warm or cool makes a big difference in your HTV project | SuzerSpace

I have a confession to make. I hate ironing.

I’ve been known to rewash a load of laundry just because it’s wrinkly from the dryer. And I have solemnly sworn to never buy linen clothes again.

So it’s not really surprising that I don’t do a lot of heat transfer vinyl projects. I bought my Silhouette Cameo mostly for working with paper. It came with a nice sample pack of adhesive vinyl, and I have had a great time decorating all the things in the house with that, and I’ve purchased more to keep those projects going.

But it didn’t come with any iron-on vinyl, and I resisted trying it out.

I did create some really fun stenciled T-shirts – one with scrap vinyl, and then a couple more using freezer paper stencils.

Of course, that’s not really ironing. And as it turns out, HTV vinyl isn’t really ironing either.

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June 11, 2019 by I made this In the Craft Room Using my Silhouette Cameo
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