ipad sleeping bag

after i received this book for my birthday from some ever-so-thoughtful girlfriends i have been thinking non-stop about all the things i wish to make from it, and this just happened to be the first. i have a cover for my mac book, (which these days rarely leaves the house given that i have a more compact version in my ipad) i figured i'd make myself a pretty cover for my ipad.

seeing the ipad is a lot more compact than the measurements supplied by the book, i had to measure it, and only ended up buying 1/2 metre of each printed fabric. i went with green seeing as i have a green screen protector. my lovely sister supplied me with the cotton wadding as she had some left over from a project she made earlier this year.

first, i measured and cut the fabric and wadding, and sandwiched them together.

then i sewed lots and lots of rows of straight stitching to get the quilted effect. (this took forever! and i was lazy and only loosely measured the lines so they look a little more 'rustic')

then i sewed the bias binding around the edge, and added the trim. and hand stitched the press studs onto the inside.

 

voila! i am really pleased with how it turned out. and love the colours!

(please excuse the fuzzy photos, i took them on my phone and didn't fix them up!)

you got nailed

wowee its been a while between posts, stress and being insanely busy are the main things to blame. when your heart's not in it, you can't force your head into it! anyways i'm back with a little manicure post, inspired by this which i saw last week and instantly wanted to try.

black is my go-to nail colour when i am unsure of what to choose, or if i need to simplify things (lately i've been rocking lots of glitter) so that had to be my base colour. and instead of doing every nail with gold i just did one finger on each hand.

while trawling the isles of bunnings on the weekend looking for diy inspirations i found a pack of 50 (yes 50!!) sheets of gold leaf. i was so impressed, i only used 1/4 of one sheet so have SO MANY more to use!!

i have to say, having never played with gold leaf before, everyone says how delicate it is but i had no idea. it is so fragile, i recommend not to have the air-con on or too much air flow cause it WILL fly away from you! and be careful not to get it stuck to your other nails if they are tacky when you're using it...

anyway here is the end result, i am wildly impressed!