Dobby ears

So halloween (as well as pub crawls) approach this month!
With a Harry Potter theme going and very little time and money decided to whip together this Dobby outfit.
(sorry the pictures are not aesthetically pleasing/ Pinterest like the lighting is not magnificent in this flat nor do I currently posses the equipment)

You will need:

•  2 xA4 nude? light pink? card (60p - paperchase)
• 1 A4 card (any colour it is for a template)
• 1 hairband (£1- poundland)
• glue gun
• scissors
• pencil
• pen
• sellotape

1. On the plain card copy the template (will be linked at somepoint), draw your practice Dobby ear, and cut it out. 

2. Try folding it and sticking it together to see if it makes desired shape

3. draw round the template onto both of the coloured pieces of card

4.cut along lines and fold in. Stick with sellotape / glue gun

7. Using the glue gun secure the side flaps of the ear onto the headband by folding it over 2 times.

8. Draw the inner ear design on with a pen

the only full photo I actually found of the outfit

update

Hello all!

While there has been a long radio silence it does not been I have been idle!

Quite a few projects have been made just simply not posted on the blog but hopefully they will be making their way towards you soonish.

Also Halloween is upon us this month with it (hopefully) coming three new low budget cool costumes 

keep crafting!

Eurovision Party

Eurovision finals are tonight so I thought I would throw a small gathering for the event. As usual it is amidst exam month and as well as near the end of the semester so budgets are small. For this reason here are some small cheap crafts you can do in your halls of residence, without damaging the property to get into the Eurovision feeling.

1. Eurovision logo on door. 

If you have more time to be neat. We used an A4 sheet of paper and watercolours. Ruler advised. 

Logo can be found on the official site. or to make things easier just print one out!

2.GLITTER

one thing Eurovision always has is Sparkle. So if you have the money invest in ALOT of glitter.

(or reuse some tinsel to drape around the place)

3.Decoration

 As we were tight for time we decorated the flat with these flag buntings. 

4. Drinks

If time look up some typical beverages of certain countries for the night. Or as its a warm day and Russians contestants are high on the bookies list we have decided on Oreo White Russian ice lollies for the night. 

5. Costumes

If you can convince the guests, everyone should draw a country from the finals who they have to full heartedly support (even if they do not) and showing their support with dressing up. Be inventive

or just take a shower in glitter.

6. Scores.

Keep a huge poster on the wall with all the contestants of the finals. Guests can then after each performance rate the song and then see who got the winning contestant right at the end!

7. Music

Make an epic playlist of past Eurovision songs till the show starts and for the after party.

How to make a pencil case

What you will need:

• Thread to match your fabric + thread for basting
• normal zip 12inches/30cm
• scissors
• taylor's chalk
• sewing machine (or hand)
• 40cm of fabric

Pattern for pencil case: - Drawing is not precise does not fit onto A4 paper,

                                     -  Every corner is a 90 degree angel.

                                     - 1cm seam allowance calculated into it

if you are unsure in any of the instructions don't be afraid to comment below!

1. Fold your fabric in half.place the pattern face up onto the right side of the fabric (the side you would like to have on the outside of your pencil case. next to the fold as shown. This way you will cut 2 patterns. one will be the outside and one will be the lining. 

Do not cut them apart!

2. if you place it with pattern rolling down wards. the pattern will end up horizontal on finished piece or vice versa as the picture further shows.

3. So when you fold it out it should look something like this.

4. Turn it over so that the inside is facing upwards (demonstrated by white colour in the picture) then fold the two edges down 1cm. Then iron it so that it stays there.

5. Fold the lining and the outer fabric back onto each other with the Inside fabric (white) on the inside and the coloured part facing out. Then baste (large stitch by hand) the two sides shown by the red lines on the picture.

6. Now onto the zip.

The zip will be slightly too long for the fabric. What you need to do is measure out 2.5cm from the end of the zipper (not from the handle side) and mark it. Using thread and needle stitch across the zipper teeth creating a new end. Then 1 cm from this cut of the leftover end.

7. Place the zip in between the two fabrics on the straight edge. Put the fabric right on the zipper teeth ends.then using a zipper foot stitch close to the teeth (don't go over the teeth or you won't be able to unzip it) make sure it stitched both fabrics. 

8.Do the same with the other side of the fabric. It makes it easier if you unzip the zip. Make sure it is in between the two fabrics and next to the zipper teeth. Then stitch.

turn inside out.

Baste the remaining unbasted edges of lining and outside fabric together. as shown with the red lines on the picture.

with the patterned sides together put bottom edges and tops together (dots together with the zipper) and then sew this together.

At the end put the notches together and sew these together.

Turn the pencil case inside out again

Tadaaaa you have a finished pencil case!!!

(I know the drawings are just fabulous, I forgot to take pictures while making this.)

Merry Christmas!

So maybe I have not been posting as much things as I would of liked due to uni work but hopefully next year I will be more productive blogwise! Until then Merry Chirstmas and thanks for sticking with me!

2015 halloween costume

Clue to what one of my costumes for this year will be, it's not even a clue if you can't guess from that I am deeply disappointed. So the upcoming crafts next week will be related to the costume!

just deeply fangirling I have a shirt. as well as disappointed in me for not making cpt. Janeway's shirt ah well another time.

Wonder Woman halloween costume

Being back at uni has left me with an unbelievably large amount of coursework and very little time to do crafty things (also a very limited things to make crafts with) and unfortunately most of my work is due just after halloween I have little to no time to organise party's or make costumes so I thought I would do a throw back post to my last years costume; Wonder Woman!

I was working on a student budget last year as well so I do not remember spending more than 7 pounds on this costume.




What you will need:

• A red shirt (primark cheap so it wont hurt to ruin)
• A big sheet of gold card
• red paper
• a belt or some string
• selotape
• gold paint (textile if you can but i used normal paint, it wont last that long)
• some measuring tape
• black textile pen/normal thick pen
• a spotted blue skirt (i already owned one, a reason i chose this outfit)
• hairband (optional)

1. Right what you need to start with is drawing her sign on the red t-shirt. If you can print it out on an A4 piece of paper, cut it out and then draw round it on the shirt. Paint it with the gold paint and then wait to dry. Then using the black pen mark in the rest of the wonder woman symbol.

2. Make the cuffs, Belt and tiara. Measure round your wrists, waist and forehead,leave maybe an extra cm on the bracelets so you can easily slip it off. Cut it out of the gold card and cut out little red stars to stick onto it.

3. I stuck the cut out belt onto a piece of string using selotape but you can just aswell add it to a belt and then take it off after he event.



4. Selotape the ends of the bracelet,tiara together (possibly stick the tiara to a headband if it doesn't stay together.

5. simply slip into some boots, do your hair makeup and your done!