DIY: Scotch Duct Tape Clutch

Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape has definitely stepped up it's game. The new bold colors and patterns partnered with the history of reliability makes their products full of potential! So today I teamed up with them  again to create a fun project.

For this project I used Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape in Lace Vegas, Pearl White, and Jet Black. I also made sure to have Scotch Precision Ultra Edge Scissors on hand as well as a small remnant of fabric, magnetic tape and a sewing machine! And as always, the instructions are simple. 

||I cut my "fabric" to be 8.5''x 15.5''||

 ||The angle was cut at 11 inches and the cut to the center||

 ||The binding was made by cutting Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape into 3/4'' strips. The strips were then wrapped around the edge of the entire project||

||Magnetic tape can be found at any hardware or craft store||

This post is a collaboration with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape. To see more creative projects, visit www.ScotchDuctTape.com. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest.

DIY: Scotch Duct Tape Embellished Book Covers

Today I am so excited to announce a new collaboration with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape. Over the next few weeks I will be highlighting some fun and creative projects using this amazing product. For those of you that have followed Spunky Junky for awhile you know that I like projects, especially simple and easy projects. With two young babes and piles of breeding laundry my time is limited but my need to create has not diminished so I've had to resort to time-saving projects that still fill the desire. You know what I mean?

Not only is this project easy, but if you're anything like me I like to change me decor often and sometimes it just means a new pop of color. This project is an easy solution for creating a fun change while still remaining easy on the checkbook. Enjoy.

||For this project all you will need are a few books, wrapping paper in different (but coordinating patterns), scissors, and Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape in Hot Pink and Pearl White||

||Create a fun design by off-centering the strips||

This post is a collaboration with Scotch Colors and Patterns Duct Tape. To see more creative projects, visit www.ScotchDuctTape.com.  Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest.

Ribbon Organizer 2.0

Can we talk about ribbon for a moment? Bare with me I promise this is going some where. If you were to step into my craft room it would be very apparent that I'm kind of like the old crazy cat lady but I have this hankering for ribbon. It's a weird obsession to say the least.It always seems to be jumbled together into this unfathomable ball that turns me into some sort of scissor-wielding maniac when trying to unravel it. Luckily I've found a few ways to organize the chaos i.e. my five-minute ribbon organizer, but then there's all that crap ribbon that isn't on a spool. what the heck?! seriously, whoever decided that it was a good idea to sell ribbon "spool-less" was just itching for a good time thinking about all the women around the world who would go crazy trying to keep it organized. 

So here's my solution for the huge wad of ribbon you have shoved in your closet, inside your bookshelf, heck, in your underwear drawer (if you're into that sort of thing) and it's totally on the D.L. for how cheap it will cost. 

Seriously, so easy that I don't even think I need to explain it. Thank me later...with cookies preferably. 

DIY Printed Jeggings

Cabin fever has officially made itself a permanent fixture in our house. With the temperature below zero and the wind constantly blowing we've nestled ourselves in for the long haul. For the time being, I will slowly begin to whittle away at my laundry list of DIY projects. First up, are these cute DIY printed leggings that I managed to whip up yesterday. 

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 FYI^^^Once the fabric paint dries completely (wait at least 24 hours) lay a light cloth over the leggings and iron over both sides. This technique will help the color to set in and not fade. Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

DIY Tent

Brecken's birthday came and went about two months ago.  This year was hard when it came to deciding what to get him because he's in a phase where toys lose interest in a matter of minutes and the ones that he does enjoy usually involve parent interaction to use them. And as I assume with most kids his age, he has enough toys to entertain a small country but he still feels it necessary to play with everything that isn't a toy. So we halted all toy buying this year and settled on something we could all enjoy. We searched and planned and finally settled on a tent. Our inspiration came from Rubyellen of Cakies. With a few changes we designed a foolproof A-frame that will (hopefully) last through the toddler years. I may be a little too optimistic...

While the original design consisted of using a flat sheet and elastic bands to hold the bottom of the tent in place we knew that a more sturdy structure was needed for Brecken.

Supplies:

3-3/4x48"  wooden dowels

4-48" pine molding pieces (1x2" boards)

60" leather lace

2-36x45" pieces of fabric

2-12x45" pieces of fabric

3/4" spade drill bit

Follow the diagram above for sewing the pieces together*

John used the 3/4 spade drill bit to put holes in the 1x2" wooden molding (1x2" pine boards would also work just as well). He drilled holes approximately 4.5" from the top. The bottom holes are roughly 1.1/4" from the bottom.

Simple as that. 

As Brecken began to play in the tent we noticed that occasionally the wooden molding would pop off the pegs resulting in the tent collapsing. To stop this from happening we tied leather lace to both ends of the top peg to hold the molding in place. 

We've had our tent for a little more then two months now and it has been get-away oasis for Brecken.  Reading time and cuddle sessions have been had by all under it's canopy. Most importantly it is collapsible, making for a neat and clean disappearance to the closet, if only all toys were that easy to put away, you hear me?

Thanks for stopping in and Happy New Year!

DIY: Baby Girl Bohemian Wrap

The snow has hit, and there is lots of it. So we've spent lots of hours building block castles, making Lego airplanes, and potty training. My sweet sister-in-law has a three day potty training plan that I thought I would give a try. There have been some modifications, which have included now turning it into a five day plan... ;)

Ugh. More on that later. 

Anyway, here is a fun and quick headband. The idea came from a post from More Design Please and I modified it a bit to fit a baby/toddler head. The only item required for this sweet wrap is a 3x25'' jersey knit piece of fabric (jersey knit is the best because of the stretch). 

Enjoy {and stay warm too}.

Flower Headband Tutorial

enjoy, we're off to catch a flight to Denver!

DIY Canvas Artwork

For those of you new to Spunky Junky I have an obsession with wall art. Whether it be a photo wall or a new canvas project I also seem to find someway to incorporate art in every room of our home. Some of my all-time favorite projects have included my silverware wall art, my dining room photo collage, and my infamous chevron shoebox hangings. A few months ago I also finished this fun chevron canvas for Brecken and Addy's room. This fun project took about a day from start to finish but I guarantee that it will bring the spunk to your home too!

Enjoy and thanks for stopping in!

Headband Tutorial

 Tutorial?! Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Between feedings, diaper changes, and reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" for the hundredth time I managed to sneak in a few minutes for my dear sewing machine and glue gun. Believe me when I say a little project making was good for my soul this week...

And I must say, having a little girl has been so much fun. Accessorizing a baby girl usually turns out to be the highlight of my day.This simple tutorial will take you less than ten minutes--because ya'll know how precious every minute is when you have kids.

Update. A few of you emailed me asking what dies I used to cut my flowers. My favorites here and here.  As for my leather scraps I get them from my Dad's saddle shop, but you can also find leather scraps at any craft store. If you want more variety visit a saddle shop in your area or hit up Tandy Leather Factory. 

5 Minute Elastic Headband

Nesting mode is in full swing. I feel that I may have over-extended myself a little yesterday.

When I finally stopped moving boxes last night I realized that I was walking with a limp--somehow in the midst of packing I pulled a muscle in my butt.

Yes, my butt. I tried to get Hunk to rub it for me...he refused.

Have you ever tried to rub a knot out of your butt, by yourself? It's uncomfortable and awkward.

Very awkward.

;)

Anyway, that was awkward....

 I have been trying to get at least one baby project done a day.

Yesterday's project was really fun n' easy and can be made for just about anyone (if they are a girl)...

For this project you will need:

Fold over elastic *I cut the ribbon for the headband to 13.5'' for an infant and 18'' for an adult. You will also need a 3'' piece of FOE as well.

Ribbon

Glue Gun

Sewing Machine

1. Because my sewing machine has a tendency to pull elastic into it I lay a piece of cardstock underneath the elastic to stop it from getting sucked into the machine. I also make sure to sew back-and-forth four or fives times using a zig zag stitch.

2. Once I finished sewing the headband I then ripped the card stock off the back.

3. Because the stitching isn't the prettiest thing to look at I cover it up with a piece of fold over elastic. I place a nice ribbon of hot glue around both the front and the back of the headband. 

4. Then I wrap a small piece of fold over elastic around  it until all the stitching is concealed. I make sure the seam faces inward so it doesn't show when I wear the headband. I usually put this section of the headband underneath my hair.

5. At this point you can either stop or you can keep on going and making a bow to attach to the top. I sometimes stop here because I like to have a plain headband for working out or I like to wear these headbands when I have a messy bun and I want to keep my bangs out of my face.

If you want to attach a bow, keep moving on ;)

6.  Cut a 3'' piece of fold over elastic. Fold it in half and find the center. put a dab of glue in the center and then fold the ends in and glue them down.

7. While the glue is still hot find the seam that you just created and place another dab of glue on top of it. Then fold the top and the bottom of the FOE in on themselves to create a crease.

8. While the bow dries you will now create the same crease on the headband. I place the bow off center.

I then glued the bow to the headband and then glued ribbon around the two pieces to hold them together.

Once finished I went a little crazy and made about ten different headbands.

I really don't have any self-control left in me these days...

;)