With A Merry Heart

I ♥ being creative, it's fun and makes me happy - but really I just like to make a mess!

I enjoy cultivating my green thumb, and ♥ to spend more time outdoors in my garden!

I have now discovered that I ♥ to sew! I enjoy recreating pretty patterns, so if you know of some great ideas, let me know!

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Great idea! Use stacks of pallets for a table!

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Tokyo Hands | Shibuya

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Cute sign!!

DIY Decorated Clipboards - I got sick of looking at the plain old Masonite clipboards, so I decided to decorate them. It’s easy, simply cut out scrapbooking paper to fit onto the clipboard. Apply a good base coat of MOD PODGE then place paper on top. Allow to dry for a couple of hours to avoid wrinkles and do a good TOP COAT of the podge to seal!

My Sunday School class is up to the story where Josephs’ brothers return to Egypt, this is the story where Joseph puts a cup in his younger brother Benjamin’s’ bag.

So for this lesson I got all excited and thought of a cute take home craft for my kids – Wheat Bags – which are so easy to make!

I simply cut out a ‘bag’ shape on two pieces of fabric.
Turn the two ‘bag’ shaped fabrics right side together, and double stich around the edges, turn right way out.
Pour some wheat into the top of the bag with a funnel, and sew/stich the top up.
I tied some fabric around the top to hide my horrible sewing there!

Washi Notebook - With A Merry Heart

I finally finished my canvas. Quite pleased with myself actually. Now to hang it on a wall!!

I’ve created my first With A Merry Heart logo!

I’m always open to creative and inspiring ideas! What do you think?

Thought I’d share a photo of our End Of Year party for the little kids. Decorations on a budget! Come cool tips coming up.

Straightening Ribbon… The Easy Way

It’s that festive time of the year again where gift wrapping is very important, It sets the moment of joy before being ripped off to reveal the surprise inside. Now my ribbons are kept crumpled in a ribbon box under my desk, and it is a big no no to use crumpled ribbon when wrapping presents.

Some people Iron their ribbons, though you wants to keep an iron on thier desk? Or have to go to the laundry to get it? That’s why I now use a Mini Hair Straightener!

What you need: Crumpled ribbon, ~~Iron, Ironing Board,~~ Mini Hair Straightener!

Simply gather your crumpled ribbon together. Turn on your straightener, and gently run over your ribbon!

As you can see, half of the ribbon is now straighened! And the other, remains crumpled. It’s so quick and easy you might as well do the rest of your ribbons! Perfectly smooth gift wrapping ribbons… without having to leave the room!

My latest craft tool … a Mini Straightener!!

Which I purchased (along with a whole lot of other hair & beauty items) from great Auzzie online store.

Why does a Mini Straightener need to be in my Craft Desk?? I’ll show you in my next post!

DIY Roll Up Placemat Pencil Case

Got a spare 45minutes?! That all it took me to whip up one of these pencil cases! I find it very distracting when all you can hear is the rattle of pencils when kids are trying to find the perfect colour… so with some inspiration from Martha Stewart I made my own ‘sound-proof’ pencil cases.

What You Need

Placemats
Shoe Lace / Ribbon
Ruler
Pencil
Sewing Machine
Clips (optional)

1. Find yourself some placemats. Make sure the material is stiff and strong enough to withstand being thrown around from here to there, in kids bags, on the floor etc. But not too thick as you cant fold it, sew it, to make your roll up pencil case. Seeing these are for my nephews, I thought some bright colours will be best.

2. Fold over the placemat, leaving about 2inches unfolded. Press firmly with an iron to get a sharp fold on the bottom of the case.

3. Using a pencil, mark every inch along the top and bottom of the folded over side of the placemat. 1 inch will be enough to hold a slim pencil or pen, if holding thicker pencils/pens I suggest spacing the lines farther apart.

4. I’m not that great of sewing in a straight line, so I’ve then ruled from top to bottom of those 1 inch lines to give me something to follow along.

5. My placemat was to thick to pin shut, so I’ve used clips to keep the edges together.

6. Sew along each line, remembering to double stitch the ends to prevent unravelling.

7. Keep sewing along all the lines, leaving the last edge unsewn.

8. Get your shoelace or ribbon (I’ve used shoelace as its more ‘boyish’ than ribbon)

9. Insert your shoelace between the folded placemat, along the edge, being careful not to make it too thick, or bunched up.

10. Sew along the edge of the placemat, securing the shoelace in place.

11. Slide your pens/pencils into the ‘pouches’.

12. Roll up placemat towards shoelace end, and tie closed to complete your Roll Up Pencil Case!