Drop-Dead Denim: One Tough Pouf

And just like that… we’re here! At the end of our Drop-Dead Denim road… Wow! My heartfelt thanks to my amazing guest-blogger-friends, to the Flickr group contributors, to the generous giveaway sponsors, to all commenters and readers, to all those denim artists out there, and of course, to denim itself. I hadn’t made any denimy goodness for the boy this September, bad me, and I felt I needed to rectify that. Tutorial: One Tough Pouf I kinda made this up as I went along. You will need: Denim scraps in different shades18″ round template (I used a large plastic platter rescued from the recycling bin.)5″ round templatepaper templates as drawn out in #2 belowPair of scissorsSewing machineRuler and pencilstraight pinsneedle and threadstuffing (I used the stuffing from 2 large cushions that we rarely used)Optional: embroidery thread and dimensional fabric paint 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. And we are there. P.S.

You Guest It: Artist in LA LA Land On the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month here on Michele Made Me, I step aside and let some other crafty soul take care of things. Today I'm so happy to have the gifted Melissa of Artist in LA LA Land guest-post. Have you ever met her? Well now's your chance, eh? Please make her feel at home! First of all, I wanted to thank Michele for this opportunity to do a DIY tutorial on her wonderful craft blog. Today, I'm going to take you through the process to make a Springtime Bird Fold Out Wing Card. DIY Bird Fold Out Wing Cards by Artist in LA LA Land Here are the supplies you'll need to get going on the Fold Out Wing Bird Cards:thin cardboard (the kind used for cereal boxes, tissus boxes and packs of soda or beer.) glue pencil paper fasteners self-healing mat or a thick surface you can cut on (like thick cardboard or an big old book. scissors and craft knife (exacto-blade) printable PDF I created for you at this link: Spring Birdie Fold Out Wing Card. P.S.

etc.etc. - -about etc.etc. is a studio founded in 2012 by Inesa Malafej and Arūnas Sukarevičius. Since then we have been combining studio work together with our studies and constantly move between Lithuania, Denmark and Germany. Working together for a few years formed our relationship between each other as well as attitude to the designing process. In our work we hold a deep respect to the craft and traditions. Positive feedback from people that use our items is essential for us. Inesa Malafej imalafej@gmail.com Arūnas Sukarevičius arunassukarevicius@gmail.com

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