knitting/crotcheting a few things

It's gotten quite cold recently so I decided to crochet a few things to keep warm so here are some pics and links to the tutorial and my own scarf :)

The first thing that I crocheted was this cute hat with earflaps, I used a tutorial for this one because I didn't have a clue how to go about making this hat. Click here for the tutorial that I used, Violet's blog has really awesome posts so be sure to check it out.

Then I just make this really easy scarf which I just double crocheted in rows to make, about 4 for each colour. It was a really time consuming craft but I was determined to get it finished and I'm definently glad I did because it's makes so much of a difference when it's so cold.

Hope this was helpful

Cherusa

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This is how I did it! - DIY bear bag

Bear bags are like a must have accessory, but you don't really see them in shops and they can be a tad too expensive for me. So I thought I make one myself or two :)

Front

The back - the tail is attached to the zip.

Bear bags are so awesome, they're really cute and pretty easy to make. Here's one I made from a small bear, it doesn't hold much because it's so small. The strap on it goes over your shoulder and it's just basically for things like your phone or purse.

If you want to make one like this here is a tutorial you can use: http://egl.livejournal.com/11582191.html#cutid1 I didn't use this tutorial but it's very similar to the technique I used.

And unfortunately I didn't take photos whilst making it. So I made a another bear bag, a bear backpack!
And I'm gonna show you how to do it =D

This is what you will need:

• A bear
• lining fabric
• Scissors
• Pins
• Sewing machine
• needle and thread
• zip
• leather for the straps

Cut a hole in the bag of the bear that is less than the length of the zip, take the stuffing out of the torso of the bear but leave the stuffing in the limbs and head (also leave some in the torso so that when you put things inside the back the shape won't change). 

 Fold the lining in half and sew two edges together leaving a gap at the top that is as long as the hole in the bear's back.

 Place the lining into the hole so that the nice side of the lining fabric is on the inside.

  Sew the bottom of the zip into the base of the hole this should be near the tail.

Line up the zip (wrong side out), the edge of the hole and the lining as shown.

  Sew along the zip/edge of hole to attach the zip to the bear and also the lining.

Then sew on the straps to the middle/back of the head and the top of the legs.

Hope you found this helpful stay tuned for more DIYs and fashion posts (≧◡≦)

Heart elbow patch DIY

The other day I saw someone with elbow patches on their jumper and I was instantly inspired to make some kawaii ones for myself, So here's a tutorial. It's really easy to make and doesn't take much time, the finished thing looks pretty cute too :3

What you will need:

• The jumper that you want to decorate.
• Some fabric in your chosen colour - this is for the patch, colours that go well are pink/blue, yellow/purple etc. If you're going for a fairy kei kind of look be sure to use pastel colours.
• A5 paper.
• Pencil.
• Scissors.
• Pin.
• Thread that matches the colour of the patch and an iron not pictured because I forgot :/

Start by folding the paper in half horizontally.

Draw half a heart shape on one side of the fold if you want you can just find a pic of a heart online and print it out.

Fold the page and cut out the shape.

So you should have a heart shape like this.

Trace around the heart onto the back of the fabric you want for your patch do this twice, one for each sleeve.

Cut around the line, leave about 1-2cm for seam allowance.

Cut notches on the edge of the fabric where there are curves and corners as shown.

Iron the seam allowance down onto the wrong side of the fabric.

When you turn it around it should look like this, as you can see the edges are not smooth but you can fix this when you sew it on.

Repeat with the other heart.

Put the jumper on and put a pin through the sleeve in the centre of your elbow, but be careful!

Place the heart on the sleeve, use the pin to help you place it.

Now you can pin it and sew it on if the edges of yours are like mine you can edit it when sewing by stretching out the sides a little when you stitch. Make small stitches over the edge of the fabric, about 4mm apart.

Repeat with the other sleeve. But this time rather than using a pin to find where the centre of your elbow is, you can trace several points from the first sleeve onto the other to make it symmetrical.

And that's it! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a go yourself :)

Shoe wishlist

Hey :3 This post is just a visual list of just some of the shoes I would like to own, I didn't really want to find all of the links for each of the shoes so if you're interested in buying any of them you can find them all on my pinterest account the link to my pinterest is on the right hand side, on the bottom of the side bar >>>

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this post and found it helpful

byee :)

Tokyo fashion

Hi! This is just a quick post about Tokyo street fashion, I love Japanese fashion and I like looking on tokyofashion.com to check out what everyone is wearing :) here are some of my fave outfits:

So yeah, if you like what you see why not check it out? the link is at the top of the page :)