If you’re either cutting some paper and gluing it together or going to IKEA and buying a bookshelf, so you could built it by yourself at home; both are great ways to practice your creative skills. All it matters is the self-satisfaction of successfully completing a DIY project. DIY isn't only about making something out or building an object, you rearrange your living room, your bedroom, bathroom or anywhere in your house is also DIY-ing everything.
There are many reasons why we should DYI things and here are the following:
Each project that you tackle will help you improve your problem-solving abilities and teach you something new. Reading the manual might be a bit frustrating and sometimes is full of word and no images, but it expands your knowledge on words.
You get to save a lot of money, since you are choosing where to buy the materials.
The object will come out how you would like it.
Helps you uncover your natural talents by pointing you toward your passions and values.
Is a positive way of spending your time, plus is relaxing the outcomes.
You get to use your hands and do it with other friends, or family.
THE
DOUGHNUT
PILLOW
http://abeautifulmess.com/2014/06/doughnut-pillow.html
-1/2 yard tan felt or fleece
-1/2 yard felt or fleece in the frosting color of your choice (I chose pink)
-small pieces of green, orange, yellow, white, brown, and dark pink felt
-thread in tan and frosting color
-polyfill or batting material of your choice
-fabric scissors
-sewing machine
-fabric pen
-large circular object (I used a laundry basket)
-small circular object (I used a cereal bowl)
-straight pins
-sewing needle (optional)
:if you don’t sewing, you could also use hot glue and glue some parts together, for example the doughnut sprinkles and the pink frosting. Also, you need a sewing machine, you can also do it by hand.
STEPS:
Step One: Fold the tan fabric in half, and using a fabric pen, trace around a large, circular object from your home (like a laundry basket), or use a makeshift compass technique. Cut out the two layers of fabric at the same time.
Step Two: In the middle of the stacked circles you just cut, trace around a bowl to make the inside donut hole. Then cut out the opening.
Step Three: Now trace the large circle onto the frosting-colored fabric, cut out the circle, and trace a bowl in the middle like you did in step two.
Step Four: With a fabric pen, draw a free-form shape on the fabric to mimic the look of drippy frosting, and then cut out the shape.
Step Five: Cut out small strips of felt from your craft felt squares. These will be your sprinkles.
Step Six: Lay the sprinkles somewhat randomly across the surface of your frosting-glob fabric, and pin them into place.
Step Seven: Using a straight stitch, sew each of the sprinkles into place down the middle of the felt pieces.
Step Eight: After the sprinkles have all been sewn into place and the hanging threads have been trimmed, pin the frosting glob of fabric onto one of the tan donut-shaped pieces of fabric.
Step Nine: Using a zigzag stitch, sew the frosting glob of fabric onto the tan fabric you pinned together in step eight.
Step Ten: Now pin the two tan pieces of fabric together. Normally when you make a pillow you would pin the good sides together and flip them right side out after sewing. That's not possible with a donut shape, so instead, you should sew the two pieces together right side out using a zigzag stitch along the edge. This stitch style will act almost like a serge and take care of any slightly uneven cutting of the fabric's edge. Make sure to leave an opening on the stitching around the outside of the donut so you can fill the pillow with batting.
Step Eleven: Reach your hand through the opening you left in the stitching and stuff the pillow with batting.
Step Twelve: Pin the opening closed, and either use your sewing machine (which requires quite a bit of finesse) or a needle and thread to close the opening.
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Tools:
TIP