(wedding) cardigan DIY.

what up kids.  i'm showing you a quick DIY i used for my wedding attire.  since my dress was strapless, i thought i'd be more comfortable if i wore a cute little cardi after the ceremony was over (in the end, i ended up taking it off because it was hot and i didn't care who saw my flabby arms.  i was married then; everyone important was already locked in ;).).  i knew i wanted to bedazzle said cardigan and so needle felting became the bedazzle avenue of choice.

here's how it all went down...

i got all of my supplies, sans cardigan, at hobby lobby.

(at first i got cream-colored roving and was going to poke it into my "molds" like i saw on pinterest

 instead of using them to cut out my shapes.

after i played around with that method, it seemed that cutting them would be easiest.)

once you have your shapes cut, place them where you want on your fabric, put the stabilizing block underneath, and start poking.

and poking.  and poking.  and poking.

once all edges and the middle are secure, you're done!

i put hearts near my shoulders on the front and a little cluster on my shoulder in the back.

i love this DIY because i'm still wearing that cardigan and it's pretty cute even with my everyday clothes ;).

xoxo,

aubrey.

a fun d.i.y. (seriously, i know)

a while back (and i do mean a while) i used jeni's tutorial tutorial and made myself some fabric-covered wreaths. i love jeni's blog and i love her impeccable use of vintage sheets & fabric. after hunting down some foam wreath forms that i liked (aka they weren't squarish), i got to town and started cutting. here is the finished product...

(this wreath ended up being a present.

but do not fret, there is a beautiful one on my door, with a vintage butterfly instead of vintage flowers.)

i do believe i got the wreath form at hobby lobby, the flowers from vintage mast (the best antique store in shipshewana), and the fabric from a thrift store.  i put buttons over the center of the flowers and used push pins to secure them.  super simple - just how i like it!  (ps!  i found this awesome idea on pintrest --- bend a piece of cheap foam tubing and duct tape from the hardware store instead of a premade form!  genius!)

if you get a chance, check out jeni's blog.  she's super adorable (and so is her bunny, george!) and is sure to inspire you to start collecting vintage sheets for your own sewing endeavors.

xo, a