Craft Hero!

Bringing you crafts created by superheroes!

Lazy craft. May 25, 2008

Filed under: textiles — bellelaid @ 5:23 pm
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Particularly apt title today as I am known, amongst friends, as the laziest girl to walk (or rather, lie-about-on) the earth. I find myself staring at my bed, recently, however, and thinking how nice it would be to lie on it if only my big, fat cushions were covered in a nicer fabric, more complementary to my tastes. There is, however, a dilemma here and that is that I have no time to make covers for cushions and also, even if I did, I wouldn’t know how.

As luck would have it, however, I came across this blog in my search for instruction. Jezzeblog offers a simple, no-fuss tutorial on Upholstery for the Lazy GirlJezzeblog - Pillow Upholstery which looks easy, fun, inexpensive and most importantly, not at all time consuming. Oh, and you could probably do it on your bed if you really wanted to.

Which, really, is the whole point, isn’t it?

S.x

 

I’m Smitten… April 15, 2008

Filed under: stationery, textiles — bellelaid @ 4:58 pm
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It’s odd to say, but I’m smitten with “I’m Smitten” a company owned by Ashley Alexander that sells t-shirts, handbags, stationery and prints decorated with children’s-story-book-like characters with a twist. Giraffe-boy, antler-girl, swan-boy, elephant-girl, all children with the heads of animals that come into play in Alexander’s designs. It should be creepy. It’s really not. It’s just a slightly bizarre fantasy take on design that I for one find enchanting. Now, favourite items (like I always do). Of course, it would be unlike me not to mention a stationery item, so here’s a gratuitous Giraffe-boy Greeting Card that I love. I’m also a fan Elephant Girl Print at I'm Smittenof the range of Antler-Girl t-shirts and the handbag that accompanies it. However, overall I have to say my favourite item is the unframed Elephant-Girl print (pictured, left). Maybe it’s because I love elephants (but then, giraffes are my favourite animal), but I think this is beautiful, if a little weird by most people’s standards. Anyway, check it out.

Also I’m aware that this is becoming, if it wasn’t already to start with, a blog more about the crafty endeavours of others than of those you can do yourself. But I’ll keep trying to find diy projects to post about. Until then, enjoy seeing stuff that you don’t have to spend hours making yourself.

S.