Felt Mickey Mouse

My friend's favourite character! I gave one to her long time ago and this mickey belongs to me :D I wonder how donald and pluto would look like as felt plush. (:

Gift Boxes

Gift Boxes

I always scold my friends for buying gift boxes that cost so much. Why not make your own? Okay maybe it isn't that tough for square boxes, but whatabout boxes with the shape of a love, etc.? I will give it a go next time!

Choose bright and another contrasting colour papers! This will make your boxes stand out. Give it some details to make it more attractive. 

The best part is pen, scissors, glue, papers are all you need :) What are you waiting for, give it a go!

Left: Gift box wrapped using printed out pattern/design. (2nd gift box)

Right: Gift box with hand-drawn pattern (1st box made-not very good looking)

Pokka dots! (4th box)

How did I get the idea of making gift boxes? Thanks to my sister because the main reason is because of her. The thought of making this came to me when my sister asked my dad to buy her a colourful gift boxes so that she could put presents into it and could give it to her friends. The price wasn't cheap at all! Then I gave her some lectures and told her that even I could make one of those.. So the story ends up like this. *A Happy Ending*

Anyway, it would be nice and thoughtful, let alone meaningful, if we could reuse things once in a while.

Procedure:

1. Cut a used up toilet paper roll into two with one thicker than the other. Cover each open-sided end with a cardboard circles. 

2. Design your own patterns and print it out! Any patterns will do. A simple software to design (-PAINT is good enough!)

3. Cut the printed out pattern and wrapped it around your toilet roll.

4. Wrap the other half until you get something that looks like this.

5. Cut out circles to cover the ends and the inside of the box.

6. After covering the inside of both boxes, they should look like as the above picture.

7. Then wrap the inner box with a thick and a thin piece of paper. You can use coloured paper instead. And there you have it! Your own gift boxes. :D 

*You are encouraged to print your patterns on a used paper, after all we are trying to recycle things here.:)

Well, the 4th box is made from this. I got the box from my brother. Haha..



Felt flower

Felt rose

What can we make from felt?! A rose! ( and many more but i only manage to make this one). Where is it now? Well if he still keeps it.. then yea it's with him. He's the one and only kind headmaster of my primary school and he has retired. I wish him well in all his days. 

 

Felt Bookmark

Felt Bookmark

 

More cats? And they come in various colours! These are for my 'kids' (students).

*Wishing to encourage them reading*

 

 

Meow.. Did you spot two flat cats?! :D

 

Oh look! It is hanging onto one of the pages.

 

So this is how its back part looks like.

 

And the front part! Don't forget its paws! A name has been sewn to its tummy! :D

 

* RM3 each*

Pencil Case

Sponge sheet pencil case

#4 Minion Pencil Case

Is Anyone still in for some minion fever?! This is made for a special someone of mine, but he/she doesn't know about it yet :)

This time, I took my sister's advice and tried using other material to make it. Let's see, the best part about using this material is that it would not become very 'furry' looking like my Lots o huggin bear pencil case. (I think it will last longer) Also, this material doesn't absorb water and it is much lighter than felt. Of course, the bad part is, it is hard to be sewn by machine, so I finish most of the part using hand :(

I prefer one eye over two eyes although all of them are adorable :D

top view
 

the contents


Felt Pencil Case

 

#3 Blue totoro purse

 

( I'm so glad that my hard work had paid off! With this masterpiece, i finally earn myself a customer who wish me to make a purse for her. But not just any purse! It's based on Howl's Moving Castle Calcifer! And that purse is in the middle of process.)

 

 

#2 Totoro pencil case :)

 

*I'm not finish with this yet because I have no more long zip! Will finish this piece of work when i buy the zip. So stay tuned!*

 

 

 

 

#1 Lots o Huggin Bear!

(I love this bear indeed! And he's now my pencil case! I have been using it for over a year, so its condition isn't as what it was like before, but it's precious!)

 

 

*From the top*

 

 

*The 'contents'*

 

*pencil case - RM 18*

*purse - RM 12*

 

Felt photo frame

Felt Photo Frame

 

 

Hmmm.. What will it be for today? Oohhh a photo frame! And most importantly it is handmade! Although it may look cheap, but it is the one and only one! So here's the tip. Always remember to sketch out your drawing before starting on your 'project'! The picture above is how I wish the photo frame would end up like.

 

 

Tadaa!! Here is how the photo frame looks like in the end! Yes I have made some changes to it, but not to worry, I love the way it ends up like. Simple and easy felt craft that you can make! Try it your own. :D 

Message Mug

Felt Message Mug

 

 

I think you have figured out what this is made up of! That's right!! An old used up toilet paper roll! What a shot! Yes, I figure that it might be pretty wasteful to throw away such 'valuable' item. 

 

Now you may wonder why it is called the 'message' mug, but you can tell from the pictures :D Do write anything that you wish to tell or wish your friend!

 

This mug is about a night scene and the mug itself is filled with many stars :) Create your own message mug and have fun!

 *teehee*