How Pinteresting ……are musically themed homewares?

A simple tutorial of a beautifully simple and stylish wok of musical art. Image from Secret Pie Shoppe.

Last ‘How Pinteresting’ Laura said…..

I have been trying to look for interesting ways to decorate with a music theme. We have these dinners with musicians and I thought it might be nice to add something like to the table or on the serving area etc.. Just something a little special and not complicated.

So I pinned a wall full of musical Interiors…. I slipped a few non interior things in there as well if you would like to have a look.

As this is an interactive series, you get to choose the next board I put together.

Just leave a general or specific comment below, and I will find some lovely images to share.

We pulled a rabbit out of the hat this year!

The deceptively simple easter egg flower hat/fascinator for 8 year old.

From the other side.

You can see our inspiration here.

Both hats cost less than $8.

Mummy was really happy with the outcome, and the girls had a great time.

It’s something of a spectacle to see 730+ kids, plus a good number of teachers, getting creative.

Magical rabbit in the hat. Designed by 5 year old. Made with lots of help from 13 year old.

Easter hat inspiration.

  

Image from Chanel Couture spring show 2009.

As I said last year….Easter hat parades have nothing to do with Jesus.…. So stop beating yourselves up about the bunnies and the eggs.  Easter hats are all about spring, fashion and celebration.

“Easter was once known as the “Sunday of Joy.” After the Civil War, mothers and daughters who had donned the dark colors of mourning for such a long time began wearing colorful flowered hats and elaborate corsages as part of the Easter celebration. Their hats were adorned with blooming and fresh flowers. If the flowers were not blooming they would make them from paper, ribbon, feathers or sea shells.” quote from dgreetings  

Unfortunately, it’s autumn here and there aren’t any rabbits (or bilbys) or chickens roaming the streets of the inner city… anywhere for that matter.There aren’t any new flowers in bloom and things are much more in the dying phase than the regenerating one.  So  I have decided to just go with the whole feel of it and enjoy the spectacle.

I recently calculated that I have made or co-made more than 15 Easter hats so far…Yes that’s a lot of visits to $2 shops! Our school also has a rule that you are not allowed to put any chocolate eggs on your hat! You can see some easy hats you are welcome to copy here and here.

Beautiful soft flowers and feathers by Loboheme via chic bridal hairstyles.

I was a little  low on inspiration this year and we had only a small window of opportunity in which they could be completed….this week being pretty full.

So I thought where better to get my inspirations than from the catwalks of Europe. After all, who does fashion, spectacle, spring and extravagance more indulgently than them.

I was keen to focus on the flower….. which would have to be fake, so as to keep the cost down, and allow us to make them earlier in the week.

I started having a look around and this is what I found.

Fabric flowers. Image from Martha Stewart.

So fabulous !

Fortunately, there are lots and lots of how to videos and web sites out there on how to make all sorts of flowers.

I have listed them below in case you are in need of some inspiration….

Martha’s paper and fabric flower tutorials.

How to make Crepe paper flowers.

Thai paper flowers 

Tissue Paper Flowers.

Roses from Coffee Filter Papers.

Giant Tissue Paper Flowers 

Origami Flowers 

Image from tiskin.com. Ascot style millinery from the Paris Catwalks.

I wanted to keep it inexpensive, so decided on paper.

After sitting through some of the videos with my 8year old and a little sharing of ideas we put together something pretty special…… Which of course you will have to wait until thursday to see.

Happy Easter hat making…..

Idea of the Day: Map making.

A great all ages together activity...especially if it rains by Tokketok.

Idea of the Day: Printable Paper Planes.

Printable Paper Planes by Canon's Creative Park.

Another great download.

Idea of the Day: Folded Goldfish.

Print and fold fish by Canon Creative Park.

Gotta love origami as a quite non-messy craft.

Idea of the Day: Recycled City Scape

Recycled Box City Scape by Redefining Creativity.

I love this idea for straight after Christmas and at the beginning of the holidays……

Lots of interesting boxes floating around.

Lots of time to continue for days on this one.

21 Handmade Wrapping and Decoration Ideas…. with tutorials.

Wrapping:

1. Button Cards by Martha Stewart.

2. Downloadable Gift Tags by hello, Good Gravy.

3. Paint Chip Wrapping by D sharp.

4. Pop Up Christmas Cards by Martha Stewart.

5. Nature Packaging by Justina Blakeney.

6. Stitched Wrapping Paper by Redefining Creativity.

7. Fabric Giftwrap by Chewing The Cud.

8. Recycled Fruity Packaging by Tokketok.

9. Threaded Christmas Cards by Bleach Black.

Decorations:

10. Paper Bauble Garland by Kidspot.

11. Filled Baubles by Country Living.

12. Felt Doves by Elsie Marley.

13. Photo blocks via Screen Print Blog.

14. Pomanders via Ohdeedoh.

15. "You mean the world to me" Ornaments by Maya Made.

16. Wire and Twine Star Garland by The Handmade Home.

17. Paper Christmas Tree Ornament by Elsie Marley.

18. Chalkboard Wineglass Tutorial by Just short of crazy.

19. The Gumdrop Garland by Martha Stewart.

20. Lego ornaments by Chris McVeigh via Ohdeedoh.

21. Christmas Tree Mobile by Not Martha.

17 Handmade Gift Ideas for Babies + Teachers……with Tutorials.

Babies:

1. Paint Chip Mobile by Kirsty.

2. Washcloths by Martha Stewart.

3. Printed Scrap Ribbon Tags by Lil Blue Boo.

4. Catch-all Baby Bib by Make-It and Love-It.

5. Vinyl Tablecloth Change Mat by Lil Blue Boo.

Teachers gifts:

6. Homemade Herb Soap by Henry Happened.

7. Wallet that turns into a Tote via How About Orange.

8. Hot Cold Rice Bag by Make It and Love It.

9. Felt Magnets via Everything Etsy.

10. Bath Fizzies by Martha Stewart.

11. Printable Lollie Wrappers by Fun.kyti.me

12. Time For Tea Soap by Cucumbersome.

13. Japanese Motif Soaps by Martha Stewart.

14. Cake In A Jar by Cakies.

15. Chocolate Fudge by Martha Stewart.

16. Subway art by Lil Blue Boo.

17. Printable Soap Wrappers by Fun.kyti.me

From here to the moon in 5 days…… Guest Post by Sarah in Dubbo

Twig decoration and paper decoration.

Special Report from Guest Poster Sarah Kelly……

Did you know that we make enough Junk Mail in 5 days to get to the moon?
A team of ladies from Dubbo Presbyterian church organised a showcase of
Up-cycled Christmas decorations and ideas for women to bring their friends
along to.

There was time to eat (of course) and look at some of the displays
- advent calendars from baby socks or paper cones or matchboxes; nativity
scene from pop top juice bottles; junk mail wreaths, balls and Christmas
trees… as well as a whole host of different tree decorations made from
plastic bottles and buttons and cardboard rolls.

Matchbox Advent Calendar from reclaimed materials.

There was time to make your own decoration too!

There were four crafts to choose from – a junk mail ball, icosahedrons (20 sided ball made from Christmas cards), a twig star and a cardboard star.

We also got a chance to think about the gifts the wise men gave to Jesus on the first Christmas – a far cry from being up-cycled!
These gifts of Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh reveal the wisdom of these men and
their understanding that the baby in a manger was in fact their King, God in
the flesh, come to die…

A note from me: Sarah tells me all the instructions for the different crafts can be found online. Might be time to take a look! …and thanks for guest posting this one. It’s very exciting to think that upcycling is becoming a movement! Thanks Sarah.