Thread Holder Tutorial

I had some fun today while attempting to organize my thread and avoid buying something premade and boring like this...

I made a quick and easy thread holder that doesn't require any of the very precious table space in my craft room. This is a quick and dirty tutorial on how to make a personalized thread holder in a matter of minutes. As you can tell, I refuse to buy matching thread for every project I work on so my stash is pretty small.

Supplies: 

Wood (any size will do, there are a ton of precut pieces at crafting stores, or just ask a handy fellow to cut you one)

Nails (at least 2 inches long) and without a head

Enough fabric to cover the wood and wrap around the edges

Modpodge

Hot glue gun and glue (optional)

Picture frame hanging hardware

Ensure your fabric is big enough to wrap around the edge of the wood so you can glue it on the back. 

Iron your fabric before you start!!! Adhere the fabric to the front of the wood using some Mod Podge. I kept it pretty light because I knew that the nails will also help secure the fabric. Do this a few inches at a time and smooth the fabric often to prevent wrinkles.

Now flip the wood over and use the hot glue to secure the edges of the fabric to the back of the wood. Then attach your picture frame hanging hardware in the center.

I grabbed a few spools of thread and lined up nails to determine how far to space them out. About 1 3/4 inches worked well for me.

I measured out the grid and placed a dot everywhere I would put a nail. I hammered in all of the nails with a slight upward angle.

 Here are a few pics of the finished product..................and I like it!

This concludes my Thanksgiving vacation. It was productive and creative; however, it lacked white fluffy stuff.

xoxo

Crow+Shay Travel Case

Winter = Crow+Shay

I carry a crochet hook and a ball of yarn with me a lot in the winter. What a better way to pass by 5 or 50 minutes while you are in line somewhere, at the dr.'s office, or even a basketball game :) I was kinda tired of my crochet hooks, scissors, and other stuff jingling around in my bag so I made an awesome little carrying case. 

I picked up this gorgeous fabric at Hip Stitch for a custom Christmas order, but really wanted to use a bit of it for me <3. 

I made a few more this morning and will either list them in my Etsy shop or give them away as Christmas gifts. 

Happy Friday (Black Friday that is...)

xoxo

Scarf Redo

I bought a boring ole yellow scarf from Target a few years ago (<$5)...its soft, very long, and just plain yellow.

After some adventures in sewing with elastic thread, I decided to give this scarf some shape and some ruffles using my new favorite sewing notion. Along the ends of the scarf and about every 10 inches I sewed horizontally. 

Looks MUCH better now, I might actually even wear it because it is such a fun color!

The backside of each ruffle looks like this. 

What a fun day of crafting, I hope you spent Black Friday being productive and NOT shopping!

xoxo