DIY Protective Sleeves/Manicotti!

E questa settimana su CraftBarn ci siamo divertiti con maschere e colori a spruzzo, direi la mia tecnica preferita al momento, quella che mi diverte di più e mi da' più soddisfazioni.
E quindi sono partita da qua:

 
ed adesso sono pronta per un bel corso, oppure quando mi sono già preparata per uscire ma ho ancora qualche minuto per pasticciare!
Questo progetto e' veramente semplice, in un paio d'ore sono già pronti e davvero non bisogna essere bravi nel cucito, perche io non lo sono !
Qui il passo passo fotografico.

This week at CraftBarn we're having lots of fun using mists and stencil (I admit is one of my fave techniques at the moment). I created two sleeve protectors from scratch, in a coupleof hours, it' s a very simple project and you can do it even if sewing is not your cup of tea!
Here you can find the full step by step.

Step by step:
I cut 2 rectangles from plain cotton 32X40 cm. I put the masks on the fabric and I started to spray Cosmic Mister Candy Pink, Lava Red, Mango Blush, Mango Blaze. I stamped the fabric using an Andy Skinner stamp with: Antiques and Red Crimson and Plum Archival ink.

I folded and sewed the right sides together. I folded one end about 2,5 cm and sewed it, leaving a 3 cm opening for the elastic. Using a large safety pin, I pulled through about 7" of elastic.

I sewed the ends of elastic together, I trimmed and topstitched to close the opening. 

This makes the "wrist" end of the sleeve protector. 

I coloured two pieces of lace with Cosmic Mister Pink. 

I just sewed them on the other end very close to the raw edges.

Tip1: for the upper end it's better to use a piece of elastic lace and sew using an elastic thread.

Tip 2: Use your art journal or 30X30 paper to "clean" the stencils, no more white page to start with and no waste at all!

Materials:

The Crafters Workshop templates -Flower shower and Houndstooth

Cosmic Shimmer Misters: candy pink, mango blaze, mango blush

Andy Skinner acrylic stamps:Antiques

Archival ink Red Crimson and Plum

The Crafter's Workshop templates

Cosmic Shimmer misters

Andy Skinner stamps

Archival inks

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