Small Fry Artworks

Saturday, 10 December 2011

I Spy Bottles

I SPY BOTTLES

I put a little food colouring and a little alcohol in a plastic bag filled with macaroni and another with chick peas. I shook the bags until everything was evenly coloured . I poured it out onto a cookie sheet and placed it in a warm oven for an hour or so then let it set out to air overnight to make sure it was completely dry.

The

I spy items are photographed, the photograph is laminated and then attached to the "I spy" bottle.

My grandchildren will be able to see what items are hiding in their "I spy" bottles (soda pop bottles) and endeavor to find them all.

I used my hot glue gun to glue the bottle tops in place. The fabric covering the top is tightly sewn on as well and then finally a ribbon or cord is knotted over the sewn area.

These bottles will go into my grandchildrens' car caddies to keep them occupied on longer trips.

1920s cloche felt hats

I was having difficulty finding a pattern for these 1920s flapper style cloche hats, so I set out to make my own. After some trial and error I came up with a pattern I liked and allows for all kinds of variation.

Working with felt is easy and forgiving as well as inexpensive. Decorating these little hats with buttons, feathers, ribbon and in this case an old watch that no longer works, gives you room to express your creativity and your individuality.

This is my basic pattern made for my head size, easily changed by changing your seam width. Also it can make a better fit if you cut the top bell portion into quarters instead of two pieces, depending on your fabric.
Cut four pieces for the brim sewing them together then turning inside out. The pattern is very basic and can be finished in any number of ways, depending how your fabric is "behaving" and what suites your tastes.