THE SOCKMAN

Have you got old socks, shirts or leggins? we tought to decorate our Christmas with little snowmen!

WE NEED:

old socks or leggings, old shirts, fabric tapes, styrofoam balls of two different size, toothpicks, one neddle, cotton or polyester thread, buttons, one orange fabric strip.

I inserted a toothpick in the bigger styrofoam ball...

...and in the smaller styrofoam ball too.

I cut the leggings a little bit longer than my snowman structure.

I clumped the leggings fabric by a pin. I worked on the wrong side of fabric...

...and I sewed it.

I made the same on the other side.

I cut two circle shape to make a painter hat.

I sewed them together and I refined the hat.

With a fabric strip I made the scarf cutting the hems in many vertical strips.

I used a piece of orange fabric strip for the nose and the buttons for the eyes and the mouth.

I used a leggins ring as base of the snowman.

I realized two snowmen...

....ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS!

FROM THE DESK DRAWER!

What does your desk drawer hold? the mine one often holds strange creatures!

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RECYCLING JEANS!

Have you got old and unfashionable jeans?

Don't trow them away!

YOU NEED: one jeans, another fabric you like, two buttons, cotton, needles, scissors, sewing machine, tailor's chalk, tailor meter.

Cut off the jeans's legs.

Try to be accurate helping the tailor meter and the tailor's chalk.

Unstitch one of the back pockets and replace it with one of a different fabbric.

I used a very thin fabric, so I had to thicken it with a layer of cotton.

Cut two strips from the same fabic used for the pocket...

...and join them to the hem of jeans's legs.

 I sewed them on the other side, to make the cuffs.

Add two more little strips creating a sort of  buttonhole, so you can enbellish the cuffs with buttons and, if you like, some belt loops.

DONE! 

My old jeans and my new denim shorts!

SEA FLIP FLOP

BORED BY THE USUAL FLIP FLOP?

What you need: a pair of flip flop and nylon tights to recycle.

   

METHOD:

Cut the legs of the nylon tight into strips.

Wrap and tie the strip around the strap.

Go on for both straps.

Try to hide the nylon strip down itself.

LET'S MAKE THE SEA ANIMALS

Draw some simple shapes.

Cut into two equal nylon pieces 

 Close the parts by needle and cotton.

Fill the shape by little nylon scraps and close it.

Use some buttons to create the eyes.

U can make different little animals. Have fun with your fantasy!

If you like you ca use a pin or stitch the little animals to the flip flop.

HAVE A NICE SUMMER!

CEREAL BARS HOME MADE

Would you like cereal bars? 

if you have got leftover muesli or oat porridge and some nuts and dried fruit you can recycle them into sweet cereal bars!

You need to add: chocolate black or white (or both), brown sugar, hot water.

Method:

Mix cereals, dried fruit and nuts in a bowl.

In another container melt the sugar by the hot water making a syrup.

Add the melted sugar to the cereals and dried fruit. Stir as the syrup (sugar and water) will be soaked up by cereals.

Add the chocolate and mix all again.

Put  the mixture in a baking tin and press it  trying to join the cereals together and by a knife mark the slices.

Bake in the preheated oven to 180°C for 15-20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and allow to rest in the tin  for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

ENJOY! 

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