Friday, March 18, 2011
***UPDATED***
After a too-late night last night finishing these babies,
I'm really REALLY happy with how they turned out!
As part of our Easter Craft Exchange,
I made a bunch of three for each of the ladies participating.
And they were super easy!
Buy some orange fabric, cut it into a tall skinny triangle
(mine were about 18 inches tall and about 7 inches wide on the flat top of the fabric)
Sew a small casing at the flat top of the fabric
(wide enough for a thin piece of ribbon to close after stuffing)
by folding about 3/4 of an inch of the top
of the fabric over and sewing a straight line across.
This will leave room or a casing
for you to thread your ribbon through
to cinch the top of the carrot later.
Now fold longest part of the fabric in half
from top to bottom (right side in),
sew a straight line down the side
(being careful to leave the top casing open sides open;
start straight seam underneath open casings)
and turn right side out
Now all you have to do is stuff your carrot with pillow filler,
cinch the top with your ribbon,
cut off excess and hot glue in some greenery
(found mine in the floral section at Joann on sale)
You could mix it up with different patterned fabrics,
add embellishments (like my fabric strips),
hang them on your front door,
lay bunches around your house with your Easter decor
...there are so many options!
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yes, I love them, hands down! I did something similar for Halloween with candy corn but these are so great!!!
ladeedacreations.com
those are adorable! very cute.
Those are so cute! I was reading a blog who made some out of dollar store sham-wow rags and then they put them on a wreath and people were saying how much they liked it. THEY WERE AWFUL! NOTHING like yours. Yours are beautiful and perfect for any kind of spring decor!
These are really cute! I agree wholeheartedly with the previous commenter - your charming carrots beat those shamwow things hands down!!
craft-interrupted.blogspot.com
Just found your blog from a link...these carrots are truly fantastic. Could you just clarify the instructions a little for me? I'm confused about the "sew a casing...at the flat top" part...do you have any more instructional photos?
Thanks so much!
These are too cute! Visiting from whipperberry..Congrats on your feature!
Jessica @ hillcountryhomebody.blogspot.com
Fun, fun, fun! I love the twist on the traditional wreath for the door - and it is colourful to boot - LOVE it!
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Very cute door decor. Creative!!
Angela
http://www.daycareheadquarters.com
Would you mind if a shared the photo from this post in a weekly series I do called fab five? I would be sure to attribute it with a link back.
These are so adorable! I just posted a link to your tutorial - let me know if that's okay with you!
http://www.allfreeholidaycrafts.com/Easter-Decorations/Dangling-Carrots-Door-Display
Thanks!
Rachel
What a super cute idea! I love how they turned out.
Darling! I just pinned this. :)
<3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
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