00:00Here's a reason to grab those lace placemats and table runners you always see at the thrift store.
00:05Start by mixing up your solution, two parts white school glue to one part water.
00:10Give it all a really good stir and you're ready to get started.
00:15Grab a round lace placemat and fully submerge it in your glue mixture to make sure every inch is
00:20saturated. Now spray the outside of a large bowl with a little cooking spray. Lay the soaked placemat
00:27over the bowl and trim out a few triangle shapes around the edges so that the lace folds neatly
00:32around the sides of the bowl. Let this dry for 24 to 48 hours. When it's completely hardened and dry
00:39to the touch carefully lift it off and just like that you've made a gorgeous lace bowl. It's perfect
00:45for holding keepsakes on a shelf and you can make these in so many different sizes with different
00:50lace. Our next project starts with a lace table runner and a small balloon. Cut the runner to fit
00:56around your balloon and just like before we're going to submerge our lace into the glue mixture,
01:01saturate it fully, and wring out all of the excess. Wrap the lace around the balloon and leave a small
01:07opening at the bottom. As you go trim excess lace so that it hugs the balloon shape nicely. You can
01:14use
01:14string to gently hold everything in place if it starts to slip. Set this aside and let it dry completely
01:20for at least 24 hours maybe 48 to be sure that it's all dry. Once hardened and dry to the
01:26touch pop your
01:27balloon and carefully remove that balloon from the inside of your lace shell. Now you have a delicate
01:33lace globe. To finish things off tie on a string tuck in a little faux greenery and hang it from
01:39a
01:39ceiling hook. The result is a dreamy lace planter that's light airy and full of vintage charm. I spotted this
01:47interesting tower tucked in with a bunch of other odds and ends at the thrift store. At first I didn't
01:52know what it was but turns out it's a shoe tower. While I was cleaning it though I noticed it
01:56was
01:57pretty wobbly. I realized that it had actually been put together incorrectly from the start. I swapped
02:03some nuts and washers around, got each piece back where it belonged, reassembled the whole tower,
02:09and just like that it was solid and good as new. I placed it in the corner and then started
02:14adding
02:15potted plants. I potted up a couple spider plants, some flowers, and some other plants that grow over
02:21the side. I hope this video inspires you to look at your own unwanted or outdated indoor accessories a
02:28little bit differently and maybe turn one of them into a plant stand or something else entirely of your own.
02:35What do old blue jeans and organization have in common? The answer might surprise you.
02:41For this project I first went to the thrift store and headed straight to the clothing section.
02:46I rifled through the pants and found the perfect pair of dark blue jeans that were 50% off making
02:52them only three dollars. I started by cutting the small front pocket making sure to only cut the front
02:58layer of the jeans. Then I turned the jeans over and removed the two back pockets and all the loops.
03:04Once everything was removed I trimmed the excess fabric from the pockets and loops. The frame of
03:11the cork board came with a slight finish on it so I used some 220 grit sandpaper to quickly sand
03:18that
03:18finish off. I wanted to start over with bare wood. I used a clean microfiber cloth to remove the dust
03:25then stained the frame with two coats of stain in the color golden pecan. Once the stain was fully dry
03:32I sealed the wood with a wipe on poly and again allowed the frame to dry. First I measured the
03:38inner
03:39portion of the cork board which was 21 and three quarters inches long by 15 and three quarters inches
03:45wide. Then using my rotary cutter and the mat I cut the fabric to size 21 and three quarters inches
03:52long
03:53by 15 and three quarters inches wide. Once the fabric was cut I squeezed some fabric glue onto the top
04:01third of the cork board then spread it evenly with a foam brush. Then I lined the fabric up with
04:07the cork
04:08portion and applied it to the board making sure to smooth out any wrinkles. Then I repeated that process
04:15for the last two thirds of the board. Once the fabric was secured I used a flat tool to push
04:21any excess fabric
04:23under the wooden frame for a more seamless look. The next day I first attached the hanging hooks that came
04:29with the board to the back of the wooden frame. I flipped the board over and started playing with
04:36the position of the jean pockets. Once I was happy with the placement I used some gold pins I got
04:42on
04:42Amazon to secure them to the board. Then it was time to decorate with my kids trinkets, medals, and ribbons
04:48from school and some souvenirs they got on a recent trip. Now my kids have a super cute organizer for
04:55their
04:55room that can grow with them. I hope this tutorial inspired you to get creative with some old jeans
05:01to make your very own blue jean organizer. Wait! Before you take that pile of clothes to be donated or
05:07throw away fabric scraps think again. They can be repurposed into something super cozy and functional.
05:14First I took a piece of canvas I thrifted and folded it in half. Then I used the largest bowl
05:19I had and measured
05:20three inches from the edge of the bowl then used a fabric pencil to make marks. I then connected the
05:26marks to form a circle, pinned the pieces together, and cut out the circles. Then I gathered several clothing
05:32items I had ready for donation and began deconstructing them and salvaging any zippers, elastic buttons, and
05:38buckles I could. Then I cut them into four by four inch squares. Additionally because I have a sewing business
05:45I had several bags of fabric scraps that I was able to utilize and also cut into four by four
05:50inch
05:50squares. I made sure to save all the scraps from cutting the squares too. In terms of the fabric for
05:56this project you can use anything from old towels, blankets, bed sheets, curtains, or whatever you can
06:01find around your home or the thrift store. Once everything was cut I found the circumference of the
06:06two large circles which was 66 inches. Therefore to create a piece of fabric long enough to go around
06:13the circle I needed it to be 66 inches long and I wanted the height to be 16 inches. To
06:18begin creating the
06:19piece of fabric the length of the circumference I first created a grouping of 18 four by four inch
06:25squares. I laid them out in three rows of six then I tried to lay them in a pattern that
06:30made sense
06:31color wise and treated the rows as two groups of nine. Next I started in the top left corner of
06:37the
06:37pattern and began sewing together the squares in the top row. I started by laying the second square on
06:43the first with right sides together and sewed them together on the right side using a fourth inch seam
06:49allowance making sure to forward and backward stitch at the beginning and end. Then I opened the connected
06:54squares up laid the third square on top of the second square with right sides together and sewed them
07:00together on the right side using a fourth inch seam allowance. I continued this pattern until the first
07:06row was complete then did the same thing on the next two rows. I ironed the back of each row
07:12to lay the
07:12seams flat then laid the second row on top of the first row with right sides together and sewed them
07:17together along the long side using a fourth inch seam allowance. Then I placed the third row on top
07:23of the second with right sides together and sewed those rows together. Next I sewed all three panels
07:28together on the short sides to create one long piece. Next I laid out a flannel sheet that I thrifted,
07:34folded it in half, laid one of the circles on top and cut around them. Then I laid the sheet
07:40in a single layer,
07:41placed the long quilted piece on top, pinned the pieces together and cut around it to create a
07:46lining piece. I sewed on the lining pieces using a fourth inch seam allowance to the quilted piece
07:51and two circles then trimmed away any excess fabric around the edges. Next I added an invisible zipper
07:58using a salvage zipper I had on hand. I opened the seam and pressed it open then placed the zipper
08:04upside
08:05down directly over the seam then taped it down with masking tape. I switched to a zipper foot and sewed
08:11all the way around the right bottom and left side of the zipper. I removed the tape then flipped it
08:16over
08:17and used a seam ripper to rip the seams from the bottom of the zipper to the top. Then I
08:21sewed around
08:22the zipper again about one fourth inch away from the first stitches to finish securing the zipper.
08:28Next I took one of the lined circles and placed it on top of the quilted piece right sides facing
08:33together and began pinning the pieces together making sure the edges lined up as I went around
08:38the circle. I sewed them together using a half inch seam allowance then went around once more with my
08:43serger to give the seam more strength. I repeated the same process with the other opening and other
08:48circle. Once everything was sewn together I opened up the zipper turned the piece right side out and pushed
08:55out the seams with the crochet hook. Then I began stuffing the shell with all my fabric scraps.
09:00Now I have a comfy upcycled poof foot rest that cost me nothing to make because it was made entirely
09:06of materials I already had on hand. I hope this tutorial inspired you to upcycle your old clothing,
09:12linens, and fabric scraps into a poof foot rest. Thanks so much for watching Home Talk and I'll see you
09:17next time.
09:26I'll see you next time.
