Friday, June 12, 2009

Perfumed Fish Garland DIY

guirlande poisson parfumée

A shoal of little fish have come out of the water to slip into your home decor. Colored, striped, or polka dotted, they line up as a perfumed garland that contains dried, scented flowers to bring beautiful smells into your home.


Level: Easy
Creation time:
30 mn


Supplies

Materials

  • Fabric scraps
  • Dried lavender
  • 1 m (40 inches) cord
  • Synthetic stuffing
  • 1 old stocking
  • Sewing thread

Tools

  • Sewing scissors
  • Sewing needle

guirlande poisson parfumée

Instructions

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Trace the templates on fabric that has been folded in half.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Sew with a small stitch, following the trace lines and taking care to leave an opening at the top, at the bottom, and on the side of 2.5 cm (1 inch).

guirlande poisson parfumée

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Cut the extra fabric at 0.5 cm (3/16 inch) outside of the stitching.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Turn it right side out.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Fill the old stocking with lavender to make several small sachets.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Slide 1 sachet into each fish.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Pass the cord through the fish.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Make a tassel with the fabric scraps.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Stuff the fish.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Sew the cord at the tail and mouth of each fish.

guirlande poisson parfumée

  • Close the openings with a small, invisible stitch.

guirlande poisson parfumée

Source: "Chronique d'un petit poisson créatif" ("Chronicle of a Creative Little Fish")
Boutique: Le poisson est dans le sac (The Fish is in the Bag)
Sale outlet: Les petites souris (The Little Mice)



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