DIY Pom Poms

I was half curled up all day today, nursing a bad stomach ache...... must be something I ate yesterday.  To pass time, I went online in search of DIY Pom Poms.  I used to make these as a kid using 2 cardboard donuts.... something like this:

Pom Pom tutorial from Adore

But it was quite troublesome cutting the cardboard donuts *lazy*.  So I was glad to find an alternative method that does not require cardboard donuts or any other contraption for that matter.  This tutorial from Creature Comforts was exactly what I was looking for.  There's even a video tutorial available!

Cute DIY Pom Poms from Creature Comforts

Reversible Hair Band

I've got slightly wavy hair and it can get unruly at times.  During school days, I used to sew my own scrungies but have never made any more for years and years.  Here's an attempt at a reversible hair band - 1 side has cute little bunnies, while the other is a plain black:


Cute bunnies on 1 side




plain boring black on the other side




Testing it out...



Card Holder - 2nd Attempt

After struggling with my first DIY card holder for months, I finally got down to making a new one.  The fabric for this project was a sweet, slightly dirty pink with dainty flowers (courtesy of M.  She passed me some scrap cloth when I was working on her cushion covers).  For this project, I decided to use one of my many lanyards that I've collected from meetings/conferences.  Here's a list of material that I used:

1) pink outer fabric
2) black inner fabric
3) black elastic
4) iron-on interfacing
5) lanyard with hook

With lots of estimation (did I mention that I'm not a precise kind of sewer?), here's the final product:
Note: the tab at the top right is where I attached the lanyard.


Inside of card holder (I use it to hold keys too!)




Closed card holder with black elastic band