Make Your Own Childrens Belt

Yesterday I dusted off my sewing machine in order to make some things for our boys that have been on the list to do for quite some time now. Top of my list was to make a belt. Here is the completed belt....

Isn't it great?! To make one of these you will need:
-1m 1" printed grosgrain ribbon (I found mine here)
-1m of 2mm thick coordinating webbing, 1" (I found mine here)
-Coordinating thread
-Belt Buckle (I found mine here)

I managed to source all of these supplies from eBay but you should also find them at your local craft store/habadashery. So let's get started!

1.  First we need to secure the ribbon to the webbing. Hold this in place and sew using a topstitch close to the edge.

2.  See down both sides of the ribbon to secure.

3. Next we need to attach the belt buckle to the webbing...

4. Follow the instructions on your manufacturers packaging to attach the belt. Mine didn't come with any instructions so this is how I done mine... Insert the webbing through the little space near the teeth. I folded mine over so it would give the buckle something sturdy to sink the teeth into!

5. Next I covered up the buckle with a piece of felt and hammered the teeth down to secure. Test it by pulling it! It shouldn't come loose at all!

6. Lastly you need to finish off the other end of the webbing. To do this I used a little fray check along the edge. But also sewed a little box with a cross in it just in case!

And we are finished! Whoooo hoooo!

I'm planing to make loads more of these for my little ones! If you make one using my instructions be sure to tag @ or # houseofwonderland as i would love to see how it turned out!

Have a magical week!

Alice In Wonderland subscription boxes

So as you may have heard our latest HOW Jewellery club box has been released! EEEK! This month's theme is Alice In Wonderland!! This has been such an exciting theme to work on so I wanted to give you a little more info on the designs and box itself! :)

Researching this theme couldn't have been anymore fun! We spent weeks watching alice movies and reading infamous books and quotes.  Here is just a brief snapshot of what has inspired this months jewellery club box....

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice In Wonderland (1951) film, Alice In Wonderland (2010) film,  

Alice TV series, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll, Alice In Wonderland (1972) film, 

Alice au pays des merveilles (1943) film, Through the looking glass Lewis Carroll, Quote from Lewis Carroll, 

In this month's box you can expect to find our very own spin on this awesome book/film as well as a little nod to the classics! Each box is approximately A4 large letter in size and comes filled with at least 7 little one off goodies including an item from our guest designer this month Bookishly worth a total of at least £45! Order your very own Alice box today for just £19! That's about £2.71 an item! Bargain!!

We hope you choose to sign up to this month's HOW jewellery club box and that you enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed making it for you :)

Sign up here ^ ^ ^  

Tess

A new art project....

Since my last blog post my SPD has become worse meaning I have been able to leave my bed for a total of 3.5 hours in the last 8 days! Completely bored out my mind and so to cheer me up my two little boys drew me some pictures. (Boys really are the BEST!)  Inspired by their sweet little drawings I set about re-drawing some of their little doodles. You may have seen these popping up on facebook, twitter and instagram?

So I thought I would tell you a little bitty about them as well as share some of the original doodles so you can see them coming to life.  So far I have completed 7 pieces out of the potential 9-12 I am aiming to do.  They are illustrated on 120gsm A6 cartridge paper in standard HB pencil and cheapo colouring in pencils! They are drawn in my little style with an influence from Tim Burton, Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney.  So here are the original pictures alongside mine.....

My boys are super happy with how they turned out and now keep giving me more to draw! :D I am so glad I got to do this little project as it's been on my to do list for a while...

I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed drawing them! And if you fancy your very own piece get in touch at sales@how-store.com :)

Tess x