DIY Fun Summer Placemat for Pet Bowls

We were still using our winter placemat from this tutorial and knew we were overdue to upgrade with the season!  Check out how easy these placemats are to make with iron-on vinyl below.

Instructions:

This colorful placemat design was inspired by a cute little umbrella tutorial we saw over at ilovetocreate.

Oh and here's another iron-on vinyl placemat we made with letter stencils on top of cute bone fabric.

XOXOXOXOXO,

Erika and Sebastian

Cinco De Mayo - DIY Mini Flag Banner and Poncho

It's May and we are getting festive over here for Cinco De Mayo!  

We found this adorable mini sombrero at Party City 

(it's for humans, but I tied the chin strap to fit Sebastian's head).

We made the flag banner and poncho from recycled t-shirts.  Instructions below!

FLAG BANNER:

PONCHO:

And that's all folks.

Nap time.

XOXOXOXOXO,

Erika and Sebastian

Life Is So Dog Gone Good! - Wordless Wednesday

xoxoxoxoxo,

Erika and Sebastian

Poses With Roses - Wordless Wednesday

Come find us on Instagram @sewdoggystyle for more photos!

XOXOXOXO,

Erika and Sebastian

DIY Custom Pendants - ICE Resin

Sebastian and I have always been fascinated, yet terrified, by ICE Resin.  However, we conquered that fear.  ICE Resin is delightfully easy to use.  It's perfect for so many crafts, like jewelry, key chains, and maybe even some I.D. tags?  OMD. 

We love the vintage feel of this necklace.  You can find lots of cool pendants and ball chains from www.etsy.com.  Read on to see how we made this pawesome pendant.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Voila! 

 If this isn't something to bark about, then we don't know what is.

For more info and ideas on ICE Resin projects, check out this awesome blog I stumbled upon: Elysian Studios Art.

XOXOXOXOXO,

Erika and Sebastian

Lovin' Instagram!

Sebastian has always been ahead of times when it comes to fashion, but that's not so true for technology.  Damn iphone is screwing up our productivity level, but we love it!!!  Come find us on instagram and please share your instagram name in the comments so we can find you!

instagram: sewdoggystyle

XOXOXOXOXO,

Erika and Sebastian

DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater 2012

No such thing as enough fluff.  This Christmas tree is made from a feather boa and we love it!

All you need:  A needle, thread, plain sweater, and the 3 items in photo.

With thread that matches sweater (black thread for black sweater), tie a sturdy knot at top to start the tip of feather boa christmas tree.  Shape the feather boa as shown in photo and tie knots as needed as you work your way down.

  

Using same zig zag method, hand stitch a row of mardi gras beads starting from top of tree and work your way down.

And what's a tree without ornaments?  We love these mini balls we found at the craft store.  Hand stitch as many as you'd like to the tree.

That's it!  So simple.  Jump for JOY in your new christmas sweater!

Don't forget to check out last year's Ugly Christmas Sweater here.

And here's one I made for myself entirely out of ornament balls.  Doesn't quite work as well for dogs because the ornaments just fall to the sides (we tried).

xoxoxoxoxo,

Erika and Sebastian

Personalized Dog Bowl and Placemat

Oh how we love this cute little placemat and dog bowl set that fits right in with our snowflake holiday decor around the house!  Not to mention these items would make great gifts too.

We received an awesome package in the mail from Martha Stewart Paints to make this project.  The paints, brush tools, and stencils make personalizing items easy.  

For this project, we used the following Martha Stewart Paints supplies:

1. Adhesive letter stencils

2. Dauber set (mini sponges on handled tips...love these!)

3. Metallic Glass Paint

4. Snowflake adhesive silkscreens

5. Handled squeegee brushes

6. Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Craft Paint in "Wedding Cake" white

Instructions:

We added personalization to both the dog bowls and placemat with letter adhesive stencils from Martha Stewart Crafts.  Adhesives make everything better, including letter spacing!  Plus you can reuse them over and over.  Simply position stencils on your item and lightly press small dauber sponge dipped in paint over stencil (shown in above photo).  Let paint sit for a few minutes and then peel off the stencils.

For our placemat, we applied snowflake adhesive silkscreens randomly to a 10.5 X 22" piece of fabric. These measurements were based on Sebastian's eating area.  Placemat can also be square, shaped like a bone, etc!  Use Martha Stewart Multi-Surface Acrylic Craft Paint for fabric application.  Start by squirting some of the paint directly onto the stencil and then use a handled squeegee for an even spread.

Then slowly peel off stencil and let paint dry.  So easy!

Here is Sebastian enjoying his new feeding area.

Instructions for finishing the placemat after paint dries:

1.  Apply an iron-on vinyl sheet to top of entire surface.

2.  Cut another 10.5 X 22" piece of fabric for bottom of placemat.  

3.  Pin bottom piece to top piece with vinyl right sides together.

4.  Sew them with a 1/4" seam allowance and leave at least a 3-4" opening.  

5. Clip all 4 corners.

6.  Turn place mat right side out through 3" opening.

7.  Press flat.

8.  Fold in opening 1/4".  

9.  Topstitch entire placemat in thread color of your choice (we used white).

Check out Plaid Crafts facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for more awesome ideas using Martha Stewart Paints!

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Cheers to the beginning of Holiday Season!

xoxoxoxo,

Erika and Sebastian

Sebastian Inspiration

The Traveling Sweater

Sebastian and I are going back in time today recycling clothes from way back.  Hard to believe I've held onto some of these clothes for sooooo long.  

xoxoxoxoxo,

Erika and Sebastian

Young Puppy Love

Halloween DIY Dog Bed Coffin

Time to decorate for Halloween and we can't think of a better way than decking out the obvious pet items around the house.  Besides, every pet needs a coffin...er, I mean, bed.  We also used Mod Podge for the first time ever with great success, wouldn't you say?

You'll notice in the next photos the cardboard is black.  That's because I originally spray painted it black. The cardboard still looked so crappy.  Mod Podge to the rescue!!!  Mod Podge is a glue/finish/sealer all-in-one product that's pretty awesome.  Sealing fabric or paper to the sides will help hide all the imperfections of the cardboard too.

We used Mod Podge Wash Out for Kids (and for Mod Podge Virgins like myself?).  There's a lot of cool varieties out there, including Mod Podge Sparkle and Mod Podge Dimensional that we will get our hands on later.

Here's where you can get extra creative and use Mod Podge to decorate/seal the outside of the coffin.

There is no sewing involved in this bed.  Just cover the pillow and tuck the sides of the red fabric in.  Voila! 

As usual, Sebastian loves all of his projects made by his momma.  He jumped right in and got cozy...a little too cozy.

Check out more ways to use Mod Podge on their facebook page.

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xoxoxoxoxo,

Erika and Sebastian