DIY home decor peppermint scented pillow

since you all know from my last post im moving away from home to live at uni!! im going to have new place and i'll need to make it comfy like my home away from home. so i made a peppermint scented pillow for my dorm room i chose peppermint because it relaxes me but you could use any scent like lavender or tea tree essetral oils. this pillow costed me nothing to make because i used what i had.

this pink fabric is hand dyed by me i used some white satin fabric that i batik dyed and i put random patterns on so it looks unique i like how it came out i did this at school for a project and i had some of the fabric left over so i decied to use this to make the pillow. i can't really show you how i dyed the fabric because i did it at school so i'll just explain it. to start of with you can only use silk, cotton or satain to batik on. To make a batik, selected areas of the cloth are blocked out by brushing or drawing hot wax over them, and the cloth is then dyed. The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original colour. This process of waxing and dyeing can be repeated to create more elaborate and colourful designs.

Put a pound of clear paraffin wax in the coffee can and melt it. Paint over the design with wax. Make sure the wax penetrates the fabric completely ' you should see it on the back of the cloth. let the wax cool then dye the fabric, you can do this several time to get the desired effect. Remove the wax, by ironing it between a few paper towels. Put newspaper under the paper towels to absorb the wax and moisture. This can be done while the fabric is still wet.

now how to make the pillow!!!

first you have to cut out two 11 by 7 inch rectangles.then you have to pin them right sides together so that the wrong side is faceing outwards and sew this on your sewing machine leaving a small opening

you have to turn it the right way out and stuff it with fluff i got mine from a old pillow.

then add a essentrail oil to the fluff and sew up the opening.

DIY fabric earrings and cut out t-shirt

these a two project i did today, i think fabric earrings are diffrent and quriky, and the cut out top can make any outfit look edgy.

how to make a maxi dress

this is a new dress i created because maxi dresses are in fashion and i didn't want to have to spend loadsa money on one so i made my own one.

how to make a girly flower

this is the finnished flower, have fun with it make it into a hair band, brooch or necklace.heres how to make it.



cut out some circle in any fabric in various sizes i used 8 circles you can use any amount you like the more you use the flower will be more fluffy

cut some slits all around the circle do as many as you like. create any shape petals you like.

thread up all the circle though the center.



ruffle the circles around on the string untill it looks fluffy.




now fold it in half and sew it then ruffle it around and sew it again in a diffrent dirction to achive the desired effect