lydilala asked: Hi there, I really need some help! I am getting married next year and trying to do it cheaply. I want to make my own artificial roses for it and wondering could you help me find a good tutorial? Was thinking making them out of silk? Thank you!!!! <3

Hey! I can definitely help you out :) Not all of these ideas use silk, but I’m pretty confident you could substitute silk for most of the ones that use fabric.

• First up are these felt roses. I know the brown is a little boring, but I think they’d look way prettier with another color:

(tutorial here)

• I loooove these coffee filter roses. The colors are so gorgeous. I want to make them just to have around the house.

(tutorial here!)

• You can make these pretty mini roses, using this video from mommy24cs:

• I looove these hanging rose orbs:

They’re made with crepe paper, and look pretty simple. Not to mention they’re super pretty. (tutorial here!)

• This is a really great tutorial for fabric rosettes. I’m sure you could use silk to make these:

(tutorial here)

• I also really like the shape of these fabric roses. They’re fuller and not as flat as others I’ve seen:

(tutorial here!)

• My last idea is this tutorial for Storybook Roses. They’re made from pages of a book, which I think looks really romantic:

It’d be awesome to use a book that both you and your fiance love :) (tutorial here!)

Congrats on getting married, btw! I really hope these ideas helped & inspired you. 

Feel free to ask me for any other ideas! I’d love to help.

Good luck!

anchorsandglitter asked: any ideas for film canister?

heck yes I do.

Here’s a tutorial for some string lights made from film canisters:

I’m a sucker for string lights. They’re ALWAYS appropriate, and always awesome. (via)

I’m not sure if you sew, or if you know anyone who does, but this is a pretty neat idea for turning film canisters into a bobbin organizer:

(via)

If you have a buttload of film canisters lying around, you could make this AMAZING room divider:

(via)

You could thread some stamps into a film canister for a cute and simple way to organize:

(via)

If you’re into photography, film canisters are great for making makeshift flash diffusers. (I’ve used everything from milk cartons to paper towels, lol)

(via)

Oh, also! This is a fun idea for kids, or for yourself if you’re easily entertained (such as I). Film canister + alka seltzer + water = TINY ROCKET SHIP!

(via)

Okay! That’s about all I’ve got as of right now. If you want some more ideas, though, let me know and I’d be happy to do some more hunting. 

Feel free to submit whatever you end up making! 

xx, Alex :)

Anonymous asked: Hi, I am in the process of getting my own sewing studio and my fabrics are EVERYWHERE, any suggestions on cute storage ideas for my fabrics and all that? Thanks

I do indeed :) 

This could be my favorite fabric storage idea. She uses fabric organizers that you can buy here, but you could make them pretty easily. (You can find a how-to here!)

(via girl inspired)

I really love this idea from Cut Out & Keep. It’s a fabric booklet, so you can easily keep track of what fabric you have, and how much of it you have. It’s a really great idea if you make things for friends or clients, so they can easily browse through your fabrics :)

They include a pdf download of the template, so it’s really simple!

Here’s another tutorial for a fabric rack that looks pretty handy:

(via prudent baby)

This is another one of my favorite all around DIY ideas. Using baby food jars to store pins, buttons, thread, etc:

(tutorial @ Craftiness Is Not Optional)

Also! Here’s a list of fabric storage inspiration, including this idea which I really love:

I BELIEVE those are pants hangers that are being used. I think. I see them all over the place, so I don’t think they’d be too hard to find.

I hope these ideas helped! Let me know if you need any more :)

Good luck!!

xx, Alex ^-^