Monday 8 November 2010

handmade by mae: cushions


remember that project i was working on that i mentioned maybe a few weeks back now? these are the results! i made two cushions for my best friend for her 19th birthday. she had wanted a union jack cushion for agesss but they are SO expensive and i didn't think any of them were quite good enough, so i made one myself :) and if you are wondering what 'toeb' is, well it's a code word between me and her, because we are like that ;D aha.

the fabric for the union jack one is from abakahns, a haberdashery in manchester, and both cushion pads and all the fabric from the 'toeb' cushion were sourced from ebay.

might sound like i'm tooting my own horn here but i'm really proud of these - i didn't want to give them away :) ! i have two cushion pads left so if i get any time in the next two weeks i might make some more. i'm thinking of making an exact duplicate of the union jack cushion EXCEPTTT abakhans has sold out of the duck blue spotty fabric, so i'm going to have to use lilac, ew.

i'm off to bury now for a contact lens appointment and hair dye! :O i know. i've never dyed my hair before, because i kinda like my natural colour and i don't want to wreck my hair. BUT i really want to ombre it, so i'm gonna have a go. as i'm a complete hair noob it's probably going to fail... i think next summer when i'm home i'll treat myself and get it done professionally and really beachy-style (or, i'm gonna be honest, i basically just want rumi's hair) but for now, budget DIY it is! wish me luck!

speak soon, love

6 comments:

  1. These are seriously amazing! You should get selling some, I'd definitely buy :)

    xoxo.

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  2. ahaha, i absolutely do know the bury charity shops, i only went round them once, found absolutely nothing even close to something i'd buy & have never returned again! the bolton ones are actually quite alright though, surprisingly!

    xoxo.

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  3. These are well awesome gee!! I can't believe you wussed out of the hair dye though! :(
    :D

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  4. these are so cute! very well done you :D xo

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  5. thanks for stopping by my blog :)
    those leggings, ah i just keep looking at them! haha

    these cushions are beautiful, make me one? ha

    http://carelesslycutyou.blogspot.com

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