diyprojects - Caspar https://caspar-design.com/tag/diyprojects/ Print on Fabric, make your custom design Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:52:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://caspar-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-CAS_PAR_mini_WHITE-1-32x32.png diyprojects - Caspar https://caspar-design.com/tag/diyprojects/ 32 32 DIY – Reusable makeup remover pads https://caspar-design.com/diy-reusable-makeup-remover-pads/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:50:11 +0000 https://caspar-design.com/?p=108100 How often do you return home tired and just want to sleep? Your skincare routine is the last thing on your mind at that moment. So we prepared one creative DIY project to make your skincare routine more pleasant – reusable makeup remover pads. All you need is a little time and fabric scraps. Your …

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How often do you return home tired and just want to sleep? Your skincare routine is the last thing on your mind at that moment.

So we prepared one creative DIY project to make your skincare routine more pleasant – reusable makeup remover pads. All you need is a little time and fabric scraps.

Your skin will definitely thank you, and you will also help to protect the environment.

How to make reusable makeup pads?

Things you’ll need:

  • Small candle jar or a cup
  • Fabric scrap – we used Muslin Fabric
  • Old towel
  • Zig zag scissors
  • Pencil
  • Sewing machine

Step 1:

Make a circle on the towel using a candle jar. Repeat until you have about ten circles. To prevent the towel from fraying, cut out the circles with zigzag scissors. Repeat the process using a scrap of Muslin fabric after you’ve cut out all the circles from the towel.

 

Step 2:

Put a muslin circle on top of the towel circle, and then pin them together. Use a regular stitch and sew roughly 6 mm in from the circle’s edge. Repeat the process for all the circles.

 

And that’s it!

Store your reusable makeup remover pads in a jar with a lid until you’re ready to use them! You can wash them in your washing machine by putting them in a smaller mesh bag and laundering them with your other towels.

To do this DIY project, go to the Fabric Types page and choose Muslin Fabric. After that, choose your preferred design – you can select one that matches your bathroom.

Send us photos and videos of your colourful makeup remover pads, or share them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy. Can’t wait to see your beautiful DIY projects.

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Fabric bowl covers – practical, profitable and lovely alternative to plastic! https://caspar-design.com/fabric-bowl-covers-practical-profitable-and-lovely-alternative-to-plastic/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://caspar-design.com/?p=105367 How to make Fabric Bowl Covers? Watch the video below to make it easier for you to make the fabric bowl covers.

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How often you are not in the mood to clean the leftovers after the Sunday family lunch? Almost every household has food left over after lunch, and we never know how to store it – leave it in the pan where it was cooked or transfer it to another bowl?!

For making food preparation simple, we have prepared a simple DIY project – fabric covers. They are practical, keep food fresh, save us time and money and can be in various designs.


How to make Fabric Bowl Covers?

This project involves sewing, so you’ll need a sewing machine!

To keep the freshness of the food, we decided to use Muslin fabric.

The very breathable and soft fabric makes it ideal for this DIY project. It consists of 100% organic cotton. Just what we need!

The list of what you need:
  • 100 cm x 128 cm of Muslin fabric
  • Rotary blade or fabric scissors
  • Sewing meter
  • Sewing machine
  • Elastic rubber
  • Pins
  • Bowls

Watch the video below to make it easier for you
to make the fabric bowl covers.

Step 1

Place pieces of fabric on a cutting mat or table (if you don’t have a mat) and turn the bowl over. Draw a circle on the fabric with a pencil and measure about 5 cm from the circle and make a larger circle.

Step 2

After that, use a rotary blade to cut out the following larger circle on the fabrics. Measure 1.5 cm from the edges and fasten it with pins to make it stable. Sew the edges with the sewing machine, but leave a little space at the beginning.

Step 3

The last step is to use a stapler to thread the rubber band into the free part of the fabric.

The easiest way to determine the length of the rubber band is to measure a centimeter from the edge of the bowl and then multiply by pi (π) and subtract 2 cm.

And that’s it!

You can use them for absolutely everything – saving food at home, when you’re in nature and want to cover a meal, when baking cakes or bread and the dough needs to stand…

If you want to try this DIY project, click on the Fabric Types page and select Muslin Fabric. After that, choose the design you want – you can choose the ones you can imagine in your kitchen. You can also put some recipes or pictures of your favorite food.

Send us pictures and videos of your colorful fabric bowl covers or post them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy. Can’t wait to see your lovely DIY projects.

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DIY Wall Organizer https://caspar-design.com/diy-wall-organizer/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:22:51 +0000 https://caspar-design.com/?p=104874 Send us pictures and videos of your wall organizer or post them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy. Can’t wait to see your lovely DIY projects.

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Can an organization be functional and look attractive at the same time? For all those who don’t have enough space at home, but have a lot of things on the table, we prepared a colorful solution – a wall organizer.

All you need for this DIY project is a little imagination (and a few tools).

So, where to start?

We will use Cotton Twill fabric for its durability and strength.

The cool thing is that we can choose several patterns and combine different colors to best fit our workspace.

The list of what you need: 

The picture below shows a preview of fabric with the designs and dimensions.

Step 1:

Measure and cut the fabric as is shown in the picture. We will use the large part as a base and sew smaller pockets onto it.

Tip for easier and faster cutting: you can cut shapes from paper and just use them to cut the fabric so you don’t have to measure with a ruler every time.

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

Step 2:

In this step, we must sew and start with the handles. We hem the edges of each handle from the wrong side and leave a space so that we can pull the fabric to the right side.

After that, we move on to the base. Joined the two sides of the fabric to make the organizer stronger. We hem the organizer on the bottom, left, and right sides and leave a little space on the left side so that we can pull the fabric and turn the organizer right side out.

diy wall organizer

diy project

diy wall organizer

Step 3:

Now, we will sew the handles to the upper side of the organizer. The upper side is not hemmed before. Put the handles between the fabrics and sew them into an organizer.

After that, we pull the fabric through the space left before and turn the organizer to the right side.

sewing project

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

Finally, the hardest part is done and we can start with the pockets. We hemmed each pocket separately and attached it to the fabric with pins to make it easier to sew on the base.

sewing project

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

sewing project

diy wall organizer

Step 4:

In the last step, on the bottom side, sew a centimeter from the edge to get a tunnel through which we will put the strip.

In the end, we put the string on the upper side and that’s it!

Watch the video below to make it easier for you to create a wall organizer.

 

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

diy wall organizer

And our DIY project is finished!

Choose the wall where you want to place it and fill it with pens, papers, and other accessories!
If you want to try this DIY project, click on the Fabric Types page and select Cotton Twill.
After that, choose design you want – you can pick several, one for the fabric and the others for the pockets, so your organizer will be colorful.

Send us pictures and videos of your wall organizer or
post them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy.
Can’t wait to see your lovely DIY projects.

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Create Fabric Baskets in 3 simple steps https://caspar-design.com/create-fabric-baskets-in-3-simple-steps/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:32:43 +0000 https://caspar-design.com/?p=104512 Why to make Fabric Baskets? How to make Fabric Baskets? Watch the video below to make it easier for you to make fabric baskets.

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Why to make Fabric Baskets?

We all have a lot of things at home that we need every day but don’t have a specific place for this stuff. These are the things we usually overlook – gadgets, chargers, keys, stationery…

To prevent constantly looking for these things, we prepared and tested one simple DIY project – the fabric baskets.

In addition to being practical, they can fit perfectly into any space. We can put one basket in the living room, for TV remote control, chargers, and various USBs, the second in the bathroom for hairpins, rubber bands, and hair accessories, and the third in the bedroom for stationery…

If you have pets, make one for their toys.

The possibilities are endless, you only must choose the size and design.

How to make Fabric Baskets?

This DIY project includes a little bit of sewing, but nothing complicated.

To make the baskets durable, we decided to use Cotton Sateen fabric with colorful designs – Fire, Fish basket, Strips and Charming flowers. You can choose any design you like from our base.

So let’s go!

 

The list of what you need:
  • 100 cm x 145 cm of Cotton Sateen fabric
  • Rotary blade or fabric scissors
  • Straight edge ruler
  • Needle and thread
  • Sewing machine
Step 1

Place the fabric on a cutting mat or if you don’t have it, place it on a table. With the straight edge ruler and rotary blade or fabric scissors cut three strips in width of 2.5 cm.

cutting cotton sateeen fabric

cutting fabric for basket

three strips of 2 cm width

making fabric strips

cutting fabric

design for fabric basket

Step 2

Fasten the fabrics with a needle at the top and start braiding. If you run out of strips, add them to the ends of the previous strip and continue knitting.

braiding fabric

three strips

making fabric basket

Step 3

In the last part, it is necessary to sew. Turn the resulting braid around and sew so that the edges bring together. After a few circles, the basket will begin to form.

sewing basket

how to make fabric basket

making fabric basket

And that’s it!

Now you can make a lot of smaller or larger colored fabric baskets for things we lose easily.

If you want to try this simple and fun DIY project, go to the Fabric Types page and select Cotton Sateen. You can also use Classic Cotton or Cotton Twill fabrics for this DIY project.

Send us pictures and videos of your colorful fabric baskets or post them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy. Can’t wait to see your lovely DIY projects.

 

Watch the video below to make it easier for you to make fabric baskets.

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Cloth Towels – Why and how to do it? https://caspar-design.com/cloth-towels-why-and-how-to-do-it/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:14:30 +0000 https://caspar-design.com/?p=104205 Negative effects of using paper towels How to change this? PAPER TOWELS CLOTH TOWELS Uneconomical Economical Single-use Multiple-use Environmentally unacceptable Environmentally acceptable Commercial Personalized Short-term Durable How to make Cloth Towels? Why Classic Cotton Fabric? See the whole tutorial here

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Paper towels became an indispensable part of every household – very easy to use and for that reason, fully adapted to the rhythm of modern social life. Suitable for homes and offices, it is very simple to clean with them, they are very absorbent and wipe quickly, but…

…let’s look at the other, negative side of this growing trend.

Negative effects of using paper towels

More than 6 million tons of paper towels are thrown away every year. By comparison, 17 trees and 200 000 liters of water are needed to produce 1 ton of paper towels. We must keep in mind that paper towels are not suitable for recycling.

The second bad thing about using paper towels is how much money we are spending on them. According to research, the average US family use 320 rolls per year and that is 315€ per year. On the other hand, if we start using cloth towels, this will be only 20€ per year.

How to change this?

Of course, with cloth towels!
Let’s look at the benefits of starting to use cloth towels.

PAPER TOWELSCLOTH TOWELS
UneconomicalEconomical
Single-useMultiple-use
Environmentally unacceptableEnvironmentally acceptable
CommercialPersonalized
Short-termDurable

If we look at the long term, cloth towels will be more profitable, because of their durability and washability. We can use it several times before washing, or just once, depending on what we are cleaning.

According to Robert Swan, an environmental activist: „The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.“

Each of us can make little life changes, and we can start with one which is easily available and simple for everyone – let’s replace paper towels with cloth towels.

How to make Cloth Towels?

Simple, and fun! Follow the directions we prepared for you!

For this DIY project, we decided to use Classic Cotton fabric with a blue-toned design with orange flowers. We offer 23 different types of fabrics so you can choose some other fabric but keep in mind to choose 100% cotton fabric (cotton absorbs better).

Why Classic Cotton Fabric?

It is very easy to use, and it is often used for home decor products. The most important benefit if we look for cloth towels is absorbent and sustainability.

We used a 144 cm x 100 cm fabric and that will be enough for 20 cloth towels.

Let’s start with our little DIY project.

The list of what you need:
  • 144 cm x 100 cm of Classic Cotton fabric
  • Rotary blade or fabric scissors
  • Straight edge ruler
  • Pencil
  • If you want to hem it, you will also need a sewing machine.
STEP 1

Place the fabric on a cutting mat or if you don’t have it, place it on a table and with the straight edge ruler draw thin lines in the dimensions of the 25 cm x 25 cm cube.

Tip for easier and faster cutting: you can cut a cube from cardboard and just use it to mark on the fabric so you don’t have to measure with a ruler every time

drawing lines on the fabric

cutting cloth towels

cutting cloth towels with fabric scissors

STEP 2

After cutting, turn them to the backside and roll them until you use all cut towels (shown in the video). Make sure at the beginning to leave some space to stand on the rack.

fabric, cutting mat and fabric scissors

hoe to make cloth towels

how to make cloth towels

And that’s it!
Your unique and colorful cloth towels are done and ready for absolutely everything – from cleaning your hands to kitchen appliances!

If you want to try this simple and fun DIY project, go to the page Fabric Types and select Classic Cotton or some other fabric you prefer. Then upload your design – it can be whatever you want – a photo of your pet, nature, your favorite food or recipe, or you can choose our designs.

Send us pictures and videos of your handmade towels or post them on Instagram with the hashtag #caspardiy. Can’t wait to see your lovely DIY projects.

See the whole tutorial here

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