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Jun 2010

how to make a portable hard drive case

By Meream

I have realized that I could not be bothered to purchase a gadget unless someone offers to shoulder at least half of the price. Aside from my laptop, DSLR, and sewing machine, I did not pay for the full price (or for a part of the price) of my smartphone, monitor, and Wacom tablet. In other words, people (the boyfriend, mostly) think it’s a good idea to gift me with techie doo-dads. I’m not complaining. I understand it’s hard to buy me typical gifts, such as books and clothes and shoes, ‘coz I got too many of those.

So my latest acquisition is a Buffalo portable hard drive — partly paid for by my dad. (Thanks, Father, you’re awesome.) He recommended another brand but I had to  get this one because it’s white. And matches my netbook.

And I have this goal to keep it pretty as long as I can so I made it a case.

Here is a tutorial in case you’re interested:

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20
May 2010

old tutorials week: old belt to bag holder

By Meream

I was at the height of my online bag thrifting phase when I realized that I needed a bag holder to help me organize our little apartment better. I looked at an old wide belt with evil-crafty intent and made this.

Materials

Old wide belt with an elastic back

6 to 8 ribbon strips matching the color of your belt (measurement is 15″ long but can be longer if the handles of your bags are on the thick side)

One-Step Guide

Fold the ribbon in the middle and sew to the elastic of the belt. Do reverse sewing for durability. The distance between ribbons is entirely up to you but I suggest giving enough room for proper bag tying/removal.

Bag tying or removal, you wonder? Well, you hang your bag on the bag holder by tying the handles with a bow, like so:

And this is how the finished bag holder will look like:

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19
May 2010

old tutorials week: simple garter skirt

By Meream

A simple garter skirt that will look totally cute this summer. Pair it with gladiator sandals, a thin tank top, and layered necklace for a dose of effortless summer sweetness.

Materials

- Two pieces of fabric (width: half of your hip measurement + 14″ / length: your desired skirt length), with allowance. The top part should have enough allowance for the width of your garter. Use garter that is more than an inch thick for a cuter look. I don’t know why it’s cuter, it just is.

- Bias tape or any trimming you fancy (width the same as your skirt fabric)

- Garter (length: your waist measurement minus an inch)

Let’s go a-sewin’!

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18
May 2010

old tutorials week: skeleton key valentine

By Meream

[This week, I will be posting the tutorials I have not been able to recover when this blog went bonkers.]

This was a spur-of-the-moment Valentine’s Day gift for the boyfriend. It’s simple and fun.

What you need: small skeleton keys, 1 padlock to match, silver photo frame, black fabric or black felt paper, hot glue.

Notes: you skeleton keys must not be too thick or you will not be able to frame it.

What you do:

1. Glue the black fabric or black felt paper to the cardboard  backing of the frame.

2. Arrange the skeleton keys in a heart shape on top of the black fabric/felt paper. Glue when you are happy with the shape. Add a pair of padlock and skeleton key near the bottom for visual appeal.

3. Frame with the silver frame and present to your special someone with a note.

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