Projects — satin

Cosplay DIY Workbook

April 27, 2021 • Adhesive • Aleene's Fabric Fusion • aleene's turbo tacky glue • Aleenes • art • artist • at the heart of my project • beaded • beads • buttons • color scheme • Cosplay • Cosplay DIY • Cosplay how-to • craft • craft how-tos • craft project • craft workshop ideas • Crafts • craftsy • crafty • designer • DIY MASK • easy • easy crafts • easy to make • embellish • embellished • Fairfield • fairfield how-to • Fairfield World • fairfieldworld • Fashion • fashion design • fashion statement • fusible web • glass beads • Glue • handcraft • handmade • How to make Cosplay costumes • how-to • HOW-TO MAKE A MASK • howto • ideas • instructions • interview with Pattie Wilkinson • jacket • joann fabrics • Let's Cosplay • make • Make It • make it yourself • MAKE YOUR OWN MASK • makeit • maker • Making It • MASKS • masquerade • No-Sew • oly-fun • ornate trims • paint • PATTERN • pattie donham • pattie wilkinson • PattieWack • Pattiewack Designs • PattieWilkinson • Pattywack • Projects • puffy paint • Quick Sew • repurposed • satin • sewer • sewing • sewing project • sketch • textile • thrift store • tools

Learn how to create a magnificent costumes with this Cosplay DIY Workbook! Inside you'll uncover easy-to-follow instructions and simple patterns for low-sew and no-sew cosplay pieces. Mix and match for added fun and flexibility. You'll uncover 15 patterns to create 8 characters, and I will guide you through all the ins and outs of choosing fabrics, working with foam and adhesives, sketching your own designs, and more! Prepare to amaze family, friends, and fellow cosplayers with your crafting skills.

Weighted Busy Blanket

March 12, 2020 • 6 lbs. weighted beads • ADD • ADHD • alzheimers • autism • awareness • beads • belt buckles • busy blanket • buttons • calico • calming • calming pockets • child's activity pad • coconut button • craft • crochet ribbon • D-rings • Dementia • DIY • diy weighted lap pad • Fairfield • fidget blanket • grandkid pics • handcraft • how to make a weighted blanket • lace my shoes • lap pad • lift and press • make • make your own weighted blanket • memory loss • ornate fringe • ornate trims • peek-a-boo • pic pocket • poly-fil • Poly-Pellets • pompom • pompom trim • restless • rick rack • roll n go • satin • seek-n-find • senior activity blanket • sensory blanket • sensory perception activity • sewing • show lace • surprise pocket • tassel • tie my shoe • washable • weighted blanket • weighted blanket insert • weighted stuffing beads • wheelchair lap pad • zip and go

Never in a million years did I think I would be brainstorming ways to occupy my dad in his senior years. Dementia has taken his mind to a place that is at times lonely and confusing. When I came up with the idea to make something for his idle hands, I was searching the internet for something I could make for him. I found three ideas that intrigued me. There were tons of aprons and mats with items sewn to them to fidget with, weighted lap pads that drape across the knees to bring comfort, and mats with pockets...