I tried my hand at the DIY MS Clutches - PIP!

drdifabio

Here is yet another DIY project I decided to do . I am going to have to run out of project soon which is prolly a good thing .

I followed the same introductions the other ladies did except I changed the color of them to brown (thanks for the instructions Steph!). And I tweaked a couple other things like just keeping the side straight and using a regular hole punch instead of a screw punch.

Here is how they turned out!




I am going to use the to package up the bracelets I made for each of my BMs. I think they will make great wrapping paper .

There are more pics and info in my Bio under DIY if interested!

Steph0871

Seriously. Why do your DIY projects always turn out better than mine? jerk.

What kind of fabric did you use? Where'd you get it?

leggwilliams

OOO that's a good idea using them for the bracelets! Now I might have to add them to my list too.....

Bimbi284

Dear drdfabio,

    Please stop DIYing. Your ideas are too awesome and your results so spectacular, that it makes me feel like a DIY failure. For the sanity of knotties everywhere, for the love of god and all that is holy...stop. being. so. awesome!!

Sincerely,

Bimbi

drdifabio

HAHAHA Bimini I am sitting at my desk LOL!

Steph - I used fabric from Joann in the outdoor fabric section. It was 100% cotton and an ivory color. I was talking to the ladies there as I just wanted a heavier fabric and they sent me to the outdoor fabric section. It was 6.99/yrd on sale which was more than I had planned on spending but it was exactly the right color and weight that I wanted to so I went with it. I bought one yard and would say you can fit about 9 clutches per yard - I made 8. You could also buy what they called "bottomweight" fabric that would be a good weight but didnt have the exact color I wanted...it would have been less expensive then though.

izzyjenni

Love it! I posted these also and made them a few months ago!  Yours turned out great!  I think I will have to use mine for the bracelets I made for the ladies too!  Good idea.  Love the brown...rethinking my pastel ones!

debbieupper

What kind of iron on did you use? I got some awesome stuff of clearance, but I only have a couple sheets left, and it's sorta pricey. 

And I have to echo Bimbi here - STOP IT, DANIELLE! You're making me cry! Okay, not really. I actually LOVE seeing all your DIY, too.

drdifabio

Debbie - LOL I used iron ons for light tshirts for Joann. They come in a value pack of 10 if you go to one of the bigger stores. The little store by me sells only the smaller packs. Here is a link: http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=prd41152
Again I got the 10 pack but this is the brand I used. I think the 10 pack was 14.99 so with at least a 40% off coupon would be around $9 for 10 of them.

The iron ons are the most expensive part so I just made sure to buy them with a coupon.

NicoleR77

After reading these posts, I had to go look at drdifabio's planning bio, and WOW...that is really all I can say!  I definitely feel inspired by all the DIYprojects you have on there and am excited to try some of my own!

hkiesling

I hate you Danielle.  Not really.  Well maybe a little.  It's mostly almost all jealousy though.  I might just crash your wedding to see all the projects in person.  Those are stinkin' cute.

drdifabio

Ha thanks ladies! You are making me smile .
Seriously let me know if you ever need help with anything! I never knew I was crafty until I started these WR DIY projects and now I am hooked so if I can help I would love to!

grtaschlick

I love so many of your ideas. For your invitations how did you make the envelope part, the outside?

I have been wanting to do something like this but dont want to spend a ton of money.

drdifabio

grtaschlick - We made them at Anchor Paper in Plymouth and they were not expensive at all. At the store you buy big sheets of paper, what they call parent sheets, and cut them down to smaller sections. Then you run those cut pieces into a Die Cut Machine (that they have there that is free to use if you buy their paper) and it punches out the pattern. From there you fold along the score lines the machine made and tape it together. They are a pretty good deal of work but so much less expensive to DIY. We made 116 for about 0.37 each - that includes paper and tape costs.

Steph0871

Woop! I'm heading to Anchor Paper (in Mpls) on Monday to use that sweet diecut machine.  How long did it take you, Danielle??

drdifabio

Well we split it up over quite a few months. That way we could do it slowly - 10 one night, 20 the next - and not have to rush. But here are my time estimates:

Cutting down the parent sheets = 45 min
Putting it thru the die cut = 1 hour

Folding the score lines with a bone folder = 6 hours
Taping it together = 3 hours

It is not difficult - just time consuming. So I would recommend recruiting your FI to help! Joe helped a lot with the cutting, folding, and taping and that made it go by so much faster. It is also pretty mindless so I would do a lot while watching TV.

drdifabio

Oh and I would recommend these tape rolls they sell for putting together your invites. There is a dispenser you can buy to put the rolls in, but I just bought the rolls and skipped the dispenser and it works great! You have to just get it started and then you can roll it out on your own without the dispenser. I am not sure what brand the roll are, but they are brown and cost 2.80 each (total with tax included in there). There is a pic of the very end of a roll in one of my kids activity book pictures in my bio under paper. I used it on all my invites, kids books, and other paper projects and love it! We assembled our pocket folds around Christmas and they are still super strong - I am not worried about them lasting until the wedding.

grtaschlick

Amazing I am gonna look into that.

grtaschlick

Did that tape match the color of your paper then?

drdifabio

About the tape - no sorry, I was worried that would be confusing. The tape is clear, it is just backed with a brown shinny paper that you use to stick it down and then peal off the brown paper part. If you were using it in the dispenser you would never see the brown part, but the roll refills (which is all I bought) look brown because the tape is clear.