My kindle cozy

We were warned by a friend that kindle is made from plastic and it can be cracked or scratched easily. So I decided to make one personalized cozy for our new kindle.

There are two kinds of cozy most people do. One is pouch/pocket, like this one. Another kind is like a book cover with elastics on the four corner. I have to say, the bookcover one is easier to use. Since you don't have to take it out,you just open the "book". However, the elastic doesn't look very good. Nor does it holds the kindle very well. So I decide to go with the pouch/pocket one.

Now my problem is how i can get a very easy closure. My hubby isn't very patient with putting stuff away. (well, not many men are, sadly.)  He can put it into the pouch, but won't bother to close the button. Zipper might be easier, but it may scratch the kindle when you put it in, which is against the idea of protection. Velcro doesn't look very good...So i decided to go with the hidden elastic. Super easy, super clean, and will only take less than a second to close it. It won't hold as strong as other full closure, but will work just fine here.

The surface is made with gray and green 4mm felt.The placement of the elastic and the pattern create a K. I hope it is not too bad, although subtlty would be my goal. This is made for my hubby, so it has to be not so girly. At the end, i still cannot help to add a little heart at the back. But at least i didn't add lace, right? You know how much i love lace:)

Here is the final product!

My paper flowers

One good thing about paper flowers is that they will stay beautiful all year around. I fell in love with these paper flowers when I first saw them on its package. They finally came in life on my tables:)
They are super easy to make. I followed the instruction on Martha Stewart Tissue Paper Flowers.
Here are some photos!

Aren't they the beautiful sign of spring?

fabric covered box

Getting organized is one of my daily goal.  This is a reason that I always like boxes, especially those fabric covered ones. When my husband said that he needs a couple boxes for storage, I went straight to my saved box collections and found a right sized box to start with. So here we go:

The fabric is the medium thick home deco fabric. One end of the strip was pressed to make a clean hem. I also pressed the fabric to the size of each panel to make wrap easier. I left about 1 in on both side, so it could be wrapped to the bottom and the inside.

I used mod podge which is very effective. I brushed the glue on one side, pressed it to the box, Then brushed more glue on the next panel, and pressed on the next panel. It is pretty fast before the last panel with hem was glued on.

The bottom is covered with a pressed fabric square.

Tada~~

I also made 3 large storage box by sewing a cover. You can take the fabric cover out to wash and clean.  Compare sewed cover with glued fabric, they both have their merits. I personally thing that glue is better for small box, and fabric cover is better for large storage box. They all do good jobs in my home :)