Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bunting gloves tutorial and a GIVEAWAY!


Remember this inspiration post from the other day (above photos and more)? Well, I really WAS inspired and so I got to work... making these:
And I love them!! I actually bought the $1 gloves awhile back to do some sort of holiday tutorial but I was never inspired to do anything until now. It was super simple, so I give you a tutorial annnnd a chance to win these very gloves! (Love them but I am moving to Florida....)

Materials needed:
plain gloves
wool blend or recycled felt (the cheap kind at joann's)
embroidery floss
emroidery needle
hot glue

1. cut small triangles out of various colors or shades of felt.
2. place them on your gloves to decide how you want them configured.
3. put a TINY dot of hot glue on each triangle and place it on the glove (this will hold it in place while you embroider).

4. cut a length of embroidery floss and take apart two of the strings, instead of using all the threads. (you will use the other threads when this one runs out).
4. tie a small knot at the beginning of one triangle (I did it on the outside because it was hard to get inside the glove and do it, but if you can, that would be even better). I used a dab of hot glue on the knot so it won't come loose.
5. embroider the "V" part of each triangle (don't need to do the 3rd side) until your thread runs out. Then start a new one (when you end the other, tie a knot and dot the hot glue).
And there you have it! your own bunting gloves!

And now you can win them! Yay for a GIVEAWAY! So here are the rules:

TO ENTER:  Just leave a comment. Then...

FOR ADDITIONAL CHANCES you can do the following:
     -Become a follower and tell me (for new followers)
                      - become a FACEBOOK FAN!! (see bottom right column of this page)
     - Blog about it and leave a link in my comments
        - Facebook it and leave a link
        -twitter it and leave a link (is that possible?)

THE GIVEAWAY ENDS MONDAY NIGHT AT 12 am (PST), FEB.7

42 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are great!! TOO cute.

Charissa said...

I love this! After you first posted about those gloves I kept the image up in a browser tab for a few days. I'm not sure we'll need gloves much longer in Pasadena, but it's still cold in my shop!

Ashley said...

!00% impressed! It'll be glove weather for a while here.

Anzouya said...

They look so festive! you did a great job!

The Coons Family said...

I LOVE THESE!!! So fun!!!

bottomskj said...

These are too cute!!

Willow Withy said...

I wear gloves like these everyday on the ice! I would love to have some custom fancy flair on my fingertips!

glen-denise-vince-mckee-cam said...

very cute gloves. i should make some for the birthdays coming up in my family!

Lucie said...

These are absolutely adorable.
Beautiful.
Lucie (lucka73601@gmail.com)

Shanicherie said...

Cute cute!

Exam Gloves said...

Hi,

You have given some fabulous collection of gloves. These gloves are really very attractive. I like these gloves very much and hope everybody also loves it.

Meagan said...

Sweet little gloves! :)

Trendymeg@msn.com

Rachel@oneprettything.com said...

Those are SO MUCH FUN! I love the color. What a great way to punch up a dreary day. Thanks so much for the how-to, I'll be linking to this.

Mrs Jones Vintage said...

Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much - I'll put a link to it from my crafty goodness blog!
Rebecca x
VaaVoom.com

Fancy Lads said...

This is SO cute!!!!! What a great idea. Props,my dear!

Claire Kiefer said...

Adorable! I am a follower, I "liked" you on fb, and I blogged about your giveaway (and put a link to the blog on facebook). here's my post!

http://bicoastally.blogspot.com/2011/02/bag-full-of-treasures-for-you.html

They are soooooo cute! I'm envious of your talent. :)

Housser said...

I love your gloves! The weather is dreary and these would certainly pick up my day.

The Extra Ordinary Bree said...

I'm a new follower!

Love the gloves =)

Kendra said...

These are so cool!

Kendra said...

I became a facebook fan!

Kendra said...

Blogged about your great giveaway!
http://coffeeandnillawafers.blogspot.com/2011/02/warm-your-hands.html

Micaela said...

i'm so glad i found out about your beautiful giveaway in the nick of time! (thank you to one of my blog favorites Claire!) these are amazing! oh to be a blog goddess like you....


xo

Micaela said...

i'm now a follower and i'm excited to read more about you :)

Micaela said...

also i like you on fb! :)

thanks again for the chance!

tablerbunch said...

LOVE these!!!

Byrdi said...

These are adorable!

Diana Smith said...

I hope I win, these are really cute!

Ashley said...

So fun! I would LOVE to wear these out in the cold! What a cute idea.

Jessica said...

very cute. I'm in.

paige and jord said...

i think these are adorable!

shea said...

Yes, please!

Karina Pacheco said...

Oh these gloves are so adorable and they would come in handy in this horrible cold weather here in Ny ;)

Karina Pacheco said...

Love your corner of the Internet ;) I am now following you and I look forward to reading your posts! Thank you for hosting such a cute giveaway ;)

Karina Pacheco said...

I am your newest facebook fan ;)

Sister Dow said...

These are so gorgeous!! I would wear them everywhere!!

Elysha said...

These are so cute! I want to make my own. Thanks for posting the tutorial.

amanda gaines said...

yes please! love em! :)

Misty said...

How did I miss this. I read EVERY thing you post?!?!?!
Going to FB now!

Lorie said...

These are amazing! I am going to share a link with my readers!

Tora said...

I'm very inspired to get busy recycling..thanks so much

Jeanne L B said...

I'm always looking for new ideas to inspire sewing in the 12 year old I mentor. These will be a hit and we can make matching gloves.

Anonymous said...

I love the look of these gloves, but how well does the sewn area stretch when you put them on? I am afraid they would limit the stretch of the glove. I want to make these for my grandkids, so let me know if there is anything I can do to no inhibit the stretch.