DIY Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Mon, 04 May 2020 12:15:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Looking for Creative Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy? Start Here https://mobispirit.com/looking-for-creative-ways-to-keep-your-kids-busy-start-here/ Thu, 07 May 2020 06:24:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24865 Crafter and content creator Jodi Levine turns everyday rubbish into an inspiring landscape of experimentation and play. Her Instagram page has become a gathering place for young parents looking for creative (and cheap!) ways to engage in arts and crafts with their children. Based in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons, Levine has become […]

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Crafter and content creator Jodi Levine turns everyday rubbish into an inspiring landscape of experimentation and play. Her Instagram page has become a gathering place for young parents looking for creative (and cheap!) ways to engage in arts and crafts with their children.

Based in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons, Levine has become a staple in shows like The Today Show, MARTHA, NY1, CBS Morning Show, and The View, where she shares her tips and tricks.

“The world has changed so much since I was in school and the word ‘craft’ was perceived very negatively,” she observed in an interview with David Stark. “The whole design/DIY/craft world has exploded which is great for those of us that like to make stuff and dabble with lots of media and don’t fit neatly into the art school categories.”

Levine knows what she’s talking about. Having studied painting formerly in RISD, she admits she felt a little lost during her school years. It was only after graduating that she switched gears, having landed a job in the Craft Department at Martha Stewart Living. The rest was history.

Take a leaf out of her book:

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Why Not Add a Woven Wall Hanging to Your Home? https://mobispirit.com/why-not-add-a-woven-wall-hanging-to-your-home/ Sun, 03 May 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24751 Now, more than ever, we’re looking for some comfort, and if that comfort comes in the literal form of a woven wall hanging, all the better (we’ve never been keen on metaphorical comfort anyhow). Maryanne Moodie’s breaths comfort and chic into the living room. Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern […]

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Now, more than ever, we’re looking for some comfort, and if that comfort comes in the literal form of a woven wall hanging, all the better (we’ve never been keen on metaphorical comfort anyhow). Maryanne Moodie’s breaths comfort and chic into the living room.

Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern art, as well as the natural world, her work is both sophisticated and organic. But what really stands out is her unexpected color combinations, making the overall design pack a punch.

Working between Melbourne and Brooklyn, NY, Moodie divides her time between designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching sold-out workshops across the world. “Weaving is something that I am passionate about and get great pleasure from, and so I am able to use my expertise in education to share this passion with others,” she shared in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick. “The love and inspiration and energy that I get from my students is the most important part in moving this craft forward and creating newness.”

Her work has also gained a cult following of sorts, amassing more than 120k followers on Instagram, and featured in publications like New York MagazineAnthology, and O Magazine. Thankfully, you can also purchase her woven pieces on Etsy. Moodie also offers DIY kits so you can weave a wall hanging yourself (God knows you have the time).

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Creeping on up that huge loom.

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Studio scenes #weaving

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This YouTuber Brings Old Clothes Back to Life https://mobispirit.com/this-youtuber-brings-old-clothes-back-to-life/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:37:34 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=17733 We all know that feeling – when you’re just dying to get a new piece of clothing, but you can’t find anything you like? You may have a vision of what you want in your mind, but you just can’t find it out there, or it’s not in your price range, or maybe not in […]

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We all know that feeling – when you’re just dying to get a new piece of clothing, but you can’t find anything you like? You may have a vision of what you want in your mind, but you just can’t find it out there, or it’s not in your price range, or maybe not in your size? Well, what about sewing that garment yourself?

Sewing clothing may seem intimidating, especially when it’s so easy to just go online and buy stuff. But this Youtuber is here to prove to you that sewing is not just easy, but also fun!

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My latest me-made project on my Bernina B 335 is a polka dot slip ➡ swipe to see the finished dress! 🎀⠀ ⠀ Before I had my Bernina B 335, I was scared of sewing slippery fabrics as they had a tendency to be eaten up by the machine’s feed dogs or slide all over the place as I was trying to sew a simple seam. Not with this machine! One thing I love about this sewing machine is that it (metaphorically) turns all fabrics into cotton! Eg. This is no more difficult to sew than some nice stiff quilting cotton. It feeds through the machine like a dream. 😍 No more screaming at my machine in frustration, trying to salvage the fabric it’s eaten up and planted a nice big birdsnest of thread onto!⠀ ⠀ Also this is my first attempt at making a #simplicity8186 slip dress, and the first time I’ve done straps and armholes using bias binding – I’m going to adjust the pattern a bit for my next go, but it is still very cute and wearable! 😀 ⠀ ⠀ #Sponsored #BerninaAmbassador #B335⠀ ⠀ [Image description: Image one pictures Annika seated at her sewing machine, concentrating, with a piece of pastel pink polka dot fabric underneath it. Image two shows Annika standing in front of a lot of green plants, showing off a her slip dress made of the same fabric, worn with a black t-shirt underneath.]⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #sewing#sewingmachine#berninausa#berninaag#berninaschweiz#berninalove#madetocreate#bernina#Bseries#BerninaB335#sewistsofig#seamstresslife

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Annika Victoria is a 22-year-old Youtuber and student from Sydney, Australia. She loves sewing and DIY in general. She sees sewing as both an eco-friendly way to expand her wardrobe and as a creative outlet. It 2011 she started her blog to teach others about sewing, but soon decided to create video tutorials instead.

Ever since 2014, she’s been sharing sewing tutorials and tips on her YouTube channel. Her aim is to prove that sewing is for everybody, and can be done on any budget. Sometimes she creates new clothes from scratch, but other times she upcycles and mends second-hand or torn clothes, giving new life to outfits that would have otherwise ended up in the trash been.

You don’t have to be a master sewist to follow Annika’s tutorials – and even if you don’t want to create your own clothes, it’s always fun to watch her process!

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Couple Builds Their Dream House: A Yurt https://mobispirit.com/couple-builds-their-dream-house-a-yurt/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:39:23 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=17663 What was your dream house when you were young? Was it a Disney castle? Or a house that looked like every other house? Was it an igloo? Well, we can never be sure, but we can assume that your dream house probably wasn’t a yurt.   Building a yurt wasn’t in Zach Both and Nicole Lopez […]

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What was your dream house when you were young? Was it a Disney castle? Or a house that looked like every other house? Was it an igloo? Well, we can never be sure, but we can assume that your dream house probably wasn’t a yurt.  

Building a yurt wasn’t in Zach Both and Nicole Lopez to-do list, but, regardless, they took the chance and they own a yurt now.  

They even set up a website called: “Do It Yourself” where they give you detailed instructions on how to build it according to your needs and an Instagram account where they share pictures of their new, beautiful home.  

Zach says that it wasn’t an easy process, it took time, effort, and creativity but in the end, it was worth it. He says that setting up the actual yurt wasn’t difficult at all since it’s a tent, but, finding the perfect place and making the furniture for the three rooms not destroying the surroundings was the challenge they took and completed.  

Inside they have everything they need – a living room, bedroom, toilet, kitchen, and even a small garden. Follow their social media so you can get inspired to maybe start building your own dream house.  

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This Woman Creates Prom Dress From Trash Bags And The Result Is Simply Amazing https://mobispirit.com/this-woman-creates-prom-dress-from-trash-bags-and-the-result-is-simply-amazing/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 09:30:57 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=1890 Amber Scholl became a social media star thanks to her creative and practical DIY videos. Recently, she’s making headlines once again for creating a beautiful dress out of trash bags. The video was a response to the comments that Amber could wear a trash bag and still looks good. “You always say I could make […]

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Amber Scholl became a social media star thanks to her creative and practical DIY videos. Recently, she’s making headlines once again for creating a beautiful dress out of trash bags.

The video was a response to the comments that Amber could wear a trash bag and still looks good. “You always say I could make wearing a trash bag look good…SO I TODAY I THOUGHT I’D TRY IT!!!,” she wrote on her YouTube page.

The viewers can watch the step-by-step process, from buying supplies to the actual creation of the dress. It took her nearly 6 hours to finish her creation.

“Honestly, I think this is my best DIY I’ve ever done,” Amber said.

The DIY video has been viewed by more than 1.1 million users and just this week, she shared it on Twitter which she captioned, “when someone calls you trashy, make a dress out of trash bags & prove them fabulously correct.”

 

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> DIY Archives - MobiSpirit MobiSpirit Mon, 04 May 2020 12:15:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Looking for Creative Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy? Start Here https://mobispirit.com/looking-for-creative-ways-to-keep-your-kids-busy-start-here/ Thu, 07 May 2020 06:24:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24865 Crafter and content creator Jodi Levine turns everyday rubbish into an inspiring landscape of experimentation and play. Her Instagram page has become a gathering place for young parents looking for creative (and cheap!) ways to engage in arts and crafts with their children. Based in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons, Levine has become […]

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Crafter and content creator Jodi Levine turns everyday rubbish into an inspiring landscape of experimentation and play. Her Instagram page has become a gathering place for young parents looking for creative (and cheap!) ways to engage in arts and crafts with their children.

Based in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons, Levine has become a staple in shows like The Today Show, MARTHA, NY1, CBS Morning Show, and The View, where she shares her tips and tricks.

“The world has changed so much since I was in school and the word ‘craft’ was perceived very negatively,” she observed in an interview with David Stark. “The whole design/DIY/craft world has exploded which is great for those of us that like to make stuff and dabble with lots of media and don’t fit neatly into the art school categories.”

Levine knows what she’s talking about. Having studied painting formerly in RISD, she admits she felt a little lost during her school years. It was only after graduating that she switched gears, having landed a job in the Craft Department at Martha Stewart Living. The rest was history.

Take a leaf out of her book:

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Why Not Add a Woven Wall Hanging to Your Home? https://mobispirit.com/why-not-add-a-woven-wall-hanging-to-your-home/ Sun, 03 May 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=24751 Now, more than ever, we’re looking for some comfort, and if that comfort comes in the literal form of a woven wall hanging, all the better (we’ve never been keen on metaphorical comfort anyhow). Maryanne Moodie’s breaths comfort and chic into the living room. Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern […]

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Now, more than ever, we’re looking for some comfort, and if that comfort comes in the literal form of a woven wall hanging, all the better (we’ve never been keen on metaphorical comfort anyhow). Maryanne Moodie’s breaths comfort and chic into the living room.

Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern art, as well as the natural world, her work is both sophisticated and organic. But what really stands out is her unexpected color combinations, making the overall design pack a punch.

Working between Melbourne and Brooklyn, NY, Moodie divides her time between designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching sold-out workshops across the world. “Weaving is something that I am passionate about and get great pleasure from, and so I am able to use my expertise in education to share this passion with others,” she shared in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick. “The love and inspiration and energy that I get from my students is the most important part in moving this craft forward and creating newness.”

Her work has also gained a cult following of sorts, amassing more than 120k followers on Instagram, and featured in publications like New York MagazineAnthology, and O Magazine. Thankfully, you can also purchase her woven pieces on Etsy. Moodie also offers DIY kits so you can weave a wall hanging yourself (God knows you have the time).

View this post on Instagram

Creeping on up that huge loom.

A post shared by Maryanne Moodie (@maryannemoodie) on

View this post on Instagram

Studio scenes #weaving

A post shared by Maryanne Moodie (@maryannemoodie) on

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This YouTuber Brings Old Clothes Back to Life https://mobispirit.com/this-youtuber-brings-old-clothes-back-to-life/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:37:34 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=17733 We all know that feeling – when you’re just dying to get a new piece of clothing, but you can’t find anything you like? You may have a vision of what you want in your mind, but you just can’t find it out there, or it’s not in your price range, or maybe not in […]

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We all know that feeling – when you’re just dying to get a new piece of clothing, but you can’t find anything you like? You may have a vision of what you want in your mind, but you just can’t find it out there, or it’s not in your price range, or maybe not in your size? Well, what about sewing that garment yourself?

Sewing clothing may seem intimidating, especially when it’s so easy to just go online and buy stuff. But this Youtuber is here to prove to you that sewing is not just easy, but also fun!

View this post on Instagram

My latest me-made project on my Bernina B 335 is a polka dot slip ➡ swipe to see the finished dress! 🎀⠀ ⠀ Before I had my Bernina B 335, I was scared of sewing slippery fabrics as they had a tendency to be eaten up by the machine’s feed dogs or slide all over the place as I was trying to sew a simple seam. Not with this machine! One thing I love about this sewing machine is that it (metaphorically) turns all fabrics into cotton! Eg. This is no more difficult to sew than some nice stiff quilting cotton. It feeds through the machine like a dream. 😍 No more screaming at my machine in frustration, trying to salvage the fabric it’s eaten up and planted a nice big birdsnest of thread onto!⠀ ⠀ Also this is my first attempt at making a #simplicity8186 slip dress, and the first time I’ve done straps and armholes using bias binding – I’m going to adjust the pattern a bit for my next go, but it is still very cute and wearable! 😀 ⠀ ⠀ #Sponsored #BerninaAmbassador #B335⠀ ⠀ [Image description: Image one pictures Annika seated at her sewing machine, concentrating, with a piece of pastel pink polka dot fabric underneath it. Image two shows Annika standing in front of a lot of green plants, showing off a her slip dress made of the same fabric, worn with a black t-shirt underneath.]⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #sewing#sewingmachine#berninausa#berninaag#berninaschweiz#berninalove#madetocreate#bernina#Bseries#BerninaB335#sewistsofig#seamstresslife

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Annika Victoria is a 22-year-old Youtuber and student from Sydney, Australia. She loves sewing and DIY in general. She sees sewing as both an eco-friendly way to expand her wardrobe and as a creative outlet. It 2011 she started her blog to teach others about sewing, but soon decided to create video tutorials instead.

Ever since 2014, she’s been sharing sewing tutorials and tips on her YouTube channel. Her aim is to prove that sewing is for everybody, and can be done on any budget. Sometimes she creates new clothes from scratch, but other times she upcycles and mends second-hand or torn clothes, giving new life to outfits that would have otherwise ended up in the trash been.

You don’t have to be a master sewist to follow Annika’s tutorials – and even if you don’t want to create your own clothes, it’s always fun to watch her process!

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Couple Builds Their Dream House: A Yurt https://mobispirit.com/couple-builds-their-dream-house-a-yurt/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:39:23 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=17663 What was your dream house when you were young? Was it a Disney castle? Or a house that looked like every other house? Was it an igloo? Well, we can never be sure, but we can assume that your dream house probably wasn’t a yurt.   Building a yurt wasn’t in Zach Both and Nicole Lopez […]

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What was your dream house when you were young? Was it a Disney castle? Or a house that looked like every other house? Was it an igloo? Well, we can never be sure, but we can assume that your dream house probably wasn’t a yurt.  

Building a yurt wasn’t in Zach Both and Nicole Lopez to-do list, but, regardless, they took the chance and they own a yurt now.  

They even set up a website called: “Do It Yourself” where they give you detailed instructions on how to build it according to your needs and an Instagram account where they share pictures of their new, beautiful home.  

Zach says that it wasn’t an easy process, it took time, effort, and creativity but in the end, it was worth it. He says that setting up the actual yurt wasn’t difficult at all since it’s a tent, but, finding the perfect place and making the furniture for the three rooms not destroying the surroundings was the challenge they took and completed.  

Inside they have everything they need – a living room, bedroom, toilet, kitchen, and even a small garden. Follow their social media so you can get inspired to maybe start building your own dream house.  

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This Woman Creates Prom Dress From Trash Bags And The Result Is Simply Amazing https://mobispirit.com/this-woman-creates-prom-dress-from-trash-bags-and-the-result-is-simply-amazing/ Sat, 28 Apr 2018 09:30:57 +0000 https://mobispirit.com/?p=1890 Amber Scholl became a social media star thanks to her creative and practical DIY videos. Recently, she’s making headlines once again for creating a beautiful dress out of trash bags. The video was a response to the comments that Amber could wear a trash bag and still looks good. “You always say I could make […]

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Amber Scholl became a social media star thanks to her creative and practical DIY videos. Recently, she’s making headlines once again for creating a beautiful dress out of trash bags.

The video was a response to the comments that Amber could wear a trash bag and still looks good. “You always say I could make wearing a trash bag look good…SO I TODAY I THOUGHT I’D TRY IT!!!,” she wrote on her YouTube page.

The viewers can watch the step-by-step process, from buying supplies to the actual creation of the dress. It took her nearly 6 hours to finish her creation.

“Honestly, I think this is my best DIY I’ve ever done,” Amber said.

The DIY video has been viewed by more than 1.1 million users and just this week, she shared it on Twitter which she captioned, “when someone calls you trashy, make a dress out of trash bags & prove them fabulously correct.”

 

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