ύφασμα - A Shiny Day

14 Jan

DIY fabric floral headband

15/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, DIY fashion, ύφασμα, φτιάξτο μόνος σου
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Headbands and retro hair clips are making a comebank and I'm so happy! You may have noticed that, I'm a huge fan of retro and somewhat childish details in accessories and clothing. After hair clips, it's now time for headbands. Today I will be sharing with you this -very easy- way to decorate an old boring headband with just some inches of gorgeous floral fabric. In the process of DYIng headbands I experimented a bunch with different textures, fabrics and styles. Let's start with this, since it's the easiest! Once we perfect this technique, we will go to the next level....

13 Jan

CRAFTS, PLANTS, STYLE

T-shirt printed with real flowers

15/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
cotton, DIY, flower print, δημιουργίες, δωρο, λουλούδια, ύφασμα, φτιάξτο μόνος σου, χρώμα
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Just like everything I try to create and it succeeds, the first time I tried to print real flowers on fabric, I was thrilled! I tried all almost everything you can print flowers to and one of the items is a boring white T-shirt! The backstory : A few months ago, I shared with you how you can print flowers on fabric. It's true! You can decorate any cotton fabric with all the wonderful pigments that real flowers produce! You can read the technique in detail here. The flowers and leaves of plants can give us wonderful pigments to decorate...

11 Jan

ECOLOGY, NATURAL DYES

Natural dye from black beans

Here we are again! I'm back to the pots that produce the most magnificent colors of nature and this timeI'm exploring the natural dye of black beans. The backstory : Some time ago, I paid a visit to the store where I buy legumes and cereals in bulk. There, Mr. Panagiotis showed me his new arrival : black beans, rich in iron, he said. Of course, I bought them to try at home, and put them in water to soak overnight. The next morning, I woke up and saw that the beans have given off a wonderful violet color in...

11 Jan

CRAFTS, ECOLOGY, LOW WASTE, SEWING

How to make fabric pouches

14/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
DIY, δωρο, οικολογια, ύφασμα, φτιάξτο μόνος σου
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By using fabric pouches while shopping, we can greatly reduce the waste we create. A fabric pouch is vital in our effort to reduce our ecological footprint, and what's even better? We can make it ourselves! Ways we can use fabric pouches : To buy bread and other pastries Nuts (in bulk) Rice, legumes, cereals (in bulk) Fruits and veggies To store food on the go (e.g. a cereal bar) I now have so many fabric pouches that I don't have to use any sort of disposable packaging ever again. I use my fabric pouches at the farmer's market, for nuts,...

20 Nov

CRAFTS, STYLE

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Καλημέρα Παρασκευή! Σήμερα θέλω να μοιραστώ μαζί σου έναν εύκολο και γρήγορο τρόπο να φτιάξεις έναν αξιολάτρευτο υφασμάτινο φιόγκο για τα μαλλιά χωρίς ράψιμο! Αυτός ο φιόγκος είναι τέλειο αξεσουάρ για μικρά χαριτωμένα κοριτσάκια ή για μεγάλα χαριτωμένα κοριτσάκια (!) . Η ιστορία : Όπως ίσως είδες εδώ, μπήκα στο #teamkarasavvidis και φωτογράφισα τα Τέσσερα Κοριτσάκια για την παράστασή τους. Η φωτογράφιση που κάναμε, μας έδωσε έμπνευση και για τα κοστούμια της παράστασης κι έτσι αποφασίσαμε με την Τζωρτζίνα Λιώση να φτιάξουμε έναν υφασμάτινο φιόγκο για τον κάθε χαρακτήρα του έργου, δηλαδή για το κάθε κοριτσάκι. Και η αλήθεια είναι πως είναι πολύ...

05 Oct

CRAFTS, KIDS, STYLE

Φιόγκος για τα μαλλιά χωρίς ράψιμο

Καλημέρα Παρασκευή! Σήμερα θέλω να μοιραστώ μαζί σου έναν εύκολο και γρήγορο τρόπο να φτιάξεις έναν αξιολάτρευτο υφασμάτινο φιόγκο για τα μαλλιά χωρίς ράψιμο! Αυτός ο φιόγκος είναι τέλειο αξεσουάρ για μικρά χαριτωμένα κοριτσάκια ή για μεγάλα χαριτωμένα κοριτσάκια (!) . Η ιστορία : Όπως ίσως είδες εδώ, μπήκα στο #teamkarasavvidis και φωτογράφισα τα Τέσσερα Κοριτσάκια για την παράστασή τους. Η φωτογράφιση που κάναμε, μας έδωσε έμπνευση και για τα κοστούμια της παράστασης κι έτσι αποφασίσαμε με την Τζωρτζίνα Λιώση να φτιάξουμε έναν υφασμάτινο φιόγκο για τον κάθε χαρακτήρα του έργου, δηλαδή για το κάθε κοριτσάκι. Και η αλήθεια είναι πως είναι πολύ...

30 Aug

CRAFTS, KIDS, LIFESTYLE, PLANTS

Flower Pounding: Printing fabric with real flowers

Today I will be sharing with you a cute & easy as abc construction that you can either gift to someone or just for funsies! Before we begin, I would like to express my immense joy that A Shiny Day is finally live! Yay! I’m even more delighted that A Shiny Day has been inspiring and illuminating your day, as well as mine! I’M SO HAPPY I WANNA SCREAM! AAAAAHH! No exaggeration here. And before I start crying, let’s get started! This is a relatively effortless and cheap gift idea, or even a gorgeous decoration for your house! It might as...

24 Aug

CRAFTS, ECOLOGY, NATURAL DYES, REVAMP, STYLE

Dyeing clothes & fabrics with avocado

12/01/2021
Posted by Alexandra Diona
αβοκάντο, οικολογικά χρώματα, ύφασμα, φυτά
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I don't know how to begin to describe the wonderful pink color of avocado seeds & peels. It is almost majestic that a green fruit can create such a wonderful pink color. Oh the beauty of avocado pink! Maybe later I will ask my friend Natasha to write a poem about avocado pink. For now, let's see how we can utilize it. If you haven't read the article on nature's colors, I suggest you do it ASAP! This will give you an idea of the myriad of things we can do with plants. In this case, avocado is my favorite. To be...