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ANKARA CRAFT - DIY WALL FRAME AND EARRINGS WITH ANKARA

The Ankara fabric is a very versatile one because of its beautiful prints and flexibility. Have you ever stopped to wonder what happens to all the cut outs or pieces from the fabric after sewing?

These unwanted materials becomes waste and is trashed! Sometimes I wonder if there is a recycling process for the unwanted pieces of fabrics from sewn clothes made out of Ankara. While I am still carrying out a research on that, as a DIY lover, here are a few things you can make out of Ankara asides clothes ;
Throw pillows, Earrings, Wall Arts, footwears, to mention but a few. 

In this Article, I will be sharing with us, things needed to make a wall Art and earrings with Ankara.


ANKARA WALL ART
We need:
- frame
- measuring tape
- Ankara pieces
- Scissors
To watch the practical steps, kindly click HERE to my vlog and see how I achieved these beautiful wallart.

Ankara wall Art
ANKARA EARRINGS
We need;
- Old hoop earrings
- B-6000 or Uhu gum
- scissors
To watch the practical steps on how I achieved this, follow this link HERE to my vlog and watch the complete tutorial.


What else will you like me to make out of Ankara? Or what have you made out of old, waste ankarA pieces? Share with me in the comment section.

Comments

  1. Uloomah26 March 2019 at 11:43

    Perfect! i loveet, gonna try dis out.

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    1. Uju Lilian Ikegbune1 April 2019 at 13:33

      Thanks girl, kindly share pictures and let me know when you try it 😘

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  2. MELODY JACOB26 March 2019 at 12:26

    This is very nice, Thank you for sharing
    How's the week going?

    New post:
    https://www.melodyjacob.com/2019/03/how-to-dress-up-hoodie-spring.html

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    1. Uju Lilian Ikegbune1 April 2019 at 13:34

      Thanks much Melody, thanks for stopping by. My wwew is going well, sure yours is too? Let me hurry off to your Blog.

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