Adore this fabric collection!
Source: fatquartershop.com via luvinthemommyhood on Pinterest
The awesome ladies over at Project Run and Play have announced the weekly themes for the Sew Along!! SO FLIPPING STRESSED EXCITED! I cannot wait...must start planning now! Here is a link to the list. SQUEE!
Poor Bella-rella has had a fever for the past couple of days, so I felt like I was off the hook for making little holiday treat bags for her class. Apparently, no. She was totally fine when she woke up this morning and is insisting on going to school tomorrow. She missed her class party today and was so sad it was pathetic. Especially since she as fine today. ARGH! Soooo....last minute scramble to get something together for me! Thankfully, I had left over gift bags from last year, a bunch of $1 bin sticker sets from a craft store and a foam snowman kit that we never got to. Huzzah! The bag seemed kinda empty, so google to the rescue and I found this adorable printable over at Tip Junkie (a fantastic site, check it out)! Yippie! And to top it all off I actually had cardstock and ink! WIN! This is a very excited post, isn't it? Lots of "!"'s! Just had to add a few more for emphasis! I'll stop now. Printable below :) Enjoy! (oops, another one)
I know there are about a gazillion scarf ideas out there, but here is my take. They cost under $5 and only take about 15-20 minutes. Pretty fabulous if you ask me! Which you don't, but I'm gonna tell you anyways! Heehee.
The first step is to get 1/2 yard of any color jersey. The first time I did this I was FREAKING out about sewing with knit, but honestly it is super simple! I just increase my stitch length and it works perfectly. If you use a serger just change it to a knit setting, easy peasy. Using a double needle gives jersey a more professional look, but I like the rows of stitching on this scarf a little further apart so I didn't use it on this project. So don't be scared! I do recommend practicing on a scrap first first.
I always iron my jersey first, seems weird I know, but it does help. Fold the 1/2 yard piece in half lengthwise, so you end up with a 9" x45" rectangular strip. Sew/serge the edges shut leaving a gap to turn it right side out. Flip it out, iron it and sew the opening shut. Now you have a lovely long rectangle. Thrilling, I know.
I promise it looks better in person! |
Hurry on over to Heart and Felt through midnight to order some lovely (got mine today and it's adorable!) handmade ornaments by some girls (ages 5 and 6, such beautiful souls) to raise money to build a home for orphans through World Vision.
Ta-da! Super easy and cheap! Pretty darn cute, eh? I didn't have a bronze ball, but thanks to some spray paint I took care of that pretty quickly. Sneaky me. Thanks again to Infarrently Creative for their tutorial! Apologies for the wretched pics, it's quite difficult to take pictures of yourself!
Every Christmas Eve (again with my tradition thing) an "elf" secretly delivers a box of pajamas for us and leaves them on the front porch. Sneaky elves! My daughter is always SO excited when the doorbell rings. Love her.
This year I was planning on making them using this awesome tutorial
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I actually did it! I saw this awesome purse on pintrest
how fantastic is this lining?? |
I am loving these rings on pintrest! yummy