Mama Cloth Panty Liner Tutorial and Pattern. I finally made the change to mama cloth! I will never go back again to 'sposies'. The mama cloth panty liners are so soft, comfortable and breathable. Really it doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything but underwear! I dare you just to make one to try out and see what you think. Did you know that mama cloth is so much healthier for you? I looked at several patterns, but ended up designing my own (I'm picky about size ;-). I used all scraps I had on hand for my panty liners.
You will need a cotton print for the 'wrapper' part of the liner, a cotton inner (I used an old t-shirt), a cotton topper (I used scrap thin white broadcloth) and of course your pattern. Cut 2 of the print wrapper, 1 of the cotton inner and 1 of the cotton topper. Pin right sides together of the print wrapper and then the inner and outer layers. Sew both sets together while leaving an opening to turn right side out. Tuck in raw edges of the opening on the print wrapper and then top stitch around the wrapper. Mommy Pads. This tutorial will walk you through making a serged edge, PUL backed AIO Mommy Pad with snap closed wings (say all that in one breath)! You could also back this bad with fleece, or leave it without a waterproof backing! It would also be possible to turn-and-topstitch instead of serging if you do not have a serger. See the tutorial on making fitted diapers for instructions on how to turn-and-topstitch.
I'll also be showing a variation for a 'pocket pad' that allows you to add inserts for heavy flow (and postpartum) days. Supply List: Absorbent fabric- diaper fabrics, I used terry and flannel for this example Waterproof fabric- I used PUL, Ultrex of Fleece would also work well Serger Thread Sewing Machine thread Snaps- Plastic or metal snaps, you could also use small squares of Aplix/Velcro Step One: Establish your pattern pieces. I made the inside 'soaker' of the pad contoured to fit better between the legs.
Step Two: Step Three: Here is the finished effect on the right side of your pad: Step Four: DIY and inspiration: 18 slippers ideas. With my tiny surreal feet I'm always wearing slippers with Disney characters on it. (do not like!!) Time to put a stop to this. I've been on the hunt for the perfect slippers to make for myself, and now I found so many that I'll be working full time to make some to give as a gift as well.... In this big-fat-round-up you'll find version for any needs:crocheted, knitted, no-sew, very-little-sew, using felt or felted.So... No excuses at all: no more cold feet! Most of these are patterns and tutorials, most are free, some aren't but the cost is really low.Some are just inspirations, but once you get the idea... I'm pretty sure it's not so hard to figure it out! Keep in touch! Cloth Pad Tutorial.
As promised, here is our cloth pad tutorial:) I have taken plenty of photos so you can see exactly how Jen made her cloth pads. It was lovely to work together on this project with my Jen. She drew the designs for this pad herself and is so happy to share her creative process with you:) Materials:Flannel material (we recycled some pyjamas that are no longer worn)Towelling material for the inner padSewing machineScissorsCottonMetal press studs and gadget to attach the press studs These are the drawings for the towelling inner pad on the left and the outer flannel pad on the right. Jen drew both of them on an A4 size piece of paper.
The left pad is 8 inches from top to bottom and the right pad is 8 and a quarter inches from top to bottom (slightly larger). This is the pad base diagram, 9 inches from top to bottom and 8 inches from side to side at its widest in the middle. Cut out cardboard templates for the pads. Trace around the templates. And two of these pads covers cut out in flannel. Tulle Skirt with Crystals, DIY. I have been wanting a Tulle skirt for a long time, so finally decided that I needed to make myself one. Did you know that Tulip makes crystals that you can add to almost anything. Check out how I added them to this tulle skirt. Tutorial Things you Need. T-shirt 10 yards of Tulle Ribbon Thread Needle Pins Scissors Sewing machine Parchment paper For the lining of your skirt Fold your shirt in half Cut like the picture above sew the corners Trim off the excess. Set aside. * I am not the greatest seamstress I wing 99.9 % of what I do I am horrible at following directions although I do have basic sewing skills, lots of what I do is trial by error.
I have posted some great tutorials on Circle skirts below by some wonderful women who are much better at sewing than me. Cut your tulle into 5 lengths. this will depend on how long your skirt will be. fold your tulle in half. then fold it over This is how you find your measurements the waist of your Circle skirt. Measure that from the waist. Check out Coolirpa on You Tube Anne. Creeping Thyme - Caraway, Wooly Thyme and Other Types. Taxonomy of Creeping Thyme Plants: Plant taxonomy classifies the many varieties of the herb, thyme under the genus, Thymus. Let's use creeping thymes as an example: "Caraway" thyme and creeping lemon thyme are classified as Thymus herba-barona"Spicy Orange" thyme as Thymus x 'Spicy Orange' "White" creeping thyme as Thymus praecox 'Albiflorus' "Red" creeping thyme as Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus' Wooly thyme (also spelled, "woolly thyme") as Thymus pseudolanuginosus Plant Type: Thymes are perennials in moderate climates.
They can be either upright (rather shrubbish) or creeping (rather vinish). One of the shortest is appropriately named, "Elfin. " USDA Plant Hardiness Zones for Creeping Thyme: Spicy Orange thyme, creeping lemon thyme and Caraway thyme are best grown in zones 5-9. Characteristics: Thyme is an indigenous plant in Eurasia but has naturalized in parts of North America. Sun and Soil Requirements for Creeping Thyme: Creeping thyme herb plants grow best in a soil with an alkaline pH. DIY Lemon Vinegar Cleaner. DIY Glass & Window Cleaner. DIY Lemon Infused Vinegar for Household Cleaning - Dollar Monger. It’s a well known fact that vinegar is one of the best natural cleansers you can use in your home. Unfortunately, its also known that the stuff doesn’t smell very good. To make your very own lemon infused vinegar for a non-toxic household cleanser that also smells great, you’ll need just a few things. You’ll Need: Jar with lid1 lemonVinegar What to do: Simply slice the lemon, leaving the rinds intactPlace the lemon into the jar and fill the remaining space with household vinegarAllow to steep for 2-3 days After several days of the lemon steeping in the vinegar you have a wonderful smelling natural cleanser.
Did you like this? Easy and Inexpensive DIY Recipes for 10 Common Cleaning Products. You can't give up cleaning -- no matter how much you wish you could! -- but the cost of store-bought cleansers, laundry detergent and other cleaning products can feel like highway robbery. Instead of shelling out money for store bought, follow these recipes to make some common cleaners yourself; they're easy to put together and will cost dollars less than your store bought version. Super Frugal Laundry Detergent I stumbled across Glenda's recipe (adapted from Michelle Duggar's recipe) for inexpensive laundry detergent (which works in high-efficiency machines) and in December, I made a batch for myself.
Glenda figured out the math and found that it cost her 20 cents for a 75-load batch. Not 20 cents per load, but 20 cents for 75 loads! Three months later, I have only used half of the batch I made (and a stomach virus this month meant more laundry than usual). Ingredients: Grate the 1/4 Fels Naptha Bar using a cheese grater. Easy and Inexpensive DIY Recipes for 10 Common Cleaning Products. DIY Cleaning Products You Can Make At Home. By Melanie Blodgett | If you spend any extended amount of time at home you’re probably feeling about as stir-crazy as I am. Suddenly I’m noticing the dust on my blinds and the lint gathering on the baseboards and I’m itching to scrub things from top to bottom. Except all the chemicals and weird stuff found in the majority of cleaning products wig me out, so I did a little research and found out it’s pretty dang easy to make my own-from common household products too!
This post from DIY Life is a great start, click through the slideshow below for even more great solutions. nggallery template=’carousel’ id=’129170′ image-3342 Click through to make your cleaning a little more eco-friendly! Shiny Sink! Stainless steel sink? Chemical Free Carpet Stain Remover Traditional carpet cleaners make me uncomfortable, I can't even pronounce half of what's on the list of ingredients! DIY Dishwasher Soap Yup, even dishwasher soap can be made at home! Reusable Fabric Sheets Easy Drain Cleaner Goo Gone Miracles! Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner. For our day six task of the 31 days of Spring cleaning DIYs, make scrubbing your bathroom easier with the help of a homemade toilet bowl cleaner that really works. And this commode cleanser leaves your powder room nice and fresh and costs just about nothing to make.
Vinegar and baking soda mix together creating serious bubbling action, which does all the dirty work for you. Sans harsh chemicals, this eco-friendly natural toilet bowl cleaner will keep your bathroom sparkling. What You'll Need: 1/2 cup baking soda1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide1/4 cup vinegar1/4 cup liquid castile soap1 cup hot water10 drops essential oil (optional)Squeeze bottleLarge mixing bowlMeasuring cupsWhiskFunnel Directions: Measure and add the baking soda to a large bowl along with the liquid castile soap, which you can find at your local health food store.
In need of more affordable cleaning supplies? I love vintage, I am vintage (plus a sneaky DIY) Basically I just wanted to show you this sweet embroidered vintage blouse that I got for $3 the other day. It was a size 16, so I fixed it a bit by bringing it in, and chopped off the long sleeves as well. I've never brought anything in so successfully before! Check it out! It doesn't even look too crappy, hooray!
If you want to bring in a shirt that's just a little too large across the chest and along the shoulders like this, here's what you do: 1. Turn it inside out. 2. 3. DONE. Xxx Annika. Mineral Veil Face Powder. I used to be obsessed with Bare Minerals makeup products for years, especially their mineral veil face powder. Three years ago, I glanced at the ingredients, and I was surprised. It was basically cornstarch with parabens (eek!) And iron oxides for color. Since then, I’ve been refilling the same powder container with my own mineral veil concoction, and it works EXACTLY the same (if not better) as the brand name powder.
THE RECIPE: In an old powder container, shake together one tablespoon cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon baby powder. HEALTH TIP: As with all powder makeup products, please do not inhale your makeup! Style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4046070994200473" data-ad-slot="8515594063"> The High Price of Cheap Clothes. Business Published on May 23rd, 2011 | by Glenn Croston Most of us get a thrill from finding cheap clothes. Money is tight for plenty of people these days and spotting that cheap dress or shirt can feel like finding buried treasure but the thrill is all too fleeting. Cheap dress shirts or dresses come with a hidden high price if they aren’t made well, don’t fit, and don’t last. Cheap clothes can come with an environmental cost from wasteful and dirty mass production, and a human cost as well from poor treatment of workers who make them. Taking a broader view, cheap clothes are not always the best value.
Hooked by a low sticker price, it’s easy for us to forget the real value that higher quality clothes provide. The environmental cost of low quality is not always obvious, in part because the manufacturing often takes place in far off locations and all we see is the shirt in the package. And there’s often a significant human cost that comes from making cheap clothes. About the Author. ThreadBanger. Trash To Couture. DIY Convertible Shawl/Shrug. Supplies: one yard of fabric with stretch and drape. closure Great for a last minute gift, this shrug can be worn several different ways and takes a few minutes to make. Get some fabric and make it for the whole family. Read more for the DIY tutorial: Cut a rectangle of fabric measuring 36 inches wide and 30 inches long. I hand dyed mine, before it was white jersey. Cut the sleeve hole using a collar in the middle on both sides.
Fold length wise in half right sides together. Add a closure in the middle. This literally can take 5 minutes minus hand dying the fabric. In my craft room. DIY Gaultier tie tee tutorial. Fashion impact. Just Call Me MacGyver: A DIY Macro Lens For Your Phone. This project is crazy cool, I love it, and I hope you do too. Ever wanted to shoot those super close-up macro photos? Well, it's so easy with your phone camera and a cheapo laser pointer (my laser pointer cost $1). *** Note: This is not my original idea. I found this tutorial on imgur.com. You're basically going to remove the lens from the laser pointer and place it over the lens of your camera. It's very MacGyver-esque. My MacGyver-ed phone. And here are a few photos that I took with it (first photo without the macro lens and second photo with it attached) I did absolutely zero editing on these : And a couple of mystery photos for you: Anyone have any guesses on what these 2 are?
A couple of notes about this project and using the lens: 1. Hope you have fun with this! Lavender Sachets. Lunch Bag. New School Bags. Homemade Laundry Detergent | Great Oak Circle, blog design, logo and print design, DIY blog.
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