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Youtube to MP3, get mp3 from youtube video, flv to mp3, extract audio from youtube, youtube mp3. A Beautiful Mess. I love using cloth napkins to dress up our dinner table, and through the years I've grown even more fond of their sustainability and cost effectiveness.

A Beautiful Mess

Though, I'm not sure how cost effective it is if you keep buying more and more cloth napkins each year! This holiday season I thought it would be fun to look at how I could dress up the napkins I already own to give them an extra festive vibe. Check out three simple ways you can give new life to your table linens. And hey! Two of them are even no sew! Ribbon Trimmed Napkin This look is so (no sew) simple! Supplies:-ribbon-heat bond in width of ribbon-cloth napkin (buy mine here)-iron-fabric scissors (not shown above) Step One: Trim pieces of your ribbon to be about 1.5 inches longer than the width of your napkins.

Sketchbook Secrets: 50 Beautiful Sketchbook Scans. The sketchbook is—to borrow a term from the new millenniums’ popular discourse—an artist’s BFF.

Sketchbook Secrets: 50 Beautiful Sketchbook Scans

It’s a diary for the visually inclined—a place where artists can most comfortably explore their personal thoughts, work out their visual needs, practice, maintain a visual history, and hopefully create the unpolished work that will eventually lead to amazing work for the world to see. But, sometimes, when we’re lucky, we get to see the process. Below are 50 beautiful sketchbook scans from 35 talented artists.

Merona® Water Repellent Short Trench Coat - A... Merona® Water Repellent Short Trench Coat - B... Double Breasted Leatherette Jacket. Rubbish® Fitted Knit Duffel Jacket (Juniors. ASOS PU Bomber at ASOS. Binder Cover Tutorial - Part 1: Making the master pattern. Here's what we're working on today.

Binder Cover Tutorial - Part 1: Making the master pattern

Our binder cover has an origami fabric flower and two pencil (or tracing wheel) pockets. It's a perfect way to start off a new school year! Let's start by making a pattern. 1) Making the master pattern is very simple. First, trace around your open binder, adding about 1/4" extra along one short side so your binder will close. 2) Next, draw in the elements you want to include in your design. 3) Use the master pattern to trace off the pattern pieces, adding seam allowances. I used oaktag to make my pattern pieces as I intend to use this pattern often. Top row: Binder Cover Sleeve (Cut 2)- add 1" along the straight side for hems, Origami Flower (7"square), Pencil Pocket - add 1" along the top edge for hem., 1/4" seam allowance on sides and top edges, 5/8" seam allowance on bottom edge, and make sure it's 1/2" wider than the strip pieces. *ease = The extra room calculated into the pattern provided for movement... in this case, to close the binder.

Sermon video illustration "Is It Worth It?" produced by To Save A Life Movie. DIY Project – Custom Covered Jewelry Boxes. This is a really great DIY project that you could incorporate solely for the people you love…custom covered jewelry boxes.

DIY Project – Custom Covered Jewelry Boxes

PERFECT gift for bridesmaids! And here is the step-by-step! Materials Needle and Thread Fabric Stuffing/cotton balls Fabric Pen/pencil for marking Scissors Glue Ribbon / Pin / Jewel / Embellishments for the box Glue brush (optional, but makes things easier) Notes: I used bookmaking glue because it dries very quickly. In making the box shown, I used paper that I found in the recycling. Step 1: Cut Paper Trace and cut out 4 pieces of paper- one for the base, one for the outside of the lid, one for the inside of the lid, and one for the sides of the box.

Step 2: Glue lid and base to the middle of each paper cut out. Step 3: Cut several slits in the surrounding paper edges. Step 4: Glue the last paper strip to outside of the box, cutting the excess in the same manner as in step 4. Step 5: Trace the box shape onto the fabric, leaving about .5 inch excess on all sides. Cropper Hopper Paper Holder - 12x12. Speedlink Saturday for Week Ending July 9/11. Crafty Secrets has their printable 2012 calendar now available.

Speedlink Saturday for Week Ending July 9/11

This is handy for those who are getting an early start on making calendars for Christmas gifts. You can get it here. On the Maya Road blog, take a look at the handprint idea here. Also, I love this fabric layout too! (See one image at right.) Have you done any canning yet this season? Jam so far. A Field Journal has a free printable available to make some pretty fans. Sweet and Salty Roasted Chickpeas - Cheap, Easy, and Addictive. Prior to making sweet and salty roasted chickpeas (garbanzo beans), chickpeas did not entice me at snack time.

Sweet and Salty Roasted Chickpeas - Cheap, Easy, and Addictive

I didn’t search the pantry saying, “Chocolate, nah! Graham cracker, no thanks.

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