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Reusable Paper Towel Tutorial. Reusable (Unpaper) Paper Towel Tutorial.

Reusable Paper Towel Tutorial

UPDATE 21Jan14, I added my Etsy shop feed, scroll down on the right! Thanks again. Or click here to see my Etsy shop. These have gotten quite a bit of love on facebook and pinterest so I thought I would make a quick tutorial. I'm always looking for practical gifts and projects. Supplies (for one towel) Basic sewing supplies Cotton print, 11.5 x 11.5 Terry cloth, 11.5 x 11.5. Blast from the Past – Easy DIY Maxi Skirt. How To and Instructions. Adorable Baby Blocks. Handmade gDiaper cloth insert tutorial. I love love love my gDiapers!

handmade gDiaper cloth insert tutorial

They are the perfect combination of cloth diaper and cute trendy pants. I just can’t rave about them enough. They work so well and rarely leak in my experience. They won’t make your babies bum look like a cloth diapered baby, either. They are pretty trim and fit so easily. Sweatshirt liposuction. That’s really the only way to describe it.

sweatshirt liposuction

DIY big-to-smaller hoodie I’ve seen too many cute little hoodie refashions around to not make one myself. This old sweatshirt used to be one of my brother-in-laws. Not sure which one. SHIRRED BORDER PRINT SUNDRESS. Shirred sundresses with spaghetti straps are a fun wardrobe item.

SHIRRED BORDER PRINT SUNDRESS

Whether you’re hanging out by the pool or just chilling on a summer day, this dress keeps you looking sweet and fresh all day long. The border print detail on the fashion model (ASOS Dresses) adds to the shirred bust panel with thin ribbon tie shoulder straps. Right Time And Place Setting Dress. You’re ecstatic that everything is perfect for tonight’s party - from place settings on the table to the bow at the back of your teal dress by Darling.

Right Time And Place Setting Dress

Based in London, Darling is your go-to designer for feminine and sophisticated pieces inspired by the most detailed and delicate of vintage items. The gorgeous resulting designs include this fancy frock, featuring dainty cap sleeves with scalloped trim and floral cutouts. High-Waisted Pencil Skirt with Bow. If you dig through my Pinterest boards, you’ll easily find one entitled “The Look” which is chalk full of pencil dresses, tailored clothing, and high waisted skirts.

High-Waisted Pencil Skirt with Bow

There’s one skirt in particular that I’ve found inspiring, those with an adorable bow on the front. The Upcycled ruffles dress tutorial. So this past week was pretty bad blog-wise, my blog and website got attacked with malware.

The Upcycled ruffles dress tutorial

My feed was having issues and subscribers seemed to banish. Happily most of it is fixed now and I am happy to be able to blog again (I didn’t wanted to post anything until I was 100% sure the malware was completely cleaned) And if you saw my site down, that was the reason =] I had this post saved from weeks! The Somerset Dress. Alright you asked for it and here it is!

The Somerset Dress

Since I had three sick kids, a big project at the orphanage and the fun Crafting with the Stars competition, I took it easy on myself and decided to do a knock off of Shabby Apples Yorkshire dress {just like the mini version I did HERE}. I really wanted one for myself made out of cotton, it is just too hot here for my tweed one. You can find the pattern HERE and you follow the exact same directions as in the Yorkshire {mini} dress. The pattern REALLY needs to be enlarged. SHIRRED BORDER PRINT SUNDRESS.

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{Tutorial} Yoga Skirt. A few years back I bought a cotton knit skirt from Old Navy called a “yoga skirt”.

{Tutorial} Yoga Skirt

I believe it’s called a yoga skirt because (in my mind) the fabric is made from the same fabric you’d typically find yoga pants made of. ‎www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/p/tutorials.html. Craftiness Is Not Optional sewing, crafts, and parties fabric triangle headband tutorial-Jo-Ann spring crafts and a coupon March 18, 2014 By Jess 9 Comments I'm loving the geometric trend that's a-happening right now.

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Stylish, hip, and easy to re-create? How To Make A Pencil Skirt. How To Make A Dainty Little Cocktail Dress. Bed Sheet Maxi Dress. Zoe #8123 B. How to make a cute baby toy from fabric scraps & old buttons... I've been making these little baby chew / rattle toys for a while now and the littlies just love 'em. So I thought I'd share the how to. It's a quick easy project and even the least crafty amongst us could pull this one off! Great as gifts, these suit babies of about 3 - 6 months. You will need: 2 x co-ordinating fabric scraps (at least 10 x 14 cm's), scissors, approximately 70cms of ribbon (mine was rescued from our family xmas table!) , pins, measuring tape or ruler and buttons. Cut your fabric scraps into 14 x 10 cm rectangles. Cut your ribbon into lengths approx 10cms long, though I like to vary the length to create a bit more interest.

Place your fabric pieces right sides together, fold your ribbon pieces and slot them in between them and pin down. Two ribbons on each long side, and one on one of the short sides. Stitch around the outside, leaving a third of the open side (in the middle) unstitched for turning out. The Ultimate Twirly Skirt. {tutorial} Making Fabric Baby Blocks. I love handmade toys! My beautiful sister-in-laws have both created some beautiful handmade gifts and Miss Daisy has a lovely toy from each of them! I have been reading some great blogs with some fabulous tutorials on handmade toys and other baby items! Understandably, there is a large pile of sewing lined up here at the moment! The abundance of Crafty Mummies on facebook is also growing rapidly! Cloth Blocks. Here you go……..add some more fun to the cloth baby toy collection.

Go on, downsize that scrap box. Twirly T-Shirt Dress Tutorial. Princess Seam Pencil Skirt 04/2012. Free online dress patterns for sewing.