Fit-inspirations / Love Tracy's exercise plans. Workouts / ab workout. Feed Your Soul: the free art project. Blog. Mildly Crafty: Cushion cover tutorial. ETA: I made some more of these and revised a couple of things here. I made these cushion covers and liked em so much I wrote down the steps in case anyone else is interested. Some of the photos have "notes" on them in Flickr so click on them to see the notes. Start by cutting out your fabric. I am making a 50cm square cover with 2cm seam allowance so I've cut two 54cm squares. Overlock (serger) the edges. Put your front and back pieces right sides together. Draw a line 2cm from the bottom edge of your cover (the zip will go in this edge).
Put a mark 8cm from each edge. Now we're going to sew along this line and then unpick part of it after we've put the zip in. Using your normal stitch length sew from the edge to the first mark 8cm along. Stitch backwards for 3 or 4 stitches and then forwards to the mark again. Change your stitch length to the longest you have and continue sewing to the next mark 8cm from the other edge. Press the seam open. I basted my zip in place by hand. Woot! Clever & Useful. Amy Butler Design. Please enjoy these patterns. Just click on a link below to download the pattern of your choice. For best printing results, please print from Adobe® Reader®. To download Adobe® Reader® go to www.adobe.com. Amy's Holiday projects featured in "Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion" magazine, December 2008. Amy Butler Fabric Necklace.
The High Heeled Hostess. Party Time. 10 Christmas Gifts in a Jar. Do you need some inexpensive Christmas gifts? Of course you do. Don't we all? I'm always on the lookout for gifts that are easy and quick to make. Just like the Autumn Pea Soup I made last month, you can put some great gifts in jars. I was planning on making one of these, but I couldn't decide which one. So here are the links to some great jar gifts. Quart and pint size jars are easy-to-find, but I love these different shapes and sizes. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread from Sunset Peppermint Stick Cocoa from Sunset Downloadable labels are included with this cookie recipe.
Here are two great ways to bottle homemade vanilla. This uses the same recipe as the Cowgirl Cookies, but just changes the M&M colors. Not all gifts that come in jars are food-related. Three different fun gifts along with labels. Here is a great gift for someone who crafts or paints. I decided...I may make them all. Linked to: Christmas Eve Pajama Pants tutorial- size infant to 8 years. Christmas scares me to death. I have nightmares about forgetting to buy Christmas presents and having to rush out on Christmas Eve and buy presents at the gas station. There is so much stress on me as a mom to not only make Christmas special for my children, but MAGICAL! How the heck am I supposed to do that without totally blowing the budget!? That is why I start planning, sewing, and even buying in July. Pajama pants are the easiest thing to sew in the entire world! The first thing is picking out your fabric. Next, you'll need to get some pajama pants your child already has.
Open up your fabric (as you can see, my salvage end is now running along the right hand side), lay it right side down, and then fold the sides in till they meet in the middle. So it looks like this... Take the pajama pants you already have and fold them in half, nice and straight, and pull the crotch out into a nice point in the back. Once you have the legs cut out, open them up.... That's it, you're done! P.S. House 09. Twirl [lbr] DIY and Crafts. For the Home. Scrapbook & Card Ideas. Sew and sew. Tutorial: Felt Flower Pillow. If you answered "yes" then you may want to take a look at this tutorial. Handmade felt flowers are a perfect way to add a little character to your old throw pillows. Not only are they fun and charming to look at, they cost next to nothing (felt is only about 25cents per sheet)! This tutorial will show you how to make a felt flower pin to dress up your old shabby pillows. The pin is super convenient because it can be easily removed and replaced.
Materials 2-3 sheets of felt, color is optional (I used cream and stone) 2-4 bar pins fabric scissors hot glue gun small needle tread to match felt color push pins paper pen Note: The tutorial for this project will show instructions for the largest felt flower (seen on the upper left hand corner of the pillow) If you want to vary the sizes of your flowers simply adjust the measurements I give to fit your preference.
Step 1. Step 2. Step 3.Take your needle back through the same spot, this will create a loop in the thread. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Dream House in Madrid : design elements. Traumhaus gefunden… Beautiful, amazing… photos: P. Zuloaga for Elle Decor Spain Kommentare. DIY Projects- Gift Giving for Mother's Day. I gathered up some fun DIY Projects that would be perfect as gifts on Mother's Day! We all know something personal and home made can make some of the best gifts! So for those of you feeling crafty here you go... (all different levels of craftiness!!)
These amazing DIY projects were created (or featured) by some amazing bloggers..check them out! 9. sweet hanging sachets via sew 4 home10. etched dish via make it and love itMaybe you have your hands full and can't picture crafting before sunday?? Nautical Flag Napkins. Every summer of my childhood was spent up in Maine at my grandfather's house, once his parents' house. My grandfather was a Navy man, as his father was, which is evident upon walking into their small country home.
The walls are covered with pictures of men in uniforms and the ships they sailed. There are model boats built in glass bottles; there are books about tying knots and paperweights shaped like anchors. It was in this home that I first discovered nautical flags, the shapes and bright colors delighting me as a way of communication. I had long wanted to work them into a crafting project and this idea for transforming them into set of napkins came to me as our ever-expanding family gathered for yet another annual Maine trip.
As our family grows, so does the number of dishes and napkins we repeatedly wash. On top of making a cheery summer table setting, guessing which napkin represents which letter is like having built-in dinner party game. Twenty-six napkins is a lot of napkins. Flat Ironed Straight. The flat iron has an ability to polish almost any hair texture into a smooth, sleek style. Although lately, flat ironing is happening less and less as I have been enjoying my hair curly! Here are a few factors to consider: 1. My hair is naturally straight. If you have curly hair, you can follow the same method, it just might take you a little longer. 2. See this post to learn what products I use daily (and what I used for this style).
Flat Ironed Straight If you don't have a GHD Flat Iron, still give this a try! Enjoy! How About Orange. Sewing.