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Ducklings In A Row - Hair + DIY Tutorials: DIY Pillows Made from Daddy's Shirts

Ducklings In A Row - Hair + DIY Tutorials: DIY Pillows Made from Daddy's Shirts
Want a little insight into what my husband signed up for when he said "I do"? I've had a box squirreled away in the bottom of the closet for the past three years. Every time my husband has announced that he's going to sort through his clothes and get rid of old items, I'd hover over him like a ravenous vulture circling a horse carcass. So what, pray tell, could possibly evoke such strange behavior? With no change in sight, I decided to curb my hoarding habits and do something with my secret stash of shirts before a family of squirrels decided to make a home in my closet. Supplies for Shirts - clean, ironed button down shirts (one per pillow) - pillow forms or old pillows you want to cover - sewing machine or handheld stitcher (I used a handheld stitcher) - scissors - fabric pen (optional) - pins The links above and in the supplies list for the felt accessories link to our Amazon page where you can purchase the craft supplies we use in this and other projects. Instructions for Shirts 1. Related:  ArtsSewing

Alex Grey Composition Book Cover with Elastic Closure My kids use a lot of composition books. They use them for piano lessons, quick notes, journals and homeschool assignments. They are they perfect size for tucking into a bag or leaving around the house so you can quickly find something to write an idea down or whatever you’d like! The problem with composition book covers, their covers aren’t that great looking. An easy way to cover that up is with fabric. The elastic closure is a simple addition to keep it closed and loose papers inside. Materials Needed: 29″ X 10 3/4″ fabric- outside cover elastic closure- 12″ composition book 1) Hems the short ends of the cover fabric 2) Measure from center 6 1/2″ and mark on the side. 3) Measure again 8″ from one side for the elastic placement 4) Line up the elastic and pin in place. 5) Stitch the edges down to secure 6) Fold the ends in, using the marks from step 2 as a guide 7) Pin all the way around the outside of the cover 10) Place your composition book inside.

In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it. Steven Sasson in 1973, the year he started working at Eastman Kodak. Imagine a world where photography is a slow process that is impossible to master without years of study or apprenticeship. A world without iPhones or Instagram, where one company reigned supreme. Such a world existed in 1973, when Steven Sasson, a young engineer, went to work for Eastman Kodak. Two years later he invented digital photography and made the first digital camera. Mr. It started out innocently enough. Soon after arriving at Kodak, Mr. “Hardly anybody knew I was working on this, because it wasn’t that big of a project,” Mr. The very first digital camera created by Steven Sasson in 1973. He quickly ordered a couple of them and set out to evaluate the devices, which consisted of a sensor that took an incoming two dimensional light pattern and converted it into an electrical signal. “This was more than just a camera,” said Mr. The camera and the playback system were the beginning of the digital photography era.

How to Make Simple Curtains One of the first things we did after we moved into our new house was paint our family room. The color wasn't exactly what I was imagining (wanted more of a tan/light brown and it's a little more orange-ish!!) But I sure didn't feel like repainting so my goal was to make curtains that pulled the wall color in and brought in another color to dress the room up with matching accessories! I decided on the Parisian Jacquard in Aqua from Fabric.com Here are the curtains after I was done! I'm not a great sewer, but these are even easier to make then pillows. I cut out two rectangles with a couple inches longer on each than I wanted the finished panels to be. Along the left, right, and bottom sides of the panels I folded the fabric edge (right side down) over about 3/4 of an inch and ironed the seam down. Then I folded the fabric edge over the seam again, ironed, and pinned in place. I sewed down the left and right sides first, then the bottom. Yay - curtains! I'll be linking up to these parties:

The World’s Oldest Multicolored Printed Book Has Been Opened and Digitized for the First Time All images courtesy of Cambridge University Library The earliest example of multicolor printing is now available for the public eye, digitally available through Cambridge University Library’s Digital Library site. The 17th century book, Manual of Calligraphy and Painting (Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu), is so fragile that it was previously forbidden to be opened, its contents a total mystery before its recent digitization. The book was created in 1633 by Ten Bamboo Studio and is the earliest known example of polychrome xylography, invented by Hu Zhengyan. The technique, also referred to as douban, uses several printing blocks applied in succession with different inks to achieve the appearance of a hand-painted watercolor. The Cambridge site explains that the although the skill required to achieve such douban prints is admirable, the gradations of color within the book are what led to its reputation as “perhaps the most beautiful set of prints ever made.”

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8 Tourist Traps You Can Totally Skip If you’ve ever waited on a three-hour line only to find the Eiffel Tower just…meh, then you know the value of avoiding tourist traps. Here, eight places we firmly think you can skip--and what to do with your time instead. Times Square Bright lights, big city. That’s about all Times Square is to NYC. Hollywood Walk of Fame Seeking celebs? Fisherman's Wharf This waterfront San Francisco neighborhood is on most vistors’ must-see list. London Eye The tallest Ferris wheel in Europe--lame. Liberty Bell Philadelphia is rife with history, but queuing in line for a glimpse of a cracked bell isn't what our forefathers would have wanted. Niagara Falls Of all the breathtaking waterfalls in the world, this is not the one to visit. The Four Corners The idea of standing at the cross section of four states (New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah) sounds cool, but the actual experience is pretty anticlimactic--especially if you drove three hours out of your way to get there. The Mona Lisa

Sewing Caddy and detachable Pincushion Tutorial When I am sewing, I hate to be reaching for pincushion to place my pins, I am always stepping into my trashcan and searching all over for my small scissors. I am always losing my pincushion and my scissors have a magic blending power that makes them invisible to me, so I waste a bunch of time with all of that. Well that was until this weekend, along with sewing a Cover for our bed Comfort and pillows (That I will be showing as soon as I finish the lamps I want to revamp to go with our bed) I sew this cute little Caddy: The cool thing is that the pincushion is detachable, so I can pin it to the Caddy, to my belt, my shirt or just about anything. I am having so much fun with it [Click Images to Enlarge] Detachable Pincushion: * This tutorial is provided for personal, use only. Tags: caddy, easy tutorial, pincushion, thread catcher, tutorial

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