How To: Hand Sewing, Without The Knot 05 Apr 2013 April 5, 2013 We’re brushing the dust off our sewing skills and revisiting some essential techniques in sewing to share with you! Your hand-sewing (and knotting) techniques usually differ between projects, as your need for a secure knot can vary on a sliding scale. In just three easy steps, you can create a knot that is secure without the hanging tail, particularly important if your fabric will be flattened for display or stitched over for quilting. We love this hand-sewing technique — what’s your favorite way to start off a knot? About the Author handmadecharlotte Handmade Charlotte offers a daily dose of DIY craft projects and design inspiration to help families live each day to the fullest.
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How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden Good news and bad news. I had planned to film a short video showing you how to make a pallet garden, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I was stapling the landscape fabric onto the pallet when it started drizzling and got really windy. That’s the bad news. But I know I promised a tutorial today, so I took photos and have kept my word to share how to make the pallet garden. So keep reading my pallet loving friends, instructions on how to make your own pallet garden are just a few lines away… Find a Pallet The first thing you need to do is–obviously–find a pallet. Don’t just take the first pallet you find. Collect Your Supplies For this project, you’ll need the pallet you found, 2 large bags of potting soil, 16 six packs of annual flowers (one six pack per opening on the face of the pallet, and two six packs per opening on the top of the completed pallet garden), a small roll of landscape fabric, a staple gun, staples, and sand paper. Get Your Pallet into Shape Let the Stapling Begin!
DIY: Tutorial - Framed Vertical Succulent Garden... ...or as I like to call it, Living Art! UPDATE 3.19.11: It's filling in... I have a small pile of vintage frames collecting dust so I thought I'd use one to make a hanging succulent garden. I didn't have much luck finding one particular tutorial that best suited my needs so I gathered mental notes from a few sites, measured my frame and went off to the hardware store with little more than a concept of how it was all going to come together. I also brought Farilla along to help carry supplies for moral support. He was none too pleased once he realized I was kinda making things up as I went along...but he finally came around! My Supplies: 1- Vintage frame with a 16" x 20" interior opening 1- 20"x24" piece of 1" Chicken Wire 1- 9' long piece of 2"x"2" 1 - 22"x 26" piece of oak plywood for the backing a bunch of nails (some 2 1/2 " & some 1") 1 spray can of clear satin water based outdoor Varathane Diamond Spar Urethane ~10 lbs of cactus soil 50+ succulent clippings
Color My Room Want to visualize how the colors you're considering will look in your home? Upload a photo of your room and paint it! You'll get a personalized picture you can save and share. 1 Get your colors 2 Choose a photo 3 Prep it 4 Paint it Please update your browser to its latest version to use the Color My Room tool. Cheap Gift Basket Ideas From Dollar Store: Spa, Facial, Pedicure / Feet, Family Time, Kitchen Spa Dollar Stores are true gold mines for those who like putting together gift baskets for Christmas. It's the first time I'm making those and I came up with six different Dollar Tree basket ideas... Spa Basket: Inside: *loofah in a martini glass *homemade bath bomb *shower cap*hair towel *Peaceful Retreat CD *homemade bath salts (ingredients are from Dollar Tree also)*bath pillow*basket itself Total cost: $9 Facial Basket: Inside: *massager*facial towels set of 3 *facial sponge *headband *gel eye mask *sleeping eye mask *3-in-1 cotton set *tea mug (because you need one during facials:-) *oil warmer *basket Total cost: $10 Pedicure / Feet Basket: Inside: *massager *handmade bath bomb *foot soak *moisturizing socks *pedicure set *natural glycerine soap *candle *wine glass *Christmas socks*basket ------------------------ Total cost: $10 Family Christmas Season Basket: Inside: Kitchen Basket: Inside: Homemade Spa Christmas Gift Box: Such boxes cost minimum $25 each at at a store. About me:
Hot Cocoa Kit HOW-TO MAKE A HOT COCOA KITby Destri of The Mother Huddle There just isn't much that a three year old can create that isn't something only a mother would love. I thought and thought about what my little boy could make his friends for Christmas and finally came up with a Hot Cocoa Kit. Over the course of a week we worked on little projects to add to the kit, and I can't tell you how much fun we had with it. If you find your kids getting restless for the big day to arrive this would be a great project to tackle until it comes. HOT COCOA KIT You may choose to only add one or two elements to the kit, but I will give you a list of what we used. Supplies: • hot cocoa • almond bark or chocolate chips • candy canes and sprinkles • coffee creamer, cinnamon, nutmeg • plastic spoons • marshmallows • mug • various containers and baggies to package Set The Stage I have learned that my son has a max attention span of about fifteen minutes. Chocolate and Peppermint Spoons Nutmeg & Cinnamon Creamer
Romantic Gift Basket Idea Thinking of putting together a DIY romantic gift basket for a wedding or engagement? Look no further! What you need Massage lotion Bubble bath Scented candles Chocolates CD or cassette tape of romantic music. Hot Chocolate sachets Mugs Soup sachets Marshmallows and prongs for melting them with. Instructions Line a basket with our bear rug using the pattern below or use some pretty fabric and using the pattern make a larger bear rug the couple can actually sit on. Make the “bear rug” out of fake fur or a warm polar fleece or even a velour. Use the pattern shown to cut a “bear skin” out of the fabric then hem it either by hand or on your sewing machine. Alternatively you could package these items up in a heart shaped box for a romantic gift! Download Bear Pattern.