This is a simple craft that my little girl loved helping to make...and wear! It uses fabric scraps and recycled water bottles so it's also a way to make something new out of something old. Here's what you need: empty water bottles (The 1/2 liter bottle was perfect for my daughter's wrist. For a larger wrist, you can use a liter bottle or expand a smaller one as described below.) fabric ...
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Make-It-Yourself Monday: A little list of links!
Okay, so with my daughter's first-ever slumber party this weekend, we didn't make much of anything...except a mess. And, I figure you and yours already know how to do that so I thought I'd share a few things on my wish-list...You know, the list of things I really wish I could get around to making someday. Yeah, that one. Here they are: The cutest laptop case ever. Seriously. ...
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Flower Headbands
I spent most of the weekend in bed sick, reading blogs and looking at craft projects so when the decadron shot I got yesterday afternoon finally kicked in, I was full of ideas and just had to start on one of them. I picked one that looked easy and quick...and it was! I used a couple of headbands that my daughter doesn't wear any more and some scraps of fabric I had on hand. I also looked at ...
WFMW: Learning to sew online….
seriously. Though I've done a bit of sewing here and there, all I actually "know" can be attributed to a brief stint in a quilting class ten years ago in Nairobi so when I decided to develop some ideas with fabrics I brought back from Kenya I realized I had a lot to learn. Fortunately, there are numerous bloggers who love to teach! And, believe me, if I can make this, you can, too! I ...