tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1688178233475614732023-11-16T04:18:58.205-08:00Miss RepurposeChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129370743756436757noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168817823347561473.post-28118654679777208012012-12-28T08:00:00.000-08:002012-12-28T08:00:07.543-08:00Perfect Paper Snow Flakes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a fun craft to do with the little ones (as long as they can use scissors) as a Christmas break craft or anytime during the winter season.</div>
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You know how paper snowflakes always look a little first grade no matter how fancy your cutting is...</div>
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Well here's a way to make them look picture perfect.</div>
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-All you need for this one is some plain computer paper </div>
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-and Scissors</div>
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Start with a regular 8 1/2 x 11 piece of computer paper.</div>
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Then fold the bottom left corner to the top edge and cut off the excess to make a square.</div>
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Then fold the corner on the top left down to the new corner on the bottom right.</div>
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Now this is what makes the snow flakes look so good- Your going to fold the bottom right corner up two thirds of the way to the top right corner.</div>
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Next fold the other side down to meet the other edge. (It took me a few tries to make the sides match up right, don't be afraid to refold.) Once you have that, cut off the points so you have a nice pie piece shape.</div>
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For the snowflake shown above cut this design on the open (not folded) side.</div>
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Christyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129370743756436757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168817823347561473.post-22323894611990783432012-12-21T08:00:00.003-08:002012-12-21T08:00:01.297-08:00Christmas Pajamas for the Whole Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of our family Christmas traditions is to open one gift on Christmas Eve and the gift is always Christmas PJs!</div>
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So this year I am going to make the pajamas for everyone out of cotton flannel.</div>
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Little ones and big ones.</div>
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PJ pants for the whole family.</div>
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Some fun Christmas fabric.</div>
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-PJ fabric: enough to go from waist to floor 2 times, about 3 yards for grown ups</div>
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-Elastic to go around the waist</div>
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Making a pattern; I've found making your own with pants that fit well works better then using a store bought one. I draw my patterns on tissue paper because I never have any regular paper big enough.</div>
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Make sure to leave room for seam allowance and ease (if your using a woven fabric like I am).</div>
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This is what both pieces should look like.</div>
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Double fold hem both of the pant legs, press and stitch.</div>
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It's the same for grown up pjs just bigger and you might need more ease in the rear. (When in doubt, it's best to go big rather than small.)</div>
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A great Christmas Eve gift!</div>
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Last time we altered some cute winter baby clothes (found <i><b>here</b></i>) that were too small for my little girl. We are going to do another one today however it's a little more complicated.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">But still do-able!!! </span></div>
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So here we go on part 2!</div>
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She likes the pockets!<br />
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Little winter dress.<br />
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- Baby jammies (with feet or without)</div>
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This is what it looked like before </div>
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(I just altered it to make it bigger not to change the look).</div>
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This one had a separate yoke type neck piece. There are several ways to make the neck bigger. I decided to detach the yoke piece, make the neck hole bigger and re-attach it. </div>
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After removing the yolk the shirt neck was too loose, so I sewed a basting stitch <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(long stitch length with no back stitching) </span>and left the thread ends long. </div>
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To get rid of the extra fabric pull one of the end threads just enough to gather the neck to fit the yoke. Make sure to gather it up evenly, and pin together the gathered areas. </div>
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Then flip the neck yoke up, fold the yolk right side together and sew the 1/4 inch edge hanging off. After that turn it right side out making sure the corners are square.</div>
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I stitched the right side up so the stitch line was neatly on the edge of the collar. </div>
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(Tutorial on gathering found <a href="http://just-us-now.blogspot.com/2011/11/re-purposed-onesie-and-pants-into-pink.html" target="_blank">here</a> and one on ruffles found <a href="http://just-us-now.blogspot.com/2011/10/apron-embellishments-ruffle-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
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My little one had some cute Christmas clothes when she was a baby, and I just loved them. Now they are way too small! </div>
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A cute Christmas time shirt!<br />
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With fun little buttons.<br />
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-Baby jammies (with feet or without)</div>
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The too small jammies before.</div>
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The neck and the sleeves still fit but the body and the legs weren't long enough. So I decided to make it into a shirt. I measured the length of a shirt that fits, added a 1/2 inch for the hem and use that as the length measurement. Then cut it. </div>
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Next fold up the bottom of the new shirt a 1/2 inch and press it (I just pressed it down with my finger).<br />
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Make sure not to pull the fabric as you sew it or it will ripple like mine did (unless you want it to).<br />
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For a bit of fun add some buttons to the design on the shirt.<br />
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Now she can wear this cute shirt during the holiday season!<br />
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I have been trying to find the perfect Christmas wreath for some time now and made many failed attempts. </div>
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Luckily I found this great way to make a wreath with only a wire coat hanger and some Christmas tree ornaments. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Want to make one too it's <u>really</u> easy!</span></div>
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Fun sparkly wreath!</div>
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I used red and silver ornaments!</div>
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First unwind the top of the hanger by the hook, and bend it into a circle.<br />
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Get all of your ornaments together.<br />
I used 6 containers of plastic ornaments from the Dollar Store of varying types and sizes.</div>
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Start by threading the ornaments through the wire.</div>
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Put them on in a random order using all the sizes.<br />
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Put all the ornaments on turning each one so they fit into clusters<br />
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Lastly cut some ribbon for a loop and a bow, then tie the bow.<br />
(If you need help in making a bow you can use the bow from this <b style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2011/08/ribbon-bows.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a></b>, just make the tails longer. However it will look a bit different from this one<b style="font-style: italic;">.</b>)<br />
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I wanted to make a wall plaque for a Thanksgiving decoration. I though it would be good to have it say "Give Thanks Everyday"<br />
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I had a sign my husband made in high school wood shop that had Volcom carved in it (like the brand) and wanted to make something else out of it and this is what I came up with! </div>
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(the cute cloth pumpkin are found <i><b>here</b></i>)<br />
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Then take some of the paper, cut it to fit the whole wood piece (She used two pieces cut 7"x12"), and ModPodge it on. Make sure that the edges of the paper are covering up the un-painted parts. </div>
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Cut the letters out of the other paper. I used my new Sillhoette SD cutting machine, but you can use any cutting machine or cut it out by hand. </div>
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I thought it would be fun to make some pumpkins for a fall decoration the little ones could help with. </div>
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This fun fall decoration would also make a great </div>
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Multi-colored pumpkins have always been my favorite kind, so it's going to be patterned fabric pumpkins!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">It's a centerpiece that even the little ones will love.</span></div>
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Take your square of fabric and fold it in fourths (fold in half, then half again). Then cut off the corner in a rounded cut and you have a circle. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(After opening it I needed to fold it back up and round the corner more to get a more symmetrical circle.)</span></div>
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Find the middle of the ball on the top and put a ring of hot glue in the center. Wait until the glue is dry and cut an X in the hot glue circle. This will keep the cut from frying. Then poke your finger in the hole to the other side and make tunnel to with your other finger through the bottom. </div>
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Next take the yarn string and wrap it around the pumpkin and thread it through the tunnel in the center. Pull the yarn snug but not too tight. </div>
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I was going through a box of pre-pregnancy clothes (I finally got it out of the attic) </div>
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Well, honestly it never really fit to begin with but I loved the fabric and the pockets on the skirt. </div>
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To save this long time favorite I decided to make it into a skirt with an elastic waist band! </div>
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It's always nice to have a new skirt!</div>
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I love pockets on skirts.</div>
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The elastic waistband makes the gathering. </div>
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-An old dress that fits your waist or a skirt that has pleats or gathers and a zipper will work also</div>
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-Elastic (enough to go around your waist)</div>
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-Ribbon if the dress (or skirt) doesn't have a sash</div>
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First I took out the zipper with a seam ripper. (The zipper actually got stuck and broke years ago and I had been pinning it.. oops) Then I cut just under the skirt and bodice seam removing the skirt part of the dress. Next I cut off the sash which was only attached at the front</div>
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To make a casing for the elastic I sewed the sash about an inch from the top of the skirt with the raw edges of the sash on the wrong side of the skirt.</div>
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I sewed it all the way around over lapping it an inch and folded under the end.</div>
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Then I folded the sash over and stitched it to the front side. This makes the elastic casing. </div>
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Make sure to leave a gap in the stitching to put the elastic through. (I like to put a safety pin at the end of the elastic to help guide it, and when you get all the way through you can safety pin the elastic together for a fitting instead of using a straight pin and accidentally poking yourself.). At this point I tried my new skirt on to make sure it fit well and adjusted it accordingly.</div>
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Then I stitched the hole closed</div>
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There it is... an easy way to keep an old favorite. And now it's more comfy too! </div>
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Last time we made pumpkin carving aprons (<b><u><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/10/tea-towel-apron-for-pumpkin-carving.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></b>, and <b><u><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/10/apron-embellishments-ruffle-and-applique.html" target="_blank">here</a></u></b>) I thought an apron for the little ones in your life would be fun and useful.</div>
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Because heaven knows, after a night of pumpkin carving, they are the ones that really make a mess.</div>
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So here we go a simple little apron... But cute as can be of course!</div>
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With some cute ruffles,</div>
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And a fun applique.<br />
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- Hand towel that fits the child from chest to mid thigh (mid weight fabric, not terry cloth)</div>
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-Ribbon about 36 inches (more or less depending on the child)</div>
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-Felt squares (white, orange & yellow)</div>
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- two 2"x 45" strips contrasting fabric</div>
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To start put a pin 2 inches in form each top corner and 2 inches from the middle.</div>
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Then serge or zigzag stitch the edge you just cut.</div>
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Next fold that edge over a 1/4 inch, press it and sew.</div>
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To add a bit of cuteness we can add some ruffles. (However if you are making this apron for a boy this step can be omitted.) I hemmed and gathered both 2"x45" strips and sewed them on one layered over the other. If you need instructions on this step follow the ruffle section in the tutorial found <b><u>here</u></b>.</div>
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This is what the finished ruffle should look like.</div>
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Next you can add an applique of and kind. </div>
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This one is from the same tutorial as above under the applique section again it's found <b><u>here</u></b>.</div>
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If you have an old apron you want to spruce up,</div>
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or found last week's apron (<b><i><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/10/tea-towel-apron-for-pumpkin-carving.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>) too simple, </div>
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(an applique is a cut out piece of fabric that is sewn on)<br />
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One for boys with an applique<br />
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And one for girls with some pretty ruffles <i>and</i> an applique.<br />
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- Strips of fabric for the ruffle<br />
(I used two of each 3"x 45" & 5"x 45" piece)<br />
- Felt Squares<br />
(1 of each orange, yellow and white)<br />
- Sewing machine and supplies<br />
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1. Cut out the pattern (for the Boo you will need to print both pieces and tape them together)</div>
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2. Lay the pattern piece on the felt and cut it out</div>
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3. Cut out all the pieces you are going to use</div>
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4. Put the pieces on the fabric and stitch around the edge of each piece</div>
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Cut your ruffle fabric strips.<br />
Mine are two of each 2"x 45" (this strip is for tomorrow's blog) , 5"x 45" and 3"x 45".<br />
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Then serge or zigzag stitch all around the edges of each strip.<br />
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Next fold down 1/4 inch, press and stitch all the edges.<br />
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Then to gather, baste stitch each strip just under the hem making sure not to back stitch and leave the end strings long. Then gently pull on one of the threads to gather, be careful not to break the thread. I usually gather one side to the center then gather the other side. Gather the strip until it is the same length as the apron.<br />
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Once it's gathered to the length of the apron, pin it on. I layered the 3" strip on top of the 5" strip and pinned it in place.<br />
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Close up - 3" strip on 5" strip on the bottom of the apron.<br />
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Then sew it on, sewing both layers at the same time.<br />
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Just over the first set.</div>
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I learned a really simple way of making an apron and I thought it would be fun to make a </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">seasonal apron</span>. </div>
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So when is the time you get the messiest? </div>
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When your carving pumpkins!</div>
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So why not make some easy pumpkin carving aprons! </div>
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- Tea towels 18x24 </div>
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(kitchen towels that are not terry cloth)</div>
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-a spool of grosgrain ribbon</div>
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Here are the 18x24 tea towels. If you can't find tea towels or hand towels that you like you can take a heavy-ish fabric and finish the edges (serge then single fold hem). I have two because I'm going to make two big ones (his and hers)!</div>
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Start with measuring your chest at your collarbone where you want your apron to be (mine was 8"). You can also use the top of another apron for your measurements. Then measure from that spot down to where you want the waist of your apron to be (where the ties are). Mark all four spots with a pin.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(These measurements aren't meant to be exact, if you want the apron to be to your exact measurements you need to add 1 inch to both measurements for seam allowance.)</span></div>
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Then you want to cut from one pin to the other in a swoop motion cutting off the corner. Do this to both top corners, make sure they match.</div>
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To finish this edge serge it or use a zigzag stitch. Then fold down the edge 1/2 in and press it to make the new hem. Because this edge is on a curve it's important to press the fold, and straighten it while pressing, to make it easier to sew. Then sew the new hem down.</div>
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It's my all time favorite season. Christmas is my favorite holiday and yes, I love the snow (when it comes for December then promptly leaves). But nothing tops the beauty of the red and orange leaves, the pumpkin patches full of funny shaped pumpkins and Halloween!<br />
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So in my house we decorate for fall as soon as possible.<br />
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And this year it's now!<br />
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I wanted to share with you how to bring the beauty of the outdoors, indoor; by making some tree "branches" and arranging leaf vines and gourds. </div>
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This is an arrangement of flowers with some wheat in there, next to some leaves and fake gourds in a basket. And that cute little crow I thought it was a fun Halloween touch!</div>
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A fake pumpkin with leaf vines, and a cornucopia filled with a fake squash and dried corn.<br />
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-Gourds of any kind and shape</div>
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First to make the Branches:</div>
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Take the sticks you want to use and separate them. (My sticks are very crooked but straight will work also.)</div>
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Then you want to remove the leaves from two of the vine bundles.</div>
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Arrange the leaves the way you like. I tried to make the placement of the leaves look more natural, like a real tree branch. Then glue them in place using hot glue. (hint: hold the leaf in place for a while until the glue hardens, do this for each leaf.)</div>
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Next put the sticks together so they look fairly symmetrical and wrap some of the extra, bare vine around the bottom and hot glue them to hold the "branches" in place.</div>
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As for this fall arrangement nothing else is needed, simple put it in a vase!</div>
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I always love to put arrangements like this one on the counter near the front door. That way when you enter your house the red and orange leaves are welcoming you home. The vase puts the arrangement high enough to place some gourds and vines around the base. </div>
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There it is, a beautiful piece of Autumn in your home to enjoy!</div>
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I hate trying to decide what to make for dinner everyday,<br />
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First I started by making the Menu label. All I did was use some scrapbook paper some plain blue, then some patterned paper. I glued them together and then wrote Menu on them with a pen.<br />
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Next I used an old butter box and cut it in half. I glued this patterned paper to the box with Elmer's glue. Then with the plain blue paper, I wrote dinner's on it and glued it to the patterned paper. I made this box to put the different dinner options in.<br />
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Then I used Elmer's glue to glue down the menu label and the close pin clips to the green and white scarpbook paper. I also glued the dinner box in the right bottom corner with hot glue.<br />
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TADA- this is my dinner menu, I hope you like it. I put mine on a clip board in my kitchen on the wall,<br />
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Ahhhhh... The wind. </div>
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I love a good cloudy, windy, drizzly fall day. I know it sounds weird but I love the rain. </div>
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So when my mom told me she found a long forgotten wind chime in her potting shed I thought this would be another great way I could enjoy this windy autumn weather. </div>
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The new charm</div>
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Here you can see the glass beads.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(The Before: covered in rust and hard water buildup from the rain.)</span></div>
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You can't really tell from this picture but the pipes have stains of hard water, the charms are rusted and the strings are corroded to the point of disintegration. What this wind chime needs is some good TLC. </div>
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Follow along with your own old wind chime that needs a face lift or you can find one at your local thrift store.</div>
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-An old wind chime with pipes intact </div>
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- Some Glass Beads </div>
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First I took apart the old wind chime, thew out the old strings and rusted charms, and washed the pipes (they ended up being so full of muck that they made a thud sound instead of a chiming one.) Then I painted the wood top, if the wood had a varnish or paint you would need to sand it first. Make sure not to cover the holes with paint I used a bent straight pin to poke out the paint. </div>
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Next I re-strung the pipes the way it was before with some new string, re-strung the hanging part and added a new charm. </div>
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Then I re-strung the middle string and added the metal disk about half was down the pipes (this piece hits the pipes to make the chiming sound.) After that I added a charm followed by a knot to hold the disk in place.</div>
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Next I finished the middle string off with a charm on the bottom to weight the string down and catch the wind, the most important element of a wind chime!</div>
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Lastly I added four more strings with glass beads so the wind chime would have a more beautiful sound. </div>
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Here it is.... just in time for the wind and rain my very own melodious chime. Now I can hear the beauty of the fall as well as see it! </div>
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Paper is one of the tools Scrapbookers use most. Not just for attaching the pictures to, but to enhance the page's look, paper can be used for almost anything. </div>
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When making scrapbook pages using a layout (my preferred method- <b><i><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/01/scrapbooking-getting-started.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>) the layout will usually show you where to put your pictures and how much paper to use. However to make the layout fit <i>your</i> memories you will probably need to make adjustments.</div>
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In this tutorial I want to show how to use paper for framing pictures and embellishments for your scrapbook pages. </div>
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There are two kinds of basic framing in front and behind.</div>
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In front is where you cut a hole in the paper and lay it on top of the the picture (or whatever you are framing).</div>
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Like this one.</div>
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Behind framing is the paper, usually the same ratio as the picture, placed behind the picture.</div>
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Like this one (here we have two).</div>
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With both kinds of framing you can offset the picture to add interest or do different shapes and paper, be unique and try different things.<br />
I personally like to frame almost every picture.</div>
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There are endless types of embellishments you can make, any embellishment can be made out of paper. (Remember embellishments are the beautification of a page through ornamentation. And should enhance the memory or moment you are preserving.)</div>
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Both of these examples are simple and use small scraps of paper along with a button or brad in the center.<br />
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This is a flower embellishment using cut out shapes put together.</div>
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Here is some paper cut out hearts, each one framed. </div>
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Even if you have a small scrap of paper you can make an embellishment, then frame it to make it look bigger. These heart embellishments were really small by themselves but I added two frames and grouped them together with a third frame. It's really simple but it works. Paper scrap embellishments are a great way to add interest without spending a lot of $$$.</div>
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This is what the page looks like all together.</div>
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(lots of framing!)<br />
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I always wanted a sunburst mirror but they are so expensive. So I decided that I would make my own-<br />
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I love the way it looks<br />
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First I took the sticks and cut some short, medium and left some the same.<br />
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Second I shoved the sticks into the foam side by side in a random order.<br />
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I'm so proud of the finished product doesn't it look fabulous. Hope you love yours as much as I love mine.</div>
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Sometimes when I'm out and about I end up needing a sewing kit.</div>
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To sew back on a fallen button, to pin together a ripped seam, to cut loose threads, etc.</div>
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But I don't want just any sewing kit I want mine in a cute case!</div>
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It has everything I need in it.</div>
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First lay the emptied tin on the scrap batting, trace around the edge, and cut.</div>
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Do the same for the fabric cutting it 1/2 inch bigger than the tin, this is to cover the sides.</div>
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Put the fabric on over the batting stretching the fabric around the sides and hot gluing. Make sure to leave the hinges uncovered. Then trim the excess fabric as close to the edge as possible.<br />
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Do the same to both sides. I found that the tin closes better if you cut the fabric 1/4 inch short of the top, where the lid overlaps the bottom.</div>
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To make it more decorative I glued a ribbon around the bottom edge just under where the lid overlaps.<br />
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And a cute little bow (the tutorial for the bow can be found <i><b><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2011/08/ribbon-bows.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></i>).<br />
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My door is very plain, and I wanted something bright on it for summer.<br />
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The sunny weather inspired me to make this wreath, yellow just like the sun. It was very bright and cheerful so I didn't want to add much color to it. Just some simple white flowers I made out of an old knit shirt to give the wreath a bit of interest.</div>
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First I tied the yarn around the wreath, then I proceeded to wrap it around the entire wreath. This will probably take you the longest. Make sure to pull tight so it looks neat and tidy. When you reach the end tie again like you did at first. If you want to make sure it stays add some hot glue.<br />
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Second I made the flowers out of this old t-shirt that had a whole in it.<br />
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Unfold the fabric. Get your needle and thread, thread your needle, then sew along the entire edge of the circle.<br />
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Finally you now hot glue those flowers onto your wreath and voila you have a beautiful summer wreath.<br />
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Sometimes hair needs an accessory, it really completes an outfit and I love making them!</div>
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This one in particular goes with a lovely dress I made my little girl found <b><i><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2011/11/re-purposed-onesie-and-pants-into-pink.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </i></b></div>
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These flowers are made out of a knit fabric, and as you know knit doesn't fray so the edges can be left unfinished which gives a fun fringey look to it.</div>
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-Strips of knit fabric (I used three 1"x 8" pieces)</div>
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1. Continue pulling until the fabric it tightly bunched together.</div>
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And attach, glue or sew these flowers to anything they look good on.</div>
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In this case I made three to put on a headband.</div>
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To make the headband cut an oval out of the same knit fabric.</div>
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Then poke the end of the brad through the fabric oval. </div>
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(If you use a bead instead of a brad here you can just hand stitch it on.)</div>
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Then poke the other two flowers through the oval and secured the brads by pressing the metal tabs open.</div>
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I love little pink dresses!<br />
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So when I got this hand-me-down outfit I thought that the jacket looked more suited for a dress.<br />
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I made the onesie into a dress and the pants into a bum cover to go with this adorable jacket.<br />
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Any pants and onesie outfit with a stain on the bottom half of the onesie? Then this would be a great fix, follow along with me!</div>
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- Little outfit: onesie, pants and jacket (optional)</div>
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-1/3 yard fabric, this will be the skirt of the dress</div>
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First cut the onesie in half where you want the skirt to be connected (don't forget to allow for the seam allowance). Then cut the pants just under the bum to an inch under the crotch seam.</div>
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I started first with the pants to make the diaper cover. Hem up the leg holes with a double fold hem leaving a hole to thread the elastic through. I attached a safety pin to the end of the elastic to make it easier to thread it through the hem.</div>
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Next double fold hem one long side of the skirt fabric, and single fold hem the other long side with a zigzag stitch. Then stitch the salvages (short sides) right sides together at 3/4 inch or however wide the salvage is. Then cut the excess fabric off the seam down to 1/4 inch, and zigzag the raw edges together.<br />
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Fold the skirt fabric in half and mark the center with a pin. Then we gather the skirt by base stitching (long stitch length with no back stitch) the top, leaving the strings long. Then carefully pull one of the treads to gather the top of the skirt just to the center pin.<br />
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Gather enough for the pin and the seam of the skirt to be the same width as the front of the onesie top. Then do this to the other side so the skirt is the same width as the whole onesie and secure it with a pin.<br />
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To make the bow cut a piece of ribbon 6 inches and fold in half with the ends in the center, folding under the end that shows. and stitch. (I stitched it with the sewing machine but you could hand stitch too.) Then cut another piece 2 inches and wrap it around the center and hand stitch it in place on the back. (A bow from <b><i><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2011/08/ribbon-bows.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a></i></b> would also look great.)</div>
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I really needed a lamp to go on a console table in my entry way.<br />
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I found this lamp at the goodwill for 3 dollars I hated the color but I thought that it had a lot of potential.<br />
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First spray paint the lamp base. (I forgot to take a picture so this is half way through painting.) It was originally a matte navy blue color and chipping, yuck. I used Rust-Oleum glossy white spray paint; it worked the best. You can get it at any hardware store and it's not expensive.</div>
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I got the lamp shade separately, also at goodwill, for 7 dollars. It was brand new from Target and not even opened. I added some ribbon to give it some color.<br />
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I added 3 small bows where the ribbon met up together to hide the hot glue mess.<br />
(If you need help with making a nice bow you can use this tutorial <b><i><a href="http://missrepurpose.blogspot.com/2011/08/ribbon-bows.html" target="_blank">here</a></i></b>.)</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16961785019597176081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168817823347561473.post-15876790233890979222012-07-20T08:00:00.000-07:002012-07-20T08:00:11.431-07:00Poof Foot Rest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes after a long day of taking care of a baby you want to put your feet up.</div>
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Or even when you didn't it's just nice to have something soft and plush to rest your feet on. </div>
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Gliders usually come with matching ottomans, however ours was not included.</div>
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So I thought why don't I make a foot rest/poof that matches her room decor, then she can use it too, as a seat!</div>
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If you would like to make a poof for little ones to sit on or for your feet...</div>
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For putting your feet up.</div>
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A comfy seat for your little one.<br />
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- 16"x 57" of soft fleece and one of cotton (for casing)</div>
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If you would like to make the poof another size or if the circle is hard for you to make at my dimensions I will show you how I figured out the measurements.</div>
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1. First decide how tall you want your foot rest/poof to be- mine is about 16 inches.</div>
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2. Remember that a cylinder is made up of 2 circle pieces and 1 rectangle.</div>
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3. Then I traced a bowl onto paper and used this as a pattern for the circle (you can use any circle in your house that you can trace onto paper).<br />
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4. Then measure the circumference of the bowl and that will be the length of the rectangle- mine was 56" </div>
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The casing is to help the poof keep it's shape. Also having a casing will make you able to throw the slipcover in the wash without having to un-stuff it. I used an old cotton sheet however waterproof fabric would be good if you plan on little kids using it often. </div>
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Start with your rectangle casing piece, fold the 16" edge in 1/4 inch then press, and sew. </div>
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Then pin the circle piece to the long side of the rectangle. Let the rectangle over lap if it does. Then sew it and repeat with the other circle.<br />
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We are going to attach the zipper first by opening up the zipper. Then lay the one zipper side on the 16" rectangle side. Make sure that the right side of the zipper (or the zipper front) is facing the wrong side of the fabric, so the pull tab will face out when it's all sewn together. Then pin the zipper side a 1/2 inch from the edge, this will make the overlap that hides the zipper. Then sew it on.</div>
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Next pin the other side of the zipper to the other end of the fabric, this side is pinned right on the edge. Make sure nothing is twisted and then sew.</div>
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Then you want to zip the zipper up. Your rectangle should now be a tube. Here I put a pin at the bottom of the zipper and cut off the excess zip. (You can also do this step after you sew on the circle pieces.)<br />
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Pin on the circle pieces. This time you should have no overlap, but if there is some you can ease it in while you sew.<br />
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Then sew them together and finish by surging or zigzagging the edges.</div>
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Then you will want to turn the slip cover right side out and put the casing inside the slip cover. Straighten it out so the circle parts and opening match up. Next stuff the poof. (I used a foam piece around the edge to give the poof more support and 2 bags of Polly-fiberfill).</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Scrapbooking, </span><br />
it's a great way to preserve your memories for yourself, friends and future generations to enjoy.<br />
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I love scrapbooking, not only is it organizing, but it's crafting two.<br />
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I've had a lot of friends say they would scrapbook but it's too expensive and they don't know where to start. Well I want to show that anyone can scrapbook!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It can be easy and inexpensive. </span><br />
Give it a try and follow along with me.</div>
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-Some kind of organizational system for your pictures<br />
-A book or magazine of scrapbooking layouts or the internet<br />
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The first thing you want to do is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">get your pictures organized</span>. Here are some ways to organize your pictures:</div>
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1. One of the simplest ways is in a photo box. (They are essentially shoe boxes that are cute and have labels on the front.) This is like a small filing box with each picture in a section divided by a piece of card stock, which is labeled, like so: </div>
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This system works well if you have a lot of printed photos. However it takes up space and the photos will start to deteriorate after a long time (50 years or so). </div>
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2. Another way to organize your pictures is on picture CDs and keep them in a special binder. Each CD has a log in thumbnails of all the picture the CD contains as shown here:</div>
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This system is a good space saver and it's nice to have all the thumbnails of each photo. However to get the thumb nails you have to get the CD made at the store. Each CD costs about $3 depending on where you get it from, and each CD holds about 350 pics. So it can end up being fairly expensive and CD's can get scratched or damaged.</div>
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3. The other way is to have all of your pictures saved on to your computer and backed up on a flash drive and/or on an online account (ex: Walgreens.com, Picasa online, Snapfish, or any other.) Most systems are free and with Walgreen's and Snapfish you can order your pictures directly from them. (Which costs money of course.) This is a great way to store your pictures but if you don't have easy access to a computer it makes planning your scrapbook pages hard. Also you have to plan ahead a bit to get your picture when you need them because they aren't right at hand. This method of backing up your files will last as long as there are usb ports, which could mean almost indefinitly. </div>
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I myself have a little of each. None the less whichever way you choose the next step is deciding what you want to scrapbook first. A good way to organize your pictures is separating them by event going chronologically. Like pregnancy, baby shower, birth, first steps, etc. </div>
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To start out choose the first event you want to document. For this example I'm doing a wedding book and starting with the engagement pictures and wedding invitations.<br />
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Then I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">get paper</span> that goes with the theme (like red and green for Christmas) or colors that match the pictures. It's less expensive to buy the paper in packs, on sale and to save your scrap paper. Most of the time you only need a square or two of each color so the rest of the paper can be saved for another layout. You will also need <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">embellishments</span>: which are anything that add beauty to your page through ornamentation ex: buttons, <a href="http://www.scrappinbunnies.com/uploads/Dictionary.pdf">brads, eyelets</a>, ribbon, stickers, lettering, words etc. </div>
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When I was at my local craft store I saw these unfinished wooden frames pleading to be something cute! So I got one to go with a post card I had of some old spools of thread, I thought it would be a good addition to my craft closet. And I wanted to show you all how it turned out.</div>
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-an old or unfinished picture frame</div>
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First I started with an unfinished frame, I painted it blue and found some paper and embellishments I liked.<br />
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Next I cut the paper to fit around the frame making it look like a scrapbook page. I put the paper on where I thought it should go and mod podged it on. (Mod Podge is a brand of decoupage. It's like glue that dries clear and seals what you put it on.)<br />
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Then, once it dried, I used hot glue to attach the embellishments. To make the buttons look sewed on I threaded them as if sewn and then hot glued them on.<br />
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Next I thought it would be fun to make a tiny pincushion to put on the frame. So I took a small square of fabric and put 3 large cotton balls in the center on the wrong side of the fabric. Then I wrapped the fabric tightly around the cotton balls, trimmed the excess fabric and hot glued it together.<br />
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The 4th of July is one of our favorite holidays! We spend the holiday together with all of our family playing games, eating and of course doing fireworks all out side! Being from Portland we don't get to do that very often. So for us it's always been a challenge to decorate out side but we've found some fun decorating ideas.</div>
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First I think it's really important to have some American Flags but we didn't have any fabric ones so we made some out of paper. I started with a white piece of paper and cut red strips and a square of blue paper with a dot pattern. </div>
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Another great touch was to take some random USA items and arrange them around a grapevine wreath.</div>
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We all had so much fun as a family. And the little ones had fun with those flags! </div>
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