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Nifty Gifty Cowl – Free Crochet Pattern Crochet an Easy, Reversible Cowl – A Perfect Gift Pattern While it may only be August while I type this up, a crafter knows that the time from Au…
This is the second part in my series of Christmas giveaways! I'm having too much fun making things for friends, family, and YOU (my blog friends who I come to love as both friends and family). :) If you're new to my blog, every time I make a Christmas gift I'm making an extra to giveaway here. So this time around I'm giving away this reversible coffee cozy so you can be green while enjoying your extra hot drinks. Hopefully you can tell by the pictures, but it is a red, light blue, and white Joel Dewberry fabric. . I wanted it to be reversible so I sewed a thin hairband and a button on to my cozy. Here's the other side. And who doesn't love Starbucks?? I'm actually not a coffee drinker, but I sure love their hot chocolates and spiced cider! Mmmmmmm! I'm loving the cooler weather!! I'm also including a $10 Starbucks gift card! Use a coffee cozy as your template. Open up the coffee cozy and trace around it on the wrong/back side of the fabric. Cut out the fabric 1/4" away from your trace marks and place it on a second piece of fabric, right sides facing each other. Using the 1st piece you cut out as the template, cut out the 2nd piece of fabric. Lay these two pieces on a thin piece of batting and cut out. Pin down all 3 pieces making sure that you can see your trace marks on top. You will need to see these marks in a bit. (Looking down at your cut pieces, it should be layered: wrong side with trace marks-right side 2nd fabric-thin batting) Take a thin hairband and place it in between the two pieces of fabric. These hairbands tend to break at the point they are fused together so make sure that fused end is hanging out (it was kind of hard to see so I put a piece of batting down for a better quality picture). Using pins, secure the hairband by placing one pin on top and another one below the hairband. Prepare to sew all three pieces together by pinning it all together. I also use my pins to indicate a two inch spot I don't want to sew on the bottom of the coffee cozy. This is what the backside should look like right before it's ready to sew. This is the thin batting. Sew along the edges on the trace marks made earlier. Double back on the hairband to make sure it's secure. Continue around leaving that two inch section unsewed. Trim off the corners and cut off the piece of the hairband that is sticking out. Turn it inside out by pushing the insides through that 2 inch spot that wasn't sewed. Iron it flat. Straight stitch all along the edge. It's "sew" cute and we're almost done! Place your coffee cozy around a cup to figure out where you want to place the button. Using a pin, mark the spot where the button will go. Hold a button on each side at the place you marked and loosely make two stitched to secure the buttons. Slip a toothpick in between the button and the fabric on both sides to give it a little wiggle room. Finish securing the buttons and VOILA!!! You're reversible coffee cozy is complete!! On this one, I forgot to trim the end of the hairband off. :o( See how visible it is?? Let my mistake be an example. :o) Trim the end of the hairband off!! I'm linking to "I Can Make That Party" at Just a Girl!! ***GIVEAWAY CLOSED*** There are 3 opportunities to enter: Leave me a comment and tell me your favorite Starbucks drink. *You don't have to have a Blogger account to leave a comment, but please be sure to leave your email addy so I can contact you if you win. Become a friend/follower. Leave me a comment letting me know. *If you're already a friend, please leave me a separate comment letting me know you want to be entered again. Post a link to my giveaway on your blog. Leave me a separate comment letting me know you did. The winner will be chosen on October 25th at 10:00 p.m. PST. Good luck!! :)
Here are my Winter Projects. Just click on the title to get the full directions. GENERAL WINTER PROJECTS Snowy Village Penguin Weaving Penguin March Winter Pockets Northern Lights Snowman at Night Portraits Clay Snowman Snowman Banner Painted Polar Bears Classroom Directions for Painted Polar Bears Penguin Printmaking SNOW Banner Snowman Family Portraits CHRISTMAS: Kandinsky Christmas Trees Nativity Collage Mini Santa Clay Nativity Mixed Media Angel Folk Art Angel Easy Wreath Ideas Mary Advent Calendar Coffee Filter Books Joy Banner We Three Kings Banner "We Three Kings" Birdhouse Ornament Christmas House Book Christmas Inchies Christmas Inchies #2 Candy Box Advent Calendar Angel or Santa Clothesline Angel Pencil Toppers Alphabet Block Elf Clay Bird Ornaments Church Ornament Clothespin Angels Hand and Foot Angels Holiday Paper Chains JOY Sign Juice Can Santa Little Snowman Mini Christmas Trees Nativity Silhouette Nativity Plate Nativity Banners Orange Pomander Paper Christmas Trees Pastel Resist Madonna Penguin Snowglobe Ornament Pinecone Skier Ice Skate Ornaments Tissue Paper Angels Easy Angel Carolers Snowy Owl Ornaments CHINESE NEW YEAR Dragon Puppet VALENTINES's DAY Valentine Snowman Valentine Printmaking Warm and Cool Hearts Papier Mache Heart Valentine Box Diorama's LOVE Canvas: In The Style of Robert Indiana Heart Book Captured Heart Diorama Framed Valentine Art King of Hearts Puppet Penguin Valentine Card Valentine Collage Valentine Diorama Card Valentine Peacock Valentine Pocket Knights and Princesses Paper Dolls Postcards from Paris Valentine Inchies Valentine Inchies Classroom Results Valentine Suncatchers
25 Handmade Gifts for under five dollars! These DIY Gift Ideas are perfect for Christmas, birthdays, Mother's Day, and any other special occasion!
Make a DIY apron in ten minutes or less with scrap fabric and a few other supplies.
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These 20 gifts will help you come up with a unique idea for your husband, father, grandfather, brother, or any man in your life! A handy list for Christmas, birthdays, or Father's Day.
Handmade soap has become very popular and for very good reason. Soap making is a great hobby with endless creative possibilities with the added bonus of being great for your skin. But with so many colors,fragrances and soap bases, where do you start? It is best to start with the basics. Don’t start with large… [read more]
Prepare yourself for a wild ride.
At the beginning of the school year, the teachers at our school were asked a few questions about their "favorite things". Favorite drink, color, candy, etc . . . I saved the answers and I gathered a few of those things and put them in a brown paper bag, tied it up with string, and gave it to a very wonderful teacher. She loved it. So simple. This year, our school's musical was The Sound of Music . . . so I thought it was very appropriate. Thanks for stopping by. ~cheryl linking up with:
Happy November 1st! We're heading into the season of warm boozy drinks and I couldn't think of anything more delicious than cinnamon infused Sailor Jerry. It really brings out the natural vanilla and cinnamon flavors in the rum and makes the perfect addition to hot chocolate, hot apple cider, or boozy coffee drinks! ….. Ingredients: 1 cup Sailor Jerry Rum 1 cinnamon stick Pour the rum into a small canning jar or sealing container, drop a cinnamon stick in, and seal it up. Place in a cool dark place for 2 weeks, shaking the jar every few days to really bring out the cinnamon flavor. Add it to your favorite warm winter drink or simply served neat. Enjoy responsibly!
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The Opinioness is raising money for EMA Fund as part of the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon!! No one should ever be denied medical care due to an inability to pay. Please donate to help bridge…
Classic, stylish and practical, we love it. The Mopha Tool Roll is made from waxed canvas with leather trim and a leather toe strap to cinch the roll under your seat or into a bottle cage. It allows you to carry everything you need for any ride, wit
White washed farmhouse style kitchen renovation! DIY projects, inspired design and creative fixes. Get fab ideas on how to renovate your kitchen while saving a boat load of moola. Together, we got this! I'll show you how to make the kitchen magic happen!
Summer lovin’ doesn’t have to end — make these with our free printables!
Show your host or hostess how much you appreciate their hospitality with a thoughtful thank you gift.
Photo by Petra Bindel for Martha Stewart Living I was thrilled when Martha Stewart Living asked me to share a full craft tutorial with you...
Check out your favorite celebrities walking the red carpet at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 8.
Apart from chocolate, cake and cookies, this is also the season for citrus. One of the indulging ways to enjoy citrus is in the form of curd. Easy to make, requires very few ingredients and can be used in several different ways. This orange curd can be topped on your pancake, or oatmeal. Sandwich it in between cookies, macaron or fill in donuts. During the Holiday season, it makes a great edible gift!
