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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-81796731549201842732015-03-03T11:38:00.002-06:002015-03-03T11:39:11.930-06:00Free Minecraft Creeper Cross Stitch PatternToday I'm wearing my creeper tee I got over at Jinx! It's one of my favorite shirts ever (yay!). It's probably going to end up being my St. Patty's day shirt since it's the only green item of clothing I own....<br />
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This cross stitch uses 7 DMC colors and is 3.5 x 5.2" when completed on 14 count aida!</div>
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While I love Rarity (she's my favorite!) I do have a spot in my heart for dear Pinkie Pie as well. My husband and I have agreed that she is the most powerful of the ponies, rules just don't apply to her! For everyone else who loves Pinkie, here's a free cross stitch pattern!<br />
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This pattern is pretty small, good for a beginner. It's about 4.5x4.5" on 14 count fabric and only uses 5 DMC colors.<br />
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And may the odds be ever in your stitching favor!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-43544645228140777452015-01-17T21:47:00.001-06:002015-02-07T21:41:10.888-06:00Portal PatternHey guys! Just a reminder, there is only a few days left to enter our Pillow Giveaway! If you haven't entered yet, check out our Facebook page and look under the "Giveaway" tab to enter!<br />
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The giveaway is for one 80's Gaming Controller pillow. Open to residents of the US aged 18 and over. Starts 1/4/2014 at 12:00 AM CT and ends 1/24/2015 at 12:00 AM CT. Winner will be announced on 1/25/2015. Shipping to US is included in prize package, prize may not be transferred, exchanged for cash value or store credit. No purchase necessary!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-6277718132260753472014-12-03T12:59:00.002-06:002015-02-07T21:41:26.761-06:00Pokemon ABC Cross Stitch PatternHey guys!<br />
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Time for another cross stitch pattern! This one is a Pokemon-themed ABC cross stitch. Download here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw6KTbqZUh5uX0g4MUxxQU1qWjA/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Pokemon ABC</a><br />
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This pattern is 126x230 stitches, or 6.89"x12.67" on 14 count aida! The colors in the pattern use DMC numbers.<br />
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Now for the boring stuff: I am in no way affiliated with the Pokemon Company. This pattern is not intended for sale or resale, nor is the finished product. This is simply fan art!<br />
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Happy stitching!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-91411101762835085082014-09-09T18:33:00.002-05:002015-03-03T11:26:33.741-06:00Minecraft ABC Cross Stitch PatternHi everyone!<br />
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So, you all know I like to make geek-themed cross stitch patterns for the shop. I'm going to start giving some of them away, as I'm looking to a bit of a new direction to take the shop in. My first love is (and probably always will be) plush and pillow making. I'm at a point where I can continue doing what <i>sells,</i> but give up what I want to do. And what, may I ask, is the point of running my own tiny business if I'm not doing what I'm most passionate about? Sure, I may only make enough to pay for my gym membership and pay my Wild Star fee per month, but I'm having fun doing it! In other words, I'm really more into doing this for fun than for profit. Obviously. <br />
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However, I hate for the hard work I put into these patterns to go to waste as I slowly change my shop around to incorporate more geeky plush and pillows this fall. So, I'm giving some away for free! Starting with the Minecraft ABC pattern. I know a lot of people like it, and I spent a long time making it. So you can download free! Consider this fan art!<br />
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This is in no way endorsed by Notch or Mojang, or an official Notch/Mojang/whathaveyou product. It was made by me, for fan use only, and not to be sold or have the finishing product sold!<br />
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The ABC's of this pattern are as follows:<br />
Axe, Bucket, Creeper, Diamond, Enderman, Fence, Ghast, Hoe, Iron Ore, Jukebox, Kitten, Lava, Melon, Nether block, Orange Tulip, Pig, Quartz, Redstone, Sword, TNT, Unbreaking Enchant, Villager, Water, X-Axis, Yellow Dye and Zombie!<br />
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That seriously took me forever and a day to come up with. Especially X.<br />
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For some reason, my husband loves hollowed out books. I had been promising to make him one for forever, and I finally got around to it! I love it when those back-burner crafts get done!<br />
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This is a rather time consuming craft, for what it is. It took me the better part of two hours <i>without drying time.</i> With drying time, I'd say about six or seven hours. It also uses a sharp blade, so be careful!!<br />
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I'd say a beginner (with patience) could do this!<br />
For this project you will need:<br />
A sponge brush<br />
A book<br />
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Before we even get started, let me tell you a few pointers to make this a lot easier for you. Use a brand new blade! It will help you immensely! Of course, the thinner the book, the less time it will take, but the smaller the compartment will be. And lastly, do not skimp on the Modge Podge! If it takes three coats instead of two, then give the book three coats! Patience will pay off greatly in the end for this project both in quality and how long this lasts. That being said, my husband has been using this book for about two months with no problems at all! So I'd say, yes you can give this as a wonderful and unique gift.<br />
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The hubs has an obsession with old books as well, so of course I went on eBay and found a set seven of these books for less than $10. I know, some people will be screaming obscenities at me for cutting up a book. Believe it or not, I'm a huge book reader. But I wouldn't read these books, and I figure I'm saving them from a much worse life than being turned into a hollowed out amazingly awesome Shawshank Redemption-esque book. Plus, I have SEVEN copies.<br />
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This is the difficult part. Place your book underneath something heavy and walk away! Let it dry! This will take a few hours, my first coat took about an hour and a half. I just used old college textbooks to weigh mine down (I knew I had been keeping those for something!) When you check on it, and it is dry, you can remove the weight from the book and open the cover. Be sure all of your pages are stuck together! If they aren't, repeat the Modge Podge process over and over until they are. I recommend at least two coats for durability!</div>
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Once your pages are all stuck together, it's time to start hollowing out your book. I measured a one inch border around my book, and cut a piece of cardboard to that size (see the picture for what I mean... the cardboard is two inches smaller on the width and length than the book is!). I traced around the cardboard onto the page of the book. This will be your guidelines for cutting out the pages.</div>
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Now it's time to start slicing away. Only try to do a few pages at a time, it will be easier on your hands and you have to push a lot less. Your lines will also come out cleaner. Once you have a good indent started, you can start making "X" shapes through the pages after you cut the border around them and it makes it a lot easier to pull out pages. This took me an entire Disney movie to do, but at least the kids were entertained.</div>
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Ta-da! A hollowed book! It doesn't have to be perfect, we are going to line it with felt, afterall. This is such a messy project, I really wish I had a trash bag there. But, it was worth it. You can see how the first cover page in my book decided to come up after a while of cutting, but that's ok. A little Modge Podge, some time to dry, and it stuck down just fine. Be sure to do all the re-Modge-Podging before you line the book. </div>
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I decided to go almost all the way down through the book pages, but not all the way. This way, I didn't take a risk of damaging the back cover on accident. All that time and work, it would be a shame to have to scrap a project because I poked a hole through the back cover.</div>
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Snip the corners of your felt diagonally toward the middle on each corner. If you are cutting something off you are doing it wrong! All you have to do is cut a slit on each corner! This is so there is no bunching of fabric when you glue it in. Using hot glue, glue the felt (centered well!) into the book, then glue on each side. Lastly, glue each corner in, and overlap the fabric where you need to to get it nice and smooth looking. </div>
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Let it dry, and voila! Your own hollowed out book to hide all your goodies in! I really do suggest, if you are planning on using this to actually <i>hide</i> things, use a book you would actually have on your bookshelf. Nothing says "look at me" like a huge book on Psychology on your manga-filled shelf!</div>
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Of all the things I own in my crafty stashes, I didn't own a pincushion. You can imagine... this resulted in a lot of lost pins later being found by my feet, and in even worse scenarios, the palm of my hand. What I really wanted was a pincushion <i>jar</i>, so I could put my safety pins along with my needles and stick pins. Try as I might, I couldn't find anything like this in my local hobby stores.... so it had to be DIY'ed!<br />
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This project is relatively simple, and a beginner could easily do this!<br />
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A scrap of fabric, mine was about 4"x4"<br />
A jar - I found mine half off at my hobby store for less than $1<br />
A piece of cardboard<br />
Thread and needle<br />
A pen<br />
Ribbon<br />
Stuffing<br />
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Most of the things I had on hand already, and the only thing I had to buy was the jar - so this project cost me less than $1! It would be easy to make this project completely free! You could always save a jar from the trash when you finish up that pasta sauce or jelly, save some cardboard from a box you are going to throw away, or save those sad beat up stuffed animals that your kids murder and reuse their stuffing (yep, I do it!).<br />
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My lid wasn't like one of those mason jar lids that come apart into two pieces, but if yours is you can skip this step and just use the inner part of the lid as your cardboard piece instead. Take your lid, and trace around it onto your cardboard, then cut it out. It should fit on top of your lid without going over the edges - trim it down if you need to! We aren't looking for perfect, just no overhang.</div>
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Next, we want to add our stuffing so our pins have something to punch in to. I took a wad of stuffing and balled it up as tightly as possible. I like my pincushions very very firm! Then you'll take your scrap fabric (be sure it will fit all the way around the fluffings and all edges will hit underneath the cardboard!) and cover the stuffing.</div>
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For me it was easiest to put the fabric over the stuffing, then flip it over so that I had access to the bottom. I began sewing with a running stitch, first hitting each corner, then going around again and again, each time gathering the fabric in tighter by putting the needle and thread through loose areas of the fabric. I probably went around about three times before I was satisfied. This doesn't have to be pretty! Just strong enough to hold it together. Flip it over and voila! Pincushion top!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-77118128825525987132014-07-24T11:24:00.003-05:002014-07-26T00:16:45.703-05:00Back from Break!Goodness, it's been a while since my last post! I didn't mean to take the summer off from blogging, but it seems I almost did. I have a lot of projects lined up for the next few entries. Let's just say, life has been super hectic! A lot has been going on. We found out my sister was pregnant with twins as well (yay, a boy and girl!) So I have been planning her baby shower, which happens to be on Saturday! Also, I have upgraded my camera to a Nikon D5200 24.1 MP digital SLR camera. We also built our office! <br />
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Our living room was enormous... and I mean GIANT. Crazy giant. It was a lot of wasted space. So we decided to put up some walls in the living room to create an office, so I'd have a dedicated business area. That took weeks! You can see the before/after below! I am going to dedicate a post to it once it's completely done, we are still waiting on the crown molding and the rest of the trim for the doors. What's GREAT about my new office is the upgraded lighting! We opted for natural colored light bulbs (instead of those yellow tinted ones) so my pictures for the blog will be super updated and fancy-shmancy with my new camera.<br />
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I'll have to do a post on some of the baby shower prep I did, too. It's super cute!<br />
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Oh, we also adopted a new kitty, Midna! You can see her in some pictures, being super "helpful".<br />
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And birthday month comes to a close! This month has been insane! My husband's birthday, along with the twins and my grandfather's... not to mention Easter. Nuts! But it's over now, and we're prepping for Mother's Day in two weeks!</div>
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I thought I'd share a few pictures of the twin's birthday party. As you know, it was My Little Pony themed. They had a really good time! I'm sad I didn't get more pictures, but I was so busy. </div>
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This was our table spread, nothing too amazing! I had tulle in rainbow colors coming down from the ceiling against the windows as a backdrop, with white paper lanterns to simulate clouds at the top. I loved it. When the light went though it, it was gorgeous! Decorating was a lot simpler than I thought it would be. I just got all the girl's Ponies and placed them everywhere - even on the cake! I believe in reusing things as much as possible. The other small detail that was one of my favorites, and I'm sad I didn't get a closer picture of, was the silverware and container. The kids had a BUNCH of jelly beans from Easter, and I needed something to fill a vase so I could put the silverware in it. So, I filled up the vase with jelly beans by sorting them by color, and then placing them in the vase in rainbow order. You can see it in the photo above, really tiny! </div>
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Needless to say, the twins got a lot of gifts. Our kids are very lucky, and very loved. We went all out this year, instead of making everything by hand, we saved ourselves some time and bought themed items such as tablecloths. In the picture above you can see the girl's presents from us. We took them to Build-a-Bear in Austin and they chose a Pony to make for themselves. They loved it, and hey! They turned into more decoration! You can also see their themed outfits. The girls got a My Little Pony shirt each, which by the way is very difficult to find in 18 month size! Our girls are small for their age, even though they were full term. Our solution? eBay. </div>
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Did I say I was getting an office? Yep! And my husband is getting one, too! We have an impossibly large living room in our house. I'm talking over 20x20 feet. So, we moved our dining table to the breakfast nook (which fits an eight seater table comfortably), and the dining room (which will be my husband's office once we get walls up) is temporarily a play room while we do construction on the living room to make a part of that my office. Confusing, yes. I live in a state of flux here, when it comes to construction. Any way, this is the kid's playroom. We got a fold out table for extra seating, and you can see our Pinkie Pie pinata being used as temporary decoration before the kids were set loose upon it. Up on the ceiling is a balloon dragon I made up for my husband's birthday, and he didn't want me to pop him just yet. He was on-theme, so I kept him out for the party. There ARE dragons around Ponyville, you know! More on him later in my next post!</div>
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That was it! Our My Little Pony twin's second birthday party. It was a lot of fun, a lot of work, and the kids had a great time so of course it was all worth it. My son is saying he wants a Sonic or Angry Bird's birthday in September. We shall see.</div>
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Hi guys! This week has been super hectic for me, with numerous trips to the doctor with sick kids (my oldest one has spots, even... viruses. Sigh..) So I have a quick and easy project! I'm a little obsessed with calendars, and keeping track of dates. It makes life so much easier when I can just look at my notebook and see what's going on that week. The rest of my family, however, isn't so schedule-oriented. So, to help, I decided to make this neat little dry erase set of frames! This took me a little over an hour to do, and cost me less than $10 total. </div>
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And that's it! I went to my local dollar store for the frames. Can't beat a dollar a piece. They aren't the highest quality, but they surely do the job! The stickers and paper I had in my scrapbook box. I absolutely always check out the clearance section when I go to my hobby stores. Their sticker packs I find there may be missing a few letters here and there, but the price reduction is well worth a missing sticker. </div>
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To begin, take apart your frames. You can keep the glass in the front of the frame, you don't need to remove that. Simply take the back of your frame, and trace it on to your scrapbook paper. Then cut it out! It should fit perfectly into your frame. Double check before adding stickers!</div>
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Once you're sure the paper fits, spell out a day of the week on your paper with the stickers. Remember when you do this, there is a lip on the frame that will cover part of your paper, so don't put the stickers directly in the corners or they will be covered up a bit!</div>
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Put the paper into your frame, close it up and voila! You're done! Now just to repeat it six more times with the other days of the week! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442217053629984432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321654076855486528.post-71015015423983320692014-04-07T22:30:00.002-05:002014-04-07T22:30:51.340-05:00Baby Name Embroidery Hoop Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The twin's birthday party is coming up, and one of the people we have invited has just had a baby girl. I felt like I couldn't leave her out, but she is much too small for a goody bag like her brother would be getting... so I went to Etsy to see what was trending for baby! I saw a ton of these embroidery hoops with baby names, but they were charging an arm and a leg for them. So, to the scrap closet I went! You can make your own hoop, too... If you know basic sewing like a back stitch, and can use a pair of scissors, this is completely easy (and cheap!)</div>
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You'll of course want to start with the prep work! Go on to your computer and choose a font you like (one that you think will be easy to cut out). I used Pump Demi Bold in Photoshop for my text. Choose a size text good for your sized hoop. The longer the name, the larger the hoop you will need. Print! You will then cut out the letters of the name, and trace them on to the felt you chose for the name. Be sure you flip the letters <i>backwards </i>when you trace. This way, if any marker/pencil/what have you is left on the letters after you cut them out, it will be on the back side of the felt! For the bunting, you will need to cut out triangles of different colored felt. Mine were a bit over an inch a piece.</div>
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I used cotton quilting fabric for the background of this hoop. Wash, press and stretch your fabric inside of the hoop you want to use. Before you lay down your felt pieces to sew, be sure your screw is at the very top, so it will hang straight later. I used three strands of embroidery thread and a running stitch to sew the bunting on, using three stitches per each triangle. For the name, I used a back stitch and three strands of embroidery thread. I simply stitching through the middle of each letter.</div>
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Backing your embroidery hoop is an optional step. Some people like to leave their hoops open, but I prefer to close mine to give them a more finished look. I use stiff felt for backing. Simply take the inner circle of your embroidery hoop (preferably before you start making your project) and trace around it onto the stiff felt. Then cut the circle out.</div>
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Start by bringing your thread through from the back side of the felt, then use a whip stitch around the entire felt circle securing it to the cotton fabric underneath!</div>
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Usually I use a matching thread, so the stitches are less visible, but I used a nice pink so you could see what it looks like completed! I had the twins "helping" me ... they seem very amazed by sewing, so please excuse the wonky stitches.</div>
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Since you can't hang your closed embroidery hoop by the back anymore, you will need some other way to hang it up. I make a ribbon hanger. It's really simple! Just take about one foot of ribbon, and double it over. You will want to tie a slip knot about half way down the length of your ribbon. After this is done, place the knot behind the screw at the top, and tie a bow around the screw, underneath it. </div>
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Ta-da! Super cute, right? I think I'm getting a bit obsessed with hoops, now I want to make an entire wall of them for my house...</div>
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There has come an age in every single one of my kid's little lives thus far, where they have decided the most fun they can have is throwing all their clothes out of their dresser drawers and then climbing into them... and jumping. You can imagine the havoc that has been wreaked upon their poor dressers. The twins even have gone so far as to climb into one drawer together, and with their forces combined... broken the drawer. I will admit, we didn't get them the best furniture. Budgets are a pretty strict thing in my household, what with one full-time income and five of us total. I have to cut corners and save a few dollars where I can (and honestly, who doesn't?) But, in the past few weeks they have efficiently broken the dresser beyond repair, and it was relegated to their closet until it could be replaced.</div>
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Well, my mother in law got wind that the kids had demolished their dresser, and she told me she had one at her house that we could have. She also warned me it was ugly. Ugly? Fine! I can do ugly, as long as it is temporary and can be used!...</div>
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Then this showed up at my house. I about had a heart attack when it came in the door. No one told me it was water damaged, scratched, painful to look at and belonged on the side of the road waiting for the garbage truck to haul it away. Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. But... ugh.</div>
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After a few deep breaths, and a mild panic attack, I figured I could at least give it a face lift. I see people using Modge Podge on the worst furniture in the world on Pinterest all the time!... I could totally do that (I hoped). </div>
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and of course... a dresser</div>
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This project took me an ENTIRE dedicated weekend. Phew!</div>
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I had two big jars of Modge Podge my grandmother gave me forever ago (I only used one big one), fabric is always in my fabric stash, sandpaper I nicked from my husband and paint I picked up for less than $15 at my local home improvement store. I had extra handles from my kitchen makeover when I got new cabinets.</div>
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Well, first I got my husband to help haul this bad boy into the garage. The worst part of the dresser was the water damage. It worried me most because the entire dresser wasn't made of solid wood, it was mainly just the frame. The top, sides, and most of the drawers were made of MDF. Ever see MDF soak up water? It swells, and doesn't go back down, leaving you with a giant lump. I'd never tried to sand MDF before, and Googling how to fix MDF water damage left me with no hope... I just went for it. And it actually worked! I was pretty pleased with the results. I sanded down all the lumps, bumps and scratches the best I could.</div>
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After everything was as even as I could make it, it was time to put the fabric on the drawers. Now, listen to my tale of woe! I highly recommend painting the entire dresser before you Modge Podge the fabric on. It looks a LOT nicer. I, however did not know this, until I put the fabric on over areas where I painted, which of course was <i>after</i> I had finished the drawers. I'll fix it later, after the twin's birthday party when I have less to do. But it works for now.</div>
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I used a sponge brush to put the Modge Podge on the drawers, then layed the fabric down, smoothed it with my hands and then slathered more Modge Podge onto the top of the fabric. The fabric hung over the edges of the drawers by about 1-2" on each side. Oh, and I didn't use fabric Modge Podge, either... just high gloss! I gave it about four hours to dry thoroughly.</div>
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Once it's entirely dry, you can use a very sharp xacto knife to trim down the fabric. It will be stiff, and cut very easily without fraying. I cut down all of the fabric on the drawers, and I also cut small slits over the holes where the hardware had to go for the drawer handles so the screws could go through. </div>
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Even after all the extra fabric was cut, I still was worried about the kids being able to peel it off. So, I did one final layer of Modge Podge around the edges I had just cut to ensure it would stick. Then, I got to wait around some more for this layer to dry. There was a lot of waiting around...</div>
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Then I added the hardware! I would have preferred more vintage-looking hardware, but beggars can't be choosers and this was still a vast improvement over the 1980's mismatched junk that was there before.</div>
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I wanted to preserve the carvings on the top two drawers, and didn't want to Modge Podge fabric over it. It gave the dresser some much-needed character, and I thought it also added a little bit of a feminine touch which was good for the twin's room. I used Rust-Oleum's Painter's Touch 2X spray paint in gloss candy pink to give the drawers a couple of coats of paint. The MDF simply absorbed the paint... but I felt it gave it a vintage look and ran with it. </div>
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If you notice on the upper drawers, someone had poorly filled in the original handle holes with wood putty. Even after sanding and painting, the holes still were an eyesore. So I decided to Modge Podge into the squares where the original handles were to cover it, and it worked out pretty nicely!</div>
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A <i>vast </i>improvement, if I do say so myself! It is vintage shabby chic! The only issues I've had with the dresser so far is that my youngest girl is a daredevil with a death wish and likes to climb on it, then jump off. (I think we have solved that with moving her bed farther away from the dresser to discourage climbing from one furniture piece to another). The dresser is now fully functional, much more sturdy than anything we had before, and I can stand to look at it! I've had no issues with fraying fabric or chipping paint, and I'm extremely pleased with the results. <br /></div>
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I always love to add a little handmade to holidays, and with Easter coming up I decided to make the kids some plush Peep rabbits! This was really simple, and literally took me about half an hour to cut and sew together. Plus, this is completely safe for very young babies, as there is no small parts, buttons or zippers. This would be so cute for a first Easter gift!</div>
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I decided to use a nice pink flannel I found on clearance over a year ago from my fabric stash. I'm such a procraftstinator. I was going to make some plushes for the kids out of this fabric for Christmas two years ago, and never got around to it. On the bright side, it's being put to use for and Easter plush now!</div>
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Any who, this pattern is pretty awesome if you are just learning how to sew. It has a few tight corners, but it's good practice and there are literally only six pattern pieces (including the eyes and nose!). I used my sewing machine on this plush, but it is entirely do-able by hand and probably won't drive you nuts in the process!</div>
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As always, you begin with cutting out your pattern pieces. The body and rectangle will be from your body material, of course (so for me, the pink flannel) and the nose and eyes will be from your black felt. You an see in the pictures that there is NOT seam allowance in this pattern, you must add it. Just trace the bunny pattern piece on the fabric and trim about 1/4 inch around it. You will be doing your sewing on the traced lines.</div>
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Now it's time to sew on the eyes and nose! I just used black thread to go with the black eyes and nose, just so it wouldn't be so noticeable. I wanted my bunnies to look as close to the Peep bunny as possible. I used a simple running stitch around the eye. A blanket stitch could also be super cute!</div>
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Here he is with his face sewn on! If you need help with getting the placement just right, you can always poke holes in the pattern piece where the nose and eyes, then place the pattern over you fabric and make tiny marks through the holes of the pattern onto your fabric for guides. You can also see where I made a mistake in the picture above... his face should be sewn on to the side <i>without </i>the tracing! But that's okay, pretty easily fixed with some slow and careful sewing (which is no problem with my new amazing machine... oh I love that machine). </div>
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Then you get to repeat sewing the bunny body onto the rectangle with the other side. Be sure that the traced lines are on the outside! Use them as a guide. On this side, you will want to leave a gap in the seam so you can flip and stuff your bunny. Once has both sides sewn together, flip him inside out! He should look like the bunny below!</div>
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Then stuff your new bunny friend! I like my plushes stuffed a bit firmly, so mine took a good three handfuls. I used my hemostats to help get the fluffings up in his ears. Then simply sew him shut with a slip stitch, and you have your own bunny Peep friend!</div>
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Here he is with his little look-alike pals. Isn't he freaking cute? I'd love to see your bunnies, if you do them! Pretty soon I'm going to try my hand at reviving furniture... oh, dear :) Stay tuned, guys!</div>
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My husband and I purchased our first home at the end of 2012, and while it was really exciting, we could only afford a 80's fixer-upper on our budget. But it didn't matter! Its ours, and I love it. Slowly but surely, we have been gutting the entire house and upgrading it, which in itself has taught me so much that I never ever thought I'd need to know (how to install a wood laminate floor, or scrape up two layers of linoleum, anyone?). I've been living in a state of semi-construction for over a year now, but I've gotten used to seeing doorways with no frames and a lack of baseboard in our bedroom. Here's some before and after pictures of our kitchen and dining room! Everything (except the countertops) we did ourselves!</div>
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The kids are finally getting to the age where I can do small projects during the day, and they sure sleep hard enough at night where I can make all kinds of noise building things without them waking. My husband removed the hall bath last week before we had our new one installed without a single kid waking to his clanging. </div>
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With the girl's birthday party coming up, and company coming over, I want to get a big jump on our progress. So, I figured it was about time to finish painting our doors. I finished up all the bedrooms and the guest bath, then came to this guy.</div>
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I gave him his gray paint, and it was a vast improvement, but I still felt like I needed something else on this door to make a little bit of a statement. Our laundry room is right off the kitchen, so guests can see the door when they visit. And while I didn't want anything too eye catching, it still needed a bit of shabby chic. So I decided to stencil "Laundry" on the door! I used my Silhouette Portrait to make the stencil. </div>
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I chose my font, enlarged it to the correct size I wanted, and then used the eraser to make sure any inner circles that would have otherwise been cut out would still be connected onto the background. This way, I'd have a good stencil, instead of free handing it. If you want to free hand it, more power to you! You can also purchase stencils online or at hobby stores.</div>
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After cutting with my Silhouette, I took out the inner letters and voila! Stencil!</div>
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I enlisted the help of my husband for this project. He helped me make sure the stencil was centered and straight as I taped it onto the door (with painters tape so I didn't ruin the new paint job!). After this, it's pretty simple. I chose to use acrylic paint for the letters. It's a pretty easy cleanup, and if I messed up it would be easy enough to scrub it off and paint over the area again. </div>
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I put on one coat of acrylic and then removed the stencil. I was going for the outline of the letters more than neatness. White on a dark gray door definitely takes more than one coat of paint. After removing the stencil I was left with this!:</div>
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My twin girl's second birthday party is coming up next month, so it's time to start making everything I can ahead of time! We decided to do a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic themed party for the both of them because they like the show (and I'm not going to lie... I do, too! It's one of those kid shows that I don't cringe when they ask to watch it - if you have small kids, you know what I mean). I've also been having a small obsession with garlands and bunting lately. They are so cute and so easy to make! This is my first time sewing card stock, but it was really satisfying and a lot of fun, and makes a cool swoosh swoosh sound when you sew, haha.</div>
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This is a project an absolute beginner can do! Plus it's pretty cheap. You can use any color of card stock, ribbon and thread, and cut your paper in any shape, too. I decided to do a rainbow of colors, nine in total to help the red blend in with the purple where they met. I used blue thread and ribbon, to make this garland a complete tribute to Rainbow Dash, the pony!</div>
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After you choose your card stock, ribbon and thread, there are a few options to cut your paper. The most obvious (and tedious) would be doing it by hand. Ugh... and who has time for that? If you do, more power to you! However, I chose the "I have three kids and limited time" approach, and used my Silhouette Portrait. If you haven't ever heard of this machine, it is a lifesaver! Make an image on your computer, it'll cut it out! It also has a print/cut ability if you own a printer.</div>
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I simply programmed my Silhouette to cut a dozen two-inch circles per color, as many as would fit on the sheet. If you don't have a fancy-pants Silhouette, you can always purchase a nesting circle punch, which comes in a variety of sizes. It's pretty much a giant hole punch... and usually less than $10. You can also purchase pre-cut shapes in some scrapbooking stores, or online. </div>
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After cutting all your circles out, I like to arrange them in the pattern I will be sewing them in. It makes for faster, neater work in my opinion. You can see the nine colors I chose, plus my little Rainbow Dash doll I had to borrow from Lexi for party inspiration (she's such a helper). I cut enough circles for 18 feet of garland. I prefer the garland with no thread left between the circles, so I just had to add the diameter of each circle together for the total length. Easy!</div>
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When you get to the end of your first circle, simple place the next circle right up next to the first under the presser foot. I found no need to lift the foot for every circle, they simply slid nicely underneath. Be sure you do not overlap the circles, though! Your garland won't be able to swish about freely, and instead will be more like a long, thin piece of dot paper... we want it to swoosh! Also, if you are unlike me and like some thread between each dot, simply pull a bit on your dot when you get to the end of the circle so you have some extra thread out before placing the next dot. Either way, just repeat sewing through the circles, and adding your dots until they are all used up! </div>
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Don't forget to only sew half way through your last dot! Trim the excess thread off the first and last dots, then use your hole punch on them. I cut about one foot of ribbon per each side, then tied a slip knot through each hole with the ribbon I cut. This way, you won't have to stick pins or place tape on your garland ever, and you will be able to simply tie it where you need it.</div>
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My cat loved this project. I did not love the cat so much his enthusiasm. Here's the garland as it was being sewn, and...</div>
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Completed! It's currently hanging in the twin's bedroom until party day, so the kids and cat can't get to it. They all so love to shred paper, and it would be a shame to lose it after all that work! It's pretty cute in there, too. I may make it a permanent decoration after the party.</div>
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On a side note: Any one notice my new machine?! I'm so excited about it. My old machine (a Singer 7043 Imperial, made in the 80's and given to me by my grandmother a few years back) decided to blow up in my face - literally. A big bang, a sad whine, and she was kaput. So, I have been wanting to upgrade to a machine that was more quilting friendly and had a few embroidery options and this was the perfect excuse!</div>
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Well in Texas, spring has sprung! I have started digging up the whole backyard and remodeling it, planting veggies and flowers. I love this time of year! Everything is waking up and green and the grass has yet to be scorched within an inch of it's life from Texas heat... we probably have about three more months before everything dies from 100+ degree weather. But I digress...</div>
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Spring makes me giddy! It puts me in the mood for lots of color and some whimsical-type crafting! Time to pull out the water colors and paint a bit. I drew this up and I think I'll hang it up in the twin's bedroom as a little poster.... just have to choose which one after I painted so many of them! This is what I like to call "adult coloring"... I mean, don't you want to just sit down and color a little bit sometimes, too? (Why should my three year old get all the crayons?)</div>
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You can download this Bee Happy printable yourself! It'll make a great card, postcard or poster! I'd love to see it if you color or paint it!</div>
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Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! My kids and I have all been passing around a cold, so it's been a bit since my last post. But we're back!</div>
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I know, a "love squid" is kind of... odd. But it's an inside joke between me and my husband. And really, you could change his hearts to stars, or cloud, or just leave them off and have one awesome squishy squid friend!</div>
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Now, once you download the pattern, you'll realize this is a big squid. His body/head is on four different pieces of paper, marked as A B C and D. Just cut out the four parts, and tape them together with scotch tape to make his complete body pattern! Pretty easy, right? You'll need two of these cut out of fleece!</div>
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Now adding the hearts on to the body is completely up to you. You can place them anywhere you like, but mine I decided to put on the left side of his face. (I couldn't choose which color thread to use, but I eventually went with a light pink! I love that contrasting color...)</div>
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Now the safety eyes! I love using these, my kids can't pull them out, they give a nice professional looking finish, and are pretty easy to install. They can sometimes stick a bit in the back and need a good push to get them to "click"... but then they are on there forever! I used 30mm safety eyes on my squiddly. Simply cut a small hole (and I mean SMALL... fleece stretches amazingly) where you want the center of your eye to be, slip the eye into the hole and click the back of it on. </div>
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The fins are relatively easy to do. Simply trace and cut. Keep in mind, these pattern pieces INCLUDE 1/4" seam allowance, so cut on the lines you trace!</div>
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Sew the fins together! Just put two pieces together, with the lines you drew facing out of course, and use a straight stitch around only the curved side. Do not sew the straight edge.</div>
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Then flip them inside out! It's ok if they are a bit wonky at the top (like mine was) because that's going to be inside your squid any way. That's part of what I love about making fleece plushes... they are very forgiving!</div>
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Now you can sew your fins onto your squid! You can add some kind of stabilizer inside of your fins, if you so choose. Batting would work wonderfully if you'd like them stiffer. However, this is a squid and I figured he should be a bit floppy. I'm happy with the end result! You can see from the photo above the placement you'll need for the fins. Sew the two face pieces together up to where the bottom of your fins will be. This will make it so much easier to hold all the pieces together. (You can see at the top where I sewed the tip of my squid together as well. This is personal preference and you should really measure exactly how much room you will need between the seams for your fins before doing this. I recommend doing at least the bottom!)</div>
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Moving on to the squid legs. You'll need 10 total. Eight of them will be the straight legs with curves and the bottom, and two of them will be the legs with the circles at the bottom (like in the photo below). Each leg is fleece on one side, and cotton print on the other. This will make for a total of 20 leg pieces cut out. Ten of fleece, and ten of cotton.</div>
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And it will flip inside out completely and end up looking like this!</div>
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Repeat with all the legs until you have your squid leg pile!</div>
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Attaching the legs! You'll cut the circle pattern piece out of cotton print (the same print used on the legs). For the circle I added seam allowance around the pattern, as you can see in the photos. The circle should be right side facing the inside of your squid!</div>
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Begin with about 1/4-1/2" of sewing just the circle to the get the seam started. You'll want to start in the absolute middle of the front of your squid, then work your way around half of the circle at a time. Begin with a leg with the circle bottom. The leg needs to go inside of the squid. The cotton print should face the cotton circle, and the fleece should be facing the fleece! </div>
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You should sew on a circle leg, then four regular legs on this half. I left about 1/2" between each leg. Be sure to leave room on the back half of your squid's circle to flip him inside out! See the photo below for placement of legs and how I left a seam opening on him! Once that half is complete, return to the front of the squid and repeat with the other five legs, beginning with a circle leg. This way his two special legs are on the front of his body!</div>
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There you have it, your own love squid! If you don't like the twisty look of his legs, you can always iron them flat!</div>
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Doesn't he look so happy on my sewing machine? If you make your own love squid, be sure to share him here!</div>
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I've been looking for some scrap-busting projects lately, and there's been a freaky cold snap in Texas this month. My son really had no good winter hats, so I decided to make one for him! What better way to get him to wear his hat outside than let him play as a knight whenever he goes out?</div>
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I'd have to call this at least an intermediate project. You'll need to measure your child's (or whoever's) head, and adjust the pattern pieces some. My son's head is 20".</div>
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Now, this pattern is for a pre-schooler's 20" head. You can tweak the pattern from there if you need it larger or smaller. Measure, measure, measure! This will give you the general shapes you need to make the hat!</div>
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I began by cutting out all my gray fleece pieces. You will notice on your pattern that there is a piece that states you should fold the fabric and cut two. This is the top piece in this picture. Fold your fleece where the dotted line is and cut from there so you will have pieces such as the ones pictured above!</div>
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This is exactly what your brim should look like at this point. Notice the three raw edges, then the double seamed bottom. You can put the brim aside at this point, and grab your four triangle gray pieces. These need sewn together like the photo below, so you have a semi-circle when you are finished.</div>
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For the face visor, you are going to double seam again! This time you will take your two pattern parts, and sew them completely together with a 1/4" seam except for about a 1 - 1 1/2" opening in which to flip your visor inside out. I use hemostats to help me here, but really any tweezer or even a pencil (eraser side!) can help. Once you have your seam on the inside of your visor, hand sew the opening shut. Then on your sewing machine, sew a 1/4" seam around the edge of the visor (like below). You'll notice how much more stable your fabric feels. </div>
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On the BACKSIDE of the visor (the side you know won't be showing) take a pen and lightly draw out the visor's lines. Don't you love my piggy pen?</div>
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Sew over these lines. When you're finished you should have the visor above! (Not the neatest job, but he's three... he'll love it any way).</div>
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Moving on to the red! Isn't this the best fleece you've ever seen for the poofy part of a knight's helmet!? Cut two from your pattern, sew together with a 1/4" seam, and flip inside out!</div>
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Now back to your semi-circle of gray! Fold your "feather poof" (what is that called any way?) into the unsewn seam of the hat. The hat should be inside out, the poof should have it's unsewn seam facing out of the hat (see the pic above!) Sew the seam, so the poof is now sewn securely into the hat.</div>
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Now it's time to attach the brim. You'll want the raw edges of the sides to meet the seam of the hat with the red poof sewn in. This is the back of your hat! Sew the brim to the hat.</div>
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After the brim is on, take the two ends of the brim where they meet, and sew them together, like so.</div>
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Flip that hat inside out and you'll be left with something similar to the above photo! Almost there!!</div>
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For my buttons I found some old silver vintage ones that I figured look very knightly and royal. </div>
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You'll take your needle and thread (I used gray) and simply go through the corner of the brim (where the cutout is)...</div>
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and then through the button. I sewed through the button a few times to be sure it was secure. Repeat on the other side.</div>
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And voila! A knight helmet that will keep little wee ears warm on cool days.</div>
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If you find yourself with too "pointy" a helmet, there is a simple, slightly cheating, fix. Flip your hat inside out, and sew a straight line across the tip of the top of your hat (like the photo above). You can't do much more than 1/2" or your hat will go wonky.</div>
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The hat was a hit with ALL my kids. I even let them run around with their daddy's play sword (he was at work!) You can see it's a bit big on the twins, but fits Noah perfectly!</div>
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Let's face it - sometimes finding the right color Aida for your cross stitching and craft projects is a major pain, and sometimes the color we need just doesn't exist. This week I had a customer ask for a cross stitch to be done on UT orange (a burnt orange, for those not familiar with the school colors). This is one of those situations where the color just doesn't really exist premade. <br />
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If you ever wanted to make your own colored aida, it's really quite simple! For this project you will need:<br />
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100% Cotton White Aida cloth<br />
Rit dye in the color of your choice (I use liquid Rit)<br />
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HOT water<br />
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Latex gloves<br />
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For this project I needed a finished product of 5 x 7 inches, so I cut an 8 x 10 piece of white aida, just to be sure I had enough to hem the cloth and frame the finished product. You want to begin by making sure you have a large enough container for your cloth so it can "swim around". You have to constantly stir this cloth so it doesn't get splotchy! I don't recommend using anything you care about staining. Fortunately, I splurged when I remodeled my kitchen and bought the biggest sink I could find, and it came with these handy metal inserts! You can always pick up a bucket for a few dollars at a home improvement store.<br />
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You HAVE to measure all the water to make sure you get the recipe right for your dye color! I let the faucet run for a few minutes to get the water as hot as possible (if your water doesn't get really really hot, I recommend microwaving it or even boiling it in a pot!). Then I measured all my water in a 2 quart pitcher, which it took three pitcher fulls to get the basin full enough!</div>
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Once you have your very hot water, add a half cup of salt (if it's a smaller piece of fabric) or a whole cup of salt if you are doing a lot of fabric. A lot means A LOT, like a pound of fabric or more. I pretty much just make sure that the salt mostly dissolves. Since the aida you're dying is 100% cotton, the salt helps achieve a deeper, truer lasting color. Don't ask me how... but it surely works. Be sure to don your gloves now unless you want multi-color hands!<br />
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Take your fabric and get it thoroughly wet, then take it out of the water prior to adding the dye!<br />
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Measure out your dye, and add it to the salt water. To find out the recipe for the shade you want, just visit the Rit Dye site. They have an entire section on color recipes! I simply measure the dye, pour it in, and use the measuring cup to mix it together in the water. Be sure you mix very very well before adding the fabric!<br />
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Place your fabric into the dye, and make sure it is fully submerged. You must constantly stir the fabric to avoid any splotches! I like to mix my aida around for 15 - 20 minutes to achieve a full color. You can see in the pictures below how the color progresses. Each picture is a five minute progression.<br />
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After your cloth is done taking a dip in the dye, it's time to rinse! Start with warm water, then make it cooler until the water runs clear.<br />
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And your cloth is dyed! Find a nice safe spot to hang it up to dry, and come back in a few hours. Keep in mind it will lighten a little as it dries. If you are in a hurry, you can always pop your cloth in the dryer on a gentle setting for a few minutes. I prefer the air dry method, as it helps the fabric fray less.</div>
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You will notice when you fabric is dry that it is a bit wrinkled, but a quick ironing on a cotton non-steam setting will do the trick to get those wrinkles out. </div>
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And before we begin... excuse the mess on my desk. I'm a messy worker! (I like to think my creativity explodes everywhere...)<br />
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To make a plush airplane of your own, you'll need the following:<br />
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Fleece (for the body & windows of the plane)<br />
Felt (for the wings and tail of the plane)<br />
Stiff felt (propeller)<br />
Batting<br />
Needle & Thread<br />
1 24mm Safety Eye<br />
Stuffing<br />
Sewing machine - optional. You could completely do this all by hand if you wanted.<br />
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You'll also see in the picture below my pair of hemostats. These are simply giant tweezers that make flipping pattern pieces inside out a DREAM. I highly recommend getting some if you sew a lot. It's like finger extensions. I bought mine online for three or four dollars.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Download and print the pattern</span></b> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw6KTbqZUh5udGFwZWpzQ2lfU00/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE!</a></div>
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I would say this project is an intermediate project. You should know the basics of sewing and have a project or two under your belt before doing this.<br />
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I used scrap fleece i had lying around, it was less definitely less than a half yard. Same goes for the felt, less than a half yard, more along the lines of two to three "sheets" if you are buying the paper sized felt.<br />
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Stiff felt is found at your local hobby store. The only difference between regular felt and stiff felt is the "stiff" part. It stands on it's own accord and doesn't bend easily.<br />
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I always start by cutting out all my pattern pieces. Follow the instructions on the pattern pieces as to how many pieces of each you will need. For the wings and tail pieces, I cut what I like to call "guide" pieces. The wings, I will cut two along the pattern (even though you need four!) and the tail I will cut three along the pattern (even though you need 6!). Then I cut rectangles that are a bit bigger than my pattern pieces for the batting and the other pattern pieces I need to cut, like the photo below.</div>
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I start with the wings and tail pieces. You want to sew them together with the batting and both pieces of felt at once. The order should be felt - felt - batting on bottom, like the picture above! It'll all make sense after it's flipped inside out.<br />
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The pattern includes a 1/4" seam allowance. Sew your fabric sandwiches together! If you use the rectangle method, like I do (because I'm lazy and it's a wee bit easier in my opinion), you will need to trim down the excess fabric around your seams. Do that now!<br />
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Wings and tail pieces! Just push on them a bit to flatten them out if they decided to poof a bit on you.</div>
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Next you'll be moving on to the body. I cut all the body pieces on the pattern lines (no rectangle shortcuts this time!) out of fleece. You'll want to start by attaching the wings and the tail pieces. I begin at the tail of the plane, taking two body pieces and sandwiching a tail fin between them where the pattern instructs, and repeating with a wing. Repeat on the other side with the third body piece, and second wing and tail piece. You'll be left with something that looks like this:</div>
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At this point it's time to flip your plane inside out and add the windows. I hand sew these, because I like the look, but you could machine sew them on if you really want to. </div>
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Once your windows are sewn on, all six of them, flip your plane back inside out. I hold the wings together through the open seam, and sew from the nose of the plane to where the wings are sticking out. Then I turn the plane around so I start the the tail of the plane, and don't forget to sandwich that last tail piece in there! Sew from the tail to the wings sticking out of the seam. Then it's as easy as pulling the wings through and the body of the plane will follow as you flip him inside out!<br />
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Time to add the propeller! I use a 24mm safety eye! If you don't know what that is, they are available in different sizes at hobby stores in doll and bear making sections, and also numerous places online. The propeller itself is made from stiff felt, which we went over before. </div>
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Now take your plane, and cut a small SMALL hole slightly off center from the three meeting seams on the nose of the plane. You do NOT want to cut your seams. Remember when you are cutting that fleece loves to stretch! Your hole WILL get bigger if you get scissor-happy. I like to use the right or left top piece, not the belly of the plane for my slit.</div>
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Now insert the stem of the safety eye into the hole and use the washer that came with it to secure it inside the plane. Now it's time to stuff! You may have been wondering WHY there was so much wing inside of the plane? That is so you can put stuffing on top of the wing so it will stay straight during play.</div>
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I like to stuff my plushes quite full, and this plane will take a good two or three handfuls if you want it stuffed firmly. Now sew him shut!</div>
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Congratulations! You have your own plane plush!! I can't wait to give mine to my nephew... and now I'm going to have to make some more for my own kids.</div>
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