Lifestyle Crafts is at it again with their new line for the new year: Countdown! They sent me their new drink dies and alphabet dies to try out. As you can see, I had some fun. The very first thing I did was cut out letters to spell "Happy New Year 2012" and strung them all on a string! It will be so cute hanging on the wall or Christmas tree maybe. Then I used the drink punches to cut out circles and stars. That's not really what they are for, they really make cute little wine glass charm things. But instead I used the little stars for ...Continue Reading
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gdiapers revisited + FAQS
My gDiaper cloth insert tutorial is one of my most popular posts. Yay for gDiapers, which were recently renamed gNappies in the UK. Um, adorable. So, I guess everyone is trying to save money on diapers! It has also generated about a million questions, so let's talk about diapers today! click photo to see the original tutorial I feel a huge weight of guilt every time I put a disposable diaper in the trash can. Just knowing that that diaper will be in a landfill for the next 500 years makes my little hippie-offspring heart sink. (I wrote a 10 ...Continue Reading
sewing 101: guidelines for interfacing
One of my lovely readers, Susan, sent in a question about interfacing. So I thought I'd answer it in todays BONUS Sewing 101. I wanted to squeeze this in before the ruffle event on Monday!(Do you have a question? Leave a comment! I don't know everything, but I'll tell you what I know!)How do you choose an interfacing?Do you ever walk into the fabric store with a pattern in hand. You are so excited to pick out fabric and then you reach the interfacing isle. A sea of white. What's the difference? Fusible? What?Well I'm sure we've all been there. ...Continue Reading
faux ruffle button placket
the faux ruffle button placket tutorial That's kind of a mouth full, isn't it? If you haven't noticed by now, the names I give things aren't very creative. They are more of categorical labels. I thought I was brilliant when I named the grape soda dress. It's purple, get it? Brilliant! I may practice naming things in the future but for now, I present the "faux ruffle button placket tutorial" for your viewing pleasure. Okay, let's go. To make the placket front cut a strip of fabric 4" by 13". Sew it into a tube and press it flat. Don't ...Continue Reading