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A functional craft that is quick, cheap, & easy! Julie, from Less Then Perfect Life of Bliss shows us how to make these awesome chalkboard labels from switchplates!

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You will need the following supplies:Washcloth ElasticRibbon (optional) Two Small Wiggle EyesSmall pom-poms Chenille Stem Hot Glue GunInstructions:Fold the washcloth in half to form a triangle. Roll the washcloth from the small point to the long side so that you end up with a long "tube". Fold the "tube" in half. Bend the loose ends back so that they form "ears". Place the elastic around the

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This tutorial is for turning a short sleeved t-shirt into a baseball sleeved shirt... but really it can be used to replace old sleeves with any type of new sleeve whether it be ruched, princess or puffy sleeves, long or short!The tutorial is in 3 part picture form.. Click to enlarge This is a very common way of changing sleeves and alot of people have similar tutorials.

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Ruching seems to be a very popular look right now. Here's an example of a nice dress shirt with ruching details (click to enlarge)I've made a little tutorial for you to use. (click to enlarge)This is not an original concept by any means, but please dont copy my picture (it took some time to make). You can, however, linkback to this page if you like.

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Im pretty proud of myself on this one.. Please click the pictures to enlarge!!This sweater was so cute but huge and baggy sweaters look frumpy on me... I wanted to reconstruct it into a nice cardigan so here's how I did it.I took a t shirt that fits me well and used that to determine how much material to take off the bottom of the sweater and down the middle, adding enough for seam allowance.I

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I have some skirts and dresses that are MUCH too big on me.. but they are much too pretty (and some too expensive) to get rid of even on ebay .They have elastic waistbands and I used to wear some of them as shirts under a cardigan (pinned so they wouldn't fall off), but now they are much too big for that..I would like to make some of them into camisoles and shirts.. I wear a lot of business suits

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I'm crafting all of my presents this year and just wouldn't think of anything for one person in particular (click pictures to enlarge)I originally was going to use the instructions found here, but absolutely abhor measuring and cutting fabric (this is why I don't get more done) so I decided to use a washcloth for the inner rice-bag and then cut a piece of fabric bigger than that for the outside (

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I looked high and low for cell phone cozy patterns.. all anyone does is crochet or knit them.. and they are VERY sweet.. but what's a girl to do who can only ( just barely) sew?this is a pattern I found for sewing cozies but I dont like it..look how FABULOUS this one is!!thisis what i want to make.. which looks easy enough. I suppose it's 2 pieces of material sewn together and flipped inside out

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A baby purse I made for one of my sister's twins (click to enlarge)It was made from 6 - 5in squares (2 for flap, 2 for lining and 2 for exterior) with a shank button closure.I'm going to make another (in the same care bear fabric but with pink on the inside) for the other twin and give these to them for Christmas! They are the perfect size for little girls.. big girls can make them to keep credit

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I made this tote bag for Christmas to give to my mom (don't tell her).. I think it's lovely! She does alot of crocheting and it really is the perfect size for that or carrying her bible (click picture to enlarge.. also click links for more pictures). Inside of ToteBottom of ToteFirst I bought a these squares from a lady on ebay. My mom LOVES nativity scenes and the fat quarter was

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a friend at work and I decided we would get together a group of people to sew lap robes for the local nursing home.. we have adopted 21 residents there and will be singing Christmas carols there and handing these out.here's some ive just finished making (click to enlarge): apparently the cat didnt like the first one so much..Im so happy to do this.. alot of these people dont get any visitors.. I

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I made my sister's new baby a fleece blanket (click the pictures for a larger view) it was the first blanket I ever made, but I think it came out pretty good.how to sew blanket binding (to get nice corners)how to crochet a baby blanket and add bindingeasy fleece baby blanketthe sewing dictionarymy favorite crafting forum

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recycling ..ok not ALL about it, but I like to reuse stuff. I'm trying to figure out what to do with some wrapping.. It's not normal wrapping, it's the type that goes around bunches of flowers from the shop. I wish I knew the correct name for it. The girls in our Floral Department started saving it for me saying, "is there something you can do with this?" I've seen a few things that are

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Ribbon Fish Ribbon Roses Ribbon Butterfly Magnet Offrays Ribbon How-Tos    My Ribbon Roses

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