Line up your 2 shirts and cut them just below the sleeves.
Take the top of one shirt and the bottom of the other. Match up the cut edges with right sides together. Stitch together using a long stitch. I also used my serger to seal the seam.
By: Freetimefrolics
Line up your 2 shirts and cut them just below the sleeves.
Take the top of one shirt and the bottom of the other. Match up the cut edges with right sides together. Stitch together using a long stitch. I also used my serger to seal the seam.
By: Freetimefrolics
Let’s talk toilet paper…So tell me if this is you. You go to the bathroom for a self imposed time out. You should have been put in time out and hour ago, but alas the kids wouldn’t allow it. You finally get your time out and you realize part way through you are out of toilet paper. Sound familiar??? Then you have to all to one of your kids…to interrupt you time out to bring you some toilet paper. Well your quiet time out is over..
This is a weekly problem at my house. My Master Bath is about the only place I get a little quiet during the day. Maybe 5 minutes a few times a day.
So one day I was perusing my local Ross and found this… A toilet paper holder tower.
An answer to my problem. But it created a new problem. Every once in a while a boy uses my Master Bath. And sometime their aim isn’t so great. Can you see my problem?? I kind of have issues. Its like not lifting the toilet seat or not putting it down. Just plain gross. ( I have a printable for that issue click here)
So I came up with this quick and easy project to remedy the problem.
First you need to pick up a few things:
Toilet paper holder ( I got mine at Ross for under $10)
Decorator fabric to match you bathroom.
Iron on laminate for fabrics I found mine at Walmart
Measure you circumference of your Toilet paper holder and add 1 inch.Measure from top to bottom and add 2 inches.
Cut according to size.
If you are using laminate cover fabric move to the next step. If you are making your own follow the instructions that come with your laminate.
Stitch down your long seam. Ensure it fits around your holder before moving to the next step. Also you don’t want it to tights. It may stretch you fabric and tear the laminate.
Fold over top seam 1/2 inch then another 1/2 inch. Stitch into place. Repeat for the bottom.
Before After
Slide it over the top and your finished.
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This year I have the opportunity to attend 2 blog conferences. Build Your Blog with the Six Sisters Stuff and Snap! In preparation to go I have made an adorable Business card holder. I found a few online and they were not the right size so I made my own.
Here is what you need.
Fat Eight- 9×22 fabric
Iron on pellon
Button
Hair Elastic
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Anthropologie had this beautiful lace skirt at Christmas time. But not in my budget and they didn’t make them for little girls. I though my little miss needed one too.
The skirt tutorial is coming soon.
For the Poinsettia hair flower you can find the “DIY how to” here.
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I love skirts. But as I get older it seems that skirts are getting shorter or I am getting taller. I have a general rule that my skirts go to the knee. Skirts that length that are modest can be hard to find. So when I saw a modest slip extender at a local boutique I just had to have one. But at $30 a piece I decide I would have to wait. So I went to my local Joanns. They had a great selection of Lycra stretch fabric in lots of colors. Here is what I bought:
1 yard Lycra fabric
2 yards coordinating lace
1/4 inch elastic enough for your waist.
To start measure your hips. take that measurement and add 1 inch.
Measure the length you want, from waist to knee or wherever you want it to go to.
Using a knit stitch, sew a seam the length of your skirt.
Make a casing for your waist band.
Attach your lace.
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I love finger less gloves. I think they are cute and stylish. I was perusing my local thrift store when I found some old sweaters that would be perfect for my project. I found this sweater vest for $3.
I started with this Sweater Vest from the thrift store. I loved the argyle. I cut 3 inches from the sides of the vest. Cutting the front and back. Leaving one seam intact. Using the bottom of the vest gives you a finished edge.
Fold your gloves right sides together. Pin edges together. Stitch along long edge.
Fold the raw edge down 1/2 inch to the wrong side. Making a small casing.
Thread 8-10 inches of 1/8 elastic through the casing. Tie off your ends.
All finished.
Head out and sport your new Finger less Gloves.
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Whip up your own Venus Fly trap costume for your little scientist or bug lover. I have 3 sons. The two oldest love science. We have grown all kinds of science experiments in our kitchen window. plants, trips, sea monkeys. You name it we have probably tried it. Their favorite was the meat eating plants. We loved to catch flies and feeding them to our Venus Fly Trap. It is amazing how the slightest of touch triggers there mouths to close. Then I saw a costume for a Venus fly trap online. It inspired me to make his costume.
So this year after seeing this costume on Chasing Fireflies.I just had to convince my son to be a Venus Fly Trap for Halloween.
Supply list:
Green knit
Green Fleece
Orange Knit
Orange Fleece
White felt
Red felt
2 wire hangers
2 pieces foam core from the dollar store.
I started by cutting 2 large pieces of Green felt and orange knit for the head. I cut mine in huge leaf shapes. About 2 feet long by 18 inches wide. This measurement may be larger or small depending on the size of the childs head.
Cut 20-25 triangles from the white felt in various sizes. These will be used for the teeth. Once cut lay your green fleece on the table. Lay your white teeth with the points facing into the middle of the head along one long edge of the head. Lay the orange fabric on top. Pin into place and stitch along the one long edge.
Repeat this step with the other pieces.
Cut 2 large pieces of Peltex or TimTex. The same shape but slightly smaller than the leaf shape.
Slide the Peltex into the leaf shape in between the orange and green fabric. This will give head of the fly trap some shape. For the piece that will be the bottom cut a hole out of the center of the peltex for your childs head. Make it an inch or two larger than the head.
To make the shirt I used a raglan style shirt my son has as a template. Cut it out and stitch shirt together.
For the hands I cut 4 horseshoe shape gloves of each the orange and green fleece. lay the green fleece down add your teeth, and place the orange fleece on top. Stitch around the edge leaving the bottom flat edge open.
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To continue with corn week we will be making Corn warming bags. These area just like the Rice bags you can warm up and use. The great thing about using corn is that it retains the heat longer. About twice as long as rice.
Here is what you need:
1. 2 different fabrics. I used fleece and corduroy. Two identical pieces.
2. Corn. I used Field Corn. They use it for animal feed, to track dear and to feed squirrels. I purchased mine a a grain mill. They sold all kinds of grains including field corn.
1. Start with 2 types of cloth. I used corduroy and fleece. You can cut them 12×12 or 7×14. depending on the size you want. Place pieces right sides together.
2. Stitch around 3 1/2 sides. Leaving a hole open for add corn.
3. Turn right sides out. Press if you can. Top stitch around 3 sides, still leaving the opening open.
At this point I also like to stitch a center row from the bottom to 3 inches from the top. This will help keep the corn balanced. I do this on my 12×12.
4. Fill your bag with corn about half way maybe a little more. If you would like to add a few drops of essential oils to your corn.
Stitch you bag closed with the top stitch across the top. Complete your bag by stitching your center line all the way to the top.
All finished. Before you give these as gifts run them through the microwave a few times. Sometimes corn has moisture in it. Microwaving a few times gets rid of the moisture. Microwave for 3-4 minutes.
I love using these little bags. They are great for warming your beds or for a sick tummy. My kids love to warm them up after sledding or building a Snowman.
Just add a cute tag and your are ready to go.
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What a week!! Life has been crazy fun… I have so much to share. This weekend I was able to head to Utah and enjoy of Bloggers Night Out at Gardener Village with 100 other bloggers. Talk about fun. These ladies were so wonderful to meet. There were blogging celebrities everywhere. Do you have a favorite Blogger??? Come back in a week and find out who mine is…
Here are a few items of business….
Just 2 more weeks until the Masquerade Ball starts. Are you ready? I still have a few costumes to make. Time is going to fast. If you want information on the Masquerade Ball click the link. I have soem great prizes to give away and one may go to you. If you are interested guest posting please leave a comment or email me. cosettescloset {at}gmail.com. I will get you all the info you need.
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If you have been following the series. You know I have made a basic skirt and a basic skirt with a contrasting band. Today we are going to add a sweet little apron. Adding something like an apron give this skirt a little personality. A perfect little skirt to start school.
Start by doing steps 1-4. Measure & cut, sew side seam, Fold hem, iron and stitch.
You next step is to make your apron. Measure your apron and cut 2 pieces. Mine for a size 4 was approximately 12x 12.
Lay one piece right side up.
Lay your ribbons or trip ontop and pin into place. Stitch your ribbons down.
Lay second apron piece down on top of front of apron. Right sides together.Stitch around 3 sides.
Turn right sides out, top stitch around your 3 sides and embellish.
To finish your skirt, find center. Pin the center of the apron to the center of your skirt. You can either pin this into place or do a basting stitch to connect the skirt to the apron.
To finish your skirt, fold the top 1/4 inch and press. Fold over 1 more inch to make a casing. Stitch around casing leaving a 1 inch hole to add elastic. Thread elastic through casing. sew elastic ends together then close casing. Your skirt is all done.
Add a fun pair of leggings or tight and your little Miss is ready for school. If you have any questions about this tutorial please don’t hesitate to email me.