Take Two: I mixed bleach with baking soda until it was a glue-like consistency. And used a very tiny paint brush.
A quick dunk in cold water, a little drying time and presto! It worked!
Bleach bleeds. But the kids dig 'em.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Placemats - Take Two
The Clorox Bleach Pen was a bust.
A quick dunk in cold water, a little drying time and presto! It worked!
Bleach bleeds. But the kids dig 'em.
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A quick dunk in cold water, a little drying time and presto! It worked!
Bleach bleeds. But the kids dig 'em.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Where Did the Fork Go?
Well, the original name for this post was "The Fork Goes Where?"
I got the idea from the Queen Bee, Martha: check it out.
I'm trying to teach my kids how to set the table and I figured these would be fun and easy placemats. Martha can't show that the pen she used was a Clorox Bleach Pen but the picture on her page pretty much gives it away.
So, I drew a cute little place setting with my Clorox Bleach Pen, let it set, then rinsed it out.
Um, where did the fork go?
Looks like someone did a switch-a-roo on me and I got the disappearing bleach. How come that never happens with my good pants?
Perhaps this explains why I can't get stains out?
I got the idea from the Queen Bee, Martha: check it out.
I'm trying to teach my kids how to set the table and I figured these would be fun and easy placemats. Martha can't show that the pen she used was a Clorox Bleach Pen but the picture on her page pretty much gives it away.
So, I drew a cute little place setting with my Clorox Bleach Pen, let it set, then rinsed it out.
Um, where did the fork go?
Looks like someone did a switch-a-roo on me and I got the disappearing bleach. How come that never happens with my good pants?
Perhaps this explains why I can't get stains out?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
OK, I'll Bite
Yes, I'll admit - I'm a sucker for bright, shiny, new objects. I picked me up a pack of these AH-DOR-AH-BLE diapers while at Target today.
Soph is potty training right now but still wears diapers when we are in public. How cute will these be underneath a little sundress?
These are more expensive than my regular Target brand. But we'll use sparingly.
Anyone else snag a box?
Soph is potty training right now but still wears diapers when we are in public. How cute will these be underneath a little sundress?
These are more expensive than my regular Target brand. But we'll use sparingly.
Anyone else snag a box?
Monday, May 17, 2010
Minnie Mouse Apron
For all the little girls with play kitchens, this one is for you.
I can't believe how long it takes to write a tutorial! I won't call this a tutorial though since there are probably a thousand ways to accomplish this. So, we'll call it the "Jenntorial".
If you decide to attempt this daunting project, please use for personal use only.
*NOTE* The apron was made for a size 3T.
Take your three strips and fold in .5" on either side and iron.
I don't know the professional way to close up the end but here's how I do it. Take the two corners and fold on the diagonal and iron.
Then fold over .5" and iron again.
Fold the strips in half and iron one more time. Set the longer strip aside and sew the shorter ones closed. (these will be the straps around the neck)
Let's move on to the ears. Take the neck strap and 2 smaller circles and lay them like below. Honestly, this was a little tricky so you can just sew all around the circle and leave a 1" opening. Once you turn inside out you could then insert the strap.
You can see below what it looks like when you put the right sides together. Stitch around the dotted line and then turn right side out.
Once it's right side out, iron flat and then stich around the top edge to close it up.
Do the same to the other two small circles and 2nd shorter strap.
Head of mouse: Take your two large circles and sew them together, right sides facing eachother leaving about a 2" opening. Turn right side out and iron flat. At this point, I realized I wouldn't need a perfect circle so I trimmed about .5" off. (see below). And then stitched around the entire head.
Now take your two ears (notice one has the strap already sewed in and the other doesn't? I had originally tried to do it a different way. Both straps should bew sewed in ears at this point) and pin them on the head where you'd like. Then sew along the dotted line to attach them to the head.
Put that aside and move on to the apron. Take your rectangular piece of fabric and iron the hem. I fold over .5" once, iron, and then fold again and iron.
Sew the hem down.
Do the same thing on both sides of the apron as well and it should look like below.
Now you'll grab the longer strip of fabric that you've already ironed and carefully pin the gathered apron between the folded strip of fabric.
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If you decide to attempt this daunting project, please use for personal use only.
*NOTE* The apron was made for a size 3T.
- Start with two large circles (I used a mixing bowl as pattern)
- 4 small circle (I used a drinking glass)
- 1 rectangle - 13"x27" (this will be the apron)
- One 4"x50" strip (waist band/tie)
- two 4"x12" strips (neck strap)
- ribbon as embellishment
Take your three strips and fold in .5" on either side and iron.
I don't know the professional way to close up the end but here's how I do it. Take the two corners and fold on the diagonal and iron.
Then fold over .5" and iron again.
Fold the strips in half and iron one more time. Set the longer strip aside and sew the shorter ones closed. (these will be the straps around the neck)
Let's move on to the ears. Take the neck strap and 2 smaller circles and lay them like below. Honestly, this was a little tricky so you can just sew all around the circle and leave a 1" opening. Once you turn inside out you could then insert the strap.
You can see below what it looks like when you put the right sides together. Stitch around the dotted line and then turn right side out.
Once it's right side out, iron flat and then stich around the top edge to close it up.
Do the same to the other two small circles and 2nd shorter strap.
Head of mouse: Take your two large circles and sew them together, right sides facing eachother leaving about a 2" opening. Turn right side out and iron flat. At this point, I realized I wouldn't need a perfect circle so I trimmed about .5" off. (see below). And then stitched around the entire head.
Now take your two ears (notice one has the strap already sewed in and the other doesn't? I had originally tried to do it a different way. Both straps should bew sewed in ears at this point) and pin them on the head where you'd like. Then sew along the dotted line to attach them to the head.
Put that aside and move on to the apron. Take your rectangular piece of fabric and iron the hem. I fold over .5" once, iron, and then fold again and iron.
Sew the hem down.
Do the same thing on both sides of the apron as well and it should look like below.
Next switch your machine to the longest stitch length and sew along the top of the rectangle. And then carefully pull your thread to gather the apron.
Now you'll grab the longer strip of fabric that you've already ironed and carefully pin the gathered apron between the folded strip of fabric.
Once you sew it down, it should look like below. Be sure to fold in the end edges of the long strip and sew those down. This is now the tie for the apron. It's actually kinda cute just like this.
Grab mouse head and pin it to the apron. Now do you see why you didn't need the complete circle? Sew across the top on the dotted line to secure the head to the apron.
If you can catch your toddler, measure the neck straps so that it fits over their head and the apron rests nicely around their neck. Trim the strips and add some velcro. Or you can leave them as is and tie at the back of the neck too. Add a cute little bow for the ear and your done!
If you can catch your toddler, measure the neck straps so that it fits over their head and the apron rests nicely around their neck. Trim the strips and add some velcro. Or you can leave them as is and tie at the back of the neck too. Add a cute little bow for the ear and your done!
Snap a pic of your princess brushing her hair :)
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Michigan Baby Towel
My cousin and his wife are getting ready for their first baby. They aren't finding out the sex though. Pretty sure I'd go crazy. I found out what both my children were...mainly because they looked like monkeys in the ultrasound and it freaked me out.
My cousin is a huge Michigan fan. Hence, the Michigan baby towel.
This was fun - but I'm not so good with the bias tape. Still need practice. All I did was take a regular sized towel and cut it to an even square. Then took the a hand towel and made a large triangle. I cut the "M" from a yellow hand towel then quasi-embroidered it on.
Sewed the yellow bias tape all around and voila! Fluffy towel for a boy or girl.
If your family and read the blog - sssssshhhhhh - don't let the cat out of the bag!
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My cousin is a huge Michigan fan. Hence, the Michigan baby towel.
This was fun - but I'm not so good with the bias tape. Still need practice. All I did was take a regular sized towel and cut it to an even square. Then took the a hand towel and made a large triangle. I cut the "M" from a yellow hand towel then quasi-embroidered it on.
Sewed the yellow bias tape all around and voila! Fluffy towel for a boy or girl.
If your family and read the blog - sssssshhhhhh - don't let the cat out of the bag!
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