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Monday, February 28, 2011

Try It Tuesday Features!!

Hey hey friendsie friends!!
We have some awesome possum features today!

Harlequin Patterned Chest of Drawers by Chrissie at Chrissie's Collections
Seriously...what's not to love about this?...I want!

DIY striped Rug by Brooke at Modern Rust
What a great idea, I am on the look out now!

Necklace Holder by Allison at Little Lovelies
love, love, love it and how inexpensive it is!

Zip Pouch Tutorial by Crimson Phoenix Designs
I have been wanting to do these forever, I am so excited about this awesome tutorial!

Tray makeover by Jenna at The Mommy Diaries
So cute and a great place for all those "catch-all" items!

Marshmallow Shooter Tutorial by Amy at Sitting At Our Kitchen Table
My son would go bonkers over this!

Apron Tutorial by Aurora at Aurora's Creations
Made out of a $1 bandanna/scarf! That's so awesome!

Personal Happy Birthday Boxes by Stevie at The Moore Babies
What a great and inexpensive idea!!

Earring Holder Tutorial by Emily at The Toasted Coconut
So much better than mine...the chicken wire is a great idea!!

Tuscan Turkey Sausage and Bean Soup by Emily at LaForce Be With You
Yummy!

Mustard Blue.
Rosette necklace's for sale at the Pepper & Her Pups Designs
Only $10 for that adorable thing, go check out her shop for more!

There were some great ideas linked up! I can't wait until tomorrow's party to see all the new stuff you've been up to!!
Have a great Monday!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Try it Tuesday Party! (No.8)

It's Tuesday again...so let's PARTY!

I hope you will all link up your awesome ideas. You can link up to anything you want us to "try"!
 Furniture revivals, crafting, recipes, fashion, sewing, home decor, or maybe you have a
new blog or ETSY shop you want to share,
 anything at all (as long as it's appropriate)!
I will be making a feature list in the next couple days on my favorite ideas/blogs/shops, so make sure to come back and check those out too!
The only rules are:
1. Please grab a button and place it in your post or somewhere on your blog so others can see it and come join!
2. Try to visit at least 3 other projects and give them a little love..everyone loves comments and visits on their blog!
3. Have fun and come back to see if you got a feature!
Thank you all for joining, I cant wait to see what you're sharing!
Makes my day!

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Try it Tuesday Features!!

Hi friends!
Yay for some features! These are some good ones!!

Glossy White Chest with a chalkboard surprise submitted by Chrissie at Chrissie's Collections
I am drooling over this right now!

Framed Chalkboard submitted by Emily at The Toasted Coconut
Such a cute and inexpensive gift idea!

Monogrammed Pillow submitted by Emily at LaForce Be With You
I love me some momograms! This was also her first pillow she sewed!

Spicy Garlic Shrimp submitted by Alaine at Moore Babies
Can you say "Yum"?

Biscuit Bites submitted by Amy at Sitting At Our Kitchen Table
I am so hungry right now!

Thanks to all of you for linking up! I can't wait to see what else you'll link up this week! I will be back later on tonight to start Try it Tuesday link party!!
xoxo

Sunday, February 20, 2011

GROUPON!

So I recently discovered this amazing site through a friend on FB! I was so excited because I totally love me a great deal! I am sure a ton of you have already heard about GROUPON, but if you haven't you better go check it out! They have awesome deals for cities all over the U.S., just type your city in and it will give you all the great deals they have to offer each day!
It totally deserves a knuckle bump! Go check it out!!


Friday, February 18, 2011

No sew Crib Bedskirt (Tutu style)!

Do you remember awhile back when I made my Pottery Barn inspired bedskirt?
Well if you don't then you can go and check it out HERE, or you can just read the rest of this post because they are pretty much the same.


I made the first Pottery Barn Inspired Bedskirt for my 2 year old's bed, and since then I have received numerous emails about how to actually make the skirt. I started to write each person a detailed, step by step on the process, but now I have decided to just make a post about it!
The one I am making today is for my 1 year old's crib!
This is so inexpensive because you can buy tulle for $1 a yard at Hobby Lobby and then is all you need is ribbon, rope, or even a couple old shoe strings!
Depending on the size of bed you are doing and the amount of fullness that you want will make the difference of how much tulle you will need!
For my 2 year old's bed that was a queen, I used about 9 or 10 yards for each side. The one that I am doing today, for a crib, I used about 5 or 6 yards.
Simple.
So let's start!

First, get your tulle, fold and cut it in fourths or in halves if you have a longer length from your bed to your floor.
The roll up those little sections like a hot dog and cut about every 3 inches. It doesn't have to be perfect  so just estimate the size you want and go for it!
They should look somewhat like these when you are done with a couple of rolls!
Also, my suggestion would be to do 1 yard increments at a time, otherwise you will try and cut and roll the tulle and it will all be uneven.

Then take your cut rolls and one at a time, unroll them, and tie them on your ribbon like this picture.
To make it easier I tap my ribbon to the desk top, or whatever surface is near you at the time. Then you can pull on it to tighten them so it makes it way faster!
Before you tie. (above)
After you tie (below)
Then keep going until you have done the length of the bed. I did mine in sections to make it easier. The I hot glued it on the wood thingy (I have no idea what it's called?) that the crib mattress goes on. I figure no one ever sees it except for me, so if I ever use this crib for another boy then i will just rip off the tutu as best as I can!
Another side note...if your girls are similar to mine, they won't at first understand that it is a tutu for the bed, leading them to of course try and rip it off the bed so they can wear it! Just make sure to have a little talk, or just apply extra strength velcro or glue and you'll be set!
 That's it! Simple right? My girl's love them! They are obessed with tutus though, so maybe we are just crazy!




If you have any questions just let me know! I would love to answer them!
Hope you enjoy it as much as my girls have!!
Have a great weekend!

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