tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90808251453925136112024-02-20T22:30:24.254-08:00Creativity ToniteSimple, cute and easy crafts done in a few short nights. Or in just a few short hours. Instead of that all important "sleep" or "cleaning"Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-49398351424931532502012-07-17T22:51:00.000-07:002012-07-17T22:51:48.097-07:00Creativity Vomit Continuation<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Right after I posted the last post, my laptop decided to jump into a spill. I swear that is what happened! Then life got busy for a few weeks. It has slowed down again, I have a functioning laptop as well. So once I have a few moments I will continue the posts! Under this new blog! </span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Check back for the update!</span></h2>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-52626774665359793052012-06-29T14:47:00.000-07:002012-06-29T14:47:17.150-07:00Creativity Vomit<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Just like everyone else, I have been very busy. Ya know, children, life, cleaning, jobs, illness, health, family, sun, summer...but most importantly I have been very busy creating. So I am going to upload all of the tutorials that I have captured, as soon as I can.<br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Enjoy :]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Reminder: It is easiest for me to take shots with my cellphone camera. Meaning, even though it is a Droid 4 8 mp camera the quality is not always the greatest. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><u>Keepsake Growth Chart</u></span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><u>What you need:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">About 2 yards of natural (colored) cotton fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yardstick</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fabric Scissors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hot Glue Gun</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fabric Marker in Black and Green</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fabric marking marker. <span style="font-size: x-small;">I really can't remember what these were called. But they are the temporary colors that fade or can be washed away.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Green Thread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1 - 1/2" dowel (cut your dowel in to 2 - 14 inch pieces, or just half it)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1/2 yard of ribbon</span></li>
</ul><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 1: Measure and Cut</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-17-05_847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-17-05_847.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Lay out the fabric, we will use the <i>whole</i> 2 yards in length, but most fabric seems to be about 54" wide. Measure out a 14" width of the fabric, using the 2 yards as the length. The seems are best at 1/2" or greater with this kind of fabric. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-19-35_600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-19-35_600.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 2: Sew & Mark</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-41-18_914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-41-18_914.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As I stated, making sure that you have at least a 1/2" allowance for seams is best. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I use green thread, for contrast to the fabric and matching the green that will be used later on. I chose to use the zigzag stitch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-43-38_180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_00-43-38_180.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>But! </b>I made the zigzag part stitch on the "inside" of the chart, I liked the way it looked with the "wrong side" on the front of the chart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_01-06-46_659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-09_01-06-46_659.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sew the seems for all 4 sides. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After completing that, that put your dowel at the top of the chart, and roll the fabric over it, pin the fabric so that it is easy to slide the dowel in and out of the fabric. Repeat for the bottom and sew.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Following that, take your yardstick and measure, marking with the disappearing pen, every inch from the seam on the bottom, allowing about 6 inches of empty space on the top (before the seam). After measuring, figure out what your starting number will be. I have noticed that this does very a bit based on your dowel seam, and the original seam you make. I always make my charts <b>end at 6 feet. </b> People laughed when I made my first one, because even though my daughter is not even 2 year, she is growing into 3t/4t clothing. She is just a big kid! (And hers was the first one I ever made.) But realistically the children growing over 5 feet is not unheard of! I might be short but I am still over 5 feet tall! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(barely) </span>So usually, I start out at 6 feet and work my way down. This is where you decide how you want the chart to look. I have done both decorative, and non-decorative numbers. But I always make my line on the foot mark about a quarter of the width of the chart, the number for the foot (6 ft., 5 ft., 4 ft., etc.) largest of all numbers. I also make the half mark (5.5ft. , 4.5ft., 3.5ft., etc) about an eighth (so half of the foot) and the numbers larger than the others but smaller than the foot numbers. I also number every inch. (72 in., 71in., 70in., you should get the point now). There is no point in doing this in the disappearing ink, unless you plan on making them very decorative. Use the <b>black</b> fabric pen for the lines and the numbers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-48-09_151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-48-09_151.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h2><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 3: Make it Pretty :]</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is where you can make it completely their own. I use vines as a representation. Or-not-so-subtle symbolism of their growth. But you can do whatever you want! <b>FIRST </b>I do suggest you draw in their name! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now as a portrait photographer I have learned that even the most common name has begun to develop unique spellings. So always double check if this is for a baby who is not yet here, or for someone else you are making this for and are uncertain of their name. My daughter's name is Evermore, and even though it is a unique name a lot of people don't realize it is easy to spell. Not to mention we call her Evey most often anyway. I prefer using whole first names and middle names. Also if the child is already born I like to add their birth date below their names and their birth height (if it will fit on your chart.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Use the disappearing ink first and sketch out their name, Fill that top 6 inches with their name and other information. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-57-26_109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-57-26_109.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After your are satisfied with the name, put it on with the <b>black fabric marker.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-58-58_412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_22-58-58_412.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Notice how when I did that step I changed the shape of the J's? I didn't really like the rounded edge of my original J's. That is the blessing of the disappearing ink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After you get done with that, it is time for the vines. It make seem daunting to cover all that space on the opposite side with vines, but really it isn't. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I follow by the "three's" rule. I always have 3 vines on my charts, starting from one base. They are very simple to make. I strongly suggest using your disappearing ink, and sketch them roughly on the chart first. Not putting in the tendrils or leaves (until later) but just the main vines themselves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h4><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 1 - to making the vines</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-04-16_666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-04-16_666.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Make your base with a squiggly V. Make the sides thick and strong looking. Make sure to color them in when you use your <b><span style="color: lime;">green ink</span>. </b>Add a third vine starting in the center. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h4><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 2: Begin your ascent. </span></h4><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Make your vines, starting from those 3 points. Make them squiggle and squirm across your canvas. Crossing each other several times. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-05-06_22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-05-06_22.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I always finish mine off with big Curly-Q's at the top. I didn't take a picture of that, just sorta forgot about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h4><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 3: Add the pizzazz!</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Add your leaves, tendrils and other minor vines variously. Alternate between one leaf by its self and a paired type on the vines. Don't think about it too hard. The less you think about it the more natural it will look. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-07-54_697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-07-54_697.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-08-01_239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-08-01_239.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-07-42_917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-06-13_23-07-42_917.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h4><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 4: Add the color</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Take your <b><span style="color: lime;">green fabric marker</span>.</b> And make those beautiful vines permanent. Color in your base and your leaves. Add some vines to the name, and measurement numbers! Just enjoy. The beauty of these charts is that no 2 are alike, and that they are perfect in their imperfections.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 5: Make the dowels permanent, and make it hang. </span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Slide the dowels in place, and after your hot glue gun is warmed and ready put a generous dab of glue at the end of the fabric on both sides, and stick it to the dowel. (If you don't do this, the dowels will slide out). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After that, take your ribbon, cut desired length and glue it to your top dowel. Embellish it with a handmade bow?? Why not! Make sure glue the ends of the ribbon to the dowel, and be generous, if your not the ribbon will pop off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Present this cheap, unique gift with pride!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><i>Completed project pictures below are from my first attempt. Not only did I not have ribbon, but I thought about it way to hard and it just didn't flow as well as it did with all the other ones I have made. But yours will look similar! </i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-25_02-04-49_598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-25_02-04-49_598.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-21_21-48-05_264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-21_21-48-05_264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-21_21-47-55_613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-03-21_21-47-55_613.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Heck! If you don't want to make one yourself, contact me and we can arrange for me to make one for you! :]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</i></b></span></div></div>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-60724293906350320952012-06-11T19:50:00.000-07:002012-06-11T19:50:57.820-07:00Non Tutorial Update<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Tomorrow I meet up with a "Client" (I say that because she isn't paying me but by technicality she is one) to discuss maternity portraits.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm a photographer at heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I did commercial portrait photographer for 2 years and planned on being in it for a while, that was until the company shut down my studio. :[</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm now a bank teller, but that is okay. I can still flex these photographer muscles on my own time. I also have more freedoms with it now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Next month sometime we will be doing these portraits. Expect to see them on here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That is all.</span></div>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-75885167451968298072012-05-26T09:30:00.000-07:002012-05-26T09:30:55.863-07:00Memorial Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For some reason, huge sales are always on Memorial Day Weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am very grateful to those who have served! I don't know anyone personally. Except for my grandfathers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So to those of you that have, <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Thank you!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">These sales are a Not Miss!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well I spent a long time looking, and all I could find that wasn't a huge pack was "Hello Kitty!" and then one of those Color-your-own small back packs for pre-teens. Well the HK one was $13 and the color your own was $7. <b>And that is why I don't pay for labels! </b>No brainer right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well, after spending an hour coloring it <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(more fun than it should have been) </span>I was very excited to see how excited she was to see that her baby could fit in it! She wore it everywhere. Baby in tow. Yet it always slipped off even with the straps as tight as they would go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Then we went for a bike ride. Diapers, wipes, couple cups of water and baby in the bag. I had to take off her shoes and tie the straps together on the back of the seat with her shoe lace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">No matter how much I loved it, it just wasn't working out. Until, after looking at her "doggy pack" <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(one of those leash packs) </span>I realized it had a harness type thing. So! I decided to make one! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And it is really Simple! </span></u></h2><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Great use for scraps! All together took about 30 minutes. But my bobbin got jammed in the making.</i></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><u>What you need:</u></span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">piece of scrap fabric. (Varies by need but my size is listed below)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Velcro, the width of your fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Scissors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sewing machine, I'm sure you can do this by hand but I didn't.</span></li>
</ul><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 1:</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cut your fabric to your desired length. Mine was 11"x7"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-06-30_973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-06-30_973.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-06-30_973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-06-30_973.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 2. Create clean edges!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If your lucky and have a fabric that doesn't fray then I guess you can skip this, or if you use that fray check stuff. If not then you need to make about 1/4 inch edges on all 4 sides. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-45-53_137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-45-53_137.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">I am showing pictures of the stitch because I don't know the "technical" name for sure. I call this the <b>straight stitch.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Step 3. </span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fold the longer edges towards the middle so that there is about a 1/4 inch overlap in the middle. Stitch with the straight stitch again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 5. Cut the Velcro</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Since I lost about a 1/2 inch on the edges I cut my Velcro out to a total length of 10". I then cut that into 2 sections of 5" sections. After that I cut the firmer, plastic-ier side into two 2.5" pieces. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-43-36_431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-43-36_431.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">Notice that the bottom piece is softer side of Velcro.</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 6. Attach middle "Soft" pieces.</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I believe it is called the hook side. But it is the softer side of a Velcro. Put it in the direct middle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-45-32_854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-45-32_854.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 7. Sew them on!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Sew all 4 sides of the piece!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-29-07_361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-16_21-29-07_361.jpg" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">Again, I don't know "technical" terms. I call this <b>Zig-Zag stitch.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Attach the smaller pieces on the opposite sides. If you notice they are not straight on, but if it bothers you I guess do it. :] </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><h3><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 8. Done!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You are now finished! Fold the edges in! Put behind the shoulder straps, with the fabric touching your child's chest. Fold the edges in and secure the Velcro! My Velcro sticks to the straps of her backpack! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On an unrelated note, I use to have a pretty decent collection of antique cameras. In a move they accidentally got ruined. Well on a wonderful b/s/t site in my area I found these beautiful things and got them all for only $55! They all have their original cases! Straps are still attached and I'm in love <3! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/IMG_20120522_112258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/IMG_20120522_112258.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/IMG_20120522_112411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/IMG_20120522_112411.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>I have never made clothing and a friend asked me if I could try making a dress for her daughter. It is made from that fabric that you can buy at the stores that has the elastic in the top half. I figured it would be real easy, sew a seam, add some ribbon to make straps and then some bows.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">This is the finished product:</span></h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">You can't see the bottom it is a Hello Kitty! thing. She is walking across the bottom, but that is not where my work went into.</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I am very proud of myself, it turned out well. I made the bows, and straps, attached and made a seam. Probably about 30-40 minute project, that cost $10.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well less than ten because we got alligator clips and extra ribbon to make hair bows. <3</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Except that for some reason it rains more in May here than April. Plus it is still thawing from winter. So the flowers are a slowly coming. Except we have dandelions! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So in the mean time, I decided to bring myself flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have quite a few flower related projects going right now. So for now I'll just show you one that I have finished.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">First off, these are paper daisies. I would like you to know that I did <b>not</b> figure out how to make these on my own. I got the idea, and step-by-step instructions from <a href="http://www.craftstylish.com/item/7326/how-to-make-perfect-paper-daisies/page/2" target="_blank">(>^-^)> Here</a>. But I did modify it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have made these daisies exactly as instructed for a center piece display, garland for Easter and decorations for my door. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I live in apartments, the door leading to my apartment is inside.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Anyway! These are super cute, and very easy. Their plan was to make them "assembly line like". Which is very easy to do. But they don't work <i>as </i>well when they are put on paper, or a wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, my modification was to make them look cute, more full and work better on paper any flat object. Instead of freestanding like his.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On to the tutorial!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h2><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><u>You will need:</u></b></span></h2><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Paper! <span style="font-size: x-small;">My preference when working with paper for crafts is card stock (scrap booking) but I have used construction paper on these.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Scissors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Glue, both hot glue and stick or liquid glue. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Buttons</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Embroidery thread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Embroidery Needle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A circle template <span style="font-size: x-small;">This could be a cup, a cardboard ribbon thing (what they come on when you buy them at the store) or if your like me and actually have a template.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">X-Acto knife, not necessarily needed. Everything you do <i>can</i> be done with scissors. I checked. But the knife makes it easier.</span></li>
</ul><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 1. Draw your circles.</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is a great project to use your scraps of paper. <i>(Because a true crafter never throws away anything!) </i>I choose to use 2 different papers of the same color family. Plus mine have prints on them. It adds a bit of texture and "craftiness" to them. In my humble opinion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-28-13_714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-28-13_714.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 2. Cut your circles out.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think that one is pretty self explanatory. Scissors work best here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Step 3. Cut out the "petals".</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cut 8 lines as demonstrated in this picture. Depending on your size they should at least be 1 inch long. Do this to both circles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-30-43_986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-30-43_986.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 4. Cut out...triangles?</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is where I begin to differ from the original tutorial. For it to work on paper it needs a bit more flexibility. So cut small triangles out of the center end of each line you cut. As shown by the colored in triangles below. Do this to both circles. I suggest using the X-Acto knife at this stage, it <i style="font-weight: bold;">can</i> be done with the scissors but the knife makes it easier. Also! Make sure you have a sharp blade. A dull blade <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I found out)</span> causes "paper wrinkle" which is a term I just made up. But it is when you drag your knife across paper and it more or less tears. Instead of cutting and just wrinkles the paper behind the blade. Also a dull blade scores more than cuts as well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-40-29_647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-40-29_647.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;">Makes a pretty sun-like thing, huh? :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 5. Create your petals.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Fold a crease in the middle of each "petal. Fold toward the back (whatever you decide is the back of your flower, the side not being seen in the finished product). These do not need to be scored, do not need to be measured and you do not need to draw them out like I did below. You want to aim for making them where the lines fall on my example. But their imperfection is their perfection. Remember the original creator of these wanted them to be fast and simple. Just like the last 2 steps do this to both circles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-44-25_729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-44-25_729.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They will look like this on the front side after completion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-37-13_916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-37-13_916.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 6. Glue your 2 circles together to create your flower.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I do not suggest using hot glue here. You will need to pierce the middle with a needle and it will probably be a struggle with hot glue in the center. I used my glue stick. They didn't stick together real well until they were finished, but you just want some friction for not to prevent them from sliding when your doing the needle work in the next step.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-46-02_526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-46-02_526.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 7. Get your needle ready!</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Grab your thread, an embroidery needle and your button! Double-knot the end of your thread. The thread will pop through your whole with out a double knot!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-48-19_417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-48-19_417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 8. Stitch in your button.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Piercing your hole first is the easiest with paper. Pierce from the back, to the front for your first hole in the bottom. Thread it through and slide the button on. Use your preference in how you stitch in. I prefer the cross stitch on buttons and with this craft I think it looks cuter. Thread each cross section at least twice to keep it secure. Tie off the back of your thread! Otherwise your button with slide off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-51-42_429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_22-51-42_429.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Note that it is not exact center. As I said before their imperfection is part of their perfection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Step 9. Attach to your paper.</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is where you use that fancy glue gun that you have been wondering where it was going to come into play! Put a nice size glob on the back of your flower, over the button thread and then press firmly to your paper. (OR whatever)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-31-39_966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-31-39_966.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And now you are done! The possibilities are endless!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now if you take a look at these two pictures:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-31-51_377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-31-51_377.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-32-00_485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-06_23-32-00_485.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The top one is my modifications. The bottom is the original template, sort of. They don't have it glued like this, they have a 360 view kind of thing. But if you look you can see that the modded one is fuller looking and you can see more petals than on the bottom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Enjoy! There are more flowers to come!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have a <b>whole bunch</b> of felt left over so I have been scouring the internet for other craft blogs with things to do with these. Or at least inspiration to do something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well I have decided and come upon several flower ideas. Ya know, who doesn't love flowers in their hair? And my daughter actually lets me put these and leaves them in her hair! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well, anyway the reason I am irritated you ask? Well good Sir, this tutorial <a href="http://www.craftionary.net/2011/03/guest-post-felt-flower-bling.html" target="_blank">(right here)</a> just is not descriptive enough for me. I have made 3 different attempts at this, not a single one looks like that. I shall show you 2 shots of the same attempt (attempt 3). I took two because I use a glass sheet to do my hot gluing on, and felt with flash on plus glass beneath it kinda makes it difficult. But without the flash its awfully dark. <b>(Reminder cell phone camera images here)</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With the flash</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-04_03-36-00_402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/amandaawesomealmighty/2012-05-04_03-36-00_402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With out flash, obviously.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anywho! If you look at the link, it ... <i>/sorta/</i> looks like hers, but it really doesn't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Any suggestions I'm stumped? If and when I can figure this out there will be an actual tutorial update. </div>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-60927650110368022602012-04-30T17:52:00.002-07:002012-05-02T08:35:54.793-07:00All the projects, in one place.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>As I stated in the last post, I was going to do a mass post with all the projects that I have completed. That I have documentation of. Again if you want a tutorial, just leave a comment and I will let you know. </b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;">For now on I intend on taking step by step shots. </span><b>On to the show! <i>Let it be known, that most of these were taken with a Droid 4 camera. Granted it is an 8 megapixel camera, but not as good as actual camera. (We just misplaced my memory cards)</i></b></span><br />
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</span></b>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080825145392513611.post-47062000795646415812012-04-29T23:48:00.000-07:002012-04-29T23:48:10.322-07:00Welcome!<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Welcome to Creativity Tonite! Its about crafts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yay crafts! ^-^ I have limited time, and fiscal meanings for crafts so I try to keep my stuff simple and cheap. This is the first post, so. . . I'm not going to be posting anything crafty yet. But I figure on the next post I will just do a mass post of everything that I did. If it is decided that I need to have tutorials on any of the things that are in that I will give them. But I did not document them well enough to do so now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Let it be know, personal life may leak onto here. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">we all need an outlet after all</span> But personal identities will stay disguised. I am going to enjoy this. :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">First I shall say these are things I have learned that I cannot live without while being crafty:</span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A well lighted working surface. <i>Mine is usually my coffee table, or kitchen table.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A writing utensil. <i>I generally use pens when drawing designs onto fabrics and papers. The cheap ball-point pens have always worked fine for me.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A good pair of scissors. <i>Whether for cutting paper, felt, fabric, ribbon, string or thread. I use the same pair of scissors. The Significant Other (aka S.O.) knows not to touch my red handled scissors. By far they were not expensive. (a dollar) but they don't have knicks in the metal from being used to cut things it cannot handle. You don't <b>need</b> expensive craft scissors or rotary blades, <b>but</b> of course they are better and last longer.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">X-Acto Craft Knife, with several fresh blades. <i>Any brand, these are invaluable. Always have fresh blades. </i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A cutting board. <i>Self-healing are great but fabric ones work just fine. I have gone through many-a-blades not cutting on softer surfaces. I have also ruined many out-dated college books doing this.</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Hot glue gun. <i>Again it does not need to be expensive, but they more features the better. Mine cost less than $2, I hate that it leaks glue as much as it does, but it still works.</i></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After gathering these things. We can begin our trip. Starting tomorrow. </span></div>Amanda Awesome Almightyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780854346444874308noreply@blogger.com0