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Sewing: Week Fifty One: Fabric Christmas Ornaments
Fabric Christmas ornaments are here – they are so cute and easy to make, you should try them out. Did you see the bunched fabric balls from earlier this week? Well, I needed something to make with all of those white squares, so I made these ornaments. Let’s get started! What You Need 1/2 a yard of fabric scraps of fabric 10-20 feet of ribbon serger machine scissors matching thread iron ironing board buttons First, gather all of your fabric. I made two shapes. Squares,…
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Project: Bunched Fabric Ball Ornament
Bunched fabric ball ornament – time to make some holiday cheer! If you saw my post earlier this week on twine ornaments, then you know I’m on a mission to decorate our 12 foot tree in a festive and low cost way. These fabric ornaments are the perfect way to tie in the fabric I used on the fabric trees, too. This holiday is going awesome. Okay, let’s get started! What You Need 1 yard of fabric 20 foam balls or ball ornaments 30 feet…
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Project: Fabric Christmas Trees
Fabric Christmas trees – I’ve been wanting something like this on my mantel for a while and I finally decided to make it. This is the first year we’re decorating our mantel. Thus, time to get merry! The fabric is fun and not overly Christmasy, yet just farmhouse plaid enough. Plus, it’s soft and cozy. Okay, let’s get started. What You Need tree form 1/4-1/2 a yard of fabric glue gun glue sticks First – you’re going to want to make your tree form. I…
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Project: Twine Christmas Ornaments
Twine Christmas ornaments – this easy diy project is messy, but worth it. In all honesty, I’m not a big fan of spending a lot of money on Christmas ornaments. I don’t really see the value in a $12 ornament. We have a 12 foot tree and the rough analysis of how many ornaments we need is between 240 – 450 ornaments. So, let’s roughly say a low average price of $4 per ornament – that’s between $960 – $1800. Ah, no thank you. These…
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Sewing: Week Fifty: Reversible Dog Stocking
Oh my – Christmas is only 15 days away. Wow! Oh, and this is my third last post for the 52 weeks of sewing. It’s time for the reversible dog stocking. You’ve most likely seen these on Pinterest and tried to find a tutorial – I tried and failed. Most pins are of people selling them on Etsy – and one, the best one I found, wasn’t a full bone. The backing was a bone and then the front was like a big pocket. Not…
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Sewing: Christmas Stocking
Can’t find a Christmas stocking to suit your holiday colour scheme? Make one! This year I’m playing with black and white fabrics for my sewing projects in the 12 Days of Christmas celebration. This tutorial is a great way to create a gift for someone, or even to act as a way of wrapping a gift. What You Need 1/4-1/2 of a yard each of 2 coordinating fabrics 20 inches of ribbon matching thread machine First – pick a stocking you already have and make…
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2013 Top 3 Recipes from 3ten
As 2013 comes to a close I want to celebrate some of the best recipes from 3ten.ca. Popular on both 3ten’s Facebook Page and on Pinterest, the top 3 are: Corn Salsa, Holiday Cookies, and Lamb Roast. Let’s check out 2013 top 3 recipes from 3ten. Corn Salsa! This salsa is light, yet packed full of flavour – over 50 pins – and is perfect for fajita night, with burritos, or just as good with chips. Eat up! Top 2013 Recipes The second most popular…
