DIY candy jar

Well folks, I know that I have not been posting but things are very hectic for me and it is difficult to do all what I would like get done. My eldest daughter is getting married next month and her bridal shower is in 15 days!!! I feel like a headless chicken running around trying to do a thousand and one things but I just wanted to stop by and let you all know that I am still alive...haha! Anyway, here is one project that I have been doing for her bridal shower. I made a couple of candy jars from jars, vases and ribbon. I am thinking of using them for the wedding reception too.

I used a couple jars that I had gotten at a yard sale for $0.25 cents each! I also got those milk vases at the flea market for $1.00 each. The glue I used is the Loctite brand. You can use other adhesives that can hold the material of what you are using. The decorative ribbon, believe or not, I got a big roll of it for $0.99 cents at a closeout store. The end result is a pair of beautiful candy jars (or you can put whatever you want in them) for less than $4. You can get also these stuff (or something similar) at thrift stores or at the dollar store.

Granny Square bedspread-work in progress

So it is day 2 and I am so grateful that I was able to work late into the night and a few hours this morning.My back, neck and shoulders hurt but I am trudging along nicely. The square is about 28 inches now.Yay! The problem that I am going to face is that I may not have a lot of thread to finish each round in the assortment of colors that I have.I'd hate to have to put this project down.I mainly got the thread over the years at thrift stores and clearance.We'll see how it goes.

The never ending crochet granny square bedspread

It has been 10 years since I last crocheted a bedspread. How sorry is that! I finally got fed up looking at all the yarn that I have collecting dust and taking up too much precious space in my tiny office.

I decided to make a bedspread and the easiest one for me to do without counting too much is the wonderful granny square! Who does not like granny right? I started with my white center and then continued with some variegated. Well, of all things, the thread had to be tangled just when I was on a roll...ugh!

 

After getting hubby to grudgingly help the tangled mess, I finally got down two rows before I was able to start on my next color. This is a work in progress,so keep tuned for how it is turning out.

 

 

 

If you want to try this pattern, you can go here for inspiration: Giant granny square blanket

 

Upcycled can-yarn wrapped

 I have so many inspirations from Pinterest and took some time off my routine to get into some crafting. One of the inspirations was a rope covered can. Well,I did not have rope but I did have yarn.I took some plastic canvas yarn, a tin can and hot glue gun and made my upcycled craft.

I just hot glued the beginning of the wrapping and then wound tightly around the can.I would put a dab of hot glue every now and then.Note that you have to keep pushing your yarn up so that there would not be too many spaces between each round of wrapping.

After finishing,I thought it was a bit too messy looking so I got some white grosgrain ribbon scrap and hot glued it to the rim. And since I was practising crochet hearts, I made a couple and hot glued it also onto the can and put a pearl bead on each heart.No rocket science.Now, that is the kind of craft I like!

I threw some colored Sharpie markers in the can.It can also make for a neat vase.

A little productive today

Well,after making some heart shaped blueberry muffins for breakfast,I was able to do some laundry,check through emails,cook some baked fish, grits and fried squash (which was picked fresh from the garden minutes before), I was finally able to get down on some sewing. I took an ordinary pillowcase and converted it to a baby pillowcase and added a pink ribbon trim.

I made these blueberry muffins from the Martha White muffin mix and heart shaped silicone baking molds.

I was going through my inspirational projects sheets that you get free from craft stores and decided to hang them on a piece of yarn so that they can stare me in the face as a reminder of all what I need to get accomplished. I just strung them on and some I attached with clothes pins so that they would be easy to remove if they have a pattern on it or if they are of priority to make.

Containers re-do

I am so glad to be able to get a little time to work some crafts in today. Remember my unique basket that I got for $1.00 at a yardsale? Here is the link to the post Cute basket. Well, I decided to decorate it by adding some gathered trim around the top edges of the basket and add some fabric scrapbooking flowers with a button center. Simple, yet cute!

Also, I did some decorating on a Folger's coffee bottle in which I used scalloped paper circles, pink grosgrain ribbon and felt ribbon roses. Then, with a Pirouline can, I used scrapbooking paper, lace trim around the top edge with a scalloped paper circle on the bottom, plus a scrapbook cutout to embellish the front of the can. And finally, I added scrapbooking paper, grosgrain ribbon for around the top edge of a kidney bean can, topped with a ribbon bow completed my projects for today.

How I made a skirt from a pair of shorts

I just wanted to share with you how I made a skirt for my daughter from a pair of shorts she had.I used two pieces of gingham but you can use whatever you have on hand.I paid $1.00 per yard for this fabric at Walmart a couple years ago.Gone are the days when you can get fabric for $1.00 per yard, unless you are lucky.

Anyway,here is how I made the skirt.

First I cut the joined parts of the shorts so that the crotch is opened out.I just snipped it straight across.This pair of shorts had pockets to the front.
Next,I cut the red gingham about 8 inches long.I used the width of the cloth which was 36" and then joined it to the bottom of the shorts around with a little gathering here and there.After reaching the end,I just cut whatever extras there were of the fabric.
Then,I did the same thing for the green gingham and finally, I hemmed the bottom of the skirt.
I am not a great sewing person so it is not neat and professional but I think I did pretty good.

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