• a bracing bracket?  Some kind of flat bracket... just make sure it's got a couple of holes for your cord.
• baker's/craft twine in red and white
• a scrap piece of white cotton
• three strips of white tee fabric, about 22' x 1/4"
• Mod Podge & a small paint brush
• needle and white thread

Alright, so here's what's going on.  Last week I went to my local hardware store and puttered around for a while.  I'm pretty sure I looked like an idiot when the guys working there asked; "Can I help you find something?  What are you looking for?" and I would reply; "I have no idea what I'm looking for, I'll know it when I see it".  Hmmm.  Anyway, I walked away with these things:

What I've challenged myself to do is take these things, along with a handful of stuff from my junk drawer... well, one of them, anyway... and create.  Good old-fashioned brain storm and come up with something.  I've got a few ideas going already- thinking about them actually was keeping me up last night.  I have appropriately named this challenge the


Clean out your junk drawers and make something!  If you don't have junk drawers, well, I envy you.  You junk-drawer-less people can just go to the hardware store, then.

So check back tomorrow; I'll have the first of my projects ready to go.  I can't wait!  See you then!

Hey there!  Today's tutorial is a pretty simple one- no-sew patches.  Not the most exciting, but I did put my own little twist on them. 

My oldest daughter, Hannah, has a pair of khakis that have seen better days.  Sparkly fabric paint and some hot chocolate stains on the leg made them look a little gross.  So I grabbed a pair of jersey knit pants, that had also seen their final days, cut 'em up, and made some pink patches for my pink princess.
Super easy.  And see the curled-up edges?  I love that!  Want to make some?  Here's what you need:

 Oh, and a dirty pair of pants/other clothing you want to save:






The first thing you're going to do is take your fabric and iron the freezer paper to the front of it.  Shiny side down, folks.  I find this makes it soooooo much easier to trace and cut shapes from stretchy fabric.  Big time easier. 
Then trace your shapes onto your fabric.



I used cookie cutters for tracing.  Easy!

Once you've got your shapes, cut them out, but cut bigger than the shape.  This is where the curl comes from.  And the more excess, the more curl. (I wish I had left more on my shapes).





Now trace your shapes onto the Heat N' Bond, and cut them out- actual size.  Once they're cut, iron them onto your fabric shapes, still keeping the freezer paper on the front of your fabric.




Peel off the paper from the Heat N' Bond, place the patches where you want them, and iron. When they're cooled off, you can finally peel that freezer paper off.



I threw the pants right into the washer and dryer when I was finished, and they came out with pretty curled-up edges.

I love quizzes.  They're so much fun.  Especially ones that pertain to decorating, or fashion, or... anything.  Over at Better Homes & Gardens they've got a fun little quiz about color personalities.  It's fun, it doesn't take long, and it was pretty accurate for me.  I got:


Yep, pretty much.  I do love me some green.  And some nature.

Well, just a quick little post to let you know about a fun little quiz that you can check out right.... here.  Leave me a comment to let me know your color!  I've got a tutorial almost ready to go for tomorrow, and a sneak peek at what I've challenged myself to do in the next week.  Later!