Toddler/Baby Tie Rack

Here's my idea for a little man's tie rack...

Instead of scrapbook paper, I decorated the clothes pins with security envelope patterns.

What you will need:

-Scrap piece of wood

-paint

-hot glue gun

-clothes pins

-mod podge (not pictured)

-security envelopes

1. Paint your piece of wood and allow it to dry completely. I painted mine red since to go with my son's pirate themed room.

2. In the mean time, you can be measuring, cutting, and gluing security envelope patterns to your clothes pins.

3. Mod Podge the top and sides of your clothes pins for a nice protective coating. I added a little label that I mod podged to the wood as well.

4. Hot glue your clothes pins to the piece of wood.

And here's the finished product!

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Saturday Spotlight #43: A Craft Link Party

 Welcome to another Saturday Spotlight Linky Party!

1) First, create a blog entry about something you made yourself. Post our Saturday Spotlight button under your post or somewhere on your blog so that others can find all of your awesome links at Saturday Spotlight. Our linky party button is on the right side of our blog. Just copy the html code to the bottom of your blog post. If you would like to keep it somewhere else on your blog where others can see it, that's also ok.
2) Next, add your blog post name down below and then add the link of the blog entry about your project (not your homepage) . To get your link, click on the title of your blog post that you would like to enter and then copy the address that appears in the address bar up top, and paste it down below. It should look about like this: http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/2009/07/your_project.html.

3) Have fun checking out all the awesome projects!


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Hair Bow Holder

I know there are, like, a ba-zillion bow holder tutorials online...but I haven't had my say in the matter...so here's mine  ;)

What you will need:

-Picture frame ($2)

-Two colors of 1" (at least) ribbon ($2)

-hot glue or staple gun

-Spray paint

1. I got this ugly piece of garbage at a local thrift store...
I had a vision of it's true calling in life.

2. I took all the nasty junk that was inside of it, including the glass, all out.

Using a can of white spray paint, I went over it with a single coat. I wanted to give it a fresh clean look, but I also wanted to keep some rustic character.

3. I added two colors of ribbon by hot gluing them to the back of the frame. I would recommend a staple gun, that's just not a luxury I have yet :)

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That's it! Pretty simple.

 

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Thanks For Sharing!

Here are some of the highlights from this weekend's Saturday Spotlight linky party!

A wonderful wintry wreath from Scene of the Grime.

Paint a tree on your wall like this one from Being Grown Up.

Make some unique onesies from C.R.A.F.T

Thanks all for sharing! Be sure to grab a featured button!

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Saturday Spotlight #33

It's good to be back from the holidays! 

Welcome to Saturday Spotlight: A Craft Linky Party!

1) First, create a blog entry about something you made yourself. Post our Saturday Spotlight button under your post or somewhere on your blog so that others can find all of your awesome links at Saturday Spotlight. Our linky party button is on the right side of our blog. Just copy the html code to the bottom of your blog post. If you would like to keep it somewhere else on your blog where others can see it, that's also ok.
2) Next, add your blog post name down below and then add the link of the blog entry about your project (not your homepage) . To get your link, click on the title of your blog post that you would like to enter and then copy the address that appears in the address bar up top, and paste it down below. It should look about like this: http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/2009/07/your_project.html.

3) Have fun checking out all the awesome projects!
 


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Baby Tie Skirt

I made a tie skirt for myself a few years back. My dad wanted to get rid of a bunch of ties so I told him I would gladly take them off his hands. I am definately not a good seamstress by any means but I can accept how this little skirt turned out. (You will want to use the skinny part of the tie for this skirt. If you were to make an adult one, you would use the widest part of your ties.)

 

What you will need: 

-At least 12 ties

-1/2 yard of tulle

-fabric to line inside

-sewing machine

-elastic

1. First thing you want to do it cut open the back of the ties (see picture).  And the sew the ties together.

2. It will look like crap but don't worry about that just yet. Now you can sew on the inside lining and tulle.

3. Then fold over the top inside of the skirt and place elastic inside. Sew shut. It helps to have a color of thread that won't stand out...I didn't have any obviously.

 

Really you can just make it up as you go...that's what I did.

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New Year's Vision Board

This is an awesome way to "visually" remind yourself of your New Year's goals each day!

I just printed out some of my New Year goals in picture form and I plan on taking a little time out of each day to ponder those things that I feel are important. This way, they're never shoved too far to the back of my mind.

Maybe this will be the year I actually accomplish all of my goals!

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