Look Over Here!

I'm guest posting over at Someday Crafts! Take a look at my ruffled bracelet tutorial!

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Lightbulb Notebook

A little notebook for all your 'bright' ideas, heh heh (I know, I know; I'm so clever)...

Based on this notebook from etsy and this tutorial.

Made out of a Cheez-It box and handsewn together after making holes with a thumbtack. What a pain. :/ The lightbulb was drawn on with Sharpie. :)

Probably going to become a Christmas present. Have a great day!

(22 days till Christmas!)

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New Obsession

Ruffle fabric. Love it. I totally want some. When I saw this skirt, I think I gasped. It's so gorgeous and I want it, along with the fabric to make it!!! I just love it sooo much.

What's your new obsession?

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Guest Post: Sew Kool

Today we have a guest blogger! She's an amazing seamstress and crafter! Please welcome Adeela from Sew Kool! Thank you Adeela for coming! Go check out Adeela's blog for cool crochet and sewing crafts! They're awesome. And you should follow her. Just saying... o(^__^o)

Hello blog lovers! I am Adeela from Sew Kool and I love sewing, crocheting and just plain crafting.

Here is a tutorial on how to make these beautiful ruffled fabric streamers.

You will need:

-fabric scraps (try to get one's with the selvedge)

-sewing machine

-pinking shears

-basic sewing supplies

First cut your pieces 3" wide along the selvedge (if you don't have the selvedge on it then just finish the edges however way you want to). Remember when cutting the pieces that it will end up half the length that you cut it.

If you need to, piece strips together to get the length you want. Then overlap two long strips about 3/4" like this: (just don't have that space)

Now to gather, most people do it by doing a basting stitch and pulling the threads, you can do that if you want to. But The way I do it is I set my machine to a basting stitch (lengthen the stitch).

Then I set my tension to the highest it will go, which is 9.

And sew away! But if you don't get as much gathers as you want, hold the thread and and just let it run through your fingers and you get perfect gathers.

After you finish gathering it you can finish the short edges. I used pinking shears.

And you're done!

Hang it around your house with all it's cuteness.

Thanks for having me Naomi.  

♥Adeela♥

Three Things

Fresh baguettes... mmm, love these things. Right after I took this picture I devoured the whole thing. I feel very Paris-like when I eat them. (ignoring the fact that they're from Costco...)

These awesome feather earrings. So gorgeous. Love the colors. From one of the coolest places ever, called Therapy.

This fragrant felted soap, and just the whole store in general.

It's a very... chic--I guess that's how you'd describe it--place, with lots of jewelry, stationary, gifts, hats, scarves, clothes, and lots of other fun stuff. How's your weekend?

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Giveaway

Go see the giveaway at Live Love Craft! There's lots of cool prizes!

Sorry for the minimal/next to nothing creative stuff. I'm just busy w/ school and stuff. And I've realized I've missed this blog's birthday. Whoops. Sorry, dear, we'll celebrate next year hopefully... (i was talking to the blog, not you... just kidding... sort of...)

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My Weekend

Sorry everyone! I was out this week at a leadership conference, and I forgot to bring my iPod. So I was pretty much Internet free this week. I'm back though, so... Yeah. Anyways, sorry. Bye.