1.31.2012
Tutorial Tuesday!
No Sew Skirt:
Crack is Whack:
Hot Chocolate Dippers:
CLICK PICKS (last week's most clicked links):
#1 Handy Toothpick Trick
#2 Cinnamon Bun Waffles
#3 Harlequin Romance Dresser and Valentine Gift For Him
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1.30.2012
Valentine's T-Shirt Refashion
This quick and easy t-shirt refashion is a great option for a stained t-shirt or just to brighten up a boring shirt! Think of the many ways you could adapt this...
Jeans pockets
Hat brims
The back of a sweatshirt
The possibilities are endless!
Supplies:
Fabric medium
Acrylic paints
Spray adhesive
Pencil eraser
Paper and scissors
Instructions:
Follow the instructions on the Fabric Medium, mixing it with ordinary acrylic paints, to magically turn acrylics into fabric paints!
Cut your shape from ordinary paper and spray the back of paper with spray adhesive. Let adhesive dry for 3-5 minutes and you will have a temporary bond, like Post-It Notes.
Line the shirt with a piece of cardboard and affix your "stencil" to the surface of your shirt.
Stamp the colors using the pencil eraser to the inside of the stencil. I like to move from darker to lighter, filling the entire area inside the stencil.
Let dry and peel off the paper stencil.
Voila!
1.27.2012
The Debate Rages On - Feedback Friday
I love a healthy debate, and thought I would continue last week's highly active discussion.Two friends of mine got into a highly explosive argument over this post and are currently not speaking. I thought the subject of their discussion was worth opening up to all of you.
Last week we all discussed "Tebowing" and our feelings about it (btw, thank you for keeping the conversation productive and interesting. I learned a lot and loved following the debate!). My friends branched off into a similar discussion, off the blog, about American tolerance of Christian public displays of faith vs. public displays of other faiths.
One friend wondered if we would be accepting of a non-Christian form of "Tebowing"? It's Feedback Friday...Here was the basis of their debate and eventual argument:
Would you feel comfortable with a player on the football field in a Muslim/Jewish/Buddhist etc... posture of prayer?
Would you feel comfortable with a player on the football field with quotes from the Koran on his eye black?
Would you feel comfortable with a player on the football field with quotes from the Koran on his eye black?
1.25.2012
John Deere Baby Shower!
I haven't been to a shower in years, but I was lucky enough to be invited to one over the weekend that was so unique! The couple is having a boy and decided to have a John Deere themed party to go with the baby's John Deere themed nursery. Now, before this I only knew one other person who would consider such a theme, and it's John Deere Mom!
The shower was green and yellow, with jars of cookie mix decorating each place setting. I can't believe I forgot to take a photo of it, but it looked just like this example from Pinterest.
One of the guests collected the fabric that covered each jar lid to make a surprise quilt for the baby.
There was a brunch buffet followed by a loooong cookie table for dessert (just like at a wedding), complete with John Deere boxes to fill and take home.
The mother-to-be received many useful gifts including several John Deere fleece blankets:
I made a John Deere themed quote frame, complete with tractor tire tracks (The Big Guy's idea):
Now that I read through this post, I wonder if a cookie table at a wedding (or shower) is a Pittsburgh thing or is it common in other parts of the country? Have you heard of this tradition before?
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1.23.2012
Tutorial Tuesday
Frosty Faces:
Leather Belt with Tassels:
Cinnamon French Toast Bake:
CLICK PICKS (last week's most clicked links):
#1 World's Best Lotion
#2 Dresser to Shelves
#3 DIY Giant Canvas
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How to Remove Water Stains From Your Table
Remember I mentioned we hosted The Big Guy's work party at home this year? Well, there was a little bit of damage I was sick about for weeks afterward.
Water from a chafing dish spilled onto the tablecloth and sat on the wood for the entire evening, causing these large white marks. The table had similar marks when we got it second-hand from a friend, but we couldn't remember what we did to remove them last time!
I hit the internet and tried a number of different tricks:
I rubbed toothpaste into the stain.
I used steel wool and lemon oil.
I used paint thinner.
I let mayonnaise sit on it over night.
I tried reasoning with it and explaining I didn't have the money to buy another table.
Nothing worked. I cried.
Then we suddenly remembered what had worked last time after I spotted Tidy Mom's blog! A hot iron!
We placed a thin towel (like those cotton IKEA ones that aren't terry cloth?) over the stain and set a hot iron on top and within 5 seconds the stains disappeared, like magic!
See, before:
And after!
**Update** I just saw part of a daytime show with Ty Pennington covering this very topic! He said that this method works with a table with a wax finish and the mayonnaise works on tables with a varnish finish. Good to know!
1.20.2012
The Tebow Effect
It's been said that everyone loves Tim Tebow...except for everyone who hates him.
His religious displays at football games seem to be at the crux of the controversy and I have to admit, a little much for me too. My Steelers have Troy Polamalu, also deeply religious, who discreetly prays to himself on the sidelines...more my speed.
Just as many people applaud Tim Tebow for exactly what makes me uncomfortable about him, so which side of the fence do you lie on?
It's Feedback Friday...
Are you on the Tim Tebow bandwagon or are you among those who he rubs the wrong way?
Do you find "Tebowing" inspirational or unnecessary?
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