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Stuffed Fabric Turtles (with pattern pieces

Stuffed Fabric Turtles (with pattern pieces
We were shopping around, down in Florida, after we went to the zoo several weeks ago (yes, in Jacksonville…..some of you asked)……..and we stopped by a Pottery Barn Kids store. I’m a window shopper. Well, and an inspiration-seeker shopper. I love walking around and daring myself to find something I want to make. Ha. Want to go shopping with me? I might drive you crazy. Then you and my husband will have something in common. While we were there…..we saw some cute little stuffed turtles. So I snapped a picture with my phone, and I decided to try and figure it out at home. So, here’s my version…..a bit different, but just as sweet. They are soft and plump and are perfect for little hands. …..and the tail may be my favorite part. After making one, you better let your turtle explore outside. Would you like to make your own? Turtle pattern pieces found here. Cut out all of your turtle pieces, in whatever fabric and color choices you want. Then sew each piece closed, about a 1/4 inch from the end. Enjoy. Related:  support talentssupport talents

Tic Tac Toe Yo Yo Game Board [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically. This Privacy Policy will tell you, among other things: Your California privacy rights. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/YOUR AGREEMENT Company websites are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18 or those who are not legal residents of the United States. HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION AND WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? Distribution Partners Website operators that license our ad serving technology pass information to us so that we may serve advertisements to you. Offer Forms We also collect information about you when you complete a survey or offer form on one of our websites or web pages. Website Registration Forms We collect information about you when you register on one of our websites.

Hedgehog Plushie - Silver Seams The Hedgehog Pattern is free. Hedgie kits are intermittently sold in Silver Seams' Etsy shop. All images copyright Silver Seams. Other Interpretations Tuesday made a hedgehog pincushion, and blogged it (and others). DeviantArt user SerpentineMedia made a Pokémon version, Sheimi/Shaymin.. Melody of Treasures Under The Willow Tree made a blue hedgehog. As always, I'd love to see pictures of finished (or hey, in-progress) items, especially if I can post them here (or link to your page of pictures, whichever).

Natural looking beach curls in under 20 minutes! I don’t know about you ladies, but I’m itching for the summer. It doesn’t help that department stores are already putting out their summer wear and swimsuits. Have you ever wanted to get that beautiful “natural” beach curl look to your hair? I want to share with you a technique that works for ALL types of hair, whether it be short, long, thick, thin, frizzy, or flat… and no curling iron involved! 1. As you can tell, I have a lot of wave to my hair, but this works for all hair types! 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Something to keep in mind is, obviously, the wetter your hair is to begin with, the longer it takes to dry. Give it a try! Do you have any tips on how this will work on your hair type? (dardame.blogspot.com) Darlene loves being a wife to her husband of two years. Like This Post?

Inspiration: Origami Cranes | It is said that when one folds 1000 origami paper cranes they are granted a wish. Source Source Source Source Source Here’s a link to a great video showing you how to fold a crane. Cookie The Fox: Free Doll Pattern I finally found a few minutes to sit down and get this pattern drawn up for you guys. This was my first foray into actual pattern making so hopefully it will be easy to follow Also a little warning this post is super heavy in pictures, but I think it’s pretty necessary in order to properly show you how to put this together. I’ve included a link to download the PDF pattern pieces, so you can print it out and make it as much as you want. 1.First cut out your pattern pieces and then cut them out from fabric. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Now put your skirt on your finished fox doll and give it to a cute little friend to love.

How to sew a Monster I got such an amazing positive feedback from many, many people concerning my monsters that I decided to give all my blog readers a little gift: A tutorial to make your own RevoluzZzionary Monster. It’s a simple one and even if you are a beginner you should be able to do it. If you have any questions while you are making the monster – just contact me. And the cute little monster I made during this tutorial – its name is Ninni :-) – will be drawn by lot (my daughter and I like the RevoluzZza ribbon “lottery” that much that we want to have another “RevoluzZza lottery” :-)). OK, let’s get started! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. … and this is the best moment when you create monsters and any kind of dolls and stuffed things: When you turn it inside out and see the final creature. 11. That’s it! I hope you like the tutorial – and of course I’m a very curious person: So please leave a link here where I can find a pic from the monster you created using this tutorial.

The Mayberry Home Journal: DIY+Pregnant Brain Without getting into too many details-the baby is going to be a little longer than we thought. We were afraid that she was going to be early, and now that she isn't, I sort of feel like I'm living life in limbo.I don't know if it's just me, or women in general, who find the strangest tasks to pass time until a baby arrives. Suddenly, the weirdest things pop on to our 'to do' lists, and become oddly important. And the tasks seem to grow weirder and weirder with each baby. Right before I had Reuben, for some reason, I decided that my living room futon needed a new cover. Before I had Zeke, I needed to get all my Christmas cards done early-not just written, that wasn't good enough. My mom also contributes to this fun little routine-I think that she nests right along with us. That, and that's what her Mom always did to "help". Well, maybe not stranger than the salad dressing. Mom had suddenly decided that it was time to pair my family's odd socks.

Bird and Text Collage Wall Art [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically. This Privacy Policy will tell you, among other things: Your California privacy rights. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/YOUR AGREEMENT Company websites are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18 or those who are not legal residents of the United States. HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION AND WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? Distribution Partners Website operators that license our ad serving technology pass information to us so that we may serve advertisements to you. Offer Forms We also collect information about you when you complete a survey or offer form on one of our websites or web pages. Website Registration Forms We collect information about you when you register on one of our websites.

Hammin' it up... hedgie style! I have an old friend to share today.. in the form of a softie pattern. I think he's my very most favorite softie to date. I was positively beside myself when he was coming together. This was one of those rare times where the mental vision matched with the final outcome! LollyChopsters meet Hamie. There are two ways you can put this fella together. Today's version of course involves felt (it's Monday after all and I have my 'felt like it on Monday' reputation to uphold here folks)! Firstly... the felt I used is of course from Felt-o-Rama. Here is a quick share on how to put this little dumplin' together! I start every softie pattern with a muslin version first.He was a tad on the lumpy side......and covered in pen marks......but I knew he would work his curves out once he was put together properly! The way you sew darts together is by lining up the point of the triangle and pinching them together.You then sew down that line. Here are both darts sewn on one side. Sew that's it! P.S. xoxoxoxo

Sewing Owls A sweet friend of mine sent the girls and me a box of adorably adorable owl pillows this week. She doesn’t sell them, doesn’t have an Etsy shop…she just makes them. I think they might be the sweetest things I’ve ever seen, and I think they’ll be precious in the girls’ new room. I don’t know what it is about owl pillows. It must have something to do with the eyes. I love this vinyl detailing. Vinyl? Which brings me to my current fixation: I really wish I could sew. But when I see things like this, all I can think about is that I really wish I could sew. I’d love to be able to grab a pile of fabric scraps and turn them into…an owl. I love this one. Boo! It would take me approximately eighty years to make one of these pillows. That’s because I’d keep taking breaks to go cook. And eat. So maybe it’s best that I don’t know how to sew. If I did, I might be tempted to make things like this. And then nothing would ever get cooked in this house. Maybe even twenty pounds! Yep. Ahem.

Inspiration: Origami Cranes | collegelifediy.com dreamcatchers I’m really diggin the whole hippy thing. And while Craig is quick to correct me on the fact that dream catchers are not hippy-ish, I still think of them that way. Natural, care free, simple. All things I relate to those old hippies. hah. The point of a dream catcher is to weed out bad dreams. Depending on who you talk to, there will be two different stories on how this happens. This is not a traditional Native- American dream catcher. What I used: Embroidery Hoop Yarn (or twine, hemp… whatever you have on hand) Beads Feathers Thread Felt Hot Glue Gun Want to make one too?? Grab your embroidery hoop, leave it as is, or wrap it up like I did. Take your webbing yarn and form a loop at the top, this will be where you dreamcatcher hangs from. The webbing is the same stitch through out. Pull tight and repeat. For your second (and every other row), use the same stitch, but instead of going over the hoop, go through the string: Keep going until the hole in the middle is to your liking.

All the Crazy + Fun Stuffs To Do in Photoshop Photoshop isn't just for editing the brightness or increasing the contrast of your photo. There's no boundaries to all the crazy and fun stuffs you can do with Photoshop. With enough RAM, a pinch of imagination and some Photoshop skillz, you can create any effect you like. Compiled below are some tutorials to guide you thru the wonderful world of Photoshopping. Some effects can take only a couple of minutes and some could take hours, depending on how steep your learning curve is =) Ghost-rider Skull Effect in Photoshop How do you convince your girlfriend that you actually signed a contract with a demon to be a Ghost Rider? Turn an Earthling into a blue Na'vi Avatar is so famous that some people is speaking Na'vi right now. How to Add Angel (or demon) Wings to your PortraitSo, you're not an angel or anything, but after watching that tooth fairy movie, you wish you had wings. Retouch your Skin and remove all that BlemishHey! Space Effect in PhotoshopSo, you've never been to space.

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