Simply DIY 2

Last year, when I made some cute  Easter hand towels , they caught my cousin's eye.  So she asked me to make her some for this Easter and I did:  ^ Towels before snap and button. I purchased two towels last year when they were on sale and cut them in half, thus getting four hand towels.   This is the post about the very first time that I made the hanging towel.  It gets a lot easier to make them after you do a few of them.  The longest part is tracing and cutting out the "handle" parts.   I am still  sewing snaps  instead of making a button hole because: 1. I still don't know how to sew a button hole and 2. I like the snaps better.   So, there you have it.  A little spring action for you.  I've been lucky enough to have a couple snow days, but used it to clean instead of craft.  It sure is nice being a teacher ! Now you can Do It Yourself Too ! ~Stephanie

So, when you have a puppy that likes to chew, this happens: The pile of stuffing shown is actually the smallest amount that Stout has managed to pull out.  This is just the first pile that I took a picture of before cleaning it up.   So, I decided to play upholsterer and try to sew up the couch.  I went to JoAnn's and purchased some foam on sale, grabbed my scissors, thread, needle, sharpie, pencil, and paper.  And here's how it went: First, I needed to cut the foam to the size of the "hole" in the arm of the couch. Before I cut, I took one more look at the damage: I took the piece of paper, placed it on the arm of the couch and pressed down in the shape of the "hole."  After I got a pretty good impression, I took the pencil and traced it. Once I traced it, I cut the paper and put it on the foam.  Then I traced that on the foam with the sharpie and cut out two pieces (I needed two to make it as thick as the original stuf...

I just wanted to share what I started over Easter break and finished yesterday in between church, hunting for Easter baskets, and eating tons of food.  My Gram's birthday and my godmother's birthday is in April, so I told them I'd make an Easter hanging towel for them.  I had four towels, so I was able to make 8 all together.  Only five are shown: Since I last made the shamrock one, I did find out that I can make a buttonhole with my sewing machine.  However, I can't find the manual so I still don't know how to use it.  So I'm still sewing snaps on the towels like I did  here .  I did figure out that I can sew the button on at the same time as the snap, so that made it MUCH easier than the first time I did it.  I actually like the snaps and will probably keep with it even if when I do figure out how to use it. I gave all of them away as gifts, except for one.  I think they turned out just springy :) I hope that you ...