Crap room to Craft room: Part 3 {File Cabinet to Iron table}

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 Now onto my new Iron table.

Slowly but surely my Crap Room is evolving into my new craft room.  It seems like I just don't have the time to get things done. The kids have been out of school and we have been visiting family. But now its back on the horse and get things done time.  Spring break is over {can I get a Hallelujah} and Spring is just around the corner. 

So to the craft room.  Did you see the previous posts here and here. For this post I have changed my file cabinet into an ironing. All the storage space for my books to reference and the top for ironing my sewing projects.  Here is the before situation of my cutting table and the file cabinet.

Before

I cleaned off my table for the picture.  But its usually covered with fabric and patterns.

More space on my cutting table and a nice clean spot for ironing. 

Here is how I did it.

1.  I got a piece of random fabric that was large enough for my space.

This green corduroy was perfect.

2. Layer was a few pieces of foam I had leftover from another project. I had to piece them together
 and cut them the right size.

3. Layer of batting  to cover the foam.

4. I used the therm-sulate that they use for hot pads to help the heat to stay off the wood.

5. Last layer of  plain fabric. I made a little sandwich of sorts and pinned them all together.

Sew around the edge of sandwich

Cut off excess fabric

Here is my padded sandwich. Nice, soft and Heat resistant.

Next I made a fitted sheet of sorts to put around the pad and file cabinet.

I started with a piece of fabric that was 3 inches larger than the top of the file cabinet.

I rounded my corners and serged for a nice clean edge.

Fold over 1 inch to make a casing.   Stitch around folded edged leaving a small opening for your elastic.

Thread elastic through and fit to the top of your cabinet.

Next I tied mine off and that's it!The perfect fit for my cabinet.  The elastic goes right under the lip and stays down. 

I love my new place to iron ands the added space to my cutting table.And when I need the top of my file cabinet for something my cover and pad just pop off for storage.

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Ombre Curtain

As part of my Crap room to Craft room Redo I needed a window treatment. 

I wansted something that let the light in but covered the blinds when they are raised.

A short valance it is!

To add a littel flair, I went Ombre Style.

White to Pink. Perfect for my turquoise walls.

Wonder box

Have you ever heard of a Wonder Box??  I met a lovely lady at a Emergency Preparedness class.  She was talking about Sanitation (I will post on that a little later).  I felt inspired to talk with her.  After a lengthy talk I discovered we had a lot in common.  When I mentioned I enjoyed sewing she brought out the wonder box.  She had many people that wanted one, but didn't sew.  After looking at hers.  I added a few improvements. 

She handed me the cookbook and history behind the Wonder box and away I went to make my own.

So here is a little History on Retained heat cooking.

One of the stories I came across was about how they used hay boxes in WWII.  They would get there food boiling during certain times of the day. When they were allowed to cook. (Certain times were not allowed due to aircraft over head bombing the area.  Smoke from a fire would alert enemy planes to the area.) They would place there food into the hay box and eat a few hours later or even the next morning.  Allowing the families to have a hot meal.

So now to the wonder box.  They first began in South Africa.  A Pamphlet was published by "Compassion".

Here is the Google Document with the information.  The information was retyped and a few recipes and other information has been added.

Wonder Box Cook Book

So here is my Wonder Box Diy. 

Wonder Box DIY

I love my Wonder Box.  I use it all the time.  Its great for Cooking, Keeping thinks cold and even camping when you want a hot shower at night or hot water to wash dishes. 

Here are a few I have made.  I like the simplicity of the design.  No pattern pieces to cut.  Just 4 large circles and 2 long strips.  Sew them fill them and you are ready to go.

Enjoy! 

Adrienne

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Home Made Holidays {All about the Ladies}

Today is all about he ladies.  Moms, Girlfriends, Grandmas, Daughters any lucky lady in your life. I have made a few ideas I think you may like.  Whatever kinda of girl she is one of these ideas is bound to get her excited. So off we go....

Home Made for the Holidays for the Girl

Home Made for the girl... I saw a dress liked this on pinterest and just couldn't pay the price. So with my mad sewing skills I came up with this. 

Supplies:

Fabric 2 different prints

1 inch elastic for waist band

matching thread

ribbon about 3 yards

embellishements

about  1/2 yard scrap fabric or just white fabric

I made my skirt to be a size 4-5

You will need to cut 3 pieces.

Waistband (24x45)

Skirt body (15x45)

Skirt top (12x45)

I decided I wish I would have made the top 15x45 as well to get more gather when finished.

Take your waist band and sew the short ends together.  Making a a band.

Make a 1 1/4 inch hem. Leave a 1 inch opening for threading elastic through later.

Take the skirt body and sew the short ends. To make a a tube. Hem the bottom with a 1/4 inch rolled hem. Set your skirt body and waist band.

Cut 2 inch strips.  For a 15 length skirt I cut 5.

  I ran the raw edges through my serger just to clean the edges.

Hem 1 short edge. This will lay with the hemmed edge of the top skirt.

Take the top skirt and hem the bottom edge.Your fabric should be one length.

Measure the fabric into sections For 45 inches I measured mine 8 1/2 inches. Lay one of your strips down and pin.

Stitch down each edge of the strips. Then down the center. Dividing the strips into 2 sections.

Fold fabric with right sides together.

Stitch down along the edge. Leaving about 3/4 inches from edge to seam.

Press open seam. Stitch down, Making a pocket wide enough for your ribbon.

Looking something like this when you are finished.

Turn  skirt body right side out.

 Now is when you thread your ribbon into the pockets you just made.

Stitch around the top to secure the ribbons in place. 

Pin both fabrics together.  Using a basting stitch around the the top of the skirt. About 1 inch from the top. Pull the top thread and gather the skirt until the skirt fits the waistband.

Once the skirt is gathered and fits the waist band. Pin the two together.

Sew the waistband to the skirt.

Thread the elastic into the waistband. Stitch the elastic together and close the waistband.

All finished.  Just pull your ribbons and gather the top skirt.

Perfect for  little girls who love to jump and twirl.

Thanks for joining me for Home Made Holidays.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for a fun Kid craft. 

Angry Birds Update

Angry Birds Update

I have been working with my little birds and decided I wasn't happy with the piggies.  I decided they were more work than they were worth.  Then I had an idea.

They don' have to be fabric.

I did a little looking at my local craft store and found small wooden knobs.  Like the ones you put on Dowel rods or use for doll heads. 

I found some beautiful green paint for 99 cents and I am off and running again.

My boys were fighting over who got to paint them and my little miss lets just say she wanted in on the action too.

I free handed the faces and Voila! Little Green piggies for the Angry birds to catch.

My kiddos arew very happy wiht the result and so am I.  They have been playing Angry Bird a few hours everyday since I made them.  Its great.  They have turned it into a competition. He who leaves a piggie standing has to build the blocks.  Its actually quite entertaining.

 Here are a few pictures of my Birdies close up.

I used ribbon for the cream bird and the black bird as feathers and a fuse.  Make sure you burn the ends of the ribbon so it doesn't unravel.

I hope you are all enjoying your Angry Birds.  My kiddos area still in love!

Angry Birds

My boys love Angry Birds.  I thought I would make something fun for them for Christmas.  Then I was asked to do a local Bazaar.  I thought they would make a great gift for a cute little guy or gal.  So I decided to get a jump on it.  Here is my take on Angry birds the bean bag toss.

The birds are all 2 dimensional and the piggies are 3 dimensional. 

Step 1: First I ironed Pellon to one side of the felt.

2: I cut the birdies from the templates below.  And stitched around the edges. Leaving a small hole for the poly fill pellets. 

3: Then put them back through the machine to close them. 

4: I then cut out the eyes, beaks and brows by hand. 

5:Then glued eyes, beaks and brows with my trusty glue gun. 

The piggies were a little more work.  I wanted them to be able to sit on the blocks.  I sewed 3 small circles together so that they would have a bottom gusset to sit on.  Then hand stitched the eyes, nose and mouth onto the fronts. I think next tiem I am going to make the piggies out of wooden doll heads. Paint them green and free hand the eyes and mouths. 
Update for Piggies

Add a set of block and some special little guy or gal will be busy all afternoon building and tossing birds. 

I thought this would be a great birthday or Christmas gift!

***Parental Warning***

This tutorial if made may cause your children to act peculiar.

Laughing, Giggling and using there Creativity may occur.  And may happen for long lengths of time.

Your TV, Video games and Computer will be grateful for the break.

Its time for Crafting with the Stars at Sew Dang Cute.   

Check out this tutorial and others like it for the competition.

Sew Dang Cute

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DIY Baby Leg Warmers

We we live in good old Idaho.  We have maybe 3 months of summer and 9 long months of winter.  But even in the summer the mornings are cool and the afternoons hot.  It's hard dressing baby for the weather.  Some mornings this big guy needs a little extra.  I love baby legs but they are not always easy to find.  I have looked and can't find a store.  So here is a little DIY for those on a budget, can't find what you want or just plain old cheap.  I fall in to the all three category.

Start off with a pair of ladies knee socks. I got mine at Target for $2 each. Fall is the best time to find these. they may call them boot socks or knee socks. 

Next cut off your tags and unfold. You will next cut the socks just above the heel. Before the curve.

Then take the foot of the sock. cut the center section out. (The straight part of the foot.) Cutting off the toe and the heel.

When done you should have 4 pieces. You can now throw away the heel and toe. 

Next Take the short piece of the sock. (The part you cut form the foot) and fold in half. Take the folded piece and put it around the long piece with raw edges together. 

Stitch with a long stitch around the raw edges.  Stitching all three layers together.  I like to stretch mine as I sew.  It gives them a little more stretch for Chubby legs. 

All finished.  Quick and easy.  My little guy has been sporting these this summer.  With crawling in the works I have one more reason to make a few more. 

Thanks for visiting!  Let me know what you think.

I love to read your comments.



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