Decoupage your Outlet Covers

I've been doing this to my covers and a photo of one I did here a while ago for my circus themed stair hallway.

Anyway, I've been decoupaging my light switches in my bedroom and sewing room with pretty fabric. I'd love to show you but I still don't have a camera. When I get the camera , I am going to have a million posts of all the stuff I've done over the summer.

The photo on the left is from 11 Magnolia Lane and she gives a great explanation on how to do it. It is a fun a cheap way to decorate a room. Her tutorial is here

From Annekate tutorial here

From Switcheroo here

Tutorial from Jones Design Company here

Tutorial here

How to Cover a Plastic Crate

I love this tutorial. It doesn't take long to do and it also has directions for different sizes. I have a plastic crate that holds all my records(yeah, records)and I just hated it. So I looked on the web to see a way of covering that ugly thing. Here's the tutorial from Paint My Hair

Now if only I could show you but my camera is broken. So here are others.

From Notes from the Patch

The Wolverine

  I know there's gonna be controversy, not enough action,not true to the comic book, blah blah blah but I did enjoy the film. I know the film doesn't go by the comic book(I think most comic book junkie's found this out from the first Wolverine movie and X-men movies)but I still liked it. I'm not gonna go into details but it was kinda nice to see Wolverine among normal people. Unlike the other movies where we are inside the mutants world here we see it reversed. I love this character and I've read Wolverine comic novels, comic books, etc. and everyone seems to have their own version so this film is another version of Wolverine.
  Plus, I love how Hugh Jackman plays him. He truly loves this character and it shows. Plus, this man really, really works hard on the physical part. Yes, those shirtless scenes are delightful!!!

Fairy Gardens

    Last week I made my own. I was tired of one space that couldn't grow flowers(only weeds)because my chickens usually stepped on the tiny flowers or other things happened in that spot. So I finally decided to do it. I will post pictures of that soon too.
  I should also let you know I finished a lot of projects that I've mentioned here in the past months that I really, really need to show you. I finished my Monster High shadow box, fleece stuffed elephant, one blue haired Raggedy Ann doll, my redecorated sewing room(added tons more lanterns, glass bulbs and wind chimes to the ceiling- plus lights) , the blouses I had on my to do list, the Xmas quilts and other things.
  I promise to get pictures very, very soon but for now here are some photos of fairy gardens.

Home Depot link here

Pinterest-here

Party Dresses

This is on my next book to buy. The Party Dress from Mary Adams. Aren't these dresses gorgeous!

Triple Needles and Double Hemstitch Needles

Another way of sewing are both triple and double hemstitich needles. More info http://schmetzneedles.blogspot.com/search?q=triple+needles

Double Eyes Sewing Needles

http://schmetzneedles.blogspot.com/2011/01/double-eye-dare-you.html

Cool huh!I never knew that these type of needles existed. Here on the Schmetz blog it tells you how to use these needles. I think I need to get some.

How to use a Double Needle

Nancy's Notions has this video to help.




Another link for twin needle sewing -from Bernina's site here

http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/twin-needle-stitching

Lilies