i love that it seems the whole country is having a rainy day. rainy here in northern idaho, too! i went for a fantastic rainy run this afternoon and got chilled to the bone, and now i'm thawing out by the space heater. huge fan of your blog, and so excited for your new baby!
we had a perfectly cool fall day, but it was sunny with big puffy clouds for the most part. i'm feeling like I wish we would have gotten a little rain, since everybody else is experiencing it right now.
eh. the grass is always greener, right? (especially when it's rained on – ha ha)
So far we've had beautiful sunshine, almost gale force wind plus rain, and back to sunshine again. My son reckoned it might snow, but I'm pretty sure we won't have that here in temperate Sydney in spring! (Or winter even!)
i thought so i have mine from when my mom sold avon 20+ years ago. i used to take it to my grandmother's to have a sleep over at her house. she would then take me to calligraphy and ceramics class when i would stay with her!
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I have a large growing pile of fabric scraps. I refuse to throw them away because I am sure they can be used for something. I have been seeing different types of interesting necklaces made of buttons, beads, and fabric. Then, I figured why not make one out of my scraps...
I think it made my white shirt a little less boring. This was so quick and easy to make.
How to make a recycled scraps necklace (which is very similar to the straps on my braided tablecloth bag):
1. Take your scrap fabric, I cut a .5''-1'' snip and tear the rest of the fabric down for a nice frayed edge. Used 3 different fabrics for each strand.
2. Take 3 of the torn pieces and tie the ends together with a rubber band.
3. Braid the 3 pieces together and tie ends together with rubber band when done.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for more strands. Remember you can make the strands any length you want, if run out of fabric, just weave more into the braid.
5. Once all the strands you want are braided, gather one end of each strand together and straight stitch together with sewing machine. Repeat for the other ends of the strands. Snip off any excess.
6. Gather ends of the necklace and sew together (snip excess) or a ribbon can be sewn at the ends to be able to tie the necklace closed, but I just sewed both ends together.
7. Voila! A nice way to make use of all your lovely scraps.
Sorry if the directions get you a little lost, but it really is easy. I promise. Maybe I should put some in the shop. Please share any other good ideas you may have of things that can be made with scraps. I would love to hear (read) them!
rainy (and very chilly!) here as well–loving it!
i love that it seems the whole country is having a rainy day. rainy here in northern idaho, too! i went for a fantastic rainy run this afternoon and got chilled to the bone, and now i'm thawing out by the space heater. huge fan of your blog, and so excited for your new baby!
Rainy day schedule in my neck of the woods too. booo. its so dark and dreary…
oooh. pretty colors, ruby :O)
we had a perfectly cool fall day, but it was sunny with big puffy clouds for the most part. i'm feeling like I wish we would have gotten a little rain, since everybody else is experiencing it right now.
eh. the grass is always greener, right? (especially when it's rained on – ha ha)
lovely photo!
So far we've had beautiful sunshine, almost gale force wind plus rain, and back to sunshine again. My son reckoned it might snow, but I'm pretty sure we won't have that here in temperate Sydney in spring! (Or winter even!)
i miss you and i am gonna invade your house and study at your house next week hopefully..
in Barcelona (Spain) is quite warm still…people going to the beach this weekend!
Well, today we have snow in Warsaw (Poland). Will stay at home and perhaps have a cup of hot chocolate… yummmm.
New York is chilly today! (high of 52) I think we're getting your rain soon and for the next 5 days. Time to bring out the rain boots!
gosh! it is so cool to hear how other people are doing and what their weather is like!
how i would love to visit all of you!!!
is that a suitcase in the background? if so i have the same one
heather- yes! it is a suitcase!!!
i thought so i have mine from when my mom sold avon 20+ years ago. i used to take it to my grandmother's to have a sleep over at her house. she would then take me to calligraphy and ceramics class when i would stay with her!