It sure does count! Love the photo and the interesting camera angle. Merry Christmas and thanks for the smiles, inspiration, spiritual encouragement and generosity you share through your pretty blog!! It’s always a treat when you post!
Hi Ruby -Thank you for all the time that you put into this blog. I can’t imagine all the hard work it takes to make it happen, but I (along with countless others) are thankful for it. I can always go to cakies for tried and true recipes. I appreciate your honest reviews of the things you create. I also enjoy watching the girls grow up and I learn a lot from your parenting. The girls have best-friends in the comfort of their own home. I enjoy your aesthetic. Most important – I love that you are unafraid to mention God through Jesus Christ on your blog, Matthew 10:32. May you have a Happy New Year.
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.
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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.Â
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.Â
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!
I always love your family pictures, they are so full of life and joy!
Merry Christmas and lots of love from Sweden 🙂
It sure does count! Love the photo and the interesting camera angle. Merry Christmas and thanks for the smiles, inspiration, spiritual encouragement and generosity you share through your pretty blog!! It’s always a treat when you post!
hope your christmas was wonderful! can you share about your and ben’s approach on santa in more detail sometime? 🙂
Yeah, that’s a tough one. We probably fuel the fire rather than put it out.
Totally counts! Thank you for the Christmas card Ruby! 😉
I was hoping so!
Merry Christmas Ruby!! Hope you had a great one with the lovely family
Hi Ruby -Thank you for all the time that you put into this blog. I can’t imagine all the hard work it takes to make it happen, but I (along with countless others) are thankful for it. I can always go to cakies for tried and true recipes. I appreciate your honest reviews of the things you create. I also enjoy watching the girls grow up and I learn a lot from your parenting. The girls have best-friends in the comfort of their own home. I enjoy your aesthetic. Most important – I love that you are unafraid to mention God through Jesus Christ on your blog, Matthew 10:32. May you have a Happy New Year.
Thank you so much for your encouragement!
so cute! merry christmas!
xx nikki
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