too cute! i'm glad to see the shirt…with my first little one on the way, i have a feeling grandma will have a hard time not buying clothing/other things like that!
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!
That is so cute! ha ha! Yep, can't stand those cartoon clothes, but my poor kiddos LOVE them, that's what grandparents are good for right?!
Sooo cute, the hair is divine!
good girl! They need the weird clothing too, it is part of being a little girl….Bela loves this stuff too :~/
I'm glad to see your kids have “normal” cartoon clothes! I know I'm going to have a hard time explaining “no cartoon stuff” to my parents!! 🙂
that looks a little like my hair :/
hehe this is the cutest thing ever!
I adore it in fact.
xo. Kyla
Thanks for the giggle. She's too cute! x
That second pic absolutely cracked me up! It happens to all the best little girlies. 🙂
Hilarious!
🙂
Love that hair! so stylish 🙂 Brave you look amazing!
cute post! Love your humor! 🙂
Haha this was a great chuckle for the morning. What an adorable little girl!
What a great way to start my day! Cracking up.
too cute! i'm glad to see the shirt…with my first little one on the way, i have a feeling grandma will have a hard time not buying clothing/other things like that!
Gorgeous pictures, gorgeous girl and gorgeous NECKLACE!
My little sister used to get that same thing every morning! My mom came up with a story about having to “comb out the rat monsters” 🙂
Thanks for making me smile today!! I needed it.
That is totally my Audrey!!! It's that fine baby hair.
Ivy
Haha kinda looks like the back of my hair sometimes actually.
ha ha Anya's is just the same 🙂 She just had her first hair cut at 3yrs old!!!
Hee hee, that looks familiar. I see that every morning when my girl wakes up.
oh my goodness…how precious is she?! And don't worry…my hair gets like that sometimes…and I'm in my 20's! (maybe I shouldnt have admitted that? ha!)
hehe i love these pictures. My hair is like that everyday… well almost.
This is hysterical! One of the reasons why I love, love, love reading your blog is that you keep it real…
Loving it!