I use some of the same sewing patterns more than once and if I use straight pins to pin the pattern to the fabric before cutting it out - holy pattern pin holes Batman! My patterns get pin holed to shreds.
Pattern weights keep sewing patterns from slipping and shifting on the fabric when you cut it out. They don't leave holes or marks in your fabric either. I have a lot of Christmas sewing coming up. I figure it was about time I used pattern weights instead of straight pins.
I tried using metal bottle caps as pattern weights. I wanted my weights to be be heavier. I could have filled the bottle caps with plaster of Paris to add weight but I didn’t want to deal with the mess.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
How to Make Bottle Cap Pattern Weights
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Friday, October 31, 2014
Santa $1,000 Paypal Cash Giveaway! Closed
One of the things I cherish most is that just like my IRL condo, my virtual condo is full of diversity. You, yes you, the one reading this right now, makes making Condo Blues not just a blog, but a community.
I'm always looking for giveaway opportunities to thank you for being part of the Condo Blues community. A bunch of my blogger friends want to find a way to reward their readers in the same way.
We got together and thought what would people like? The December holidays are coming up. Everyone has a different opinion on what is and is not the perfect gift. Many of you don't celebrate the same holidays or live in the same country as I do. We thought....
What would you do with an extra $500 to spend this holiday season?
Santa $1,000* Paypal Cash Giveaway!
I'm always looking for giveaway opportunities to thank you for being part of the Condo Blues community. A bunch of my blogger friends want to find a way to reward their readers in the same way.
We got together and thought what would people like? The December holidays are coming up. Everyone has a different opinion on what is and is not the perfect gift. Many of you don't celebrate the same holidays or live in the same country as I do. We thought....
What would you do with an extra $500 to spend this holiday season?
Santa $1,000* Paypal Cash Giveaway!
I know Santa implies Christmas but that's the majority of us celebrate in December. Please don't let this stop you from entering the giveaway. It is open to world wide entries!
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
How to Get Rid of the Rubber Smell from Latex Halloween Masks
Husband and I couldn’t wait for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie to come out last summer. Of all of the Guardians, it is no surprise that our favorite is the smart aleck little guy Rocket. (I am including affiliate links in this post for your convenience)
It was decided long before the movie came out that Husband and I would be Rocket Raccoon and Groot for Halloween. We only waited until this year because we hoped Marvel would release costume pieces because I didn’t know how to fabricate the character heads.
It was decided long before the movie came out that Husband and I would be Rocket Raccoon and Groot for Halloween. We only waited until this year because we hoped Marvel would release costume pieces because I didn’t know how to fabricate the character heads.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Craft Fail, the Book!
Craft FAIL When Handmade Goes Horribly Wrong by Heather Mann
More often than not, in between the coming up with a crazy scheme stage and the perfect beauty shot stage there is an epic fail stage like the time I tried to make homemade shaving cream and it exploded all over my kitchen.
The fuzzy spots in the photo are shaving cream on my camera lens.
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