And the winner is...

What an incredible response to this giveaway. I'm blown away, you all must have really liked these measuring cups! Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to enter. 

Comment # 625 it is!

Congratulations Lindsey! Email me asap please so I can get your shipping address and send these lovelies your way (:

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Boyfriend Tank

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Because sometimes the men in our lives need a little crafting love too.

 I found this bright blue tank at Target and fancied it up with a little bike silhouette. Boyfriend is quite the biker, making regular trips to mountain biking trails. He also recently got one of those fixie road bikes, just like the one in the picture I used.

There are already so many great freezer paper stenciling tutorials out there, so I won't bother to give a full tutorial.  Check out this tutorial at Make it and Love it or this one over at MADE for more of a full run down of stenciling with freezer paper. 

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A fancy tank for Boyfriend. And yep, he likes it. 

P.S. We're back from Florida and it was exactly the vacation we needed. And a great break from the dry Texas heat.

Here's some snap shots of our trip:

These are from the Edison Estate in Ft. Myers. I had fun playing photographer in the beautiful gardens. Feel free to snag these for your own personal use. 

There's still time to enter the Anthro Giveaway. Just get your entry in before Midnight central time tonight. I'll announce the winner tomorrow at noon!

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Summer Scarf

I tried out the infinity scarf tutorial over at The Cottage Home. I even found the exact same fabric she used at Joann. Oh goodness, how I love it. And it was so easy too. Lindsay gives a great, easy to follow tutorial. I think I'll be making more soon. 

I'm taking a nice little vacation at Sanibel Island, Florida right now. We'll be off to Disneyworld Tuesday. We're enjoying our break. Hope you're enjoying your summer as well (:

P.S. Have you entered the Anthro Giveaway yet? Can't wait to pick the lucky winner! 

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Glasses Sleeve: a tutorial

Sometimes it's fun to sew on a small scale. When I first started getting into sewing I made about 100 cases for my phone. It's a fun, quick little project that you'll actually use everyday. And it's a chance to get creative with colors and stitching. Here's a little tutorial for a sunglasses/eyeglasses sleeve. It's nice to just throw them in your purse and know that they won't get scratched by your keys or something. 

Of course you could modify this tutorial to make any kind of sleeve. Laptop, phone, ipod, kindle, etc. Get creative! 

Materials:

Outer Fabric

Mine is Anna Maria Horner Woodcut in Saffron

Lining Fabric

Batting

 (you could substitute 1-2 sheets of felt)

Tutorial:

Lay your glasses down on your fabric. Cut so that there is about 1" on all sides of the glasses.

Cut the same size piece from your lining fabric.

Lay the outer fabric on an oversized piece of batting.

Now have some quilting fun!

Tip: to get parallel, straight lines I lined up the right side of my presser foot with the edge of the fabric

Now line up the foot with the stitch you just made.

Keep going and you'll have something like this:

Cut off the extra batting.

Sew as shown below:

Make sure your glasses fit nice and snug before cutting off the extra seam allowance.

Leave the outer piece inside out. Turn the lining piece right side out. 

Insert lining into the sleeve.

This part is a little tricky and difficult to photograph. You want to line up the opening of the lining fabric and the outer fabric and sew around the circumference of the sleeve.

Pull out the lining and you'll have something like this:

Use a long object to poke the outer fabric right side out through the gap in the lining.

Now just sew the gap shut and poke the lining into the sleeve.

Use an iron to help give it a nice shape and  you're done!

A sleek and chic sleeve to protect your specs from scratches and bumps. 

Hope you enjoy! Have a lovely day (:

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Watermark Tee: Guest Post at Ucreate!

I'm guest posting over at Ucreate today! I was so incredibly excited when Kari asked me to guest. I mean come on, it's Ucreate. Doesn't get much cooler than that.   

I've been working on this project for quite a while now, trying to get it just right. It's exciting to finally reveal it to you! 

You can find my tutorial over at Ucreate. Pop on over and say hi if you like (:

By the way I'm so impressed with the response to the Anthro Giveaway so far. Completely exceeded my expectations. You guys rock! You make me feel wayy cooler than I really am.

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