DIY: Lavender Heating Pads

Hey, Everyone!

Popping in today to share a super easy DIY project! For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law's and I decided to do a handmade gift exchange. It had to be super cheap and totally handmade, so of course, I turned to Pinterest! (heehee)

I came across this pin, and since it was like, December 22nd or 23rd, I knew I needed something really simple! These adorable heating pads were very easy to make. Trust me. If I can make them, anyone can! I am not a seamstress by any sense of the word, but if you can sew a straight line, then you're good to go!

I made my heating pads following this tutorial from Elm Street Life, but I only sewed 1 seam down the middle instead of 3...like I said, simple people, simple! I filled my heating pads with rice and then scented them with Lavender essential oil. I love them!! They turned out so so cute and I use mine all the time. I am always cold at bedtime so I love heating one of these babies up before bed and they smell so good! All the fabric I used were scraps I had on hand...since I started these at about 10pm, I had no other option, heehee!

So there ya go...a simple little gift idea for any occasion. Have fun!!!

i about died and went to heaven

...when I saw this necklace made by my blogger-friend, Lindsey. She has fabulous style and taste, no? Anyways, I have about a bajillion things on my to-do list right now, but these took top priority yesterday! (thanks for the inspiration, Lindsey!!)

I was going to embellish some little t-shirts for my girls with these flowers, and who am I kidding, I will probably still do that, but I guess with necklaces you can wear them with anything. My fingertips are bruised from sewing these babies together, but it was so, so fun!

And while I'm sharing, you can take a look at these two simple shirts that I embellished for Kim for her birthday last week...they turned out pretty cute, I think!

And yes, I sewed these ruffles with an actual sewing machine. (gasp) I had no idea what I was doing, but I just went with it. Haha! It's been so nice to put all of my fabric scraps to good use...they are too pretty to be hidden away!



And last but not least, I made this shirt for myself back in February and never got around to posting it. I am totally addicted to making these fabric flowers taught by Rhonna in this tutorial!! I am all about the glue-gun, let me tell ya!!





So there you go. A bunch of fabric flower fun. Get that glue-gun out and get goin'.

Tal:)

if you're gonna be cleaning...

...you may as well look cute doin' it!



Spring cleaning has been in full swing at my house, so my little apron has been my outfit of choice as of late. I made this a few weeks ago while at my mom's one afternoon...what started off as a cute dish towel ended up being an apron. I was just so in love with my ruffles that it had to become something that I could wear! And thanks to my mom's mad sewing skillz, we added on a top and ties and there ya have it...a cute apron. (It makes cleaning soooo much easier! wink!)








All the fabric were just scraps that I've had sitting around...it was time to put them to good use! Anyways, these ruffles helped me clean out my bathrooms, the front closet, my pantry, the laundry room, AND the basement! We even totally organized all the kids toys and chucked stuff they never play with and those toys that just become "junk". So...it feels good!



I am sooooo ready for spring. Now, please?



T:)

obessesed

So every now and then I get obessed with something, and I get an idea in my head and I just have to give in. Yesterday, it was making these headbands. I decided that we needed some new ones so I got out my glue gun and went to town. Sooooo cute!! (And yes, I made alot...but I have 3 girls, plus I can use them as photo props...so it's all good!)

These were so easy to make and cost me nothing other than about $3 that I spent at the dollar store for some of the headbands. Everything else I had on hand. When I use silk flowers bought from the store, I totally take them apart and re-glue and only use the pieces that I want. Easy-peasy.

So then once I got going on all these headbands, I just couldn't stop...so I made this top. I love it!!

I bought this tank for $6 at Superstore and just pinned the flowers on...that way I can take them off when it's time to wash the shirt and there's no risk in wrecking my beautiful flowers in the wash. (hehe) I have another shirt that I'm going to embellish with some more handmade flowers...I can't wait! There's a little how-to here on making your own flowers, and besides that I just kind of experimented and did whatever I wanted to with glue, a needle and thread.

Hope you like!

T:)