One More......

LOL!!  I've been sewing quite a bit, and instead of putting everything in one post, I thought it best to break them up.  This is the last one today, I promise!!!!

Todd has been getting pretty upset with my dog.  He has a tendency to waste his "outside time" running after squirrels and such, and unless you really watch him and tell him to "GO POTTY!!!", he doesn't.  But he'll do it in our bathroom or on the rug in front of the sliding glass door in our bedroom.  I finally decided I'd had enough and made some diapers for him.  Just having them on him when he's inside works wonders.  There were a couple times (overnight when he's not in his kennel) that they were wet, but other than that, I take them off of him when he goes outside and put them right back on him when he comes inside.


(And I also picked up some fleece at JoAnn's to make him a bed to lay on when I sew - he usually just lays on the floor outside the office.)  He seems quite embarrased to have them on since he doesn't want to look at me when I take his picture.  They are made out of flannel, a couple of them I put a layer of terrycloth in them, but that's really not needed.  I just used velcro to hold them on, and decided to put one underneath just to make sure they don't fall off.

Some improvements......

If you remember, DH's grandmother passed away a couple of years ago and when we cleaned out her house, we brought home her round table and chairs.  We also brought home the cushions.  When the grandkids were over to decorate Christmas cookies, I noticed a couple of the cushions had some extra stains.  So I decided to make some covers for them.  I used the same fabric as the tablecloth and made them removable so they can be washed.
Before (this one is fairly clean, but some others are much dirtier):

After:

It's been a while since I've updated my blog,

except for the quick one showing all the coupon holders that are available.   After the craft show on Dec. 20 last year I took a break from sewing.  With Christmas and New Year's so soon after, I was busy traveling back to Nebraska to see family and didn't really get a chance to until a week or two ago.  So it's about time I post some things I've made!!!!!

My latest obsession is Pinterest.  Along with Craftster, you can get TONS of new ideas of things to make.  Pinterest also have great recipes, cleaning tips, etc.  So if you have signed up there, !!!

A few things I've tried that I've seen on Pinterest are below.
First, I've been wanting a new "Spa Towel".  I have one I purchased at a Hanes shop in an outlet mall years ago, but it's just too big, so decided I needed to make one.


So, of course, I needed a new towel for my head to match!!!!  (I had made a couple out of old towels, but this one is made out of the same terry cloth fabric I purchased at Jo-Ann's).


Another cool thing on Pinterest was spa slippers!!!!  So, of course (again), I had to make some of them!


Those all turned out OK, but I wanted to try to see if I could do better.  After another trip to Jo-Ann's (thank goodness they have great coupons - 50% off one item, 20% off your entire purchase, etc), I ended up bringing home some Chenille fabric - mostly pink but some blue, too.  So here's the 2nd "spa towel".

And matching hair turban

The thing about Chenille vs. Terry Cloth (besides the cost) is the chenille is one-sided, so I decided to add a layer of terry cloth on the inside of the turban.

And the slippers-

I had remembered seeing fabric with little plastic/grippy stuff that you see on the bottom of kids' footy pj's, so bought a little of that to use on the bottom of the slippers.

Overall, they are pretty nice!  The right foot is a little big (both slippers are the same size, it's just that my right foot is a little smaller than my left due to falling out of a 2nd story window when I was really small.)  I used two layers of batting on the bottom, and one layer on the rest.  I may try them again, but for now they are nice to have on when I'm at home.
 

Coupon Holders Available

I haven't taken the time to list all the coupon holders that are already completed on etsy, but someone asked and I thought I'd just post the pictures of them here.  The cost would be the same, $23.00 including shipping.  If you are interested, I can do a special listing on etsy and everything can go through there.

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I do have other fabrics available that can be used to make custom orders, so just give me an idea of what color you are looking for and I'll see what I have.  It seems to work pretty well to post pictures of the fabric here on my blog.

As always, let me know if you have any questions!!!

Jyl

Finally had time to list a few items on my etsy account!!!!

Please check them out!  (Also, contact me for a "free shipping" coupon code!)