Easy Window Treatment

 I needed a new window treatment in my kitchen. The old duck valance was my mother-in-laws and it was just out dated. I was going to use this scrap of eyelet fabric to make a dress for my daughter. But when going though the fabric I had this popped out. I'm so happy I picked it up cheap and it was just the right size.

What you need:

sewing needles

fabric

iron

sewing gauge

 Measure your window.
 

  

Fold the top of the fabric over the curtain rod to measure how much you should sew down.

If you wish to have a finished top and bottom then iron your fold on the top and bottom. If you wish to have an even more finished look feel free to fold/iron and sew the sides also.

I used a zig-zag stitch on my hems.

Once you have hemmed the top and bottom the way you would like your finished!! So simple!!

I just took a piece of extra ribbon I had around the house to tie a bow to one side. I like this look because I can still enjoy looking out my back window.

I LOVE my new curtains!!

Twine wrapped door hanging letters

Trace the letter you want onto the side of a box 4 times. you need it to be thick. I used a diaper box and a wipe box.

 Using a straight blade cut out the letters.

Use masking tape to secure them together. 

I cut small amounts of the twine to wrap on the ends of the letter for a finished look about 2". Using a hot glue gun glue the ends on. Wrap them over and glue. 

Lastly wrap the twine around the letter hot gluing every few rows.

Then add the ribbon with hot glue and enjoy your craft.

DIY Owl Pictures

One of my friends was expecting a baby last year and wanted to decorate with owls. They decided not to find out the sex of the baby, so she had to decorate very gender neutral. For her baby shower I made an owl card off of the Cricut machine and she loved it. She was struggling with what to do above the baby’s crib, so I suggested we make a bunch of these owl cards and then frame them. She loved the idea.

We went to Michaels and picked out 10-12 sheets of paper to be used for backgrounds and the owls. We also picked out 8 frames to “house” these made owls. We used the smaller Cricut machine, so the largest owl we could have was 6”. This owl design can be found on the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge.

We grouped the papers with those we wanted to go together. Then we decided to do 4 4 ½” owls and 4 3 ½” owls.

As you can see the eyes and the nose have the background colors. We did that on purpose as we liked that look. When the owl is cut out of the machine it’s for a card, so there’s a background per se there. For the above picture, the background would’ve been brown. We cut that along the folded part of the card and discarded the back part. You could leave the green off the for the eyes if you wanted to, but we liked giving it some more color.

Here are the eight all together: