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tank top purse from craftnest

                     A craft i found online i really want to try



Before you pack away your summer clothes for the winter, you might want to set one of your tank tops aside to make one of these easy totes. The best kind of tank tops to use for this project are ones that have front and back necklines that are the same height—or very close. Otherwise, your tote bag will be lopsided. The brown tote is reversible, so the pockets can be on the inside or outside. I made that tote small because the straps were thin and wouldn’t hold a lot of weight. The magenta tank top had a gathered neckline in front and back, so a gathered bottom was ideal. A pink store-bought flower pin finished it off.

Tank top tote with six pockets

Supplies and tools

• tank top
• straight pins
• water-erasable fabric marker
• sewing machine and thread
• fabric scissors
• seam ripper
• sewing gauge or ruler

1. First remove the tags with a seam ripper or scissors.

2. Turn the tank top inside out.

3. If your tank top has a bra liner, cut the elastic off the bottom of it.

4. Fold so that the straps lie on top of each other.

5. Fold the bottom of the tank over itself. This will become the pockets.

6. Pin in place, making sure the seams line up. Mark where you want the seams in between each pocket with pins or an erasable fabric marker.

7. Using a stitch that stretches with knit fabric, such as the triple straight stitch, sew the seams that divide each pocket. Make sure the bra liner is lying flat before sewing. Back-stitch to lock the seams.

8. Sew the bottom together about 1/4 inch from the edge. Back-stitch to lock the seam.

9. Turn the tote bag inside out so the pockets will be on the inside—or leave it as is.

Gathered tank top tote

Supplies and tools

• tank top
• straight pins
• water-erasable fabric marker
• sewing machine and thread
• fabric scissors
• seam ripper
• sewing gauge or ruler
• flower pin

1. First remove the tags with a seam ripper or scissors.

3. Fold so that the straps lie on top of each other. Measure and mark where you want the seam to be. I placed mine five inches from the bottom of the tank top.

4. Baste two rows (about 1/4 inch apart) along the line you marked. Do not back-stitch. Then pull the bobbin threads tight as you slide the fabric inward to gather it. Then use a straight stitch with a shorter stitch length and sew between the two basted seams. Back-stitch to lock the seam. Pull out the basted seams.

5. Cut off the excess fabric about 1/2 inch past the seam.


all credit for this craft goes  to craftynest.com

My pet owl

When the Harry Potter books first came out conservative parents everywhere freaked.

It was believed the harry potter could influence our preciousis little ones to do various unsavory things:

              * cast spells on each other (should be noted it wouldnt work)

              * have a keen desire to go to boarding school

              * revenge their dead parents

              * battle their local dragons

              * fly broom sticks (again it should be noted this wouldnt work)

And suddenly our worst nightmares have become true.

For harry potter has influenced us in ways unimaginable.

In black market owl exchanges.

 yes. 

Apparently people in india have taken to buying owls off the black market to give to their kids

as presents. no word yet on how that kid actually enjoys them after they notice they wont deliver messages

or bring them birthday cakes. but here is an article anyway

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20439059,00.html

either way. for christmas im asking josh for an owl



what it would be like with my owl



                            

Sushi

Im slowly getting better at making sushi, tonight i made it to tempura frying my sushi

(this is legit. i didnt make this up)

and its super good.

Think sushi is to expensive and difficult to make?

think again matey!

one box of sushi rice does cost about 10 dollars. however. it has made us about... 6 or 7 meals.

which is alot for ten dollars. other ingrediants are- cream cheese, nori, avocado, shrimp, or crab.

some or more expensive than others but you use so little of each and it still makes so much.

One day i might put a tuturial. But today im just showing off. so "tada!" me.

Apples

Super easy craft for fall!

Put red (or green or yellow) paint in a shallow paper bowl

cut and apple in half then dip the exposed middle of the apple in the paint

scrape off excess and slap on paper.

add stems for extra flare



libby and i's final product