tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60317496529850683242024-02-19T03:00:50.989-07:00Sew what? That's how I roll!Quilting, Sewing, Knitting, DIY etc.Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-23834903917526501942011-01-02T10:29:00.000-07:002011-01-02T10:29:44.378-07:00Laundry Room Reno...<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well it has literally been forever since my last blog so I thought I would share with all of you how my lover and I rang in the new year. We were up bright and early with lots of supplies and wondering what we were going to do on the first day of 2011 so we looked around the house and there was one room that just never had any attention and was packed to the ceiling with clothes and laundry. On a good day you might be able to get to the washer without stepping on something. Side note: I hate laundry. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because of this my sewing machine has been to hard to access so I just couldn't be bothered. I had a quilt I was making as a Christmas gift, and due to the tight area in there it never got finished. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our new years resoultion is to get rid of the clutter in our house... or at least get it under control. I don't know how in 4 years two people accumualte so much stuff, but we did! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We got a smokin' deal on the flooring! It is the same stuff that was used in the entry way. I went to home depot and was browsing around for nothing impaticular, and then I came across the flooring section. The boxes of flooring were 66% off!!!! I loaded my cart with every box they had because we had been wanting to redo my love's drum room. When I got it all home I knew it would be perfect for my laundry room! Instead of ruining his excitment I called another Home Depot in the city and asked if they would match what I got it from the other store for. After some pursuation they agreed! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also had found a nice green paint at home depot which is the paint and primer in one (45.00/gal) paint that was a mistint on for ONLY $9.00!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am happy to say that trim paint and floorring this face life on my laundry room was under $100.00!!!! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy the pictures :)</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All fixed up </td></tr>
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Codiac Regional RCMP is requesting the assistance of the public to locate 25-year-old Sabrina Patterson of Riverview. Patterson was last seen by friends Friday October 29, 2010, at the Coliseum in Moncton, and can later be seen on video entering the Fox and Hound Pub in Riverview shortly after 1 am on Saturday, October 30. Her car was found at the Riverview Mall, where the Pub is located. <br />
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Patterson was reported missing on Sunday night, when she failed to pick up her kids. She has not contacted her family or friends since and she is not answering her cell phone which is out of character for her.<br />
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Sabrina Patterson is approximately 5’4 and weighs approximately 180 pounds. She has brown eyes and shoulder length brown hair. On the video where she is last seen, she appears to be wearing a dark coloured Nike shirt.<br />
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If you have any information on this missing person, please contact the Codiac Regional RCMP at 857-2400 or Crime Stoppers at <span class="skype_pnh_container" dir="ltr"><span class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common" dir="ltr" title="Call this phone number in Canada with Skype: +18002228477"><span class="skype_pnh_textarea_span"><span class="skype_pnh_text_span">1-800-222-TIPS</span></span><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span></span></span>(8477).Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-43178852225442625242010-10-19T12:05:00.000-06:002010-10-19T12:05:27.340-06:00Baby MittsSorry it has been so long since my last post! I have been uber busy job hunting. With Christmas coming we sure could use the extra money. I have my first interview tomorrow and I am so excited. But back to the Mittens.<br />
My bff over at <a href="http://www.shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/">Traveling Thrifter</a> was telling me about some mitts she was crocheting for her husband. It inspired me to bust out the knitting needles and the pink yarn in back of my closet and make some mitts because I had never done them before.<br />
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I made thumbless mitts becasue they are for a baby and we all know how much of a pain it is getting there little thumbs in that hole, and they never stay anyways.<br />
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I came up with this pattern myself because well I HATE following a pattern!<br />
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I also made a matching cap and am working on a matching blanket.<br />
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Here is the pattern I came up with<br />
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Mitts:<br />
* * means repeat across <br />
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Cast on 32 sts. (Work in ribbing {Knit 1, Purl1} for 1.5 inches)<br />
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Then K1 *yo, K2tog*<br />
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For the next row you will continue in the stockinette stitch {Purl 1 entire row, K 1 entire row) until 3 inches from your ribbed row. End your last row in Purl<br />
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Decrese: K1, *K2tog to last stitch, K1<br />
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Continue with the above two rows until you have 15 sts on your needle. Cast off. Sew together.Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-74899306811082270242010-10-08T13:25:00.000-06:002010-10-08T13:25:21.467-06:00Christmas German Star How to<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7f1ivt2tb19ZlGAW9hTuVFe5VNRxTqDaoa7IzGppkKBdDpnlz2mIkPKmDqGoMNXvnO8Xuv90Kf3XREc-OIlr7Wr-gJ9JxjVvaTGL-Unv9FW340nZmG-jNBlimGcvv0ir1QKytbx1Nrw/s1600/DSC_4627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7f1ivt2tb19ZlGAW9hTuVFe5VNRxTqDaoa7IzGppkKBdDpnlz2mIkPKmDqGoMNXvnO8Xuv90Kf3XREc-OIlr7Wr-gJ9JxjVvaTGL-Unv9FW340nZmG-jNBlimGcvv0ir1QKytbx1Nrw/s640/DSC_4627.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><br />
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To start you will need 4 x 1" strips of paper cut 22" long. ( I taped mine together)<br />
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Since heavier paper is easier to work with I would suggest something like a scrapbooking paper. I also used construction paper and it works but tears much easier.<br />
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This is my first time trying my hand at origami, and I just learned how to make this star this morning. It is super easy and super fun after you get the first one down.<br />
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I am going to show you how to do it using 4 different colors so hopefully it is easier to see.<br />
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Here it goes.<br />
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First take your four strips of paper and stack them together. Cut and angle of both ends. This will make it much easier for you to weave.<br />
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Take two strips and lay them vertical. As you can see I choose to have my green and yellow.<br />
You will then take strip #3 (white) and horizontally go over top of the green and under the yellow<br />
You then take stip #4 (red) and also horizontally go under the green and over top of the yellow<br />
This creates a basket weave. <br />
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</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Then flip the star and do the same on the other side. </div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">You now have a complete 3D star. </div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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Here is a link to a video on how to do it, it may be easier to watch it being done </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1b_kms4ICM&NR=1">Part 1</a></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4cUEULlDA&feature=channel">Part 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4478816_make-paper-3d-star.html#ixzz11nKb8DBs" style="color: #003399;"></a></span></div></div>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-82605788911307656382010-10-07T13:27:00.001-06:002010-10-07T13:27:20.190-06:00Blah Basement to Bam Basement!So Sean and I have talked about doing some things to the basement to spice it up a little.<br />
It wasn't on the top of our list so we never really put much thought into it other than a little paint.<br />
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The other night while we were at Wal-Mart Sean found the color he wanted to paint it! I said okay we can buy the paint but we are not touching it until every other project that is currently on the go is done!<br />
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It's Monday night at 11:00 and I am dead!!! I didn't sleep much the night before and I'm dead. Sean has the next day off so I am trying to stat awake and enjoy the night together.<br />
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He decided that he wants to fill a few nail holes from where we tore down a piece of the 1x3 the guy had used as trim all over the basement. As he is doing this I am starting to get antsy. If that one piece of board is down and the drywall has putty on it and it looks funny then we have to paint. So it is now 11:30pm and I am grabbing a paint brush. I am so mad at this point because I want to sleep and I said no more projects and here we are.<br />
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We finish getting the first coat on at about 2:00. The basement is now a mess, everything is pushed in the middle and to top it all off I don't think I like this color. The more I look at it I think what in the hell did we do. Why did I let him talk me into picking this bold color! What was I thinking.<br />
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We finally head to bed but guess what I can't sleep, I am thinking about that color and thinking about cutting all of the trim for it and how am I going to place it and what can I put on the wall that is so open. So many thoughts running through my head. I dream about the trim literally.<br />
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I wake up at 9:00 and sneak out of the room. I have to get this second coat of paint on! I have to know if I like it. I had about half of the cutting in done when Sean came downstairs so he grabbed the roller and got the second and third coats of paint up.<br />
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Now it is onto the trim, which went alot smoother then I expected. Only problem was we didn't have enough. Guess what!?!?! Home Depot trip lol AGAIN.<br />
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Before we head out we have to get another door up in the upstairs, which went really smooth!<br />
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While we are at Home Depot I am looking for a mirror I seen on sale last week for 18.00. I found it and it's now 39,99! I'm a lil ticked but next to it is this huge mirror and it is perfect for only $50.00! SCORE<br />
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We didn't get home until 9:00 so nothing more got done that night.<br />
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Yesterday while Sean was at work I got my butt in gear and got the rest of the trim up! When he got home there was only a few more pieces. We cleaned up the mess and take a look at all the hard work we just did.<br />
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AND.... OMG I love the color! It looks awesome!<br />
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I will share with you our little before and after!<br />
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I am thankful for my wonderful husband to be! He is always there to make me smile when I'm down and to also share all the wonderful moments in life with me. He is my bestfriend and my soulmate. I am thankful for the roof he puts over our head and the food in our bellies.<br />
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I am thankful for our wonderful little family! We have a 1 year old sheltie whose name is Hurley-Turd! He is like our child. He makes out little family complete :) He is such a funny little guy who is always so excited to see you.<br />
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I am thankful for my mom and dad who have always been there for me. They have been there to catch me when I fall and give me the guidance in life I didn't know or think that I needed. Even though they might not always think so I do listen.<br />
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I am thankful for my little sister who I may sometimes fight with but who I also love very much. She has always been a ear to listen when I need to talk and someone to laugh with or laugh at hahaha.<br />
I am thankful for the most handsome nephew that she gave me, and I am thankful that she allows me to be such a huge part of his life even when 5000kms are between us.<br />
I am thankful for all the love I felt the first time I seen him, and all the happiness he brings me! Every time I see his little face it brings a smile on mine.<br />
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I am thankful for my grampy who always took the time to teach me everything he could and always makes me laugh. I am thankful for the doctors who have helped him with his long battle with cancer! I am thankful that my grampy has taught me to be a fighter, even when the odds are against you it doesn't mean it can keep you down.<br />
I am thankful for my Nana who has the world's biggest heart and would never say a bad word about anyone. She has taught me to always be kind to others. I am also thankful that she has shown me how to be such a strong woman emotionally!<br />
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We don't always say it enough but I love you all, and am very thankful you are apart of my life!Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-70166187074517820732010-10-03T22:18:00.000-06:002010-10-03T22:18:48.705-06:00Weekend projects<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And the home projects continue.... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now that you have an idea of what we started with I will tell you about out weekend hahaha.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Friday after Sean got home from work we decided we were going to get things going. We needed a list, a empty car, and some energy. We started that by stopping off at Mac's for a energy drink hahaha. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We decided one project we wanted to get done over the weekend was to get the chair rail back up. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had to replace it because when we ripped up the floor in the dining room we had to take down our other stuff causing it to crack and break. No biggie I thought! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This time I'm not being so cheap and I'm going to buy the pre-primed mdf sheets of it! Wouldn't that seem like a great idea to you? Wellll it wasn't! I put down the proper trim stuck a piece in to nail it and guess what.... it was actually 1.5 ft shorter then the other stuff that I had up there, and because the last time I put it up I tried to cut a corner and not take down the wall paper underneath it is now bitting me in the bum! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We removed the trim we just nailed up and had to come up with a plan because really this chair rail would only look good in a midget's house. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Off to Home Depot we go... make the 45 min trip in and of course I have to look at everything in the lighting section on sale and everything in the flooring section and of course my fav mistinted paints. By the time we make it to the lumber we have wasted an hour. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I look and ponder thinking what are we going to do. How am I going to bring this up at least 6 inches.... then I spot it! A nice piece of 1x6! I was so happy!!!! And they were only 6.00 each and I only needed 2 so score!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We get it home and now it is 8:00 we stopped at a pizza joint for supper thinking we were being smart, no! We arrive home both full, tired, and cranky so you can imagine we are quite the pair and in no state to be trying to work together. Well not if we wanted someone to come out alive anyway! We ran out grabbed a movie and wrote Friday night off. We figured we would be good and rested to get a early start on Saturday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Guess what we were wrong again. We slept in until 9:00 and I drempt about things we could do... So guess what... Back to Home Depot we go! ahhahahah.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This time I'm on a mission for some new doors that I seen the day before. They were on sale for $30.00/each! Why wouldn't I want them. I had checked before we left for stock at the store we were going to but to my surprise the computer lied they didn't have the size we needed so we then had to drive into the city... only tacking on another 30 min to our "quick" trip in.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ok we have the doors, we have new handles, we have new hinges... Let's rock n roll!!! Get the doors to the car annnnnnddddd.... They are about 4 inches too long to fit in with the trunk closed which is fine we figured that much but we didn't have any string. As I start my walk back to the store to buy some rope I realize I am wearing a sweater.... I ripped the string out of it and tied the trunk down hahaha no waiting in a mad line for me! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had to get the doors painted which was fine because it was beautiful out and only 4:00 at this time. Paint is going on the doors, paint is going on the 1x6 and I'm hopeful we might get something done!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Since we have no bathroom door because I took them all off in excitement that was the first one I wanted to get done. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After some hard thought, elbow grease, and not so nice words we get the door hung. Now the door won't close because it is a bit to wide and we don't have a planer. So, that is all again for the night we are once again stuck hahaha </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, today was yet another trip to Home Depot, only this time we went to Canadian Tire first because I had to have this tool out called the crafter or something. It's made by mastercraft and looked soo handy. Got that, a quick trip to the dollar store of course, and home depot for the planer. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">While we were there I checked out the mis tints again and totally swooped in while this guy is also checking out the paint. He had set down a gallon of paint that is also primer and is $45.00 for the gal but on for $9.00 and there is two of them... snag there mine. Along with a light green hahaha sucker! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We got home and were ready to complete something... one thing! We get the 1x6 nailed in place the bead board in place and the top on. Bam Chair Rail complete!!!!! Only one wall left which will be finished tomorrow, just waiting on some drywall to dry. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we tried to take down the wall paper the surface of the drywall actually came with it!! What a mess!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please ignore the mess! I will post a picture soon when we get all the tools and things off the table, but LOOK it's done :)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Now I look at Sean and suggest getting a door on the spare room we have been working so hard on. I can't tell if he thinks its a good idea or not but he went and got the door for me hahaha. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We got it all chissled out, hinges on and can ya believe it it's only got to be planed a bit! </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sean testing out the new tool! It works great but the battery died after two small projects. Hope it lasts longer next time! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is our little helper supervising my chissel job.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Not a problem we pop that door down give it a few runs with the planer and doors back on the hinges. Now to figure out where and how to drill the holes for the door knob. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It went smooth believe it or not! The drill bit gave us some problems but other then that it went pretty good. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Got the holes drilled the door knob on and now is the test...... Does it close.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">YES!!!! It even latches properly! (We are both doing the happy dance at this point)</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to drill for the door handle.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's a bit tight and is catching in some places so we run the planer over those spots and now we have a real door that actually looks nice!!! </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original door! I had thought about trying to prime it hahaha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door Hung, Latched, and Pretty hahaha. Just need to touch up the paint!</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We still have 3 to go but it feels great just to have one done!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We are far from knowing what we are doing but this is one DIY project I thought for sure was going to be a huge failure! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's now 9:00 and we are both too tired to do anymore tonight, but the tools are charging and getting ready for tomorrow. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I can't wait for the upstairs to be done!!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I do have to say a big Thank you to Sean for all of his help and hard work! Also for being me personal First Aider! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh DIY failure... I don't do well with sharp things so I am sitting here with two fingers bandaged up hahahaha. One the nail bent half way back (ewwwwwww) and the other I drove part of a nail into the tip of it. I'm pretty accident prone and prolly shouldn't be allowed around sharp objects! hahaha</span></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now with new paint, new floor, new trim and new door :) hehehe You will also see that our pets have decided to claim this room. I'm not sure what to do about the window covering yet so this is temporary. Also I am going to paint a pic to put above the bed, so still a work in progress. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought this at salvation army for $3.00 but it was purple and COVERED in stickers. I painted it and want to use it in the room but i'm just not sure where to put it. Any suggestions???</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep checking back for more updates. We are on a mission this week because we have friends of ours coming from Fort Mac for thanksgiving :)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are so lucky to have great friends to share some great times with! </span></span></span></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-42127109905563594332010-10-01T09:38:00.002-06:002010-10-01T09:38:47.664-06:00UPDATE!Hi Everyone,<br />
Sorry I have been lacking on the posts but I promise I will have lots coming soon. I have ran into a problem with my Nikon camera and now am trying to get my Olympus working.<br />
I hope to have a post by Sunday. It will probably be DIY.<br />
Can't wait to share what all we have been doing!Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-69332832594273066752010-09-27T09:25:00.000-06:002010-09-27T09:25:36.918-06:00Ripping and Tearing up the Nasty!!!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hi Everyone</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It has been another crazy busy weekend in my house. It seems like there is not enough hours in the weekend to complete that dreaded to do list. Our to do list has grown from your casual chores to getting this house looking a little more modern.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Friday was spent finishing the hallway floors and planning for our projects. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Saturday was spent shopping ALL day for what we had planned. We spent all of Saturday night painting doors and door casings in the hallway and kitchen. They were all a ugly ugly retro brown.... they are not white! They are still in progress but they are white, and OMG what a difference it made. The hallway looks brighter and so much cleaner if that makes sense. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sunday was the big day we woke up fairly early and started taking down the ugly wall paper boarder in our spare room. I think the guy that owned the house before was a bit scared of color because every bedroom has white glossy walls with boarder around the top of the wall! Then it was off to do the thing that disgusted me the most.... Rip up olllllllddddd ugly DIRTY carpet! If you seen the color of this stuff underneath I think it would make anyone feel sick about having it in your house. To top it off I'm sure it was not laid new, I'm thinking someone ripped it out of there house ( With good reason ) and buddy took it and put it down in here. My neighbour seen us coming out the door with it and all she could say was Oh my god! hahaha. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After getting that down we preped the walls for some paint. The paint color took us about 3 days to decide on but we found one. It is called Jasperware. After getting a couple coats on the wall it felt great to see some color hahaha. It is not exactly what I imagined for color but I think I like it.... I will know for sure if I like it once we get the trim up and the room complete. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We then took the flooring that we just ripped up from the dining room and laid it in the spare room! Amazing! No more stinky carpet :) It also either got easier to snap in place or we are getting to be pros at flooring because it went together alot easier the second time around let me tell ya. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We bought a bed frame from Jysk on Saturday because all we ever had was the matress and well that would look pretty bad on the floor, so we picked up the frame for $120.00 which isn't a bad price at all seeming I couldn't find one on kijiji for anywheres close to that. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I took a old end table and spray painted it to match the finish on the bed. Another thing I am not sure if I like yet but we will see. I may make something to drape over the top anyways. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well I am going to post some pics below of before, and during the transformation... I will be posting the afters when I get everything I need to complete it. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let me know what you think of it so far. Good and bad comments are welcome. This was my first time going with such....color hahaha</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Keep an eye out for my update when it is all done. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I will have some craft blogs soon, I just have to get my house in order first hahaha. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have a great day!</span></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-39671979887402763422010-09-23T14:36:00.000-06:002010-09-23T14:36:00.444-06:00Awareness Ribbon Soap SacThis is a pattern for a awareness ribbon soap sac. At first I thought it was kind of silly but when I left a bar of soap in my shower without it covering it I had a gross mess of soap stuck to the shelf.<br />
This is a knitted pattern and would be great for fund raisers or just to keep in your bathroom. <br />
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Row 1: Knit<br />
Row 2: Purl<br />
Row 3: Knit<br />
Row 4: Purl<br />
Row 5: K2tog across row ( 31 sts now on needle)<br />
Row 6: Purl<br />
Row 7: K1, *yo, K2tog* (repeat between stars to end of row)<br />
Row 8: Purl<br />
Row 9: Knit<br />
Row 10: Knit<br />
Row 11: Knit<br />
Row 12: K8, P15, K8<br />
Row 13: Knit<br />
Row 14: K8, P7, K1, P7, K8<br />
Row 15: Knit<br />
Row 16: K8, P6, K3, P6, K8<br />
Row 17: Knit<br />
Row 18: P5, K2, P1, K2, P5, K8<br />
Row 19: Knit<br />
Row 20: P5, K2, P1, K2, P5, K8<br />
Row 21: Knit<br />
Row 22: P5, K2, P1, K2, P5, K8<br />
Row 23: Knit<br />
Row 24: K8, P6, K3, P6, K8<br />
Row 25: Knit<br />
Row 26: K8, P6, K3, P6, K8<br />
Row 27: Knit<br />
Row 28: K8, P5, K2, P1, K2, P5, K8<br />
Row 29: Knit<br />
Row 30: K8, P4, K2, P3, K2, P4, K8<br />
Row 31: Knit<br />
Row 32: K8, P3, K2, P5, K2, P3, K8<br />
Row 33: Knit<br />
Row 34: K8, P2, K2, P7, K2, P2, K8<br />
Row 35: Knit<br />
Row 36: K8, P15, K8<br />
Row 37: Knit<br />
Row 38: Knit<br />
Row 39: Knit<br />
BIND OFF<br />
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Finishing Touches<br />
Weave yard in and out on the bottom, then draw up tightly for a gathered bottom. Sew up back seam. Either crochet a chain or use ribbon to weave in and out of the eyelets at the top.<br />
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Insert a bar of soap, and tie the ribbon in a bow!<br />
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There ya have it! :)Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-27080838111627599862010-09-21T15:08:00.000-06:002010-09-21T15:08:45.092-06:005 monthsWhen I woke up today and looked at the calender I couldn't believe it.<br />
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5 months ago today was my first day smoke free in quite a few years.<br />
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This is one thing I can honestly say I am very proud of myself for :) If you asked me a year ago if I thought I would be smoke free today I would have told you no way.<br />
Smoking was such a huge part of my life.<br />
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At the first of April I decided I had enough of smoking running my life and the things that I did in it. I was tired of waking up in the morning feeling like I was going to cough up a lung.<br />
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My mom and dad had quit smoking a year and a half before me and they of course were on me big time about it. When I finally decided to quit I thought the best day would be on my father's birthday. It really helped me to pick that day because I knew it would make him happy and if anyone I thought would never be able to quit it was him. It was also the day before my birthday so I was able to celebrate my 23rd birthday smoke free.<br />
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Since mom and dad had harped on me so much to quit once I said I would I knew there was no going back because I would never hear the end of it hahaha. <br />
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If you were like me and think its near impossible your wrong. I learned you just have to be stronger then the cigarette. There are still times that I think about it and think about how great it would be but I just think back to the feeling of coughing up flem, and the smell of someone who smokes. I never use to notice it but OMG is it ever bad!<br />
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I sure will be celebrating next month when I can say it's been a half a year! YayyAleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-38603127784200569032010-09-21T14:29:00.001-06:002010-09-21T14:34:37.487-06:00Easy to install flooringSo the flooring that we got for $10.00 a box for the entry way was supppppper easy to put down! I will definatly be laying more of it thorough out the house.<br />
Our side entry is not big at all, and I only used 1 box of the 3 I bought! SCORE!!<br />
Here are some pics from putting it down.<br />
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This is what it looked like when I started. Did I mention the carpet on the bottom of the stairs is suppose to be white....<br />
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This is what the entry looked like after I ripped up the carpet.....yukkkkkk <br />
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some of the floor down<br />
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Looks so much cleaner and will be so much easier to clean now!<br />
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I will post a updates pic once I get the trim all put back and get some of the trim at the top of the stairs painted white.... I have the paint and decided today was a perfect day. It didn't happen. I started putting it on and it is going on milky.. I am going to Home Depot tomorrow to have that fixed. I hate when I'm trying to do something and nothing seems to go right.<br />
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Keep an eye out for updates.<br />
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I also hope to get some crafty things posted once I manage to put my house back together hahaha<br />
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have a great day!Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-23394360472218345132010-09-19T18:02:00.001-06:002010-09-19T18:05:31.404-06:00Flooring renos<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am currently sitting here writing this and my hands are covvvered in construction adhesive hahaha. Does anyone know how freaking hard this stuff is to get off? Let me tell ya, I've washed my hands 6 times and it's still not off. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just took a break from doing flooring to give everyone a update because it has been a couple days since my last post. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do plan to get some knitting how to videos uploaded but it may not be until the end of the week now. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-size: large;">n Friday I was talking with my friend Heather over at <a href="http://www.shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/">Traveling Thrifter</a> and she was telling me about this store here in Edmonton called the Restore which all the proceeds go to the habitat for humanity which is great. Sean and I decided to check it out on Saturday (which just happened to also be 30% off that day)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">You would not believe this place. It is like heaven for every do it yourselfer on a tight budget! There was so much to look at I circled the store 3 times going up and down every isle. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We came across where they keep the laminate flooring. We found 10 boxes of 12mm beautiful laminate that looks like hard wood. We knew we wanted it but we had no idea where we were going to put it. Sean (my fiance) came up with this crazy idea that maybe we should rip up the laminate in the dining room and hallway to put this stuff down. I looked at him in discust because we JUST got that flooring all finished with trim and all the goodies. I had to circle the store once more to think about if I was actually going to even consider this crazy idea... As we stood there looking at this amazing flooring which btw is only available through pre order (I`ll tell you how I know this in a min) I thought well it is beautiful and not to mention on $10.50 a pkg! We bought 10 boxes of it. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We made the trip back home and unloaded the car. I decided before we get started I was just going to do a quick measurement... Only to find out that we are 18 ft short. Not square feet, just 18 feet. Agghhhh we didn`t know what we were going to do now. We jumped back in the car with a piece of the floor in hand and were going to see if maybe we missed a box. Guess what... Nope, we had bought all they had. So there we stood wondering now what do we do. We called around to 6 different places only to find out that this flooring can only be ordered in and is not carried...Great! Now what?!?! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We managed to find a box of flooring that wasn't the same color but had all the same dimensions so we grabbed it and hoped for the best. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm just going to mention that to get to this place is 45min one way... hahaha</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">We get home and start ripping down the waincotting and chair rail we just finished and taking down the trim that was just put up and pulling up our floor that is only 3 months old.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what the dining room looked like when we bought the house</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnzlhmwN4xvsEv53tEUmBFak8VvUhnYaauDhJvONoftKI8vm_H_oqsp0t1zicJu4bya-53jbSsmate-tGKVDXqD9uU9sBgUHGZcVLq8-9s68ulDrRXfOU7oULI673hi7j_gOP_74z03I/s1600/B4+DiningHallway.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnzlhmwN4xvsEv53tEUmBFak8VvUhnYaauDhJvONoftKI8vm_H_oqsp0t1zicJu4bya-53jbSsmate-tGKVDXqD9uU9sBgUHGZcVLq8-9s68ulDrRXfOU7oULI673hi7j_gOP_74z03I/s400/B4+DiningHallway.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This is what it looked like when it was in progress (the 1st time) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhOAricv-bxr0sDf4S5eU3ieUEdlbOcw-Rp1vQhOE_UuT_shSMvtdYegwLobf-CWCmiViOr3V2rGBMpJ-7u9yV3jUGnQGxwVTGmII9TiR7K68iDB84JiSwL5ZMz0fDYwtTZ4eGxuRF24/s1600/DSC_0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhOAricv-bxr0sDf4S5eU3ieUEdlbOcw-Rp1vQhOE_UuT_shSMvtdYegwLobf-CWCmiViOr3V2rGBMpJ-7u9yV3jUGnQGxwVTGmII9TiR7K68iDB84JiSwL5ZMz0fDYwtTZ4eGxuRF24/s400/DSC_0077.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now.... this is the newest floor we have put down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtEuwID8c1IzQYczie_OBgORBvT5WaNFPZkIz-NpaALoEr1-_O_72m4K1jQ10BaQS7pmXu6vxkZKNA9MOSv0sAgNANqFFgp7bgp5AtTqX1Rx2icFNMaOfR8pmlm5jJuB3UKmbaPfq6tA/s1600/photo(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtEuwID8c1IzQYczie_OBgORBvT5WaNFPZkIz-NpaALoEr1-_O_72m4K1jQ10BaQS7pmXu6vxkZKNA9MOSv0sAgNANqFFgp7bgp5AtTqX1Rx2icFNMaOfR8pmlm5jJuB3UKmbaPfq6tA/s400/photo(2).JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is still in progress because while I was taking down the wainscoating a few pieces broke...... so now I have to replace that. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since we were a bit short and picked up that other box of flooring we used it in the hallway to create a bit of a design. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will post a picture of this once it is all done. As you can see they do look alot better but Ohhh what a way to spend a Saturday. By last night both Sean and I hit the bed at midnight and were out like lights. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sean left for a work trip today leaving me home and bored... So what did I do?</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second he walked out the door I decided I hated that our side entrance had carpet and a few weeks ago I had covered the old 70's flooring (see pic 1) with peel and stick tile. It didn't look bad but it didn't look good so I started ripping stuff up. I'm sure my neighbour thinks that I am a mad woman because I just opened the door and started biffing out pieces of flooring, and old dirty stinky carpet. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday while we were buying the laminate I came across 3 boxes of Traffic Master resilient plank flooring. I recognized it from my fiances parent's house. They had nothing but praise for this stuff and I wanted it so bad. It looks better then laminate and is water proof.... We had checked it out once at Home Depot (They are the only ones carrying it right now) but they wanted $45.00 a box for it and I just couldn't spend that kind of money.... Luckily for me I got it for $10.50! Whooop whooooo. Since I have never worked with this before I thought some construction adhesive couldn't hurt to have on the bottom of the pieces because it is a heavy traffic area ( hence me being covered in it ) and come to find out this crap is sticky to begin with the construction adhesive is only going to cement it in place hahaha I pitty the next guy after me.... I just hope that dosen't back fire on me... Ohhh I'll be angry hahaha</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope everyone had a great weekend! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Oh and before I forget to mention that flooring that is like 3 months old that we tore up is going to be used in another room in the house that we desperately need to get the carpet out of.</span></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-64085042552017407462010-09-17T11:33:00.000-06:002010-09-17T11:33:52.457-06:00Star Dish Cloth<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">It might be a bit early and some might think I'm crazy but I am wayyy to excited for Halloween and Christmas this year. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have started knitting up my Christmas dish cloths and towels and when I made the start dish cloth I thought it was more Christmasy. (I know its not a word but I'm going to use it because that's how I roll)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to share the pattern with everyone so you can give it a try. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am going to also attach some video's for those who may not know what the stitch is they are calling for. They did not turn out great but you will get the point. (I had my camera tied around my neck, not ideal but it worked hahaha)</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">This video above shows you how to complete rows 1-5. Hope it helps. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxKR0AINskX5LgaunWXS5fDD1YmTx-h4kRGVxRSWCvAa0NX6-9Das91AyC3t2-xN2HMiY139Ps1BwKlR6tDHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Star Dish Cloth</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cast on 16 stitches</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 1: SL1, K3, yo, K10, turn, knit back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 2: SL1, K3, yo, K9, turn, knit back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 3: SL1, K3, yo, K8, turn, knit back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 4: SL1, K3, yo, K7, turn, knit back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 5: SL1, K3, yo, K6, turn, knit back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 6: Cast Off 5 stitches, knit</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Row 7: Knit (you will not be back up at the top. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Repeat the above 7 rows until you have 12 points. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cast off</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then sew it together. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">It should look something like this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdjLQo77H-3qTr7y8RVz6yArkrQuyNI-Ze3aIIfn9m6zFem8U_j01xwl4FcooqW03OZuke4MZPgy1KXUGLfU2X51rWMV95sqoSUnX5gT-v6Rx2I_K1llmnh1vML8l6nbNm1Pu-ABeWu0/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdjLQo77H-3qTr7y8RVz6yArkrQuyNI-Ze3aIIfn9m6zFem8U_j01xwl4FcooqW03OZuke4MZPgy1KXUGLfU2X51rWMV95sqoSUnX5gT-v6Rx2I_K1llmnh1vML8l6nbNm1Pu-ABeWu0/s400/photo.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Picture quality is not that good because it was taken with my phone... remember my camera is gummed up with electrical tape. Errr</span></div>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-64536583381342422682010-09-16T16:26:00.000-06:002010-09-16T16:26:48.951-06:00Dryer Duct Pumpkin<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I first seen this I had to do a double take because it was the most unique thing I had seen in a long time! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just had to have one and ran out that night to buy the supplies to make them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To start you need this</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just plain old dryer duct!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Stretch it out and glue it like this</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then take it outside and put a few coats of spray paint on it. I didn't prime mine and I thought it turned out pretty cool. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I used 3-4 cinnamon sticks glued together for the stem and to decorate the top I used left over leaves and raffia from my <a href="http://sewwhat-thir.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-wreath.html">Wreath</a> project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">They were super easy to make and look so unique. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I bought my dryer duct from WalMart for about $13.00 and it made 3. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Give it a try!</span></span><br />
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</span></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-42153395911416724382010-09-16T11:42:00.000-06:002010-09-16T11:42:59.248-06:00Fall Wreath<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been wanting to do a fall wreath forever but I guess I had just never got around to it. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Now that we finally have a place were proud to call home I've decided it was the perfect time to give it a try. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I got the twig wreath from a craft store for $3.00 which I thought was a great buy. I also bought some of the leaves for it there. I bought them on the long garland because I got more for less. I also bought the letter M there. It was just plain wood.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I decided that maybe I need some different colors of leaves and hit up the dollar store because that's how I roll. I wish I went there first because they had a much better (well cheaper) selection of leaves and I found that the colors were much nicer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I started by taking some left over fabric from the <a href="http://sewwhat-thir.blogspot.com/2010/09/rag-quilt.html">Rag Quilt</a> I made and used it to cover the letter M. </span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBnVLv-IcnO0fV7AQJij1ACvB3SzMd66BIvdGqeFeWml5khY-56PXRfMMBbSRa2DKHFHcJ30_dOy40h2b4nvdI3yXqaJaqYhfSCMjqsP_nyZ6YUpsGOT2aK85dFp2VCvifdsnBS_2KQw/s1600/P9140072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBnVLv-IcnO0fV7AQJij1ACvB3SzMd66BIvdGqeFeWml5khY-56PXRfMMBbSRa2DKHFHcJ30_dOy40h2b4nvdI3yXqaJaqYhfSCMjqsP_nyZ6YUpsGOT2aK85dFp2VCvifdsnBS_2KQw/s400/P9140072.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">It took a little longer to do then I thought but I think it turned out pretty good. It probably would have been easier to paint it but oh well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">I tried to make a pumpkin for the bottom of the wreath out of raffia which I used the same deign that I did for the <a href="http://sewwhat-thir.blogspot.com/2010/09/wire-pumpkin.html">Wire Pumpkin</a>. You can't notice it much in the picture but when you are up close you can see it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">This was very simple to make and the cost was about $15.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Here's a look at the finished product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"> </span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-20166339679662395442010-09-14T23:56:00.002-06:002010-09-15T00:00:07.634-06:00Wire Pumpkin<span style="font-size: large;">Since my evening did not get off to a good start I did not get done what I had planned. Sew what? That's how I roll...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started the afternoon off with my camera not working right... which I need to post pics on my blog so I couldn't go any further until I fixed it. I fixed it all right. I decided to take tape (I only had electrical nearby) and cover the lock button on my memory chip because some how it went missing. I popped the chip in and great it takes pictures. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I then remove it from the camera and the tape is not attached to it, aghhhhhh. I knew electrical tape was sticky but not that sticky. I spent about an hour and a half after that trying to get the tape out and tweezers were just to big to fit in. I got some chunks out and had to give up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made the BIG trip to the city (us country folk have to plan these kind of trips hahaha) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found some great things at Michael's, WalMart and GoodWill. I was so excited to get home and get something made so my one follower could wake up to a post :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We made it through the door at 9:30 and still hadn't eaten supper my little projects were going to have to wait. I finally had to choose.... which one I was going to do first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to make a pumpkin. I'm still not sure if I'm happy with it and it may end up torn apart by tomorrow but for now I am going to post a picture of it. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBucgnZdCS-w2l0LHQP3Hstjt_4U97df63fzEI0DfVr6A4lX80cjuAEogGQ38NOjKEilisrVhvI0CzE5IXVyjBONDCOmIL_PMuTaRhs1Ew4T8W0qL57IF1Lpb9p9gOvgjQRt7CPgDtYU/s1600/DSC_4454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBucgnZdCS-w2l0LHQP3Hstjt_4U97df63fzEI0DfVr6A4lX80cjuAEogGQ38NOjKEilisrVhvI0CzE5IXVyjBONDCOmIL_PMuTaRhs1Ew4T8W0qL57IF1Lpb9p9gOvgjQRt7CPgDtYU/s400/DSC_4454.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-37864239920601151652010-09-14T11:52:00.000-06:002010-09-14T11:52:42.819-06:00Little Girls Easy Poncho<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I first began knitting I wanted to make my friends little girl a poncho. It is so easy and seems to go pretty fast, not to mention how adorable they look! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_q2EhGPqFuK9BX02MuQmrzO1q5YVXjYcqe-viCoMbRVZFdAzj9vzRCaLfwSqDkOe5Ube34QuHYNyDFn9dBB0Pnh9dNubHThLnw_hLgLXqrxILeFGUR7GU3a_GoEz1ZsmgU_ezdq8oJY/s1600/DSC_4442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_q2EhGPqFuK9BX02MuQmrzO1q5YVXjYcqe-viCoMbRVZFdAzj9vzRCaLfwSqDkOe5Ube34QuHYNyDFn9dBB0Pnh9dNubHThLnw_hLgLXqrxILeFGUR7GU3a_GoEz1ZsmgU_ezdq8oJY/s640/DSC_4442.JPG" width="427" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> As you can see I have to use my lamp as a model haha. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the pattern if you would like to make one yourself!</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sizes</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">To fit chest measurement</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">12 months 18"</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">18 months 19"</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">2-4 years 23"</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">6-8 years 26.5"</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Materials - 113g/4 oz ball of yarn</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Sizes 12 18 2-4 6-8 </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <u> mos mos yrs yrs</u></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 1 2 2 ball(s)</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Size 5mm knitting needles.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always use circular needles because I find they are easier to sit on the couch and do a project. That's how I roll.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The instructions are written for smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger sizes the instructions will be written in this ( )</i></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">K = Knit</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">P = Purl</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">tog = together</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">sts = stitches</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">WS = wrong side</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">RS = right side</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sl1 = slip one</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">psso = pass over</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MAKE 2 PIECES ALIKE</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cast on 65 (73-85-97) sts</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">1st Row: (WS) K1 *P1, K1 Repeat from * to end of row. Rep this row of seed stitch twice more.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">4th Row: (RS) K2, K2 tog, Knit to last 4 sts, Sl1, K1, psso, K2 </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">5th Row: Purl</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">6th Row: Knit</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">7th Row: Purl</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next Row: Repeat last 4 rows 10 more times</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">48th Row:(RS) K2, K2tog, K to last 4 sts, Sl1, K1, psso, K2</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">49th Row: Purl</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next Row: Repeat last 3 rows 5(9-14-19) times more. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cast off knitwise.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Finishing</b></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sew center front and center back seams.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">There you have it a little girls poncho.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDN7IbreiXGqiy-m6qPQDsP8F9-wwLcZrsUAXaEEhKaVTbUMnCzuspMd2FMHi1uWLBE9WIAmFwc97bpaNmj0BDyXnRpoaibnYEVtHAF0uNaTXdbMSqXQUN0VfkLmv_uVH3iAS6klTnJg/s1600/DSC_4440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDN7IbreiXGqiy-m6qPQDsP8F9-wwLcZrsUAXaEEhKaVTbUMnCzuspMd2FMHi1uWLBE9WIAmFwc97bpaNmj0BDyXnRpoaibnYEVtHAF0uNaTXdbMSqXQUN0VfkLmv_uVH3iAS6klTnJg/s400/DSC_4440.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">On another note. If your hands bother you from the movement of knitting, quilting, etc Try out some crafter's comfort gloves. I managed to score mine at a yard sale brand new for $10.00 they retail for about $30-$33</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was skeptical about them when I bought them but thought they were worth a try. Believe it or not they do help. I don't find when I am knitting for a long period of time that my thumbs get cramped up anymore. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">I now wear them while I do everything. Plus they keep my hands warm and not so dry from touching all the fabric. </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These quilts are great for snuggling up in front of the tv, or over the bottom of your bed. My fiance and I both have one that we curl up in every night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rag quilt can be made of denim, flannel, or polar fleece. It has to be a fabric that will fray and unravel when washed. Anything with a loose weave is good, flannel is a very popular choice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you have your fabric picked out you can make this quilt in as little as a weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you happen to buy to much fabric don't worry, use it to make a matching throw pillow or to do some applique on your quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your quilt does not have to have batting, if you are using denim for example you may decide not to use any at all because it will be warm enough without it. If you are making it out of denim and choose to use batting make sure it is lightweight as it will be difficult to sew through 2 layers of denim and your batting which may also be very hard on your machine. Another option instead of using the tradional batting is to use flannel. I find this is really nice when you are making the quilt out of flannel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cutting the pieces for your rag quilt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Choose a minimum of 3 colors for this quilt. The more color the better! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Decide on the size of squares you want to use. For your fabric which I am going to refer to as flannel because that is what I enjoy using you want your squares to be between 7"-12" in size. You will be using a 1/2" - 1" seam allowence so for each block so please keep that in mind while deciding on the size of the quilt you want. You will also want your batting (if you choose to use it) to be 2" smaller than your flannel square. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My personal choice of size is 8" for the front and back squares with a 6" batting, because that's how I roll. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay so you have cut your top, bottom, and batting squares. Take your bottom square and put it right side down, then take your batting and place it centered in your 8" square. You will then take the piece you want to use for your top square right side up and line them all up together as square as possible. You will then sew a line from one corner to the other and again making a X on your fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will do this for all of your squares.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hint: Using a walking foot on your machine will help the fabric be more stable so that tucks and puckers don't occur. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below I have done a pattern diagram of a quilt that I have made. I will use this to explain how to now piece it together. I find drawing how I want the blocks placed to be the easiest way to follow it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will then attach row 1 to row 2 and etc. again make sure your raw edge is still pointing all in the same direction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using heavy-duty or spring loaded scissors, cut lines in the seam allowances about 1/4" apart. Try to cut as close to the seam as possible without cutting it. (If you cut the seam it will fall apart in that spot when you wash it)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The scissors above are what I bought for doing rag quilts. I got them at fabric land for about $12-$15. They are great! You need ones that will cut 2-3 layers of fabric with the last 1/2"-1". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you have cut all the seams then throw the quilt in the washer and run it through on a normal cycle. I use cold water becasue sometimes the colors will run so this will reduce that from happening. I do not wash these in my own washer because of the amount of lint that comes off them is rediculous! It could clog up your drain in no time and that is cause for a HUGE mess. Spend the $4 and take it to the laundrymat! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the cycle is finished give the quilt a good shake out and pop it in the dryer. Use pretty high heat because it will help the seams fray more and become soft and fluffy. Once again I would do this at the laundrymat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the quilt is dry shake it out. Lots of lint and fluff will come off. Use a lint brush to remove any excess lint and loose threads. You may also want to trim up some of the frayed edges. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you have some stubborn threads that you just can't get off try using the vaccum cleaner to suck it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The more this quilt is washed and dried the fluffier and more frayed the seams become. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have any questions that I may answer please let me know. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a look at the finished product</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q8WRr0ZEP3jeQWtUlMxLrpFzVzAr_TLXhjb92WmZbT7CKhrl9csxqR_wDRxK4GOsGZKr8lTNrzX7J6Qn0bsp2ZINMCTGsLveO4mpkDpGTRNC9F5GYe7pGm34DjWXlKLJNVKXLPT7spg/s1600/DSC_1294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q8WRr0ZEP3jeQWtUlMxLrpFzVzAr_TLXhjb92WmZbT7CKhrl9csxqR_wDRxK4GOsGZKr8lTNrzX7J6Qn0bsp2ZINMCTGsLveO4mpkDpGTRNC9F5GYe7pGm34DjWXlKLJNVKXLPT7spg/s640/DSC_1294.JPG" width="428" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3-npAfqjocTDhibLEK-5rac1b0YQocWB8rUHCijSMvoXSbup5TnZNpwp0AHOCYVbyhyH-sxuyqVHT78ow9VWXSRC6i9GZINcwGm1brqHp417PnMs2YSzzwcqKg9jtt2f0fIgb1Ft3p0/s1600/DSC_1293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3-npAfqjocTDhibLEK-5rac1b0YQocWB8rUHCijSMvoXSbup5TnZNpwp0AHOCYVbyhyH-sxuyqVHT78ow9VWXSRC6i9GZINcwGm1brqHp417PnMs2YSzzwcqKg9jtt2f0fIgb1Ft3p0/s640/DSC_1293.JPG" width="428" /></a></div>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031749652985068324.post-15305455738636233912010-09-13T14:47:00.005-06:002010-09-13T16:18:00.995-06:00Working Hole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_v49InIdvgDHzVdLIFfKlDXQjl3xErns3VALJ6hvi0BoNuYs1hpDF2mVoEbmk3LQ5vxbywfCURjJTgHA5ujWGjFekLbf9YXKe_jlvbwHX-TeaTiKUesnlEkfZtRYV48ugYYkpNThQ8/s1600/DSC_4418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_v49InIdvgDHzVdLIFfKlDXQjl3xErns3VALJ6hvi0BoNuYs1hpDF2mVoEbmk3LQ5vxbywfCURjJTgHA5ujWGjFekLbf9YXKe_jlvbwHX-TeaTiKUesnlEkfZtRYV48ugYYkpNThQ8/s400/DSC_4418.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This here is my little working hole. As you can see it is also our laundry room but I find it is the perfect place for me. Since I didn't have a ton of space to work with I couldn't buy a table to do my cutting on. Instead I used the top of my washer and dryer and put a piece of plywood over them. It works great! I am not cutting to high or low so if I have a lot to do I am not hurting myself. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can also notice my little helper in the picture. He is always there to see what new is being made.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I plan to recover that chair someday very soon and get the floor painted. That will all come in time. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I didn't want to be on the concrete floor for sometimes hours doing my cutting I went to walmart and bought a package of those foam blocks to put down. They work great and also where it is a laundry room and things do tend to get wet from time to time I am not wasting time drying out a rug. Wipe these babies down and keep going. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have found that a good sewing table is a must!!! It makes things so much easier and also keeps all your important tools such as scissors, bobbins, pins etc right at your finger tips. I found this little beauty at a thrift store for $9.99! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see it is nothing fancy, but that's how I roll! :)</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope to publish a blog after I finish any quilts, sewing, knitting, crafts etc. Hope you all enjoy! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. A big thank you to my friend Heather aka. <a href="http://www.shabbychicthriftyunique.blogspot.com/">Traveling Thrifter</a> for all of her help keeping me motivated. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also if you are looking for some great christmas gifts join ETCH designs to find something for everyone on your list. Another plus is you don't even have to leave your home! They are great prices and custom so no matter who it is your buying for they will think you've put a lot of thought into it (Ahhh hemmm GUYS) She will also ship anywhere! Check <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ETCHdesigns/143051912394687?ref=ts">ETCH</a> designs out on facebook! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">That's all for now! </span> </span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></span>Aleishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04884449971509095098noreply@blogger.com3