Decorated Burp Cloths

I found out that my daughter's best friend's mom was having a baby so I wanted to do something nice for her. I don't really know her that well, but I like doing things for other people. My daughter said that she was having a girl so I went to work.

I started off with a pack of white cloth diapers and a bottle of Rit dye. I thought Fushia would be a good color. I then dyed them. Then I washed them.


I measured how in the middle area of the diaper where I was going to put the material. Length and width.


Then I took my material that I was going to use to decorate it with and measured 1/4 inch down and ironed it.


And along the sides.


Then pinned it into place.


I always pin a lot.


Then just topstiched all the way around.






And there you go. Cute, right?


I made a few of them. Getting more and more creative with each one.


Maybe next time I will try ruffles.

Craft Projects with Recycled Cards

I was looking for some fun projects to do with those past christmas cards that we all receive. Here's what I found:

1. Recycled Christmas cards with a Crocheted Scalloped Edge. You have to know how to crochet, but it looks rather simple even for a beginner like me.

2.Ok, so who wouldn't think that Martha Stewart wouldn't have any ideas? Me either. There are 9 ideas here and all of them look really simple to do. Recycled Christmas Card Crafts

3.ok, here is another one from Martha, but this is for displaying your cards. I'm sure you can find other uses from it thru the year, a to do list, kids chore chart, phone messages, hold kids pictures, etc. Pinup Wreath

4. Here is a list of great ideas from Activity Village. 10 creative uses for those Christmas cards!

5. About.com has a list of ideas worth checking out as well. How to Recylce Greeting Cards. I hope that you can find some projects that you would love to do, right now, I am going to make some gift tags :)