Wipes Snuggie

Thanks to those of you who listened to read my rant yesterday.  I don't want to have my little venting session to be taken as I am leaving Paisley Passions, or the blogging world.  That is certainly NOT the case!  I am just searching for a way to make my blog the best it can be.  So, thanks a BUNCH for your sincere and very kind comments!  I am sure I will be making changes as time goes on, but when I do, they will hopefully be changes to make my blog better!  :)

Enough of that!  Let's get to this weeks creation!  I had so much fun making this weeks "creation".  Let me tell you how the idea started.  I was sitting in my craft room ( for those of you who have emailed me, don't worry, I am going to do an entire post about my craft room w/pics next month) and it was time to refill my wipes.  Having wipes nearby where I am letting my creative juices flow is an absolute must!  Maybe I am just a messy crafter, but they are something I can't live without in my craft space. 

Well, normally what I would do is buy a new wipes container and "bling it up".  Yep, I would add vinyl, or jewels, or mod podge scrapbook paper on them.  I mean, afterall, I can't just have a plain ol' wipes container sitting around in there, RIGHT?  ;)

Well, sadly, these "blinged up" wipe containers don't last forever.  After being taken to expos and drug around in my tote, they look too beat up to put in my craft space.  So, I was thinking, THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY!  Then I came up with an idea, how about a Wipes Snuggie???  Yep, that's right, a "Snuggie" for my wipes.  That way I could just pull it off and change it to a new wipes container when I need to.  What a novel concept!

Here is the one I made for my craft room:

Wipes Snuggie

Wipes Snuggie

Craft Room w/ Wipes Snuggie :)  Doesn't it look cute sitting there?

They are SUPER SIMPLE to make too!  Just take a measurement around the wipe container, then cut the material about 1 1/2 times that length.  Measure the width, and cut it twice that size.  Then fold the material in half, sew it to make a long "tube".  Add a piece of elastic in the middle, sew it shut, and add some bling to the front.  Then, slide it onto your wipes.  Easy as that! 

Here is one I did using an old pair of denim pants.  I LOVE how it turned out.  I actually gave it to a friend of mine for a baby gift over the summer.

Denim Pants

Wipes Snuggie

Wipes Snuggie

Last but not least, is another one I made, well, really just for fun!  I wanted to mix a bunch of different materials and some ric rac and see what I could come up with. 

Here is how my last one turned out:

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Remember, whatever you do: CREATE WITH PASSION!

Denim Shorts w/ Matching Rosette

A couple of weeks ago I was at a "posh" boutique.  I was checking out what they had just for fun.  Their prices were CrAzY.  I saw this uber cute pair of denim shorts that had lace trim on the cuff.  SO CUTE!  I flipped the price tag over and tried not to gasp.  They wanted $78.00-110.00 for them.  For shorts?  Um, nope.  Not gonna do it.  When I got home later that week, I asked my daughter if she had a pair of old pants that I could make into a pair of shorts for her.  Luckily she did :)

After cutting off the legs to the length I wanted,  I ironed the cuff and then pinned the lace on.

Then I got out my handy dandy sewing machine.  It has been gathering dust lately, so it was fun to pull it out and actually use it :)

After they were sewn, I decided to fray the edges a bit.  Just to give them that little bit of juxtaposition between the lace and the worn look.  I liked it much better with the fraying.

Then I took the bottom half of the pants that I had cut off and the leftover lace and made a rosette with it.  My daughter can wear it in her hair or clip it onto a t-shirt or something.  It turned out super cute!

Here is what they look like finished and being worn on her date that night :)

Super cute and "sew" easy to do.  They only cost me $2.00 for the lace.  MUCH better than the $78.00+  they wanted at the boutique.

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