Camera Strap Revamped

I decided I wanted one of those cute camera straps but didn't want to pay $15-30 for one. So with left over fabric from a previous project (Even originally the fabric was only $1.50) I made my own at no cost!!!

Materials Needed:

Camera strap

Fabric (You'll probably use about a 1/4 yard)

Sewing Machine (Hopefully you already have yours threaded, otherwise you'll need that too)

Pen or sharpie

First lay your camera strap on the fabric to prepare tracing it for cutting. Make sure that your fabric is good sides in, like seen below.

Then trace around your camera strap, I traced directly up to it- knowing I would cut extra for seems.




Here, starting to cut to pattern I just made, I gave myself enough allowance for seems.




I am very lazy when I sew, so I didn't pin anything, I just went for it holding down the seams. Feel free to pin yours if your not comfortable doing this. *Be sure not to sew shut the ends but sew the seams in to have a nice clean edge.




After your finished sewing, turn the cover inside out, I find it easiest to pin a safety pin on the end and feed it through with my finger.



Then put it on your original strap, it will be snug at first and a little difficult getting on- for me I wanted a nice sleek look so I used a stretchy cotton fabric that I just had to push a little harder to get it completely on, but so worth it now that it fits just right! And of course since you traced your original strap you don't have to worry about it being the wrong size like when ordering one.

Free Handwritting Fonts

Love, Love this site!!! I just had to share it. They have tons of free stuff, including free Handwriting and Scrapbooking fonts and shapes. Tutorials and more, check it out- You'll love it as much as I do!!!!

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/

Zebra, Tigers, Cows Oh MY!

Lately I have really been obsessing over all animal print. I honestly have to say though, I only like it in home decor when its done right, and lightly. Its so easy to overdo and look childish? But I love them as accents, here are some fun pictures to share.

I really would love a rug like this in our LR

Fun animal print Decor:

I love the look of just a touch of animal print in a room like this,

I would like a bench like this but in brown zebra or cowprint for the end of our bed. Or a chair like this both are just adorable.

Love the candles, they would look just fabulous on a coffee table centerpiece.

The pendants, hmm not sure where I would put them if I would put them anywhere.

Just love the look!

My best inspiration yet, or where my obsession began all starts with the Pink and Polka Dot blog. Check out her animal print stuff! Love it all. For the life of me I can't get any of her pictures to post here so check out the links if your interested. I swear she had more but I can't find those either.

http://pinkandpolkadot.blogspot.com/2009/01/zebra-chair.html

Love these lamps in on her buffet.

http://pinkandpolkadot.blogspot.com/2009/01/zebra-chair.html

Weekly Goals

I need to get in gear and get stuff done. I am going to start making weekly goals and updating along the way where I can anyway, without embarassing myself :D

This week:

Monday: Laundry, Laundry, Laundry!!!

Tuesday: Find and pick paint color for basement bathroom! Possibly start priming bathroom.

Wednesday: Clean Living room, Kitchen and Bathroom!

Thursday: Start organizing office, honestly my office is almost this bad, its started pooling up on our kitchen table now too!

Friday: Christmas

Saturday: Paint Bathroom

Sunday: Clean up bedrooms and stay caught up on laundry!

Rice Heat Therapy Bag

I received one of these last year as a gift and use mine all the time, so I thought I would make some this year as gifts.

From my experience I learned that its best not to use essential oils because over time and after many used it actually starts to stink.

So I just got some fabric, cut them in rectangles and sewed them leaving the either short end open, filling about half full with long grain rice (not instant!) the sewed the top shut.



Then using my cricut I made cute little tags for each one.
Reading:
Heat Therapy Bag
Microwave flat 2-3 minutes
Apply to Aches and Pains
To avoid drying place a small bowl of water in microwave during heating every other use
Store in a dry place.





Original inspiration from:
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=280

Window Treatments I can't wait to try out!

From my one of my favorite blogs, Frugal Home Ideas :For the instructions and tutorials see the blog @ http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/

Spray Painting Blinds, who woulda thunk!

No Sew Roman Shades, easy as pie!

No Sew Curtains! Don't they look lovely! I love the look of designer curtains just not the pricetag.

Three great ideas at amazing pricetags, just a little bit of labor love and whalah! I can't wait to make my kitchen blinds into roman shades and then add some designer curtains to dress them up. Not sure where or if I will spraypaint any of my blinds but love the idea.

*Disclaimer, these are not my ideas nor do I take credit for them, just had to share Frugal Home Ideas great projects! Check out the blog you'll love it as much as I do!

Next Up on my wishlist-In home studio

To expand my photography I am in the mist of putting in a home studio. We are converting our family room in our basement into a full studio. I am very very excited to get this process going. We just purchased new carpet and working on everything else. Just for fun I thought I would show some of my inspirational pictures.

I hope to have different areas staged for different ideas, I love having the shabby chic, modern, vintage and then the backdrop area. Our family room is fairly large and I have free rein of the whole room! I will update along the way throughout the process.