Fashionista Necklace

After a trip to some great shops in Columbus' Short North District and finding a consignment shop for big girl sizes my sister and I were inspired to try and make our own "necklaces." 

-You'll want to start out by pulling out an old T-shirt of any kind that of course is the color of the necklace that you want to rock out! And grabbing a pair of fabric scissors.

-Lay the shirt out on a flat surface, pick up your scissors and prepare to start cutting!

-We suggest you trim off the hem around the bottom of the shirt and lay it off to the side




-You'll then want to start cutting 1 to 1 1/2 inch strips straight across the waist of the shirt. Leave them looped (attached on the sides). 

-Put the strips off to the side as you go. 

-Once cutting between 6 to 8 strips (depending on how thick you want your necklace) stretch each one out by pulling both ends until the strip curls looking more like a rope.

-Once each strip is stretched, lay them all out lengthwise next to each other and then gather each strip by matching up one ends seem in your hand. 

-Hold that end in one hand, while grabbing the other end in your other hand (should include the other side of the shirts seem) so it looks like a big hoop with all seems in either hand (not in the picture), then twist to make a figure 8 (like in the picture). 

-Keep the twist in the loop and combine the ends that were in both hands (all of the seems) into one hand. 

-Once all seems are together, you will have a smaller hoop.

ALMOST DONE!

-You will now want to take a scrap strip (if you cut a strip to wide or narrow previously) or just cut a strip from the top part of the shirt (about 12"-18" long by 1"-2" wide) to wrap around the seems of the shirt to finish and secure the necklace. 

-Once you have wrapped the strip around the whole "top" of the necklace to cover the seems, you will want to tie the excess in a knot, cut off any remaining pieces at the end of the knot, and tuck the knot under the wrapped piece. 

-You have then completed your very own T-shirt necklace. 
-There are other variations to this necklace:        -Like I said above, you can use many or few strips to make it as thin or thick as you'd like        -You can choose from any colored old T-shirt that you have, or mix and match, making it multi-colored        -You can make it different lengths by twisting and combining the figure eight, or wrapping multiple ends, like in the picture below, and making it longer.        -Or dress up your dog, like we did Stevie! 

Let me know how it goes if you try it out!
And a special THANKS to my sister Maribeth who was my maker and model today!

Day 9 - Journal

Day 9: A photo you took

I took this picture at the '06 OSU vs. Cincinnati game that I went to with my friend Ami. We had "great" seats that we were lucky enough to get from a friend who works for the Athletic Dept. and got me this awesome shot! I used my Kodak Easyshare with panoramic capabilities. 

Check out these Giveaways!

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Confessions of a Paper Freak also has a giveaway to Rags to Stiches shop!    

Day 8 - Journal

Day 8: A photo that makes you angry/sad

My grandma and grandpa on their wedding day! 

It mostly makes me sad, because my grandpa is no longer with us, 

and they had such a great love. 

Thats the exact part that makes me a tinge angry, 

he died too young and it's not "fair" he isn't with us any longer. 

Word Family Scoop File Folder Activity

In my "about me" I was sure to put that I'm currently in school, 

because it's taking up a huge chunk of my life right now! I wouldn't change this fact, because it's helping me reach a personal goal!I want to teach, and not just any kids, but the "special" ones, with behavior issues and other extraordinary needs. 
For my last assignment for my class that I just finished up we had to create our own file folder activity.Now if you aren't familiar with this, it's just as it sounds, an activity in a plain old file folder. Which I think is great, because it stores easily and is very accessible for students to fill in gaps in the day!
My class was Phonics, so as you can imagine my game has to do with words.Check it out and let me know of any other file folder activities you can think of, I'm gonna start making them now for my future class! 

Front of File Folder Activity

Inside file folder before doing activity.

Back of file folder with removable cherry jar and ice cream pale and scooper. 

Directions on the back of the ice cream pale.

The activity when completed, with a cherry on top!

**Check out my new signature!!**What do you think?

Day 7 - Journal

Day 7 - A photo that makes you happy
The first night we met.... how lucky am I to have a shot of this... not too many people can say they have a picture of them self and their husband the first night they met! I love it! 

If you are wondering why it looks like I'm wearing plastic, it's because I am!

We actually met at a halloween party! Fun!

He was Silent Bob and I was a tube of Colgate tooth paste.

 (I went with a friend who was an oral b tooth brush!)

Dave came with friends of his, and I came with a friend of mine who just happened to be friends with Dave's friends.
While pumpkin bowling, I asked a friend if Dave was single, and almost without answering she began to talk about how great of a guy he was, so I figured I should talk to him.
He was standing on the balcony talking to a friend and in my cleverness I said, "I thought Silent Bob didn't talk, unless it was something intelligent." He answered with "E=MC squared" I laughed and was hooked...

Day 6 - Journal

Day 6: 20 of My Favorite things
1. My Husband - Dave

2. My puppy - Stevie

3. My friends4. My family5. Crafting6. Photography7. Kids8. Helping people9. Playing games10. Vintage stuff11. Water12. Sewing13. Music14. My Car15. My Macbook Pro16. My Pre Cell Phone17. Cheese18. Pickles19. Sleeping20. Mt. Dew