Fancy Camera Strap

My camera went long enough without

a touch of color.

Had to have a super cool camera strap.

So I used my mad elementary sewing skills

and made a few fancy strap covers.

I'm lovin' it.

And it's so much more comfy.

And cute!

and another.

Because I had to try out a few different colors.

How did I make it?

Found a great tutorial here.

Followed the general idea and was

surprised at how easy it really was.

(btw - I used the medium weight fusible

interfacing for a little extra cushion.)

A&J

Spooky Spider Treats

Just in time for Halloween...

I found this super cute idea from here.

These little spider pops are great for small inexpensive

party favors for your little one's Halloween party!

I simply grabbed some black pipe cleaners (cut in half),
and wrapped around the stem of a tootsie pop and
formed spider legs..
{I skipped on adding little googly eyes to each
spider, but if you have the time go ahead
and glue some on!}

A&J

Paint a Piggy Bank

Found this adorable little ceramic piggy bank at Michael's today for $3.99.

Except it wasn't this adorable.....

yet.

It actually started out looking like this.So I got my bubble gum pink acrylic paint out and started making some polka dots all over it. And I added the name with a black sharpie marker.

Then it still needed something....

It's a girly pig that needed a girly matching bow.

And that's it. Very easy and inexpensive way to personalize a gift.

A&J

Bandana Dress

Check out this totally cute bandana dress.

And believe it or not, it's super easy to make.

I'll give you a quick run down of how

to make one.

First, your going to take two bandanas

and about 2 1/2 - 3 yards of ribbon.

With the right side facing down, fold down and sew.

How wide this seam is, is going to be determined

by how wide your ribbon is.

Just eyeball it, it doesn't need to be exact.

This will be the top of the dress.

After you do that on both bandanas,

You will put the right sides together,

measure about 6 inches from the top

and sew the rest of the way down.

(This is for the arm holes)

Turn the dress inside out and

run the ribbon through the top
in the front and back, scrunch the fabric

together and tie the bows on each side.

Too cute? Now go make one!

A&J

Candy Necklace

I found this really cute idea for a small gift, party favors, teacher's gift etc...

Basically you just take clear cellophane, place small pieces of fun size candy and tie up the sections with ribbon. How fun, quick and easy!

A&J

Bunko Gift

I needed a simple bunko gift to give away that was $20 or under. Everyone can use an extra serving pitcher to serve fun summer drinks in, but I can't just put a gift in a bag so here's a way to fancy up your gift. I found the pitcher at Walmart for $9.97. I also found this cute drink mix at Steinmart for $6.99. I then added coordinating tissue paper. And of course everything must be topped off with a cute coordinating bow. And voila!

A&J