DIY Pom-Pom Garland and Coupon Code

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Hi!

I have a SUPER easy DIY for you guys and the readers over at iamTHATlady.com today.  Almost kinda like 'duh' easy.  But hang with me here...
I know many of you are probably thinking that you've been making these pompoms since grade school, but maybe some of you haven't learned yet?!
On that note, ta-da! Super easy home decor for any time, season, and occasion. I use them for decoration for parties, for wrapping gifts, or for putting on the top of a kids winter hat. Remember those big old hats we wore as kids? My favorite one was a purple Welch's hat with a fat pom pom on top.
Moving on.
Ok, go get your supplies. Grab a pen, this is a long list:

Supplies:
yarn
scissors

Pick the first color you want, find the end of the yarn, and wrap it around your fingers (or another hard object like a piece of cardboard cut to the size you want), like in the picture below. The more fingers you use, the bigger the pom-pom will be. And the more times you go around the fingers, the fuller it will be.

Wrapping around 2 fingers makes my favorite size. I like me a nice full pom-pom.
Ok, when you've wrapped it around lots of times, slide it off of your fingers carefully, and wrap the yarn around the middle of your bunch.

Pull it nice and tight, and then tie a knot to secure it. Now, grab your scissors and cut through the loops on both sides of your bunch.

Puff it up by pulling the hairs to make it 'pom-pom'ish, and give it a trim!  Keep cuttin' til it looks nice and full.

Ok, keep on going with as many colors as you want until you've got enough for your garland! I made about 25 pompoms and spaced them about 3 inches apart for the garland you'll see in the last photo. But first, we need to tie them all together. So here's what you do.
Cut a long piece of yarn about 6-10  inches longer than the length you want it to be when you're done. Then, beginning about 2 inches in, wrap the yarn around your first pompom, right in the middle of it, and tie a knot nice and tight. 

 

 Now, pull all the hairs around and fluff it up so you can't see where you tied it.  Continue this until you've got all your pompoms tied onto your long piece of yarn!  You can tape your garland up, or make little loopy's on the end and slip it on some pushpins..whatever tickles your fancy.  And voila.

Shut the front door!! You've got super cheap, cute, versatile decor! (I rhymed).

This is what mine looks like in my doorway. I'm in lalalove!

Have fun!
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-Jenn

Shirr thing.

I just learned to 'shirr'. If you dont know what this is, it's this:

I was inspired by this post here about making your own skirt out a man's XL tshirt: (thanks Danni!)

How cute are those skirts?!! After I saw all of them lined up, I immediately went to the thrift store and bought two of the biggest tshirts I could find.  When I failed my first attempt ( didnt measure right!), I decided to just cut my skirt out of a sheet I'd bought at Goodwill a while ago, to see if I could get it right. And...ta-da!

My very first shirred maxi skirt. I'm in love. You can expect to see more pictures of more skirts on here soon. Don't you love that orange paisley? I didn't think I'd even wear this skirt, as it was just my 'try it out' project, but I'm so pleased that I'm wearing it today! And it is the most comfortable skirt I've worn in a long time.  And no, I'm not pregnant but that first picture kinda makes me look it. I guess 4 babies in 5 years took a toll on my belly! Workin on it. :)


Here are a few of my next projects:
Elle's Striped Cardigan
Prudent Baby's Most Flattering Shirt (with Shirring! Hoorah!)
This Beachcomber Dress for Bell
Some of these cute little beauties for some of my favorite little girles
A few strands of this amazing garland for every single room in my house and maybe yours too.

See you later, if I can tear myself away from my sewing machine!

Pillowlicious.

What's that you say? You were just wondering how to make the cutest, easiest most perfectest pillow ever?! You are in luck, my friends. Anna from Noodlehead created a tutorial for just such a pillow! When I saw this, I had to make it. And I found this yummy turquoise fabric for it. So, first, here's Anna's pillow:

I love the yellow she used, and how tightly the pillow cover fits. She has great taste! And here's mine...

I love it!! I think I'm going to make it fit a little more snug (snugly? snuggish?) but I'm mostly pleased. Here's a picture of 3 of the new pillow covers I made for my living room. I love the color combo:

The floral one was made from a fat quarter of a vintage sheet that I couldn't bear to part with. I knew that I would use it for something super cute someday and I'm so happy it's on my couch now.
My husband though; not so happy.
He HATES throw pillows.
What is it with men?!!
I see nothing wrong with one hundred throw pillows on my couch, but for some reason, somebody thinks they're annoying and stupid.  Well, men, I bet you're thankful for them when you want one to rest your arm on or to lay on when you lounge on the couch!! :)

Here's some shoppy business, in case you haven't seen them yet. New pillow covers in the shop!

In case you can't tell, I'm a little bit pillow-minded lately.
Today was a long day. I'm gonna go lay my head on one of my new gorgeous pillows.  And dream of making more pillow covers.

Have a pillow good night!