Happy Thanksgiving

Lithograph, Home To Thanksgiving, published by Currier and Ives. Artist,George H. Durrie 1867.

 

wrappa*dappa*doo* Reusable Gift Wrap Tutorial

I got the idea for this about a week before Christmas last year. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. Did I want to make a bunch up and sell them? no. heck, no. That would last about 5 minutes of excitement then it'd be a chore to try and do. ugh. I thought it would be more fun if you got to play along too. Plus it's more economical and Green for you, me, everyone. So I wrote up a super simple tutorial that shows step by step what to do. If you can sew in a fairly straight line and use pinking shears than you can make this!

Click on any image to view on flickr then click on tab "all sizes" above the photo to see larger.

Directions for the center ribbon style:

Click here to see this tutorial as a set on my Flickr page.

Make lots of them and give them away. Better yet, design some Christmas, Hanukkah, Baby, or Birthday fabric using Spoonflower and create a completely personal one! 

Last Christmas I gave one as a gift. I used the reusable gift-wrap as the gift-wrap. Inside was an empty box with a little note explaining that the gift was actually on the outside. I should have designed and printed a mini-tutorial and stuck it in there so she could keep one and make one to give. Kind of like friendship yeast bread. It's the gift the keeps on giving.

I created a flickr group so you can share your creations. Please join! I can't wait to see what you guys do with this. Let me know what you think.

Continued from yesterday

Yesterday was fun and exciting and all that but the best thing that happened wasn't the helicopter or watching H speak or seeing how excited all the kids were. The best BEST part was one brief sentence by a 5th grade boy that melted H's heart and put a lump in his throat.

He came up to H, introduced himself and said proudly, "I'm adopted too."

He was adopted from Ethiopia 18 months ago. He will be 11 next week.

Prelude to Veterans' Day - In Photos

H landing the Chinook on the school's playground.

Yep, that'd be my daughter. Can you see her in mid-jump? Every time the kids would applaud she'd run around in a circle or jump up and down. It was as if she was doing a little interpretive dance for each question he answered. She was just a tad excited about her Dad being there.

Nooooo! That's very sensitive equipment, not a jungle gym! Where's your teacher? Oh look, she's busy texting.

The obligatory Chinook touring through the back end photo or otherwise known as The Chinook poops children photo.

H trying to catch up on paperwork while Tootie prepares to tackle him.

Overall, it was a splendid day.

Spoonflower Homepage

My dolls made from the fabric I designed via Spoonflower is featured on Spoonflower's homepage. Below is the screenshoot. I added the little arrow, of course.