Water The Cure For Everything

Once again, my girls were struck with a nasty virus over Easter weekend.  I took them to get their throats cultured for strep, but all three came back negative. The doctor's advice. . . . drink LOTS of water, which is what I'm constantly telling them.

I send them to school with water bottles, but am always hearing excuses about why they couldn't drink their water. Well, no more excuses for my kids because I made this awesome insulated water bottle carrier and will be making at least two more. They will have their water bottles with them wherever they go.  I saw this a while back on Pink Chalk Studio and have been wanting to make it for a couple of years now. I'm excited about the idea and hope they prove successful in more water consumption and those nasty cold/flu bugs stay away for the rest of the year. 

Until the next time. . . .

Saved by Scraps

I was so excited this morning as I had scored these inexpensive sheets and I was going to embroider some Christmas designs to make holiday duvet covers for my girls.

So I set my machine to work while I did chores and it did just that. Only it was an "Epic Failure" as my girls would say. Because I am new to my machine, I didn't factor in shifting. My machine did what it was supposed to and I failed to secure the  parts of the sheet that weren't getting embroidered, so it caught some of it and embroidered onto itself. I know that explanation made no sense so just look at the picture please.

The great thing about $3.99 sheets, is that I wasn't too upset about having to cut it up. So I decided to make lemonade out of the situation and dug out my scrap fabric and an extra pillow form I just happened to have on hand.

And I made a pillow cover.

After it was all said and done, I realized that I probably shouldn't have used a couple of the fabric choices, but really I'm pleased with the results and so are my girls. It will go in their room to go with their holiday duvets, if I ever get them done. 

Another successful saved by scraps moment! 

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