Table Number Tutorial

On Saturday, February 2nd, the Leona Valley Community Queens held a Bunco night to raise funds for the upcoming pageant and scholarships. It was such a fun night! We not only played the game but we also had a 50/50 raffle. Prizes were awarded and money was given to the raffle winner. Everyone had good fantastic time! Thank you to all who came out and supported.

{beautiful girls inside and out}

Aren't these girls gorgeous! We have great contestants this year.

On to the tutorial... supplies you will need:
- a ruler
- scissors
- pencil
- permanent marker
- card stock (2 colors, my white ones were old Christmas cards a friend had made. Reduce.Reuse.Recycle!)
- some sort of adhesive (I just had these dots)

{supplies}

First, decide how big you like to over all number to be. Cut your base color card stock to the proper card size (to create a "tent" when it stands). Decide how big you would like the card stock that number to go on will be. Cut.

Second, before adhering the smaller paper, write your numbers (or use a stencil). 

 {card stock cut to size, ready to be adhered}

Third, adhere your numbered card stock and now your table numbers are ready for use!

 {adhered number. it is saying, "Use me!"}

 {table numbers in action}

Do you have any events or fundraisers coming up? What sort of DIY things have you made for it?

DIY Embellished Dish Towels

It's time for a tutorial!!! 

It's been a while people!

I have made a few sets of these Embellished Dish Towels. 

This set was for my Great Aunt Lizzy. 

We celebrated her 100th birthday this last weekend!

 I know this seems an odd gift for such a mile stone, but she will be moving into a retirement community and everyone could use new dish towels! 

Ok, moving on!

{supplies}

Here are the supplies you need:

Towel(s)

Fabric(s)

Scissors

Thread

Coordinating ribbon or something similar

Pins

Sewing Machine

Rotary Cutter (optional)

Cutting Board (optional)

Let's get started!

1) Open the dish towel to determine how wide you should cut the fabric.

Be sure to cut it wide enough to "wrap" the edges around 

the sides of towel (you will be sewing it down). 

Cut and pin fabric to towel.

{blurry shot of pinned edges, sorry!}

2) Sew the fabric to the towel. 

Be sure to keep the needle of your sewing machine 

in the "down" position when turning the corner.

{folded corners}

{sewn edges}

3) Cut your ribbon (or other fun accent) the same length of the fabric.

Pin and sew.

{sewing the corners}

4) You're done!

{pretty update}

{bright colors}

Now, go do the same to the other towel and fabric choices you have.

Enjoy your new towel set or give as a fun gift!

Aunt Lizzy loved hers! 

Mitzy helping out as usual. ;)

If anyone has questions about any thing in the tutorial 

(sewing, fabric choosing, whatever) let me know! 

~Emily~