Sew a Doughnut Pincushion! How to Distress Your Jeans! Piece an Undies Block! Make a Pretty Grill Cover! Create Earbud Holders! Crochet a new Granny Square Blanket! Whip up a DIY Car Seat Protector! Upcycle Beautiful Citronella Candles from Wine Bottle (2024)

“A lady comes home from her doctor’s appointment grinning from ear to ear. Her husband asks, “Why are you so happy?”

The wife says, “The doctor told me that for a forty-five year old woman, I have the breasts of an eighteen year old.”

“Oh yeah?” quipped her husband, “What did he say about your forty-five year old ass?”

She said, “Your name never came up in the conversation.”

Artists or art that turns me on and feeds my muse! Like it or dislike it, what about this art inspires your own art or creativity? This is by artist,Hadieh Shafie, and called, “Spike 9”. It’s made in Ink, acrylic and paper with printed and handwritten Farsi text, “Eshgh” (Passionate Love)

Look around you. Design is everywhere! How can you incorporate the beauty that surrounds you into your art or craft?Cherub, Detail From Wall Painting, Pompeii por TyB en Flickr

If you are morning the passing of National Donut Day, then get to work on making this cutest of cute doughnut pincushion. Here’s how:

http://wrappedupinrainbows.blogspot.com/2015/04/doughnut-pin-cushion-tutorial.html

4th of July is right around the corner. Whip up this Quick and Easy Bandana Wreath! Show your Independence Pride! Here’s how you make one for your door or wall:

http://craftsncoffee.com/2014/05/22/an-easy-patriotic-wreath-kids-or-anyone-can-make/

Guest Blogger, Lucie Dutton, Sewed Thousands of Squares and Learned a Lesson in SlowingDown

READ ABOUT LUCIE’S JOURNEY HERE:https://theslowstitchingmovement.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/guest-blogger-lucie-dutton-sewed-thousands-of-squares-and-learned-a-lesson-in-slowing-down/

Dress up your outdoor grill in the color and design choices that you get to make rather than drabblack, blue, or gray! Here is an easy way to make your grill a pretty piece of outdoor art when it’s not in use:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-a-diy-grill-cover-132038

Long popular in take-out menus, this curried noodle dish is a sure hit and ready in a snap–provided you have the ingredients prepped before you start. The leftovers are good cold, as well. You’ll find skinny rice noodles in the supermarket’s ethnic food section.

INGREDIENTS:

I get that these seat protectors are probably made for children, But if you would see the inside of my car you would know that I need a heavy-duty seat protector myself! Here’s a quick way to protect your seats in keep your car looking like new:

http://bubblynaturecreations.com/2012/06/diy-car-seat-protector.html/diy-car-seat-protector-2

• Lemon slices
• Peychaud’s bitters
• St-Germain (elderflower liqueur)
• sparkling rosé

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/rose-spritzer?mbid=social_twitter

For well over 2 years, I have been posting up to 20 links per day or every other day, on theMark Lipinski’s Fan Pageon Facebook. Of course, in Facebook’s never ending quest to make lots of money, Facebook seems to have abandoned their mission of a real social networking site and it has become more about Facebook revenue.

Several months ago, Facebook, without warning, had implemented a new business model. As a result, the vast majority of “LIKErs” who have been faithful readers of this Fan Page have been blocked from receiving my posts, time and time again, from getting all or a few of the postings onto their timeline feed.

The reason is, Facebook would like pages like,Mark Lipinski’s Fan Page, to pay money every day, and on every post, in order to advertise and lure readers like you, onto the Fan Page.

With out “BOOSTING” a post, only about 5% of people who clicked LIKE on the Fan Page are actually seeing anything I post — and it could be random – sometimes you get a post, and sometimes not. Basically, it sucks for all of us. I am finding that we are all better served if I posted my tips, ideas, links, and jokes, etc. to my blog. You can subscribe to my blog (only if you wan to) and get an email each time I post a grouping of ideas, links, etc.

I AM NOT shutting downMark Lipinski’sFan Pageon Facebook and you are welcome to follow methere, too. What I am doing is putting everything that used to be on theFan Pageindividually onto my blog, AND there will be a daily link to the idea blog on theFan Page, just as there were multiple links to the various blogs that I’ve always linked to in the past. It’s not that different, really. It will save me a lot of time, and guarantee those who want to see the creative posts will actually get to see them. And Facebookers, will STILL have to click on “GET NOTIFICATIONS” in your Facebook Settings if they want to see what I post on Facebook (sometimes that works, but not all of the time).

Actually, my new model gives you at least TWO ways to get all of the ideas, etc. PLUS you can PIN them and they will be TAGGED so you can find them again in the search bar even years later. – through theFACEBOOK FAN PAGEand YOUR CHOICE (not mandatory) to subscribe to the blog and get email postings that way.

Here is another excuse for you to drink all the wine you can handle until you have a collection of these really beautiful DIY wine bottle citronella candles that you make yourself. Here’s how:

http://hellonatural.co/diy-wine-bottle-citronella-candles/

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

1. eggs
2. sliced strawberries
3. sugar
4. cooking oil
5. flour
6. baking powder
7. salt
8. cinnamon
9. baking soda

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK THE LINK:http://www.letsdishrecipes.com/2010/04/strawberry-bread.html

The Mock Apple Pie Recipe (notice the price: 47¢ for the box of Ritz!)

Update your old mom jeans with the distressed lookand become the envy of every teenager within a 30 mile radius! Up the ante and wear them to the mall so that you reach a wider audience. These are super cool and anyone with a seam ripper and rotary cutter can complete this looking a matter of seconds. Start here:

http://www.songofstyle.com/2015/06/diy-distressed-jeans.html

This undies block is adorable. I’m not sure I would want anentire quilt made from underwear blocks but it totally rocks as an accent block. Hey, What about a table runner? Kidding! Why not try a few blocks starting here:

http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/2014/03/undies.html

Fresh breath plusan earbud holder, is that so wrong? Watch the video and make a few earbud holders of your own:

Chrome Hearts Tie Dye Suede Corset Lace Moto Jacket,$5,000

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

butter
sugar
flour
baking powder
salt
vanilla extract
milk

Topping
shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
good-quality chewy caramels
salt
milk
dark or semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips are ok)

Grab your crochet hook and make this granny square blanket in an unconventional design way. I like the black-and-white choice, but I think red and white or orange and white might be terrific, too. Here’s the pattern:

http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2015/03/how-to-make-granny-squares-and-a-blanket.html

This quilt is called MAKING ENDS MEET. I love the color choices but also think that this quilt would look terrific as a scrappy, stash buster. Here’s the pattern:

http://www.patchworktimes.com/2011/03/16/making-ends-meet-instructions-1/

Tabitha Simmons,Red & Ecru Linen Flouncy Sandal,$845

Now, why didn’t I think of this? I think a Lazy Susan would work perfectly in the refrigerator, don’t you?

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

For the crust:
flour
sugar
cold butter, cubed
cold water

For the filling:
frozen peaches, thawed*
vanilla extract
flour
corn starch
sugar
brown sugar
salt
butter

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2015/06/my-favorite-peach-pie.html

Use an important document, memory, or even a ticket stub from a memorable concert to create these one-of-a-kind, very personal, pillows for your abode. Here’s how you do it:

http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2015/04/decorative-document-plush-pillows.html

I love cross stitching and I really love the simplicity of this pattern. Most of all I love that you don’t have to change colors every three stitches. Commit to a floss color that you love, pick up some linen (Aidacloth is for babies), and create this pretty little cross stitch pattern. Grab it here:

http://sewfrenchembroidery.blogspot.com/2015/05/redwork-roses-counted-cross-stitch.html

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