March 28, 2011

Easy Felt Headband!

Look what I can do!!

I was sooooo inspired by Mama Jill that I had to make my own felt flower headband. It was super easy. Here's the link to Mama Jill's blog so you can follow her awesome directions. I'm only semi-awesome at this. :) Mama Jill's awesomeness You should visit her blog because I didn't photograph EVERY step like she did and the pictures helped me sooooo much.

This craft is super easy and cute!

Here's what you need: 
Supplies:
felt sheet
headband pack
beads or maybe a button
hot glue gun
glue stick
scissors
shape to trace
marker

Here's what you do:
Get 3 shapes out and trace them on your felt. I traced some flower shaped decorations and freehanded my shapes. Cut them out.

Place them how you want them BEFORE you glue them so you know how they will look.
Put a glob of glue in the middle of your biggest felt "flower".
Place the middle sized one on top of it.
Then repeat with the smallest one.

Put a small dab of glue on the very middle of the finished flower. Add beads.




Get your felt scraps and cut a square out.

Add a glob of glue and attach your headband and hold it for a minuit so it sets.
After it has dried a little bit. Add more glue like above.
Enough for your felt square to secure the felt flower to the headband.
Now put your square on and you're done!!!
After a minute or two I started to feel REALLY silly taking my picture but I want you all to be able to see the headband in all it's cuteness! :P


Really this headband is super easy. I made 2 in less than 30 minutes. I made the purple and grey one. I love them both. I wore the grey one today and I'm going to rock the purple one tomorrow.



















March 27, 2011

Social Sunday!

Lets Get Social Blog Hop

I need more followers so I'm trying this.

March 26, 2011

Goal: Read 100 Books this year

I don't know if any of you will remember but I made a few goals instead of resolutions.One of them was to read 100 books this year. That works out to be about two a week. Was I NUTS?!?!? What was I thinking?!? I work full time, have an almost 2 year old and a MILLION other things to do and take care of like 10 loads of laundry a week.Surprisingly I am making good progress on this goal. So far I have read 17 books! In about 12 weeks!!! Wow! I'm kinda proud of myself. I'm currently reading A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. I'm really enjoying it! Next up is a classic Dracula by Bram Stoker.














2011 Reading Challenge










2011 Reading Challenge








Jenna has





read 17 books toward her goal of 100 books.











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