Play like the pros! Great gift idea for dad, husband, brother...



While looking for a gift for my husband online I stumbled on a website that made poker table toppers for anyone's regular table they have at home.  These toppers looked like felt coveered boards some more fancy than others.  This got me thinking... we had a table that would work well for cards, all that is really missing to make it look nice and be fun to play on is the green felt. (and even though we have the room, who would want to store that huge table topper?) 



The underside of the table so you can see that it's been
pulled tight and the connector is locked.



So off I went to the Fabric store to find me some green felt.  I cut the felt to be a diameter of 2 feet wider than the original table so there would be plenty of material to pull tight underneath.  The pulling was made possible by sewing a tube around the edge of the cut out felt and threading through a long piece of elastic.  (like the kind in jackets when you can adjust them)  I put both ends of the elastic through a connector that would allew us to pull it as tight as we wanted.  I was pretty proud of the finished product...





Your deal?

Burp cloths, simple but cute!





Are those farm animals not the cutest, I mean, really.



You may be in the situation I was in just a few months ago... burp clothes were not a cute thing that I might find helpful, they were essential pieces of my wardrobe and diaper bag paraphernalia.   I had simple criteria for a burp cloth:

1. be functional- soak it up fast so it doesn't go everywhere

2. be a little cute if using outside the house so I look slightly put together



I received several burp cloths for a baby shower gift that were converted cloth diapers with cute ribbon sewn on the edges for a simple but fun effect.  I took this idea and ran with it.  I love looking for new ribbon to use!  Here's some of the completed ones and a future post will give you a look at some of my current ribbon inventory. 



Want to get a few for a friend?  You'll be able to personalize it a bit with your own choice of ribbon and any even finished they will cost the same or less than the average burp cloth out there.

Super Simple Fix



Left = before  Right = after

I have a pair of denim capris that I like overall but hate that the back pockets have flipped up.  I feel that they attract attention and, like most people, I'd rather not have the attention on my backside :)

Knowing that I don't use the back pockets on this pair of pants made it possible for me to just sew down the flaps.  Voila- more comfortable and less attention-getting.  I get to keep a staple in my wardrobe!