Kidding Around Series - Girls' Swim Bag

Woohoo our new series "Kidding Around" kicks off today - so exciting!!!

Today I'm going to share the easiest and quickest project ever! Okay maybe not "ever".. but pretty close!

This project was a great collaboration between my 5 year old and myself. 

She desperately needed a new swim bag as her old plastic Dora one was literally held together by a few threads. And the fact that she is nearly 6 and Dora is sooooo 3 years ago, she wanted to choose something more her own style.

A trip to Spotlight was in order and she chose all the components (I had another idea in my head but this time I let her have artistic reign).

What you need for your very own bag:

Stencil, fabric pens and a bag 

(we chose a calico craft bag for approx $6)

The whole project cost about $17.

 I placed a sheet of thick cardboard into the bag first just in case the pen came through the fabric, which it didn't, much to my surprise! 

Position the stencil where you want to draw, I didnt measure, which I think you probably should do.

Once you have drawn your design on using the fabric markers, iron the bag to set the ink.

Simple as that!

I love it and Payton is thrilled with her new bag.

I only drew one flower onto the back of the bag, so it wasn't too plain.

 Payton has it all packed and ready for her next swim class!

I think she is more excited about her bag than actually swimming!

Don't forget to join us next week for the next installment of our fun new series..

Take care

 xxx

 

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Saturday Weekly Wrap Up 30

Hey Everyone,

Have you all had a great week?
It's the weekend and time to see what we've all been up to this week...

Mel at Mellywood's Mansion

Freaking Awesome Fridays

Get Digging!

How the heck does she feed all those kids? Veggie Garden!

Mel is also a part of the The Benson Street 1st Annivesary Giveaway this week - you still have time to check it out and enter.

WYPW (Wet Your Pants Wednesday) is back at the Mansion too...

Natalie at NorthShore Days

Breakfast Muffins

Mary at Sweet Little Bluebird
S'mores Crazy Cake in a Mug

 

Heather at The Beating Hearth

Proper Summer Feast

VW bus Pillow Case...in case you're starting to think about Christmas...what?!?!

Frolic Done! Christmas in August

Don't forget to join us on Monday for the first post of our new series 

"Kidding Around", where we will be concentrating on anything related to kids, crafts, food, activities etc...

 

Have a great weekend

xxx

 Nat, Mary, Heather, Danni and Mel

 

Inspiration Cafe is looking for guest posters and contributors. If you would like to guest please let us know, we would love to have you. If you would prefer a feature instead, feel free to drop us a line. New or old posts welcome.
 

Features From Our Bloomin Marvelous Link Party

We are having so much fun, hosting our 6 weekly themed link parties. And we hope you're all enjoying them too!

We had a great link party last week. Thank you to everyone who linked up and visited. 

Here are our top 5 picks...

 Link No 27

 The Feral Turtle - Pickled Beets

Link No 5

 

Stone Cottage Adventures - Herbs: A Place to Begin

Link No 12

 The Thrifty Rebel - DIY Silver Goblet Wind Chimes

Link No 46

Twinkle's Tutorials & Craft Time - Making Our Garden Space A Cheery Place.

Link No 8

One Day At A Time - Recycled Garden Bench

The Most Viewed Link

Link No 7

Stow & Tell U - Shortcut Sun Tea 

Congrats on being featured, please don't forget to grab a button from our sidebar...

    

So what are we up to next?

We're gonna be Kidding Around.... anything child related, crafts, cooking, anything! 

It can be for kids, by kids or even inspired by them....Anything!

Join us next Monday for our new series, its going to be so much FUN!

xxx

 Nat, Mary, Heather, Danni and Mel

Saturday Weekly Wrap Up 29

It's the weekend - Yay!!!

We hope its been a great week for everyone, we have been loving all the links at our link party - so please don't forget to check them out...

Besides that, pop on over and check out what else we've been up to on our blogs...

Natalie at NorthShore Days

Dragonfly Cluster Bracelet

Danni at Silo Hill Farm Strange Things Are Happening

Mel at Mellywood's Mansion

Vinyl Bag

Wire Wrap Ring

Cheater Pillow

 

Heather at The Beating Hearth

How to do Glamping

We ran our Bloomin Marvelous Link Party at the Cafe this week:

Join us on Monday to see the features and to find out what our next series will be.

Have a great weekend

xxx

 Nat, Mary, Heather, Danni and Mel

 

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Sunglasses Case Tutorial - Clippie Dips

Hi all! Amy from Clippie Dips here again! :) 

Now that I live in Texas, I use my sunglasses year 'round. Yes, even in the winter! Because of that, of course I had to make a cute little case to carry them around in! How could I not?! :) Today I'm going to show you how to make your own!

Supplies:

fabric scraps

felt scraps

sewing machine

rotary cutter and mat (optional)

scissors

thread

Cut (2) exterior fabric pieces 4” x 8”.

Cut (2) interior felt pieces 4” x 8”.

Cut (2) fusible fleece 3 ¾” x 7 ¾”.
**If you wear really large frames, you may want to measure your own sunglasses**

Iron fleece onto the wrong side of your exterior fabric pieces. 

Now is the time to embellish it the way you want. You all know how much I LOVE banners, so I cut out mini triangles, placed them on the front making sure to keep them inside the seam line. Then I pinned them and sewed them on.

Place exterior pieces right sides together and sew with a scant ¼” seam as shown.

Clip your corners and turn it right side out. Then set it aside.

Now, take your interior felt pieces and place them right side together. This time when we sew, we’re going to leave a 3” gap on the side as shown.  Sew as shown. Then, clip corners.

Take your exterior case piece and slip it inside the interior piece as shown.

Match up the seams and make sure it's even across the top and pin.

Sew all the way around the top with a ¼” seam, backstitching at the beginning and end.  This part can be tricky but thankfully it’s a short distance to sew. Go slowly!

Reach into the gap you left for turning, and pull the exterior out through the opening.

Pin the opening closed and sew as close to the edge as possible.

Push the lining down into your new sunglasses case! ALL DONE! Super easy, right?!

These are so quick to make and there are so many ways to embellish them! I know you're going to have so much fun making these! :)