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America the Beautiful

July 4, 2013 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

Just wanted to pop in and wish you all a Happy 4th! We are so blessed to have the freedoms we do and so thankful to those who keep our country safe! God bless you all!

If you follow on instagram you already know about these fun letter my sis and I made last minute. I may just leave them up through the end of July. I think we have the best colors. Seriously, what’s better than red, white and blue?

Anyway, enjoy your parades, BBQs, and fireworks and we’ll be back with more fun projects soon! If you just can’t wait, here are a few fun patriotic projects from the past!

American Stars & Stripes Pillow – Patriotic Ribbon Topiary – Burlap Ruffle Table Runner

Flag Canvas – 4th of July Kids Craft

There ain’t no doubt I love this land, God Bless the U.S.A!

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DIY Envelope Pillow Cover

July 2, 2013 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

Hey guys, I’m super excited to be back over here at A Little Tipsy today to share a fun sewing tutorial. I am a self taught sewer, so I’m not technical or detailed. I usually figure out all of my projects on my own (with a little trial and error!) and I share them in non-sewing terms because I really don’t know much!

I am currently re-doing my master bedroom color scheme and decor, and in the process I am making new pillows for my bed, because you can never have too many pillows on your bed! Today’s pillow tutorial is super simple. I got it done in less than 30 minutes, and it makes such a great impact for being so simple.

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I found this cute fabric at my local Bennion Crafts store. I love that it’s not just a typical chevron, but has the accents with the dots. This is for an 18 inch pillow, but if you are doing a different size, just adjust the measurements accordingly. Cut your fabric to 19×19 and 19×24 inches. This will allow for seams and also give your pillow a snug fit. Then cut your 24 inch piece in half, making two 19×12 inch pieces. From there you are going to hem one side of the 12 inch pieces (pictured below)

After your 2 sides are hemmed, lay your 19×19 piece on the ground facing up. Lay each 12 inch section on top, right sides facing down, with the seam in the middle. They will overlap creating the “envelope” fold of your pillow.

Then sew around all 4 edges with with a straight stitch and a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Once it is all sewn, trim off the excess fabric from all sides. Now all you need to do is turn the pillow case right side out and stuff
with your pillow!

Envelope Pillow Tutorial from OurThriftyIdeas.com

Thanks for letting me stop by and share a sneak peak into my new master bedroom. Make sure to check out the full reveal on my site later this month (after my big move to Sunny St. George!)

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Thanks Vanessa! I love a sewing tutorial that looks easy enough for me to follow and chevron + polka dots = cuteness!

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Loving Life on Instagram

July 1, 2013 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

Hello, lovers of life and Instagram! Today, myself and some a few of my blogging friends, are kicking off something super cool. You know how you’re always snapping pictures for Instagram?? Well, now you can win prizes for doing it! If you haven’t joined Instagram yet, it’s time! To read about why it’s so great, check out this post: All About Instagram. Now, let’s get the party started! Let me introduce you to… ‘Loving Life…’.

July’s theme: Relaxation
Hashtag: #relaxationLL (LL, for ‘loving life’)
Directions: Take pictures all month long of anything that signifies ‘relaxation’. Add the hashtag #relaxationLL in the description. Check back on the blog, the first Monday of the next month, to see if your picture was chosen as a favorite (there will be two favorites chosen.) If so, you win!! If we all love it, we’ll start all over next month with a new hashtag and prizes!

This month’s prize sponsor: Linenspa

We are proud to offer the highest quality bedding products found online. Linenspa has been in business online since 2003. We have sold to thousands of satisfied customers and know that you will be one too. We offer a full line of bedding accessories including luxury 100% Egyptian cotton bed sheets, waterproof mattress protectors, specialty pillows and bed frames. Let us be your top online source for all your bedding. We also offer Free Shipping and a 30 day money back guarantee on all of our products.

Prizes: Malouf 600 Thread Count Egyptian Cotton Sheets, retail value $279 (Linenspa sale price $120) ~ Two winners!

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Alright, get snappin! Oh, wait. You want even more chances to win prizes?? You got it. We’ll call it SECRET HASHTAGS. Follow the following blogs and our sponsor on Instagram, and sometime during the month, two secret hashtags will be shared, one from a blogger, the other from our sponsor. But, they will only be shared on Instagram, so watch your feeds closely. Take additional pictures, tagged with the secret hashtag and matching the theme, and you will be in the running for additional prizes (with less competition to win!)

Instagram accounts to follow to find Secret Hashtags: You can look them up on Instagram OR just click the link and then click ‘follow’. @linenspaonline @orsoshesays @craftingchicks @yourhomebasedmom @lollyjaneblog @craftykirsten @littletipsyblog

Secret hashtag prizes: Malouf Z Convolution Pillow, retail value $89 (Linenspa sale price $45) ~ Two winners! One for each hashtag.

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Can’t wait to see all of your relaxation (#relaxationLL) pictures throughout the month, and to show off the winners next month! (The first Monday.) Have so much fun!

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Bottle Piggy Banks #12MonthsofMartha Giveaway

June 28, 2013 By Michelle Barneck 27 Comments

Disclosure: Martha Stewart provided the books for review/giveaway. The strong opinions are as always my own.

We have been having so much fun this summer with field trips and crafts. It is the perfect time to enjoy time with the kids and create which is why I was thrilled when I received Martha Stewart’s Favorite Crafts for Kids to try out. I heard tons of oohs and aahs and “I want to make that!” as we flipped through the book. We plan on making many of the items from the book, but settled on bottle piggy banks to start out.

Aren’t they the cutest little oinkers? I am loving this book!

The instructions are simple and the pictures are of course fabulous.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Scissors
Colored & Patterned Paper
Mini Water Bottles
Double Sided Tape (optional)
White Craft Glue
Utility Knife
Template for ears from pg. 340
Hole Punch
Sharpie (optional)
Wooden Beads
Acrylic Paint (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. We opted to paint our feet aka wooden beads to match our paper. If you are going to do this, paint them first to allow time to dry.

2. Cut long strips of paper to go around the bottles. You can glue them in place, or if you have little hands helping opt for double sided tape.

3. ADULTS: use a utility knife to cute a slot in the top for coins.

4. Use templates to cut out inner and outer ear. Glue together, bend back bottom of ear, glue to bottle.

5. Glue beads to the bottom of the piggy bank for feet.

6. Use a hole punch to make nostrils and (if you have a tiny punch) eyes and glue them in place. If you only have the standard punch you can color on eyes with a Sharpie.

Let the glue dry completely and feed those little piggies some coins. My little guys love doing tasks to earn coins to put in their banks! It’s always nice to have a new form of motivation!