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I’m off to my brothers wedding the week after the shave…..

GONE!! Next friday. EEEEKKKKK!!!!

I haven’t worked out how to load photos on but you can check out my profile page on:

http://my.imisfriendraising.com.au/personalPage.aspx?SID=56412

Can you help me gather some handmade dress ups for kids impacted by february 7th fires. Read about it here.  If you want to try making a felt crown, look here. Lots of people are doing lots of lovely things over there - maybe someone you know would like something someone is selling…proceeds galore going to bushfire appeal.

WARNING - inexperienced tutorial creator.  Let me know if you have an idea on how I can better explain something.  And I know, the camera work is a bit dodgy - hopefully you can get the gist.

You will need:

• Paper for pattern (anything from tracing paper to yesterday’s form guide)
• Felt (2 x 14cm x 49.5cm)
• 7.5 cms x 50mm wide Elastic
• Trims and decorations – beads, buttons etc

Getting Started:

Draw your pattern onto paper.  My crown has quite a few peaks.  You could draw your pattern with fewer but wider peaks – or try squares instead of triangles.  The straight bottom should approximately 49 – 50 cms, with the peaks reaching up to 14cms.   You will also need 1 cm seam allowance on either end of crown

Cut 2 of crown pattern (1 outside, 1 inside) and cut 7.5cms of elastic

Affix trims and decorations to outside piece of felt. I layed the jewels out on the other piece so I could keep track.  Depending on your trims, you can machine or handstitch.

With right sides facing in, pin one end of elastic inside the two pieces of felt.  Sew and secure (one straight stitch, finished with zigzag). 

With crown still inside out, pin unattached end of elastic between the other end of the crown.  Sew as before.

Turn the crown so the trims etc are facing outward. Pin and stich around outside edge.  For this crown, I started at one of the back peaks and use a gold thread to zigzag the whole way around.

TaDah!!!

***I haven’t tried it yet but you could also cut out one crown of interfacing and sew or iron on the wrong side of one of the crown pieces.

It’s been quite a while.  A lot of stuff has been going on, not just at my house but everywhere -  too much to mention - unless I really feel like it some other day.

I didnt mean to but I lied when I said I was learning all about wordpress - I haven’t done very much learning about it at all.  But I am going to.  And I have a very good teacher.   Going to ground can be a good thing - especially when you recharge enough to peek out the window and see the sun is shining.

Partying Fools

On a six hour drive, you need things like this to keep you amused - Who do you know that paints their car  - A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTYING - I love it.

Blood and Cash.  This link has a few ways to donate:

http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/detail.chtml?filename_num=260955

And keep crafting - mikes is stockpiling.