Tutorial Tuesday - Pattern Weights

Hello all! I'm a bit late today with the post, the 3 day weekend got the better of me! This week's tutorial comes to us from Celesa at Lilly Bunns Boutique. Enjoy!

There's nothing I hate more than pinning a pattern and cutting out the fabric when I'm doing a project.  I absolutely love my rotary cutter and mat.  It saves me so much precious time!  If you have yet to take the rotary leap, I highly recommend you jump in as soon as you can! I promise, you'll never look back! It's also great for those with bad hands!

You have to hold your pattern down in one spot when you're using a rotary cutter and mat; that's where pattern weights come in.  Just plop them down on top of your pattern when your cutting, and it wont move around on you!

What you'll need:

Half to 1.5  inch strips of fabric or ribbon

Hot glue gun and hot glue (high temp is best)

Washers- you need 2 per weight (I got the biggest ones at Home Depot I could find. They are zinc coated)




Start off with 2 washers.  Place a dab of hot glue on
one of them and place the end of your fabric strip on it.  Put hot glue around it in a circle and place the other washer on top, sandwiching the end of the fabric strip between the washers.

Now begin wrapping the material around the washer going through the hole.

And keep wrapping....

And wrapping until none of the washer is showing.

 Place a small dab of hot glue and lay the excess material on it.  Cut away the extra....

Originally posted HERE by Lilly Bunns Boutique.


I hope you enjoyed this week's tutorial, I know I will be trying these out this week!

Monika, My Lovebug Baby

Revamping Your Etsy Shop - 2011 Blog Series

This week on ReVAMPing Your Etsy Shop - 2011:

Social Media

photo credit - Butch Lebo on Flickr

This week on ReVAMPing Your Etsy Shop, April Bowles-Olin of Blacksburg Belle is going to share 5 tips to marketing your creative products using social media!

Whether you're already using social media as a marketing tool or you haven't yet taken that big step...this post is for you!

Click here to get it!

The ReVAMPing Your Etsy Shop - 2011 Blog Series is a series of weekly blog posts that are devoted to your Etsy shop! It's a 20 part series that covers everything from Etsy shop basics to branding to marketing to social media! Each post is written by a different Etsy seller that contributes their knowledge on a particular topic. It's meant for you to take what you learn back with you to your Etsy shop & apply it there.

If you've missed the other posts in the series & would like to see them, here they are from start to finish!

Introduction to Shop Series

Banners & Avatars

Profile Bio

Activity Stream - Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

Shop Announcement

Alchemy & Custom Orders

Message to Buyers

Policies

Sections, Featured Listings, & Rearranging Your Shop

Google Analytics

Product Descriptions
Tagging
Pricing
Packaging & Shipping
Photography - Pt. 1 & Pt. 2
Branding
Marketing

Feature Yourself Friday Linky Party #7!

Hi!

Hope everyone has has a fantastic week!!

I'm gonna get right down to business!! Here are a just a few of the links that caught my eye this week...I soo wish I had the time to feature everyone!!!

Check out this great idea for pretend play from Becky @ Creative Contentment

This beautiful Black & White Damask Flower Ring by TinkerAnnieBelle

And these awesome Eco-friendly Sandwich and Snack Bags by Butternut Boutique

Thanks for all the great links, everyone!! Now let's get onto this week!!

Feature Yourself Friday will be a place for you to highlight something you've done!! You can link to blog post or tutorial that you've done or a new item in your shop! We want to see what YOU have been up to!!

The only rule for linking up is that you become a follower of our blog and check out a few of the other links shared!! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM TO LINK UP!!! (Please link up only TWO posts/items each week!)

Each week we'll pick two or three of the link that stand out to us and feature those here on our blog!  It's just a little way to help everyone see what YOU do!!

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Let's see whatcha got this week!!!

~ Sarah from Sarahndipities

Treasury Thursday

I hope you are all having a great week! Here are a few of the many treasuries curated by the fantastic SAHM of Etsy Team!

'Girls Just Want To Have Fun!' by andralynn

Changing Pad Cover in T... LittleOwlsNest $18.00	Towel Cake -- Blue Stri... nobakecakes $35.00	10 Marzyshoes Garden Pa... Marzycards $25.00	Go Fish Felt Fishing Ga... Sapucha $12.00
Rustic Blackboards, Per... sweetcs $35.00	Bird on a Branch Appliq... ChirpAndBloom $34.00	Alphabet hand embroider... petite25 $36.00	SCOOP & SORT Colors Wo... applenamos $20.00
Beaded Crochet Socks si... JumbleBugs $3.50	Poetic Print - Dance is... VroomRoom $10.00	8 Original Hand Painted... starflycreatio... $48.00	Apples and Pears Chenil... NatesMommyMade... $44.00
Hair Clips AND Cupcake ... squareq $28.00	Backyard Dreamer Teal a... Amber154 $30.00	COLETTE Minky Sherpa K... bijoukitty $	Flower Hair Tie with Fa... ButternutBouti... $3.50

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'First Comes Love Then Comes Marriage then Comes a Little Baby in a Carriage' by Sapucha

Celebrating my 11th wedding anniversary this week! Happily married with three beautiful children.

Waldorf Doll Girl, Red ... handmaidencana... $129.00	All you need is Love Fe... squareq $3.30	Mickey & Minnie Inspire... lilu1012 $30.00	Key to My Heart earring... JewelryByAimee $12.00
Personalized Name Plaqu... CoconutPalmDes... $10.00	Herkimer Diamond (heart... AdaRosman $90.00	14k Palladium White Gol... BethCyrWedding... $1465.00	Country Love Wedding Go... whiteromance $299.00
Pearls and Rhinestones ... shoppinkpaisle... $24.00	Burlap Just Married Bun... sweetcs $30.00	Custom House / Building... MyPencilPortra... $50.00	Pack of 6 Blank Note Ca... AMothersArt $12.00
Oh Baby, Pink Mini Note... LittlePrincess... $4.00	Baby Carriage Long Beac... jeffreybkellne... $5.00	Designer Minky Baby Bla... lisalaneboutiq... $33.00	Handmade Unisex Argyle ... GrowingUpWild $17.99

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

'Boys in the air' by GrowingUpWild

Somehow flying with my son seemed much easier before he could crawl!

CLEARANCE 50% OFF Vinta... HindLand $59.99	A is for Airplane Silho... lilu1012 $15.00	ROUTED EDGE Personalize... OhMyButtonsAnd... $9.00	Train Stencil, Transpor... MyWallStencils $99.95
Organic Ready, Set, Go ... NatesMommyMade... $34.00	Handcrafted Wooden HELI... Darlingling $15.00	MATCH ME-Let's Go- ... applenamos $10.00	Sensory Blanket - Trans... MyLovebugBaby $20.00
Green Airplane Short-Sl... peacebabybatik... $15.00	Transportation Vehicle ... TheAdornedAbod... $5.00	Airplane Appliqued Ones... TheSweetTartLa... $26.00	Recycled Crayons Airpla... RedElmDesigns $22.00
Washcloths Flannel and ... PamsBabyBakery $9.00	Be a Good One BOYS Chil... CinnamonInk $30.00	Personalized Vintage Ai... 123growwithme $19.00	Personalized Blue Red A... CutiesTieDyeBo... $15.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Thanks so much for stopping by, see you next week!
Monika, My Lovebug Baby