When you send your child to school, they get to meet other children who could have a positive influence on the kid’s life, as well as those who have a negative impact on your child’s life. You have to acknowledge that there are all types of kids in school and that you the chances of your kids having friends or company with negative influence are high. Schools are among …
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Quick Neck Pillow Cover
When I brought home my latest fabric finds, Mr. SD thought the John Deere flannel fabric would make a great cover for his neck pillow. So… here is how I made it in about half an hour. I took measurements of the pillow {making sure to write them down, my memory tends to be poor with numbers, LOL!}: Then I cut the fabric from selvage to selvage: I rolled both …
Swagbucks for Xmas Gifts
I have posted before about ‘trading’ my SwagBucks for Amazon GCs and using them for general purchases. Now with Christmas just over a month away I am working on ‘saving’ my SwagBucks to use for GCs (Gift Cards) for the wonderful, hard-to-shop for on my list. For Mr. SD – I am going to work towards an iTunes GC. He loves downloading the latest songs, and so I know for sure this …
Quick Fall Garland How-To
I have been very envious of all the wonderful fall garlands that have been popping up in various link parties. Here is what I came up with that fit my commitment level, and used materials that were on hand. First off, this is a very simple, quick fall garland project. There are many tutorials out there that take more time and give you a fancier effect, but if you are …
Strap Cover How-To
Learn how to make you own fuzzy carseat strap covers!Ms. Diva and I are in WA State today, and so I am bringing you this Strap Cover Tutorial instead of the normal Weekend Wrap. I promise to have plenty of pictures to share as part of my Friday Post. So, enjoy this incredibly fast project. How fast you ask? Well… You can get this project completed in the time it …
Quick Kitchen Curtain Tutorial
How comfortable with sewing are you? Would you like to a quick and easy project that you can do yourself to create a window valance/ruffle out of any fabric you find? Here you go! There are only three lines of stitching in this project. Very little measuring, and gorgeous results. This project actually started almost two years ago, when I painted our current kitchen a pale ice blue we had …
Guest Post – Karen from Twice as Nice
Hi, I’m Karen from Twice as Nice Boutique. I was asked to guest post my Morgyn Skirt tutorial here on the Spunky Diva. I love being able to incorporate sewing into my weekly schedule. I have made a variety of different things ranging from coats to quilts, but my main item is Sleep Sacks which I sell in my Etsy shop. I tend to buy fabric by the bolt now, and …
Dress-Up Necklace with Riboon
Here is an easy and quick necklace you can make for any little girl. The bigger and more gaudy the beads the better! I found these pink beads at Hobby Lobby, and they were 50% off. This would also be a great use of an older bead necklace that isn’t “current” anymore. Just take it apart and repurpose for your daughter’s dress-up chest. The ribbon I used was narrow ribbon you …
I am up to 1,000!
I have officially collected over 1,000 SwagBucks!!!! My goal is to collect 1,850 and trade them in for the iTunes $15 Gift Card to give to Mr. SD as a Valentine’s gift. Wish me luck! Click below if you are interested in collecting SwagBucks for yourself. You earn SwagBucks simply by searching the internet as you would normally. There are additional ways to earn SwagBucks by finding codes, and of course they start …