Circle zip earbud pouch.

This was an easy easy project. That's I had to do three times to get right lol, there are some steps in the original tutorial seen here that I removed and it worked like a dream..... after the third try.

ROUND 1: I used a Solo cup. (A red Solo cup I believe hahaha.) As the circle pattern for the first and second go rounds. I soon discovered that the Solo cup is about 1/4 inch too small. But practice makes perfect, right. In the original post and tutorial I'm not sure why  batting was used. Maybe the original poster used a bigger circle I don't know, but what I do know is the batting made it almost impossible to work with. And this lumpy mess is what resulted.

 ROUND 2: This one turned out much better. I skipped the batting and used a duck fabric with a thin cotton fabric for the liner. The edges are not as smooth as I would have liked but its usable and I'm the only one that will notice. It measures 3 inches

ROUND 3: This was my best of three. I used a small cereal bowl for the circle and the edges came out quite nice and smooth. I used this one to carry my tanning stickers. It measures 4 inches

UPDATED: Cleaning the bathtub and shower.

This is a trick that I learned from several different websites, its on Pinterest also if you search bathtub cleaning you ll find it. Honestly I'm not sure that it worked and I'll tell you why. My bathtub was clean when I tried it. I live in a house that was built in the late 60s and the bathtubs are original to the house. The reason I tried this particular method of cleaning is because there is a scale in the bottom center of my tub. The sides are smooth but the bottom is rough, its almost like a hard water buildup. I've tried everything under the sun to try to remove it and its still there. This cleaning method didn't work either. But I have to admit it took some of the staining away. I don't have a link or before and after pictures so I'll have to wing it.

First we start with the cleaning supplies, you'll need a spray bottle or squeeze bottle, equal parts vinegar and Dawn dish soap. The instructions that I followed said to heat the vinegar in the microwave for 60 seconds, pour in spray bottle, add Dawn and mix gently. While still warm spray on entire shower or bathtub, wait 2 hours and rinse away. Sounds easy enough right. And this is what I did on my first go round one the shower enclosure. I nearly died, the "fumes" were unbearable. I think it was a result of the spray bottle and the fine mist that it created. The waiting is almost as bad. Two hours of stink. Super stink!! After 2 hours I scrubbed with a magic eraser and rinsed and rinsed and rinsed. After that I really couldn't tell if it did very much. But like I already said, it was clean to begin with.

OK day two, second try, the bathtub. I really wanted that scale buildup out of there so even after the stink of the shower I was willing to try. This time I decided to try a different application approach. I bought some squeeze bottles that are used for salad dressing at Walmart just for this occasion. I microwaved the vinegar added the Dawn to the measuring cup and poured it into the bottle. I applied the solution to the tub and swiped it with a sponge to insure even coverage. Much better. But then there was the 2 hours of stench. Yuck. After the 2 hours were up i used a Scotch Brite pad and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed. Guess what this does not take 40 years of lime scale build up off. (Limeaway and CLR don't either) It did take some of the dingy staining away and there wasn't any soap scum to speak of so I guess all I can tell you about this method is try it if it suits you. But remember it stinks and you will rinse about ten full times to get all the dish soap washed away.

UPDATE:
OK so we went on a 3 day trip last week and I guess this cleaning method worked better than I had originally thought. I guess I just needed fresh eyes to see it, because when we got home and I pulled the lacy curtain back to put my shampoo away I thought WHOA what happened here. Well I guess I was wrong on this one

Matching dyi flip flops

Yesterday was super busy so I didn't have time to post the flip flop tutorial that I promised. Click here for the original posting with instructions. This was what I would call a semi-fail. I wore the shoes out on the town and man did my feet hurt afterwards. The knots in the bottom are too big and they felt like I was walking with a rock stuck to the bottom of my thin flip flop. Also it was a little stressful cutting up a brand new pair of shoes in the name of crafts and fashions. So here is my version of the Knot so hard flip flop.

 The finished product

 As you can see in the above photo I didn't use knots like the original tutorial instructed. I tied knots in the fabric over and over and couldn't get them in the right place so I opted for a little band made of scrap fabric and hand sewn on the back side.

 The knots on the bottom side were too big and uncomfortable, they are fine for wearing on carpeted floors but hurt on concrete. I think they would be OK for short term wear, like say to church on a casual morning.

And in case your wondering about the fabulous nail polish I'm wearing its Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in Heart of Stone. I purchased it at Walmart for I don't remember how much. But its a fantastic color that reminds me of taffy, and two coats is all it takes.

Tank top dress.

So here goes on my first post in my as seen on Pinterest series. Its a lovely little dress that was so insanely easy that anyone could do it, and it was very inexpensive. Here the link to the original posting. I made flip flops to match, which will be tomorrows post.  Disclaimer!! These pictures are awful, So remember to look at the dress and not the model, my daughter was making me laugh.

Of course the fit isn't the nearly the same as in the tutorial and I think I may have gotten the waist a little high but all in all I'm very pleased with this dress and it only took me an afternoon to finish. It would make a really cute mid-pregnancy maternity dress.