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Emily over at Insanity Rules presented me with a Blog Award this morning!
Yay!!!
Thank you Emily!!
Here's what she had to say about muah....
"Nicole from Crafty Soccer mom is a great lady! I totally love her blog and seriously people you should see what this lady can do with duct tape. I'm pretty sure there's not anything that she couldn't make out of duct tape. Nicole inspires me to try making stuff with things I normally wouldn't even consider."
Awwww...totally made my day.
That and this large cup of joe that I'm currently chugging LOL
What a fun thing to wake up to :)
So go check out Emily over at Insanity Rules, and read about the other bloggers that were awarded with this award as well. It's always fun to be introduced to new bloggers.
Today I've been working on Duct Tape Feather Earrings!!
Here's a tut on how to make them :)
I made a 4 in x 2 in strip of Duct Tape Fabric
Duct Tape Fabric: A piece of DT on top of another piece so no sticky is present.
I printed off a Feather to use as a template, but you can just free hand it if you want.
Trace onto Duct Tape with a pen.
Now cut it out.
Tip: If there is any pen marks still on your DT from when you traced, use a baby wipe to wipe it off.
Next cut little slits into the side of the feather at an angle.
When that is done, every few slits, cut the corner off the right side.
Now holding both ends of the feather, twist gently in opposite directions to give it an organic look and spread out some of the feathers slits along the sides.
I used one of these finding clamps...can't think of what they are called.
I cut some of the end off the stem, laid it in the clamp, and then clamped it in.
Last step, add an earring hook. Done!
You can also add some chain to it so it hangs longer, with maybe a couple feathers attached.
Awhile back my cousin was telling me about this 30 Day Marriage Challenge that she did.
It sounded fun, and interesting, so I thought to myself...
I can do that! I should do that! I will do that!
Let's face it, Marriage is a challenge, a worthwhile challenge but still a challenge.
Its a lot of work...
it takes love, understanding, encouragement, devotion, and it has ups and downs.
Then you throw kids into the mix...Ugh!
My mother always told me...
"Couples fight about two things....Children & Money...Too much of one, not enough of the other"
She's wise..just wise.
None the less...
You have that person by your side thru thick and thin, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part. And that is amazing!
I can't even imagine my life with out my husband. He's my rock, my best friend, and the one person I know hands down I can always depend on to be there for me.
Which is why I want to accept this challenge...Bring it!
He's awesome...the awesomest!
Totally a word.
So this 30 day challenge is a piece of cake...
Not this kind of cake...but that does look delish!
Each day has an easy task in which to follow.
Super easy things like "Leave him a sweet note" or "Laugh with your Husband today"
Ok, let's start this out by saying...No laughing at me! Ok Ok, that wouldn't be any fun..
Laugh away LOL!!!
So I decided to make a Binky Clip out of Duct Tape today...Why?
Lord only knows.
I don't have a baby...nor do I have any Binky's laying around LOL.
But it came to me, and I had to do it!
So here's it goes!
I bought these "fashion" clips...I'm not sure these are still "in" fashion but what ev...
These are the same as suspender clips...so if you have some of those laying around use them.
You'll need some Duct Tape...
First things first...Cut a piece of Duct Tape to 12 inches long.
Please excuse my shadow at the bottom of the pic...clearly it really wanted some attention, it kept popping up in my pictures...it's so vain...it probably thinks this post it about it..(gotta love 70's songs)
Moving on...
Flip the tape so it's sticky side up
And fold over one side about 1/2 inch towards the middle
Now do the same with the remaining sticky side, fold it over toward the middle so that there is now NO sticky left on the Duct Tape and you are left with a 12 inch piece of Tape.
Now take your "fashion" clip and cut off one of the metal pieces.
See how that fabric is fraying...Yeah my scissors got stuck to it due to sticky Otter Pop Juice left on my scissors.
I can thank one of my spawn for that...Gotta love Otter Pop Season!
Put the Strip through the bottom of the clip and tape it down. I taped around it twice for extra durability.
On the other end, add some Self Adhesive Velcro Dots.
And guess what?
Two Things...One...
I have "You're so Vain" stuck in my head....and I'll bet you do too :)
And Second..
You're done!
Don't laugh at my pathetic attempt to show you how this works LOL!!
So obviously you unvelcro this, slip the Binky through and Velcro it back up.
The "fashion" clip is then clipped onto your babies clothing.
Pretty cool eh?
This is what I LOVE about Duct Tape...it has endless possibilities!
I love coming up with new inventive ways to use Duct Tape.
