I received a Butterfly Award

Yeah, I have just received a 'Butterfly Award' from the amazing blog meijosjoy blog She is a thrifty mom sharing the joy of parenthood, crafting, home decorating...  Please pop over to see what she is sharing this week.

To receive this award, I need to: answer several questions, award this 'Butterfly Award' to 10 other bloggers, contact the 10 bloggers to let them know they have been given this award, and  I also need to show a link to the person who gave me the 'Butterfly Award'.  So here goes...

Q1) Name your favorite colour? Red
Q2) Name your favorite song? Any song by Enrique!
Q3) Name your favorite dessert? Apple Crumble
Q4) What wizzes you off at the moment? Facebook being facebook!
Q5) Your favorite pet? I don't have any pets and never have.
Q6) Black or White? Black for me.
Q7) Your biggest fear? I don't like heights.
Q8) Best Feature? I am a good listener.
Q9) Everyday attitude?  Live each day fully.
Q10) What is perfection? Having a loving supporting family.
Q11) Guilty Pleasure? Sneakily eating my husband's chocolate!
Q12) When you're upset you? Try to focus on positive things.

Below are the 10 Blogs I am nominating this award to:

http://www.dubaicraftermom.blogspot.com/
http://www.bresbaubles.blogspot.com/
http://www.modernwivelyhood.blogspot.com/
http://www.renoandreorginization.blogspot.com/
http://www.suchakingdom.blogspot.com/
http://www.repeartreedesign.blogspot.com/
http://www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com/
http://www.howtonestforless.com/
http://www.lilgerhardts.blogspot.com/
http://www.lotsofjewels.blogspot.com/

Plug Organizer Tutorial

I saw a photograph on pinterest that showed a hand made plug organizer, using toilet roll tubes. I automatically thought what a great idea that was. I actually wanted to have my plugs organized where they were also easy to plug into the socket too!  Here is the link of where I originally saw the idea: citygirlgonecoastal By chance, I already follow this blogger, she has some wonderful craft ideas, well worth giving her a visit. Below is her photograph that inspired me.

Now that I have given credit for my project I will show you how I did this.  I will give a step by step guide with some photos also thrown in. Firstly my list of materials needed: Empty container, sticky back plastic, stickers, pen and scissors/scalpel.

Step 1: Find empty tube container (any kind of container could do really!) make sure that it is cleaned out.

Step 2: Measure your container and cut out some sticky Back Plastic (or other alternative covering) to cover the container.

Step 3: Cover the box with your sticky back Plastic.
Step 4: Cut some holes ( I cut a cross shape) so that the wires can easily slide through the container. You need to have matching holes on the opposite side of the container so the wire comes out of the other side. The amount of holes depends on how many plugs and the size of your container.
Step 5: Place the end of the first plug through the bottom hole and then through to the next hole opposite, scrunch the remaining part of the wire into the hole until the plug is touching the container. Repeat with each plug. All the lengths of the wire end up scrunched inside the container (unseen).
Step 6: Write on the stickers which plug is which if you don't already know, I often know the plug but not which end, that is why it is great that each end is opposite the plug so you don't get them mixed up! Place the sticker onto the correct plug.

Step 7: Attach the lid to the container to keep all those wires under control. Finished!

I have been using this system for a few weeks now and it is brilliant! I was so tired of all the plugs and wires getting tangled up. These are the plugs from the kids phones and nintendo ds games which were constantly being untangled every few days. This is a great upcycling craft too, less for the rubbish bin! Below is another close-up photo of my plug organizer.

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Sun Lounger Cushion Cover

Above is a photograph of the new cover I made for a sun lounger. Unfortunately I didn’t have any photos of the original fabric covered cushion before the makeover. This is my mums sun lounger, the original cover was pretty much threadbare but the cushion itself was saveable.

I was in the Ikea shop when I noticed the fabric, I thought it looked like the old style beach deck chair material. It was in the sale section, only about 2 metres left on the roll. I automatically thought of my mum’s sun lounger. I bought the last 2 metres immediately because it was so cheap and I thought if she didn’t like it, then I could easily find some other project for it. However she agreed it would be ideal for her sun lounger.

To make the new cover, I took the old cover off and followed the pattern from the old cover, however I did add extra large pieces to the back of the bottom and top, so that the cushion would slip over the frame more securely so to stay in place. The original cover had a habit of slipping off the frame!

My mum is pleased with her new looking lounger. This saved her a lot of money because the cost of replacing the cushion alone would have cost about 10 times more than the price I paid for the fabric, and a new cushion wouldn’t be exactly the same size. So a great bargain in all. At the time I never found any tutorials on the internet. The nearest type of tutorial for sunlounger cushions I have just found recently is on the following website: http://www.ehow.com/how_6876495_do‐recover‐chaise‐lawn‐lounger_.html The above mentioned website doesn't cover making extra flaps that I used to ensure that the cushion stays on the frame, but it does cover the basics of how to make a sunlounger cushion cover.

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