Frame Your Week

STEP BY STEP: “Frame Your Week”

Materials:

a. gather/purchase 8 frames (1 for each day of the week and an extra for “to do”). These can be your existing frames or all new from a craft store (or for cheaper ones, go to Walmart or Dollar Tree). You can paint the frames or leave them as they are.

b. scrapbook paper to fit into each frame (You can find 5 for $1 at your local JoAnn)

* you can even use some notebook or construction paper if you want!

c. scissors

d. dry erase markers (skinny ones work best!)

e. Super glue/ Wood Glue (depending on what your frames are made of)

f. poster board to glue on and transport

**Optional: For the days of the week, you can do one of three things. You can either type up the Sunday-Saturday and “To Do” on your computer’s word processor (ie. Word or Pages) in the font of your choice and size of your choice (we used ____) and print. Cut the words out and glue/Modge Podge them to each piece of paper you designate for that day. Do NOT glue the days to the glass (they will peel). OR if you are daring, take a Sharpie or other permanent marker and write the days on the paper yourself! (Hint: use a pencil first to make sure you are centered on the a paper!) OR If you can find them, buy some stickers!

STEP 1: After you choose your scrapbook/scrap paper, cut the paper to fit each frame.

STEP 2: After you decide whether to write the days of the week, print out the days, or use stickers... put each day and “to do” onto the paper you choose.

STEP 3: Put each paper into each frame.

STEP 4: Arrange frames in order and glue the edges together. It’s easiest to transport if you do this step on a piece of poster board.

STEP 5: Take your masterpiece to a dry place to dry for at least 24 hours. Make sure it is stored in a flat place so the frames will dry flush with each other.

STEP 6: Hang it up and use your skinny dry erase markers to plan your week!  

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Step By Step: "Cooking Matsters"

Materials:

a. thick ribbon or strong fabric

b. sewing machine

c. thread 

d. needle (if you wanna go the amish route)

e. placemat ($3.99 at Target or use one from an old set)

f. remnant piece of fabric for pockets and/or design (optional)

g. iron

h. pins

i. scissors

STEP 1: Take your thick ribbon or strong fabric piece and measure about two times your waist. Wrap around your waist to double check that you have enough material to make a nice size bow.

STEP 2: Time to start sewing! ** Make sure your foot is up and place your ribbon/fabric on the desired end of your placemat. You want your placemat to be on the left side and out of the way, so you can sew as straight as possible. 

STEP 3: Push the lever down, put your foot to the pedal, and slowly start to guide your materials through. At the start and finish of your sewing line, you're going to want to make a back stitch to reinforce (the back stitch button might be in different locations for each sewing machine). Once you're done sewing, push the lever back up and slide your "apron" out to cut the thread.

STEP 4: We're going to make pockets! Take your remnant fabric piece and cut about 2 inches longer than your length and half width of your placemat. 

STEP 5: Fold down all sides of your fabric about 1 inch and iron to make a good crease. This will help when you go to sew. Pinning the fabric is an option but it definitely helps! Especially if you're not an experienced seamstress. You can sew right over the pins!

STEP 6: Start at one end of your apron and guide one side of your pocket (remember to back stitch at the start). When you get to the end of that side, put up the lever, twist, put lever back down, and begin to slowly guide the stitch on the next side. Repeat for the third and final side and back stitch. Push up the lever, pull and cut thread.

STEP 7: We're going to make two final stitches so that we can make 3 pockets. The pockets can be any size you want! We chose to make our pockets all different sizes. Start at the bottom of your apron (wherever you would like to make your first pocket) and make one nice straight stitch. Again, remember to back stitch the END of your sew line. Pull up lever, pull and cut thread. Repeat once more wherever you like. With scissors, cut any excess thread pieces.

You can also make pockets out of shapes or sew random patterns onto your apron. Once you know how to sew, its yours to create!

** Disclaimer: We are NOT seamstresses (not even sure if you can make 'seamstress' plural). Just Attempters who own a sewing machine. If you do not know how to sew, this DIY webisode might not be for you.

TADA!!! 

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And 4...3...2...1 Attempt!

Are you ready to DIY?

Hey everyone! Ashlyne and Lindsey here. We are so excited about our vlog launch tonight, and we want to make sure that if you want some extra instruction (and interaction), we have you covered! (No, we are not an insurance provider) :) This blog will go hand in hand with our YouTube channel: YouTube: The Attempters DIY, where we will be attempting a new DIY project every Tuesday night! 

As we mentioned on our Live Chat, we are two girls with a similar past and present. We both sing, we both write songs ( and books actually), attend the same Bible study, and... love to craft. Duh :) This last common thread in particular gave us a killer idea: let's pick a craft every week that we want to attempt and 1. show how we did it, 2. what we used and the most important 3. if it even worked! Then, you don't have to waste your time and money on things that are just not as easy as they look. 

Sound good? Awesome. 

Ok, so let's get to the good stuff. In the next blog entry, you will find our first craft: Reclaim Your Past. We have made it extremely simple showing you step-by-step pictures, a materials list, and a link to watch the video!

And we want to hear from you! That means IDEAS, THOUGHTS, TIPS, PICTURES OF YOUR ATTEMPTS...bring it on! You can always comment right here, on our Youtube Channel, Pinterest, Facebook... but let us know what you think!! Email us at theattemptersdiy@gmail.com. 

Lastly, and most importantly, we will be holding a contest every couple weeks to see how many people you have shared our posts to. Take a screen shot of how many times you have shared (and received likes) on our videos and we will send you something we made right here on our show! More details are coming, so be on the look out! 


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The Attempters

Lindsey & Ashlyne 

Step by Step: "Reclaim Your Past and Braid It"

Materials:
a. Collect 3 textured remnant strands of material from your past such as: an old shoelace, a chain from an old necklace, a small strip of an old t-shirt, random remnant fabric piece, ribbon, tulle, sequined yarn, old hair bands, etc.
b. key chain with a clasp ($3.99 for 2 at local craft store or if you're lucky, a yard sale find).
c. scissors
d. wire or thread (if you use a small chain)
e. fabric glue
f. pliers (if you use a small chain)
g. wire cutter (if you use a small chain)

STEP 1: If you're using a chain, you will need to use pliers to clamp one end of the chain onto your starting end of your key ring and/or clasp. If you DO NOT use a chain, you can skip step one!

STEP 2: Gather the other two strands of your choice and wrap around one end of your key ring or clasp (same end as the one you just clamped your chain on, if you used one). Before making a knot, reinforce it with a drop of fabric glue in the center of your knot (would probably be best to have a pic of this).

STEP 3: Slowly braid your three strands by crossing each piece of material in front of another, just like you would your hair. Make sure to give yourself enough material so that it loosely wraps around your wrist comfortably. 

STEP 4: When you think your braid is the length you want, its time to cut and attach the chain first. Use a sharp wire cutter to cut the chain at your desired length. With wire, we are going to thread through the chain and intertwine in the braid. Make a knot around the wire and don't forget to use a small drop of fabric glue before you tie the knot tight!

STEP 5: Thread your wire through the small hole of the other end of your key ring/clasp and twist 3 or 4 times. 

STEP 6: Cut off the excess material with sharp fabric shears and the wire cutter. Make sure to tuck the wire so the sharp ends won't hit your skin. 

STEP 7: Wear proudly and rock it!

REMEMBER: If you decide not to use a chain, steps 1 and 4 can be skipped. Just add the other material to steps 2 and 5.

Thanks for checking out our blog! Remember you can go to our youtube to see this craft in action! 

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The Attempters

Lindsey & Ashlyne