White Tutu Party

My first 5k (Rudolph Run) is a week away...Christmas costumes are encouraged!  Time to get busy.  Kellie and I made our tutus today.  

I had no idea what I was getting myself into, luckily I had a pro to help me out.  Little did I realize how much work is involved in making a tutu.  We went to JoAnn's Fabric this morning and purchased our materials - sparkly white tulle and elastic.  Then we spent the majority of the afternoon making our white tutus and hats.  Now, I'm not going to spoil the fun and reveal the whole costume, but here is the finished tutu.

Homemade Heating Pad

Because it is the week of Thanksgiving, and I have plenty of vacation, I took the whole week off of work.  I've been doing little things around the house.  Today I decided to tackle a project that I've been putting off, more so because I haven't purchased all of the supplies needed.  I wanted to use deer corn, because rice tends to hold moisture and will become moldy over time.  The only problem with deer corn is that I had to buy a 40 pound bag!  

I made a heating pad for my husband, thanks to Pinterest and this website.  I followed the directions, for the most part.  Below are the changes that I made:  

 - Cut two 17"x8" pieces of flannel, to get the most out of my fabric

 - Did not serge the edges (I don't own a serger)

 - Used 3 1/4 cups Deer Corn instead of rice

 - Added Melaleuca oil (it smells so good)

 - Divided the pad into 3 sections instead of 6, using a little over 1 cup of corn per section

Here is the finished product.  

I am pretty impressed with myself, it came out better than I expected.  The whole project took approximately 2 hours, total cost was about $1.25 each.