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Dish towel pillow - DIY halloween purple & black Dollar Tree hack - Easy to make pom poms - tutorial - fun holiday decor

Oh my goodness this pillow is the cutest!!! Can you believe this is a Dollar Tree dish towel!??

This super easy craft was so fun to make. 

When witches go riding & black cats are seen
you know it's Halloween


Supplies:
Dish towel
Pillow stuffing
Glue gun and glue sticks
Yarn
Cardboard
Scissors
Box cutter

Fold the dish towel in half with the design on the inside. Hot glue edges leaving one area open to fill with pillow stuffing.

Turn dish towel inside out.

I found pillow stuffing at Wal-Mart for $3.97. One pillow did not take much so I have a lot left over.


Start with a little stuffing and fill each corner first.


Then fill the rest of the pillow. You will have to knead the pillow moving the stuffing around so it's not lumpy.

Use hot glue to seal the open end after filled.

Optional DIY pom poms

I cut the side of an Amazon box and traced a rectangle in the center.

Used a box cutter to cut the center out.

Start wrapping the yarn around the center of the cardboard. These pom poms are larger so you can adjust the cardboard size to make them smaller.

I wanted full pom poms so I wrapped a lot of yarn. 

Use a piece of yarn to wrap around the center of the wrapped yarn.

Tie tight and double knot.

Trim the edge of the yarn.




Hold in place and trim the other side.

Remove pom pom from the cardboard and trim any long pieces. 


Hot glue to attach a pom pom to the corners of the pillow.


Our sweet black cat named Midnight.
Both cats instantly had to check out the pillow and both tried to play with the pom poms. Now I'm thinking I need to make some as cat toys.


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Easy mesh tube bow tutorial - gift wrapping idea - purple themed package with Dollar Tree finds

I love the tube mesh for wreaths but it's also great for making bows. 
Here's a quick way to make a super cute bow with mesh tubing and curling ribbon. 


Mesh tubing, curling ribbon, and matching wrapping paper all purchased at Dollar Tree.

46" mesh tube
56" curling ribbon

Make loops with the mesh tubing.


Make loops with the curling ribbon and add to the mesh ribbon. 



Start with the mesh tubing and curling ribbon tied around the gift and leave the ends long enough to attach the bow.

I like to attach three bunches of mesh tubing and curling ribbon.

Tie the first bunch with both the mesh and curling ribbon. 


Tie the second bunch with both the mesh and curling ribbon across the first bunch making an X.


Tie the third bunch with just the curling ribbon and in the same direction as the first bunch attached.

Trim any longer pieces, curl the ribbon, and adjust until you like it.

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2020 Graduation mosaic balloon numbers - How to make tutorial and free template - 0, 1, 2, 6, 8 - DIY large party decoration idea

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Virtual graduation viewing set-up. I made 5ft tall 2020 balloon mosaic numbers! 
Same as the 18 birthday and 16 birthday balloons I made recently. 

Step by step instructions on how to print.

UPDATE: To use less paper - don't click CUT MARKS or LABELS when printing.
Some people lose track of how to lay the pages out but if you start horizontal across 4 pages and then start the next row below it. See photo of pages taped. 

I have templates available for 0, 1, 2, 6, 8. Just email me.

I have three other video tutorials on how to make the mosaic numbers and one for USA letters. Each one shows something a little different based on questions I received from people.


Open in Adobe and print as a poster. Change to 500% under tile scale. 
Print in grayscale and in draft mode to save ink.

It takes 3 foam boards for the back or base of the number. 

Measure 6" template and trace for each side piece.

Cut each board into 3 pieces for the sides. 

For each number you need about 7-8 pieces for the sides. Total you will need 6 - 20x30 foam boards. 

Don't forget to use the excess board from the base of the numbers.

For rounded edges, lightly score lines 1" - 1 1/2" apart on a side piece.


Gently press to open up the scored lines.

Be careful not to press too hard.


Attach sides with hot glue or tape.



I ordered all my balloons from Amazon and the foam boards from Dollar Tree. 
I'm a huge fan of Qualatex balloons but couldn't find everything I needed.  

12" Black and Red

Pre-fill balloons the night before and store in a trash bag. 
I have to do this because the balloons will pick up dog hair.

I like to use a hand pump so the balloons are similar for each size.

Arrange some of the balloons for placement before attaching them. 


Attach balloons with glue dots or a low heat glue gun.





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