Teacher Gifts - 6/10 - The Idea Room

Fabric Interfacing with Silhouette—Monogrammed Hand Towels

I recently received some of the new ”Sewable” Fabric Interfacing from Silhouette America to test out in my Silhouette Machine. I have been wanting to make some Monogrammed Hand Towels since making this stenciled hand towel for Valentine’s Day. I was initially planning on stenciling them but immediately changed my mind when the sewable fabric interfacing arrived. This project literally took me about 15 minutes to complete and I had all the products already on hand…Love it when that happens!

It was a really easy process. First I simply made an “H” in my Silhouette program using Times New Roman font, 4 inches tall.

Then I took a large rectangle of some black and white polka dot fabric that I had left-over from another projects {found at JoAnn’s a couple of years ago}, and ironed it directly onto the fabric interfacing {on the opposite side of the paper}. Make sure the right side of your fabric is facing up.

Then I took my scissors and cut out around the material and folded up the unused fabric interfacing and saved it for future projects.

Peel away the paper layer from the back of the material.

Then for the best part. Cut out your fabric with your Silhouette Machine. This is seriously so awesome! I think it has to be one of my favorite features of the Silhouette America machine.

To cut the fabric, simply place the fabric and the interfacing onto the Silhouette cutting mat. I cut mine with settings at a speed of 3 and a thickness of 33 and it cut the fabric perfectly! Oh man! I LOVE this feature! Where was this when I was cutting all those circles for The Heartfelt Wreath??

Simply peel away the outside fabric so that you are left with your letter.

Carefully peel your letter from the Silhouette Mat. Then I took a white hand towel that I found in a two Pack from Wal-Mart. I folded the hand towel in half lengthwise so that I would know where the exact middle of the towel was. Then I gently folded my letter in half and placed it on the lower half of the towel to get a good centered placement.

Hold your letter carefully in place and unfold your towel and you should have a good centered placement of your monogrammed letter. Iron the letter into place on the towel. This is a temporary hold so that you can sew it into place.

I sewed around all of the edges with some white thread so that the stitching would stand out a bit and made sure to back stitch to keep it on the towel permanently and securely.

And that is it! Super simple right? If you don’t sew on a sewing machine, this would be just as easy to do with some simple hand stitching! And if you don’t have a silhouette machine, you could simply stencil them with fabric paint or cut out your own letter by tracing onto your fabric and cutting it out with a pair of scissors. Because it is one letter it shouldn’t be too difficult or time consuming. These would be great wedding, shower, Christmas or even birthday gifts!

I like them so much I want to make one for the kitchen and some other bathrooms…and why not all my friends. This project cost me a total of $1.25…or the price on one hand towel…Not too bad…ehhh?

And guess what? As a Silhouette affiliate I am able to offer my readers a special promotion good only this week, March 21-27th! What is this great deal? Use the promo code IDEAROOM at checkout when you purchase a Silhouette SD, you will also receive one package of each fabric interfacing (clean cut & sewable) and a roll of white flocked heat transfer material for only $229. If you already have a Silhouette, use the promo code IDEAROOM at checkout to receive a 25% discount on fabric interfacing. But hurry it is only good through March 27th.

Click on button if you are interested in this promotion and it will take you right to Silhouette’s site.

**I did not get paid any compensation for this post. I did however receive some Sewable Fabric Interfacing to keep for my own and review. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

March 22, 2011 · Filed under: Christmas Gifts, Crafts, Embroidery, Gifts, Home Decor, Mother's Day, Sewing, Teacher Gifts, Uncategorized, Wedding Gifts Tagged with

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Peeps

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I actually have a St. Patrick’s Day craft coming. I wanted to share it with you today and just had to take some pictures of it but the weather was not cooperating. Too dark and dreary for a good photo. So I will share it with you later this week. But in the meantime I would like to share with you a fun edible easter craft…Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Peeps!

Now…I am NOT a fan of Marshmallow Peeps. But everyone else in my immediate family is. So I thought it would be fun to spruce them up and make them into something that is extra fun to gift and eat.

Simply take some Marshmallow Peeps and stick a sucker stick into the bottom of it. Dip them into melted white chocolate or Vanilla Candi-Quik. Lay them down on wax or parchment paper. Add some mini chocolate chips for eyes and a jelly bean for the bunny’s nose. Let dry.

Super simple and easy! These would be a fun gift for friends, neighbors, class mates, and family members for Easter.

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March 8, 2011 · Filed under: Christmas Gifts, Easter, Food Crafts, Teacher Gifts, Treats Tagged with

X’s and O’s S’mores–Williams and Sonoma Knock-Off

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I first saw the idea for making these fun X’s and O’s ‘Smores over a Be Different, Act Normal when Lorie shared a link from Williams and Sonoma.
I thought…”I NEED to make me some of these”…and so I did!

The original Williams and Sonoma s’mores look to me to be chocolate covered x and o shaped graham crackers that are covered in chocolate. I took a different route. I sandwiched a Nilla Wafer between 1/3 of a jumbo marshmallow and two chocolate letters.

I simply took some letter cookie cutters that my kids have in their play dough toys and of course washed them thoroughly. I found them at my local thrift store a few years ago for $1. I believe they were specifically made to go with Jell-O Jigglers?? But I am not sure.

Anyways, I melted some Chocolate CandiQuik that I received from Miss Candiquik! {Thank You}. This stuff melts so nice and thin and is perfect for dipping all sorts of things. Then I filled the letter shapes half full and tapped the pan so the chocolate would lay and settle in a flat layer. When they had cooled and hardened, I gently popped them out.

To ensure that the s’mores would hold together nicely, I just put a dab of melted chocolate between each layer and let it harden. Worked like a charm.