do it yourself – Page 6 – HOME ON THE CORNER

Hello everyone! Before we begin, I want to apologize for this post being short and not having as many pictures as I wanted. I literally started this project with the intention of taking more pictures to add. But I got so excited to get started that I forgot to take picture. Sorry.

So I have wanted to make an ornament wreath for quite some time now. And I finally felt like I had enough ornaments to make the wreath. Mom and I had been collecting them for a while from yard sales and thrift stores. So now that the time was right, I finally bought my wreath.

The first thing I did was wrap the whole thing in ribbon. I used one spool and then realized I greatly underestimated how much ribbon I needed. So off to the store I went to buy two more…

I then pulled out the ornaments and started gluing!

Yeah…I had a lot. Enough to fill the entire box. But I had a variety of pink ornaments along with some silver and gold. I started hot gluing the ornaments down and filled in where needed.

And here’s the finished product!

I know it’s not exactly circular anymore, but I really like it! And for it being my very first one I am very proud of myself. I wish I took more pictures while I was doing it, but I was so excited to finish that I forgot… And what’s even worse is that I still have enough ornaments that I can make a whole second wreath!

And even though I didn’t take a whole lot of pictures, I did still have time to take this one!

Hello! Welcome back to Home on the Corner! I missed Finds and Fashions yesterday, so today I am showing you a simple project for your special pet. I put dog in the title, but it could be for something else small like a cat or guinea pig or whatever other critter you might have!

Our dog Chica is 16, but she still likes to go places with us. The problem is she can’t walk very far. Lauren and I found this idea somewhere on the internet, but I don’t know where as it was several years ago. We were going on a long walk at the coast and knew Chica wouldn’t make it the whole way, but I also couldn’t carry her the whole time without some support. So we thought we would give this project a try and it was really easy.

We took a piece of fabric 26″ wide and 58 inches long. If you have a really small pet, you would want to go with a skinnier piece, but probably the same length.

I don’t know why these pictures are so blurry, but I am sure you will get the idea. Hem each side of your fabric. This will keep it from fraying when you wash it. After it is hemmed, fold it in half so it is a long skinny piece. I guess you would fold the width in half.

Then fold it again so the open ends are together. Fold the length in half. (This took a lot of thinking on my part to figure out how to explain it!! :))

Now you are going to sew the open ends on the short end of the fabric together. When you are finished, you will have a long tube that is open along one long side.

That’s it for the sewing! Now it is time to test it out. The carrier will go over one shoulder and under the other arm. The pouch opening should be on the top. Open it up and place the animal inside. This usually takes 2 people-1 to hold the carrier open and the other to place the pet inside. Munch had never been in one before, but she didn’t seem to mind at all! Her bottom fits right down into the pouch and she is able to sit comfortably. If your pet is in far enough, you don’t have to support them at all.

This carrier really helps to keep the weight off your back and shoulders and also helps the animal feel secure. Munch never fidgeted or tried to get out. Chica was the same way, even the first time we used it.