And then I clicked through 39 pages of followers (39 X 24 = 936)and counted 9 more…

Congratulations Embellished Bayou!

Edit: I’m TOTALLY giggling that someone was a follower when I did the drawing and then removed themselves when they didn’t win.

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If you haven’t already, go enter the Shabby Apple giveaway here.

You guys had some GREAT suggestions.

Friday we hit the Carnegie Science Center.  WAY fun…even if some people were wearing the same shoes as the robot.

We ate at some place that reminded me of The Old Spaghetti Factory, but had a weird old dude playing the guitar and singing.  He almost made my niece cry.

We went bowling (upstairs!).

Saturday, we went to Amish country and a cheese store (mmmm….cheese curds!).

We checked out Baldinger’s.

I managed to only buy 4 cookie cutters, so that was good.

If you’re ever there and see these near the register 4 for 25 cents, DO NOT buy them.  SICK!

Sunday we took it easy…went to church, played games and watched movies.  We saw where my brother goes to school

Monday, we had breakfast at the Dor-Stop.

We rode the incline.

We went to the children’s museum.

We ate at Primanti’s.  I had pastrami.

We went to Pat Catan’s.  I saved $247.  Our new favorite joke is “Remember that time you saved $247?”

Tuesday, we went to the strip and bought some souvenirs and ate chicken on a stick.

We got stuck in traffic and almost missed our flight home.

We cried nearly the whole way to Houston and wished we lived closer to people we love.

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The Piggy’s & Petals winner is:

Jules, who said “Totally in love with the pettiskirts and double layer bows! My daughter’s fine, blond hair is barely noticeable and she needs to look girly!”

Jules, email me your info at [email protected]

Didn’t win?  Don’t forget that Randi at Piggy’s & Petals is giving everyone 20% off.  Email her at [email protected].  Don’t forget to order your Easter bows early!

The WordyBird winner is:

Tam @ Sew Dang Cute, who said “I would use it towards some of the sports vinyl like the football, basketball, and soccer ball.”  Email me your info at [email protected].

Didn’t win but still want vinyl?  Go see Lindsey at WordyBird!

I’m headed home tomorrow.  Don’t forget to become a follower by tomorrow night at midnight to be entered to win a ruffled camera strap!

And, go here to enter to win a Shabby Apple dress!

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I’m WAY WAY WAY excited about this giveaway (and I can’t even win)!

In case you aren’t already familiar with Shabby Apple, they make FABULOUS women’s dresses. Shabby Apple is giving away a Daisy dress to one seriously lucky Crap I’ve Made reader.

To enter, click on over to Shabby Apple and have a look around at the women’s dresses. Then, come back here and leave a comment on THIS POST stating what your favorite Shabby Apple dress is.

The giveaway will run though midnight MST on Sunday, 3/14/10. The winner of the Shabby Apple dress will be selected randomly on Monday morning. Open to US residents only.

Not feeling especially lucky?

Want a different dress?

Good news! Shabby Apple is offering a 10% discount to ALL of you Crap I’ve Made readers. Use coupon code crapivemade10off at checkout. It’s good for 30 days!

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Piggy’s & Petals here, ends Sunday at midnight.

WordyBird here, ends Sunday at midnight.

Ruffled camera strap here, become a follower by Tuesday at midnight.  My random method will have to be adjusted…it WILL be random, though.

More tomorrow…check back!

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Did you miss out when I gave this strap away?

Don’t want to make your own?

Want another chance to win one?

You’re in luck!

I’m giving one away to a random follower. (I’m going to do something super scientific like click “refresh” 5 times and then pick the follower in the middle of the bottom row.)

If you’re not a follower yet, I’m giving you until Tuesday night at midnight MST to become one.

Click on over and join in my left sidebar!

(Open to US residents only)

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Lindsey over at WordyBird is brand new in the vinyl business.

She’s offering a $25 gift certificate to one lucky Crap I’ve Made reader!

There are 3 ways to enter (you MUST leave a separate comment for each entry):

1) Click on over to WordyBird and leave a comment on THIS POST saying what you’d use your gift certificate for.

2) Sign up for the WordyBird newsletter (bottom right hand corner). Come back and leave a comment on THIS POST saying that you did. You’ll also get a 10% off coupon code for doing so.

3) Put the WordyBird button on your blog (bottom of that page). Come back and leave a comment on THIS POST saying that you did it.

Giveaway closes 3/7/10 at midnight MST!

(Open to US residents only)

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You all remember Piggy’s & Petals, right? We’ve done a giveaway for Randi before.

This time she’s giving away a $20 gift certificate, good towards anything on her site: bows, flowers, beanies, korkers, pettiskirts….

And the best part?

Everything but the pettiskirts ships FREE.

To enter, click on over to Piggy’s & Petals and then leave a comment on THIS POST saying what you’d use your gift certificate for. I’m loving the bow of the month club. Too bad my one and only daughter thinks she’s WAY too mature for that kind of foolishness. And BC doesn’t like me putting bows on the boys. Weird.

Now’s a great time to order your custom bows to match Easter dresses…just sayin’…

And all Crap I’ve Made readers get 20% off their entire order. Just email Randi at [email protected] and tell her you read crap!

Ready? Set? Enter!

Giveaway closes 3/7/10 at midnight MST.

(Open to US residents only)

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We did it.

We took everything out of Bennett’s room and child proof locked his closet shut, too.

I felt bad for the kid! We decided that converting his crib to a toddler bed was just as safe as a mattress on the floor. (Him saying “big <pause> boy <pause> bed” KILLS me!)

And then I decided he needed a pillow case. Even prisoners get pillows, right?

I copied a Pottery Barn pillow case from our bedding, because I wanted the little flap thing to keep the pillow in.

Here’s how I did it!

Cut 2 rectangles of fabric 20.5” wide X 40” tall, then cut a 5” strip off the top of one of them.

Measure up 30.5” from the bottom of each and press a crease all the way across.

They should be the same size now.

See how the one on the left has a longer “flap” folded over and creased? Take that piece and on the edge of the flap fold under 1/4” and press and then another 1/4” and press. Stitch in place.

On the piece on the right (with the short flap), fold under 1/2” and press but DO NOT stitch it in place.

Put the piece with the long flap right side up, flap unfolded. Place the piece with the short flap face down on top of it, flap folded. Line up the first crease you pressed and pin below the crease.

(Here’s where I wish I’d used a fabric with obvious right and wrong sides. Maybe I’ll make another one and switch out the pics…maybe not!)

This next part won’t make a bit of sense right now, but just stay with me.

Fold the long flap over the top along the crease line (though you’re folding the opposite direction of the crease).

Pin that down.

(I flipped the pillowcase before I took this picture…the flap is now on the right).

Sew, using half inch seams, around the 3 sides of the pillowcase. Do not sew the folded/flap end.

Serge or zig zag the raw edges on those 3 sides you just sewed.

Now reach up under that flap and turn it (just the flap) back over to the side of the pillowcase it’s connected to.

The body of your pillowcase is still wrong side out.

Sew down the short flap, right along the edge.

When you get to the side with the long flap, keep sewing in a straight line, an equal distance from the edge. If you’re super fancy like me, you’ll use some blue painter’s tape to mark where the edge of your pillowcase should hit on your machine.

Turn it right side out and put your pillow in. Tuck it under the flap like so:

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