I like the padding in the middle of the prefolded diaper as well as the size. I do make burp cloths from the pre-folded gauze ones available at Target. What new mother (or grandmother) wouldn’t want a lovely set of personalized flannel burp cloths for their little one? These are so simple to whip up, yet so nice to receive. Then, burp! Spit up all over your blouse! (The baby’s spit up, not yours!) Make a flannel burp cloth to keep handy, place it on your shoulder, and protect your clothes from baby’s little messes. You are handing off the baby to the sitter, but want one last snuggle.
I hung the whole thing on the wall using six pairs of these 3M Command Brand picture hanging strips which cost $10.00 AUD ($7.50 USD).ġ5. Voilà, a design wall! Final cost $143.50 AUD ($110.00 USD).You are dressed to go out. I am still dubious about using the generic tape, but so far so good! I made a concerted effort to ensure the lines were even on all sides, as well as the fabric being pulled as taut as possible.ġ4. I folded the fabric around the foam boards as if I were wrapping a present. This time I bought generic PVC duct tape that cost $3.50 AUD ($2.70 USD). I made a dash back to Bunnings to pick up more tape. I centred the fabric seam line to the centre of my foam boards.ġ3. Once sewn together and face down on the floor, I knew it had to be ironed.ġ2. Ironing didn’t seem to help a lot. I cut off the extra seam material and added it to my selvage scrap bin.ġ1. So I used a lot of pins, and still had to sew it, rip it out, and sew it again.ġ0. I think the fabric just soaked up the glue instead.ĩ. I tried using glue basting to line up all the grid lines when sewing the pieces together. I knew I would need to sew two runs of the fabric to get the width I needed. It is a flannel, so it is extremely soft, and fabric sticky.Ĩ. This fabric is still widely available, and here’s all the details that you’ll need to track it down. However, I only used about five metres, so $55.00 AUD ($42.00 USD).ħ. They had six metres left, so I bought all of it. I purchased this while in Singapore at a going out of business sale for about $11.00 AUD ($7.50 USD). I started preparing my Kaffe Fassett Design Wall Fabric (see next image). I kept adding tape to both sides until the entire structure was stable. I used Scotch Tough Duct tape for my initial tapings. This design wall was going to be 1.8m wide x 2.4m high. I laid them all out on the floor to even them up and understand the total size. Each piece cost $12.50 AUD for a total of $75.00 AUD. This is the brand, size, and material information. If you’re in the US, have a look at Home Depot.Ģ. I bought six pieces of multi-use foam board from Bunnings, which is a DIY, hardware, and garden retailer. As for its usefulness: it’s only been three days with mine, and it’s already changed my creative life.ġ. You might not have all of these materials available to you, but it should give you some guidance or inspiration that you can customise for your own space. So when building my design wall, I tried to capture each step with a photo so that I could share a brief tutorial on how I made mine. Don’t they know who I am? Ugh.Īll this to say, there’s no better way to tell a story than with pictures.
Yet, each week when I exit the botox clinic with pout poised, hands raised to cheeks and eyes slightly ajar, expecting an onslaught of flashes, I’m met with nothing! Nothing. I keep calling the paps to let them know I’m primed for my hidden camera shots (ya know, hair and makeup a mess, but composed enough still to look fabulously important).
Of course it will be an A3 coffee table book, full of glossy, unauthorised photos showing me at late night cocktail parties, early dawn sewing sessions, and surrounded by scantily clad Glitterati at all angles. I’m still waiting for the full Molli Sparkles exposé to hit fine book stores everywhere.