TO DO:

DECIDE YOUR FAVORITES

READ ENCYCLOPEDIAS

MAKE A PYRAMID

NO ELECTRONICS (WATCHES, MUSIC, SCALES INCLUDED)

BECOME AMIDEXTRIOUS

MAKE CONFETTI

LOOK UP

WALK WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED

DON’T USE YOUR THUMBS

PUT ON ALL YOUR JEWELRY

COLLECT EVERYTHING AND ARRANGE IT

DOCUMENT THE CORNERS OF YOUR HOUSE

CARD HOUSE

RESEARCH SOMETHING RANDOM (the 57 on the heinz ketchup bottle stands for the number of varieties of pickles they once had) (I also know a lot about pogs and staples)

TEMPORARY TATTOOS

SLIDE DOWN THE STAIRS IN A SLEEPING BAG INTO A PILE OF BEDDING

PHOTOSHOOT

DECONSTRUCT AND RECONSTRUCT SOMETHING

EXPERIENCE THE WEATHER

PLAY CATCH WITH ANYTHING

START A COLLECTION

ORGANIZE SOMETHING BY COLOR

TALK IN AN ACCENT

READ A BOOK WITH A FRIEND, ALTERNATE EVERY WORD

CHANGE RADIO STATIONS

OBSTACLE COURSE

MAKE UP SONGS ON THE FLY

MOP

WALK HOME BACKWARDS

LIVE OFF THE LAND

SCAVENGER HUNT

TEST EVERY MARKER IN YOUR HOUSE

CUT YOUR HAIR

FOLD THE LAUNDRY

WATCH INFOMERCIALS

EAT A MEAL WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED

REARRANGE YOUR ROOM

SING

LEARN PIG LATIN

RECORD THE DOINGS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

FORT

READ A BOOK UPSIDE DOWN

MAKE A PILE

MAKE HOUSES OUT OF PUZZLE PIECES

CLIMB ON THE ROOF

ROLL DOWN A HILL

WRITE ON YOURSELF

CREATE A MADLIB

EXPLORE A CLOSET

SCOPE OUT GOOD HIDE AND THE SEEK SPOTS

DUST

LOOK FOR OLD HALLOWEEN CANDY

SEARCH FOR SPARE CHANGE

READ POETRY

MAKE BUSINESS CARDS

WRITE A THANK YOU CARD

MAKE A PAPERCLIP CHAIN

MAKE POPSICLES

MAKE A TREE SWING

MAKE A MAP OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

LEMONAID STAND

GO PRINCESS IN THE PEA STYLE

Motivation?

“Whoa, I forgot I had this much fabric!”

Is what I was thinking as I turned this:

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Into this:

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But really, I wasn’t thinking that, I was thinking: “fold fold fold.” Not only that but I’m only halfway done!  And I don’t want to go back. But once I’m done, I’ll be able to see all the fabric I have. All the projects that I haven’t done yet. Or the halfway finished ones. Maybe after I’m done I’ll be more motivated to get those half-projects out and finish them up! And if you noticed; the orange polka dots are leftovers from my dress.

Tucked away in my bag

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This is what I had as my pencil pouch for most of the last semester of my sophomore year. I loved it. Every class I would take it out, set it on my desk, zip it open and get my pen or pencil out.

My Pencil/Pen Schedule:

1st: Phycology Pen

2nd: Biology- Pen

3rd: Pre-Calc- Pencil

4th: History- Pen

5th: English- Pen

6th: Art- Pencil

7th: Spanish- Pen

Of course, this was subject to change if I couldn’t find a sharp pencil or working pen.

But I used it every day. EVERYDAY. And pretty soon it started looking like this at the bottom:005

However, if I covered it up with my pens and pencils it looked nice and neat..ish, but I decided one day to make a new pouch, I didn’t consider the diminishing amount of school days. I Googled a tutorial and found one at Annie Get Your Glue Gun. Using the tutorial, and an old Hawaiian shirt of my dads, and some leftover fabric, I created a new pouch, with a month and a half of school left.006009

I sat it on my desk and pulled out my pen or pencil every day. It sat through finals, fully stocked with working pens and freshly sharpened pencils.

Schools out now, this little guy is tucked away in my bag, along with my notebook. Just perfect for jotting notes on the run.

Duffel Bag Tutorial

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When I went to my former middle schools’ rummage sale a couple of weeks ago. I found a table-cloth that I bought to use as fabric. Along with a lace curtain, also to use as fabric. A couple of months ago I went to the the bins and got a bunch of clothes to use as fabric. One dress I’m using as the lining. This bag took me a weekend, plus 10 minutes a week later to put the handle on.

My material;

· 2 different fabrics, one a lining, one an exterior

· A 14″ zipper, heavy-duty. I got mine thrifted and it has a very satisfying zip to it.

· 1 1/3’ yard long strap

· Thread

· 1/2′ lace

I started by figuring out how big I wanted the bag, I measured the radius of the (then invisible) bag ends.

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I used that to find the circumference. 2п radius. I used 5.5″ as my radius. I guess geometry was important to take. That circumference will be used, not only to make the circle, but also to help figure out the dimensions of the body of the bag.

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Time to cut out the pieces. One out of the tablecloth, one out of the lining duffel toterol 215duffel toterol 218

To draw the two circles, use a ruler to mark 5.5 inches in various places. Make sure you have a middle dot to measure from. Connect the dots and cut out two of the tablecloth and two of the lining. And easier way would be to use a compass. But I didn’t think of that and chose to use this painstaking method.

When all your pieces are cut, pin them together. Remember, wrong sides together!

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Baste all pieces as pinned, so the lining is held onto the exterior. To baste (don’t worry I had to Google it) is just to sew using big stitches so they can easily be taken out. duffel toterol 227

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Now you need to hem the lace. Just tuck the edge under and sew it.

Pin the circle to the rectangle middle. Inside out… of course.

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SEW. And repeat on the other end. Once outside out, it’s done except for the zipper and strap.

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For the zipper, pin the extra fabric underneath.

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Sew the zipper to the first side of the zipper.

Sew the other side of the zipper to the fabric. Make sure they line up.

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Trim the excess off the inside of the bag.

Congrats, you’re almost done. At this point, check for structural mistakes. Make sure it’s secure at all points.

Time for the strap. I used a yard and a third of yellow thick canvas like thing that I got at a fabric store.

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Done! It looks a little lumpy in this picture, thanks to the blanket I stuffed in there to give it shape. I wasn’t in the mood to pack it full of clothes just to have them be taken out.