Honestly I loved reading this article and I know not many will agree. But too often I see a child not buckled and moving around inhe backseat of some car while driving down the highway. Can I do anything about it? Sure, I can call it in and hope they get pulled over. The parent if stopped will surely tell the kid to buckle up but will it happen again?
A 5-year-old boy (in New Mexico) was ordered to go to traffic class when he refused to buckle up. A judge actually ordered the boy, David Kirk-Peet and his mother …read more

I’ve been lusting after a Japanese-style obi for awhile now (why I haven’t just sat down and made one…).  So I definitely perked up when I found this great tutorial for an easy, one-hour belt from CraftStylish:

Go check it out!  And don’t worry, the rest of the covered notebook tutorial is on it’s way
image: Jack Deutsch/CraftStylish

My mom sent me the link to a great online article Threads Magazine has about making your own belts.  Not only do they have easy instructions, but they also have different ways to wear a belt (and which type will flatter you the most).

Click here to read the full article.
That got me thinking about different kinds of belts… and how I could make them   I’ve wanted a Japanese-style obi belt for a while now – not neccessarily as wide as this one:

But that same general idea (the pattern is McCall’s 4953 by the way)   I don’t think it …read more