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Congratulations to Allison who was randomly selected as our Free Stuff Friday winner and the Stack ‘n Store Bobbin Storage and the Door Knob Tips Holder.

Check out the Clover Zieman Tool line for many time and work saving ideas and tools. Stack N Store Bobbin Tower has 6 layers of bobbin holders, and each layer can hold 5 bobbins. There are 3 Green and 3 Yellow layers, and the layers can come apart if you want to travel with them. It is approximately 3.5″ x 2.75″.

Designed like a “do not disturb” sign to be hung on a door knob, this series of six sewing and quilting rule reminders gives you what you need to know in an instant! Display your Door Knob Tips and keep them handy! Sits conveniently on your work surface for quick and easy reading. Includes tips for Binding, Machine Piecing, Machine Quilting, Paper Piecing, Fusible Machine Applique, and Quilt Measurements.

Allison’s winning answer to “If you had a million dollars how would you spend it?” was…

“I would pay off all my debt and fix up my house the way I want it. Then I would save for my kids college and my retirement. Ok and I would probably take a pretty cool vacation.”

By FloraCraft Designers from the Blog “Make It: Fun”.

Are you entertaining this Independence Day? Try these easy DIY centerpieces!

You’ll need:

STYROFOAM Brand Foam:

• Three – Cubes: 3″
• One – Sheets: 1″x12″x36″

Other Materials:

• Three – Silk Hydrangeas: Blue
• Fifteen – Silk Roses: White
• Red/White Ribbon: 1.5″ (approximately 3 yards)
• Blue Ribbon: 5/8″ (approximately 3 yards)
• Acrylic Paints: Red, white, blue and silver
• Straight pins

Tools:

• Design It: Foam Cutter or Serrated Knife
• Low-Temp Glue Gun
• Scissors
• Black Marker
• Paint Brushes
• Cardstock Paper

Instructions:

1. Cut six 13″ lengths of the wide red/white ribbon.

2. Glue two pieces of ribbon around the sides of each cube to cover. One piece at the top and one at the bottom, slightly overlapping where they meet. The top and bottom will be left bare.

3. Pull the hydrangea blossoms from the stems and glue a blossom into the top of each cube. Cut the small roses from the stems and glue four or five roses into each hydrangea blossom.

4. Make three small bows using the blue ribbon and glue one to the front of each cube.

5. To make the stars: Draw assorted sizes of stars onto cardstock paper and cut out. Pin the cardstock stars onto the foam sheet and cut out using the serrated knife. Use the scrap pieces of foam as sanding blocks to sand the edges of the stars smooth. Paint the stars with the acrylic paints and let dry. Pin blue ribbon around the outside edge of three larger stars and use as the base for the cubes.