As I have embarked on the task of creating a sweet little nursery for our new little lumberjack, due November 15th, I have discovered that their isn’t much non pastel baby items out there…or if there are, they are out of my price range! I decided to make my own little Lumberjack Changing table pad cover! It is super easy and anyone could do it! The nice thing is, you can choose fabric that you love and that matches your nursery decor. I chose something like this Buffalo Plaid fabric.
This easy sewing project took me about an hour! I’m not a professional seamstress…I’m more of a “‘wing it” sewer. It has worked out pretty good for me so far! In sewing, there are those that must have patterns and those who don’t. It kind of correlates with those who need recipes and those who don’t…wingin it is kinda my style, if you haven’t noticed! I don’t have a pattern for this project, but this will be easy for any one! Stick with me and you will see what I mean!
What you need: (i’ve included my affiliate links for your convenience)
1.5 yards of your fabric of choice ( I used a fabric with some stretch and it really worked out well. I would recommend finding a knit or other stretchy fabric to use.)
What to do:
First you are going to lay out your fabric on the floor or a table to measure how much fabric you need for your changing table pad. Make sure that there is enough fabric on all sides to fold over the edge to the bottom of the pad with at least 3-4 inches extra covering the bottom of the pad. You will need room to add a seam for a pocket to put your elastic in.
2. After you make sure you have enough fabric on each side, cut right a square out of each corner that comes to a point at each of the corners of the changing pad. This will allow you to sew the corner pocket on each corner. You will fold the right sides together and sew a seam down each on the back side of the fabric (and later you will turn back inside out!
3. Sew the corners.
4. Fold over the edge of the cover about 1 – 1.5 inches and sew a seam, leaving a 2 inch opening so that you will be able to feed in the elastic!
5. Use a large safety-pin to feed the elastic through the pocket that you just made. Don’t cut off the end until you know how long it needs to be! I tied off the elastic and put my cover on the changing table pad to see if it would fit. I then tightened the elastic and tied a knot.
6. Sew the 2 ends of elastic together and hand sew the opening for the elastic closed…(all though I didn’t do this…I was super lazy!) .
7. It should look something similar to this on the bottom! You are all done!! I love that I can toss this into the washing machine when it gets dirty…and we all know it will!
Changing table pad cover tutorialHow to make changing table pad cover
We love to do puzzles and I hate the cluttered mess of a puzzle taking up vital dinner tablespace. Of course, when you start to work on a puzzle, they usually take days if not weeks to complete, so you are left with the unsightly mess of a puzzle in progress. You stand to lose pieces because of pets or even feisty family members.
I told Mr. DD I want YOU to build a puzzle coffee table. I want to be able to hide the puzzle so when we were not working on the puzzle I could have my pretty decor on my table. I wanted a coffee table so we did not have to use our dining room table as our puzzle building area.
I conceptualized the design in my head. I told Mr. DD that I wanted the table top to flip open because I did not want a removable top that you had to store somewhere and I wanted the flip open so I could have my pretty on the table when not working on the puzzle. My pretty takes precedence in my home. I also wanted storage drawers to hold the initial unplaced puzzle pieces. We began to talk through the design came up with additional ideas, and we roughly sketched out the idea.
Back in January, I posted my table on my site as well as my Designed Decor Facebook page. At that time my Facebook engagement was very low and I only received a few comments. I still was over the top happy with our puzzle coffee table.
Fast forward: I joined a business building group called the Inner Circle with Jennifer Allwood. She told us that we needed to grow our social media engagement in order to grow our business. She challenged all the members to a social media challenge for the month of March. We were to post to Facebook 4 times a day (UGH) and do 2 FB lives a week. I was right in the middle of selling my home as well as moving so I knew I would not be able to do the 2 lives but I did take on the challenge of the 4 posts. As hard as it was, I did it and I started to see a major improvement in my engagement with my FB fans. I continued to keep up the posts for April and that is when I reposted my puzzle coffee table.
I posted at 4:00 pm on Monday, April 16. I don’t have my cell phone set up with notifications because I believe it overtakes your life and I choose to log on to social media when I can and not live my life around the distractions. So on Tuesday, I logged in to my account and was pleasantly surprised at the large amounts of comments and shares. It continued to grow all day and by Wednesday I was able to say my post was going viral.
On Wednesday I told Mr. DD that we needed to make build plans because so many of you want and need this table. We went live to tell all of you that we were going to make the build plans so those of you that are handy, could make your own table. The response was and still is overwhelming. The comments, the stories, and the pictures have touched us deeply.
Thank you-from the bottom of our hearts-DesignedDecor
Mr. DD is self-employed as a Registered Investment Advisor, he works from home and has his own company, Strategic Portfolio Management Inc. Thankfully he did not have any trading to do and he began to create the build plans. I continued to respond to the thousands of requests and comments. Sometimes I would just sit and stare at my Facebook page in amazement of what was happening, other times I felt so overwhelmed because I was only 1 person and I felt like I needed to respond to all you, and other times I shed tears from the stories that you told me of the reasons why you needed the table, for cancer patients, for your autistic child, for your elderly parent or grandparent. I laughed at the animal stories and loved every picture that you sent of your cats laying on your puzzles. 2 days later, we had everything in order and now we needed someone to do computer sketches of the build plans.
In the midst of the viral FB post and all the build plans, my site crashed because of a malware virus and with the help of my Host, Andrew from HostingEH I only lost 1 day of visits. Andrew was great and helped me, the non-techie gal.
My blogger friend Cher from Designs by Studio C quickly created the computer plans for us. She told me not to mention her, but I am anyways. Thanks, Cher for putting a rush on our plans.
After hearing so many of you saying that you have been searching for a table to do your puzzles on and this was the perfect table and there is nothing like this out on the market, I began to google and search puzzle table options, and you are right. There are many puzzle tables out there but nothing with these exact features. I had never done a search for a puzzle table so I had no idea what was on the market. So in hindsight, this was a blessing, not even knowing what was on the market for people to purchase. My design idea was completely from my thoughts on what would make a great puzzle table and remember PRETTY was at the top of my list.
So a week ago I was organizing my pantry, trying to settle into my new home and now today we are filing provisional patents and copyrights to protect our hard work and design.
UPDATE: We have found a local manufacturer in Sugarcreek Ohio to custom make our puzzle tables. You can see all the details about the puzzle tables in my shop: https://designeddecor.com/shop/
We are truly blessed and amazed at what a viral post can do to your life. My Facebook following went from 6,100 followers to 37,000 followers and growing. The Facebook post has reached over 26 million people and continues to grow. I feel that GOD threw this opportunity into my lap and I feel the need to produce this table for all of you!
My wish is for all of you to have many happy “puzzlemaking memories” and I hope that this table helps.
Throughout history wine was considered "The Drink of the Gods". You'd be hard-pressed to find a person anywhere that isn't familiar with wine and wouldn't enjoy a glass as you spoke with them. The soldiers of the Roman Empire considered it food, and drank it instead of water because it was a safer way to hydrate.
It's widely known by real estate agents and experts that a wine cellar increases the value of your home. Wine isn't just a drink, but is often a way to connect with friends and loved ones making a wine cellar a perfect place to entertain. Hosting social events in your cellar gives an aesthetic value but not necessarily a monetary one. Collecting wine however can quickly become a way to invest, and that's a big reason why having a wine cellar often makes your home more valuable.
In order to invest in wine you'll need a place to store it. Hearty Bordeaux and Burgundy wines are the most commonly collectible wines. This is because the grapes used in Bordeaux take many years to peak. You can drink them young but won't get the best experience until they reach full maturity. That can take as long as 15-30 years. Keeping the wine in it's best possible storage condition is the only way to get maximum value. This is called provenance.
There are 3 key characteristics to achieve the best in provenance for fine wine:
Darkness
Temperature control
Keeping the bottles flat on their sides
Once you have a steady temperature-control room the rest of these needs are covered with original wooden wine crates and boxes. Wine crates are designed for bottle storage because they're built to keep bottles on their sides, while maintaining darkness and a slightly cooler temperature than if the bottles were held in traditional racks and exposed to light. They also make moving wine much easier because your moving 12 bottles at a time instead of one-by-one with your hands. When your ready to sell your prized wines at a profit you can simply give the full case to the wine appraiser for sale. Not only will the wine be valued for what it is, but the complete collection of wine in it's original crate will fetch more at auction.
Wine investing and collecting can be fun but sometimes it's all about business. The aesthetic quality of a wine cellar is also important too.
Most wine cellars are in basements where the temperature is cooler. This is usually the most cost-effective option. Basements are often not selling points when buying a house. A wine cellar with a bar or entertainment area there takes an unused space and turn it into a huge benefit. The moment your buyer steps into the gorgeous wine room you've built it'll take their breath away...
Wine crates have a vintage appeal that adds a special charm to a wine room or cellar. They captivate the imagination while matching both modern and old world decor styles beautifully. A wine room is never quite complete unless it's adorned with them. The above picture is one of my favorites, and everytime I look at this space I get inspired. That's what a wine cellar or room should do for everyone.
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