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30 Days of Snaps!!! Day #11

Day #11

Unpaper Towels with KAM Snaps made with a Sewing Machine

Supplies:

• 12 12"x12" Flannel squares
• 12 12"x12" Terry Cloth or Micro Fiber squares
• 72 KAM Snap Sets
• Rotary Cutter or Scissors
• Cutting Mat
• Standard Sewing Machine
• KAM Snap Pliers and Awl

Instructions:

1. Choose your flannel, I went to Etsy, of course, and found almost too many choices :). I finally settled on Moda's Marmalade collection.

2.  Choose your Terry Cloth, I went with a mix of White, Butter, and Celery colored Terry Cloth that matched my flannel. Some people use towels and cut them into pieces, I also have used Micro Fiber clothes from Walmart they are about 12"x12", you may have to adjust your starting size a little but they will work great too. I also find them on clearance pretty often which makes them very reasonable.




3.  Cut 12 12"x12" Flannel squares and 12 12"x12" Terry Cloth squares. Make sure to make cut them as square as possible.



4.  Pick a square of Flannel and a square of Terry Cloth, place the right sides together, and start 2/3 of the way down the first side of the fabric.  I will be wrapping around and stopping at about 1/3 leaving a open hole to turn the fabric right side out.  Using a 3/8" or 1/2" seam sew the pieces together, pick the seam allowance that makes you comfortable.  Remember to be consistent so that all the towels are the same size.

5.  Repeat 12 times.  You will want to trim the corners and of some of the excess seam if it seems to bulky.



6.  Now turn all the towels right side out, use a pointy object, finger, or my preference, the back side of a kitchen spoon to make sure you get the 4 corners of each cloth as square as possible.

7.  Tuck the unsewn flaps into the inside, lining it up to follow the line of the towel from the left and right.  Iron each towel to lay down the edges neatly.




8.  Now top stitch the towels with a 1/4" seam all the way around closing up the opening as you go.



9.  I straight stitched a diagonal line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner and turned and repeated, creating a X. This insures they will not bunch up when you wash them or are using them.




10.  I, then, made a template with clear plastic. It was 1"x 11"-ish strip of plastic (to match the end result of my unpaper towels) and I punched 3 holes: the 1st at 1/2" down and 1/2" in, the 2nd at the other end same 1/2" up and 1/2" in, and the 3rd exactly in the middle of the 2 holes 1/2" in. You can do 2 holes but the 3rd hole keeps the Unpaper Towels from sagging in the middle.

11.  Then I marked with a super fine tipped permanent marker where to place the snaps holes.

12.  Using the Awl, I punched holes for all the snaps 3 on each side, 6 per towel.




13.  Now install the KAM Snaps, in each hole, I recommend doing all the ones on the left first and then all the ones on the right. I found that I get mixed up otherwise and have to undo my hard work. So I did KAM Snap Caps down (Terry Cloth) on the left with the studs face up (Flannel side). Then I did the right side, I did KAM Snap Caps up (Flannel) with sockets down on (Terry Cloth).



14.  Now snap all your towels together, roll them up, and place them on your paper towel holder.



15.  Tada! Happy Snapping!!!

30 Days of Snaps!!!! Day #10

Day #10

Unpaper Towels with KAM Snaps made with a Serger

Supplies:

• 12 11″x11″ Flannel squares
• 12 11″x11″ Terry Cloth or Micro Fiber squares
• 72 KAM Snap Sets
• Rotary Cutter or Scissors
• Cutting Mat
• Serger
• KAM Snap Pliers and Awl

Instructions:

1.  Choose your flannel, I went to Etsy, of course, and found almost too many choices :).  I finally settled on Moda’s Marmalade collection.

2.  Choose your Terry Cloth, I went with a mix of White, Butter, and Celery colored Terry Cloth that matched my flannel.  Some peopel use towels and cut them into pieces, I also have used Micro Fiber clothes from Walmart they are bigger than 11″x11″ and work great.  I also find them on clearance pretty often too which makes them reasonable.




3.  Cut 12 11″x11″ Flannel squares and 12 11″x11″ Terry Cloth squares.  Make sure to make cut them as square as possible.



4.  Pick a square of Flannel and a square of Terry Cloth, place the wrong sides together and serge the pieces together.  There are some great Youtube videos on how to turn corners when sergering and how to end stitch.

5.  Repeat 12 times.

6.  I straight stitched a diagonal line from one corner to the adjacent corner and repeat on the opposite side.  This insures they will not bunch up when you wash them or are using them.




7.  I then made a template with clear plastic.  It was 1″x 11″ and I punched 3 holes: 1 at 1/2″ down and 1/2″ in, 2 at the other end same 1/2″ up and 1/2″ in, and the 3rd exactly in the middle of the 2 holes 1/2″ in.  You can do 2 holes but the 3rd hole keeps the Unpaper Towels from sagging in the middle.

8.  Then I marked with a super fine tipped permanent marker where to place the snaps holes.





9.  Using the Awl, I punched holes for all the snaps 3 on each side, 6 per towel.

10.  Now install the KAM Snaps, in each hole, I recommend doing all the ones on the left first and then all the ones on the right.  I found that I get mixed up otherwise and have to undo my hard work.  So I did KAM Snap Caps down (Terry Cloth) on the left with the studs face up (Flannel side).  Then I did the right side, I did KAM Snap Caps up (Flannel) with sockets down on (Terry Cloth).





11.  Now snap all your towels together, roll them up, and place them on your paper towel holder.




12.  Tada!  Happy Snapping!!!

KAM Snaps Giveaway: Nap-Time Creations with Reusable Snack Bag Tutorial

Who is ready for a Giveaway!!! Check out Nap-Time Creations great Reusable Snack Pack tutorial and enter to win our KAM Snaps Starter Pack in Rainbow Spectrum with Pliers!!!

"Reusable Snack Packs tutorial {and KAM SnapGIVEAWAY}

 

I’ve been eyeing KAM SNAPS for months. So I am thrilled to be offering one lucky reader the chance to win a starter pack today! {I was given the starter pack by I Like Big Buttons for free in exchange for this post}. I’ve only had my KAM snaps for about a week, but have already used them for so many things. Even if you don’t sew,  I’m pretty sure you could find ways to use these handy snaps! Today I not only have a great giveaway, but a tutorial for making your own reusable snack packs. Perfect for summer picnics and school!..."



To Enter to Win and Read the rest of the Tutorial, go here.

Happy Memorial Day!!!

In Memory of my Grandfather and his brave service of our country and the continuing family tradition of servicing our country bravely. All our LOVE to my sweet brother, cousins and other family members who are currently serving!!! In honor of them, we are running a 10% coupon code for Memorial Day!

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30 Days of Snaps!!! Day #4

Day #4

Today, I tackled a problem for us moms out there.  Or at least ;) those of us too busy to fish our bras out of the washer before they go in the dryer.  In all fairness to my mom, she has told me a number of times, they will last longer and work better if I air dry them.  The fact remains that if I remember to get the laundry from the washer to the dryer in the same day, I consider it a miracle :).

Besides wearing them out quicker, I have found that front loading machines like to grab the bra hooks and mangle them.  I have grown tired of the hooks poking me in the back or not hooking at all anymore.

KAM Snaps to the rescue with a seam ripper and just a couple snaps... See the picture tutorial below.

Supplies:

Seam Ripper
KAM Snap Pliers and Awl
3 KAM Snap Caps, 2 Studs, and 1 Socket





1.  Use a Seam Ripper to remove the stitches holding the Bra hooks in place.



2.  Once the hooks are removed, use the Awl to poke a hole where you want to install the snap.  I used a KAM Snap Cap and Socket on this side.




3.  Install the snap.




4.  I put 2 sets on the back strap for size adjustment, you could do 3 if you wanted.   I used a 2 KAM Snap Caps and 2 Studs on this side, and spaced them evenly.




5.  Tada!  Success, I am wearing it as I type.  It is much more comfortable and it was easy to snap, I was concerned considering I had to do it by feel, but it was simple to do.

Monday Mix-Up Madness !! FREE Kam Snaps/Plastic Snaps - Spring 2014 Colors

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90 sets (10 sets of 9 colors) of our NEW Exclusive, I Like Big Buttons Spring 2014 Colors

10 sets of the following in size 20: G122 - Fuchsia, G123 - Antique Lace, G124 - Robin's Egg Blue, G125 - Purple Pansy, G126 - Daffodil, G127 - Orchid, G128 - Daylily, G129 - Wisteria, G130 - Pineapple Chiffon

Simply purchase $30 of our great line of products, place the below linked item in your cart and use Coupon Code --- SPRING2014 --- to receive them FREE ($6.25 Value)

Link to FREE Snaps:

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Baby Got Snaps II

Okay...while we are counting down to the announcement of the winner of our Giveaway with Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop, make sure you have Entered to Win! It’s time for us to work on our theme song again and we need your help.

I’ll started and added a great verse we received from Libby B., please go to our Facebook Page comment to add your ideas and share this post to help us to complete our song!

Baby Got Snaps

I like big buttons and I cannot lie
You other mothers can’t deny

That when a baby crawls in with an itty bitty face
and those round things on her lace

You get smitten…

I like big buttons and I cannot lie
You other mothers can’t deny

When a baby crawls in with her sweet sweet face
and a tutu round her waist

you're in love... (2nd verse - Courtesy of Libby B.)

I like big buttons and I cannot lie
You other mothers can’t deny

That when your baby stomps through with mud on his shoe
and chocolate on his face

I am besotten... (3rd verse - me again :))

I Like Big Buttons! KAM Snaps Spring 2014 Colors!!!

 























Time to unveil our all new Exclusive I Like Big Buttons! KAM Snaps Spring 2014 Colors!!!

We have added 9 great colors to our KAM Snaps selection, we now carry 130+ KAM Snap colors!!!

Our New Colors are:

G122 - Fuchsia (a vibrant deep pink)
G123 - Antique Lace (creamy off-white)
G124 - Robin's Egg Blue (pale blue with a tint of green)
G125 - Purple Pansy (medium purple)
G126 - Daffodil (happy, bright yellow)
G127 - Orchid (beautiful purple/pink)
G128 - Daylily (light vibrant orange)
G129 - Wisteria (pale purple)
G130 - Pineapple Chiffon (pale yellow/white)

We hope you love our new Spring colors as much as we do! We are delighted with them and are excited to share them with you.

See our list in color order at:

http://apps.ilikebigbuttons.com/ILBB_Snap_Colors.php

See our list in number order at:

http://apps.ilikebigbuttons.com/ILBB_Snap_Colors.php?Mode=Number

How to Make Fabric Cover Button Bobby Pins

Supplies:

• 1 Completed Flat Back Fabric Cover Button (Choose your size, Size 20 through Size 45 all work great, size depends on the statement you want to make)
• 1 Bobby Pin
• E6000 or comparable adhesive

Steps:

1.  Follow these instructions to make Flat Back Fabric Covered Buttons.



2.  Apply E6000 to back of Cover Button.



3.  Press Bobby Pin into place and remove any extra Adhesive. On smaller sized Cover buttons center the glue pad, as they increase in size adjust accordingly.



4.  Let dry and enjoy.



5.  Tada!

You are done! Wear these adorable Bobby Pins to match or accent your favorite outfit or dress up your favorite t-shirt and jeans for an afternoon outing. Enjoy!

How to Make Fabric Cover Button Snap Barrettes

Supplies:

• 2 Completed Flat Back Fabric Cover Button (Choose your size, Size 20 through Size 36 all work great, size depends on the statement you want to make)
• 2 Snap Barrettes
• E6000 or comparable adhesive

Steps:

1.  Follow these instructions to make Flat Back Fabric Covered Buttons.



2.  Apply E6000 to back of Cover Button.



3.  Press Snap Barrette into place and remove any extra Adhesive. On smaller sized Cover buttons center on the glue pad, as they increase in size adjust glue pad accordingly.



4.  Let dry and enjoy.





5.  Tada!

You are done! Wear these adorable Snap Barrettes to match or accent your favorite outfit or dress up your favorite t-shirt and jeans for an afternoon outing. Enjoy!

How to Make Fabric Cover Button Push Pins

Supplies:

• 1 Completed Flat Back Fabric Cover Button (Size 20 through Size 30 all work great)
• 1 Thumb Tack
• E6000 or comparable adhesive

Steps:

1.  Follow these instructions to make Flat Back Fabric Covered Buttons.



2.  Apply E6000 to back of Cover Button.



3.  Center and press Thumb Tack into place and remove any extra Adhesive.



4.  Let dry and enjoy.



5.  Tada!

You are done! Use to add style to your message or cork board. Enjoy!