Day #23
Making a Hanging Kitchen Towel with KAM Snaps
Supplies:
Instructions:
1. My towel is 12" wide so I decided to do 4 sets of KAM Snaps to make sure the towel doesn't sag. With a ruler and a marker, I marked 1/4" down x 1" in on each corner and then 3" over from each corner mark.
2. Now install the KAM snaps at each point on one side, Caps face up and Sockets face down (wrong side of material).
3. It will look like this when completed.
4. I then folded the towel together to double check that my marks lined up.
5. To make sure I installed the next set of KAM Snaps correctly, I visually overlapped the pre-snapped side onto the unfinished side to make sure I knew which way they would need to be installed.
6. Install the KAM snaps at each mark, Caps face down and Studs face up (right side of material).
7. Tada! Your Tea Towel complete.
8. Hang and snap to your oven, refrigerator or dishwasher handle and enjoy! As a mom of many :), I can't not mention that if you have a little monkey who likes to climb handles in your kitchen, as a precaution, please lock your oven or dishwasher before installing this towel. It will make the door more easily open able. Happy Snapping!!!
Day #22
Making a Felt Coin Purse with KAM Snaps and PDF Pattern
Instructions:
1. Download our Free PDF Pattern for our Coin Purse. Print out the pattern making sure the 1" square in the corner measures 1" square when printed that will indicate the pattern is the right size.
2. Cut your pattern out.
3. Pin your pattern to your felt sheet and cut the coin purse shape out.
4. Use the Awl to poke a hole through the pattern and felt where the snaps will be installed.
5. Choose the more finished side of the Felt, that will be the outside of your purse, place the Cap on the wrong side of the Felt.
6. Turn the Felt over and put the Socket on the right side of the Felt.
7. Install the KAM Snap. I used Size 20 snaps for this tutorial but either Size 20 or Size 16 will work great.
8. Now pin the Felt back on itself 2" and pin in place.
9. Use your Sewing Machine and stitch a 1/8" seam starting from the Right corner where the Felt meets all the way around. When you reach the curved flap make sure go slowly, lifting the foot every couple stitches so that you can turn the Felt a little to adjust the stitch around the curve. When you reach the starting stitch overlap a couple stitches and back stitch to set the seam.
10. Put the KAM Snap Cap through the right side of the Felt and the Stud on the other side.
11. Install the KAM Snap.
12. The back will look like this.
13. Tada! My crafty daughter/assistant :) loves this little coin purse and pointed out that this would be great for party favors if made in a larger size. I am sure you all can think of many great uses for this sweet little purse. Happy Snapping!!!
Day #21
Making a Recycled Jean Cuff Bracelet with Embroidery and KAM Snaps
Today I am making another Cuff Bracelet. Once my little princess saw what her big sister had made, she :) requested her own in "Pink", of course. As an added detail, I also used the embroidery settings on my sewing machine to stitch butterflies on the Cuff. My little princess picked out her KAM snap colors: B47 Neon Pink and G99 Lilac and she is now happily sporting her own stylish Cuff Bracelet.
Supplies for a Recycled Jean Cuff Bracelet with Embroidery detail:
Instructions:
1. Using an old, holey pair of Jeans cut two 2″ by size of wrist plus 1 1/2″ strips of material, for my model’s wrist I did about 6″.
2. Pin the material, wrong sides together, right sides facing out.
3. Stitch around the strip of fabric about a 3/8″ in all the way round making sure to back stitch at the start and end.
4. Pull on the edges to fray the jean material up to the stitch you made. It will also fray over time but I was going for a this look.
5. As an added embellishment, I ran a row of butterflies up and down the Cuff Bracelet.
6. One side I installed 2 Caps and 2 Sockets, I installed each 1/8″ off the corner seam on both ends. Repeat on other side, making sure to put the 2 Caps and 2 Studs on the opposite sides from the other end so that when you overlap the Cuff to snap it that the sockets and studs meet. I found it easiest to wrap the Cuff around my model’s wrist to make sure I positioned the second set of snaps correctly the first time.
7. Tada! It turned out wonderful and made my little princess very happy. Happy Snapping!!!
Day #20
Making a Recycled Jean Cuff Bracelet with KAM Snaps
Continuing with the theme of things you can do with holey Jeans, I set about to make a Cuff Bracelet with a leg of the jeans and some KAM Snaps. I let my crafty helper pick the snaps of her choice and we did a little mix matching so that she could wear it a couple different ways. It turned out great and she was pleased to be the owner of it after the Tutorial was complete :).
Supplies for a Recycled Jean Cuff Bracelet:
Instructions:
1. Using an old, holey pair of Jeans cut two 2″ by size of wrist plus 1 1/2" strips of material, for my model's wrist I did about 7".
2. Pin the material, wrong sides together, right sides facing out.
3. Stitch around the strip of fabric about a 3/8″ in all the way round making sure to back stitch at the start and end.
4. Pull on the edges to fray the jean material up to the stitch you made. I used the model, a crafty child :), and a cutting board and a fork. It will also fray over time but I was going for a this look.
5. One side I installed 2 Caps and 2 Sockets, I installed each 1/8" off the corner seam on both ends.
6. Repeat on other side, making sure to put the 2 Caps and 2 Studs on the opposite sides from the other end so that when you overlap the Cuff to snap it that the sockets and studs meet. I found it easiest to wrap the Cuff around my model's wrist to make sure I positioned the second set of snaps correctly the first time.
7. Tada! It turned out great and will be a wonderful accent to my daughter's outfits. Happy Snapping!!!
Day #19
Recycling Jeans into a Pacifier Clip using KAM Snaps and a Pacifier Clip
Every time I do a load of jeans in the laundry, I inevitable find ANOTHER pair of jeans with the knees split from seam to seam and, really, how many jean shorts can a boy use :P. They even wear though patches and re-enforced knees. I have active boys :). I have been trying to find creative ways to recycle holey jeans. Today I am recycling a pair of holey jeans into a Pacifier Clip.
Supplies for a Recycled Jean Pacifier Clip:
Instructions:
1. Using an old, holey pair of Jeans cut two 1 1/2" x 14" strips of material.
2. Pin the material, wrong sides together, right sides facing out.
3. Stitch around the strip of fabric about a 1/4 to 3/8" in all the way round making sure to back stitch at the start and end.
4. Pull on the edges to fray the jean material up to the stitch you made. I used a crafty child :) with a cutting board and a fork. It will also fray over time but I was going for a this look.
5. Put the Pacifier Clip on the Fabric strip about 1″ in.
6. Fold back 1″ of the strip back onto itself.
7. Straight stitch across the Fabric strip just behind the Pacifier Clip and again a 1/2″ later, I did a Zig-Zag Stitch for fun, just before the end of the doubled over Fabric strip. Make sure to set the stitch both times.
8. Make sure that the internal snap in a comfortable distance to accommodate the width of the handle, I spaced my KAM Snaps about 2″ apart using the Pacifier I have with the biggest handle.
9. Now on the side where the Pacifier will be attached, I installed a Cap and Socket about 1/2″ from the edge. I used Size 20 snaps for this tutorial but either Size 20 or Size 16 will work great.
10. Now snap the Pacifier in place, attach to your child’s outfit and go.
11. Tada! Okay, I think this may be my favorite so far. How cute! Happy Snapping!!!
Day #18
An Emergency Easter Basket Repair with KAM Snaps
Today, I was brought a Easter Basket by a very sad girl. Her "Fwavorite" Basket for hauling her precious items, ie pipe cleaners and McDonald's toys, was broken :). What to do!?! KAM Snaps to the rescue!
Supplies:
Instructions:
1. Use a set of Needle Nose Pliers to remove the broken metal snap.
2. Pick the KAM Snap color of your choice, we carry 130 color options :). Install a snap in the handle using the original hole.
3. Install a KAM Snap in body of the basket.
4. Tada! See how happy the Bee is that I fixed him :P so was my daughter. Happy Snapping!!!
Day #17
Making a Fabric Pacifier Clip with KAM Snaps and Pacifier Clip
Today, I am making a pretty Fabric Pacifier Clip with KAM Snaps and a Pacifier Clip. Functional and pretty too!!!
Supplies for a Fabric Pacifier Clip:
Instructions:
1. Choose a piece of Fabric, cut it to the dimensions: 14" x 3 1/2", the finished product once ironed, folded and sewn will be approximately 7/8" wide x 12" long.
2. Fold both 3 1/2" wide ends in 1/4" and iron flat.
3. Now fold and iron the fabric in half the long way (14" length).
4. Then fold and iron again, bringing the outer edges to the middle "iron line" and iron along those edges. Repeat on other side.
5. Re-iron the seam so that the Fabric is smooth and flat, it should now be 13 1/2" long x 7/8" wide.
6. Open the top of the Fabric strip and trim the excess internal fabric at an angle so that there is less chance of the ends peeking out when sewn together. Repeat on the other end.
7. Pin the Fabric strip in a couple places to keep it in place.
8. Sew a 1/8" seam across the top 7/8", down the length of the Fabric, and back across the bottom 7/8" making sure to back stitch at the start and finish to set the seam.
9. Put the Pacifier Clip on the Fabric strip about 1" in.
10. Fold back 1" of the strip back onto itself.
11. Straight stitch across the Fabric strip just behind the Pacifier Clip and again a 1/2" later just before the end of the doubled over Fabric strip. Make sure to set the stitch both times.
12. Now on the side where the Pacifier will be attached, I installed a Cap and Socket about 1/2" from the edge. I used Size 20 snaps for this tutorial but either Size 20 or Size 16 will work great.
13. Make sure that the internal snap in a comfortable distance to accommodate the width of the handle, I spaced my KAM Snaps about 2" apart using the Pacifier I have with the biggest handle.
14. Now snap the Pacifier in place, attach to your child's outfit and go.
15. Tada! Happy Snapping!!!
Day #16
Making a "No Sew" Pacifier Clip with KAM Snaps and Enamel Clip
Today, I am making a "No Sew" Pacifier Clip. All the usefulness, no sewing necessary!
Supplies for a "No Sew" Pacifier Clip:
Instructions:
1. Choose a 7/8" or 3/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, cut a 14" to 16" length of ribbon. I did 7/8" Grosgrain Ribbon and I cut it 16" long so when it was completed it was approximately 12" long.
2. The ribbon I was using was made of polyester so I used a lighter to seal the ends of the ribbon so it doesn't fray. (If you are unsure, you may want to practice on a scrap piece if this is your first time or you are unsure of the what the material is made of.)
3. Then I used a bit of Fabric Tac and folded over an 1" of the ribbon back on itself to reinforce the ribbon and pressed it firmly and let it dry. Repeat on the opposite end.
4. Once dry, I installed a Cap and Socket in each end of the ribbon about 1/2" from the edge. I used Size 20 snaps for this tutorial but either Size 20 or Size 16 will work great.
5. On the side that will hold the Enamel Clip I simply folded the ribbon over at the 1" mark and installed a Cap and Stud where it would meet. I, then, feed the Enamel Clip onto the ribbon and snapped it into place. It may have been easier to thread on the pacifier clip before installing any Snap parts but I was able to feed it through without much trouble.
6. Now on the side where the Pacifier will be attached, adjust the internal snap in a comfortable distance to accommodate the width of the handle. I went an additional 1/2" for the Pacifier, I used.
7. Now snap the Pacifier in place, attach to your child's shirt and go.
8. Tada! Happy Snapping!!!
Day #15
Making a "No Sew" Leash for a Toddler Cup with KAM Snaps
Today I am tackling a Leash for a toddler cup. My toddlers love to chuck food, cups, dishes, toys, you name it they will throw it from their highchair. KAM Snaps to the rescue!
With a couple minutes and a few supplies, you can make this handy Leash and eliminate a least one thing from flying through the air.
Supplies:
Instructions:
1. Measure off a piece of Grosgrain ribbon that is long enough to wrap around both the arms of the high chair, around the cup and enough length for your child to lift the cup to their mouth comfortably. I went with 5' but 4 1/2' would have been enough.
2. The ribbon I was using was made of polyester so I used a lighter to seal the ends of the ribbon so it doesn't fray. (If you are unsure, you may want to practice on a scrap piece if this is your first time or you are unsure of the what the material is made of.)
3. To make the ends more secure and long lasting, I folded the ribbon over about 1/2" to help reinforce the ends and pushed the cap through.
4. Install the KAM Snap at each end.
5. Measure or wrap the ribbon around the arms of the highchair and install a snap where the ribbon intersects. On my highchair it was 8" but each brand will vary. Install a KAM Snap on each end about 8" (or your measurement) in from the end.
6. Install the ribbon on your highchair, put a Toddler Cup in the ribbon and pull until you have two equal lengths. Now pinch the ribbon loosely together around the cup, loose enough to allow for different cup sizes but tight enough to hold the cup well. Install a set of snaps at the point where the ribbon met.
7. Installed it should look like this.
8. Tada! Enjoy your throw-free cup zone! My toddler was suspicion of it at first but after grunting at it for while :) she happily settled into drinking from her cup and eating her snack.
Day #14
Today I am tackling, how to say this delicately, children with teeny weeny back sides :). It is an epidemic in our house. Therefore, we own a ton of those pants that have the built in elastic and buttons but not all clothing companies have caught up with the times. For example, these sweat pants and skirt are cute and functional but always around my daughter's knees. KAM Snaps to the rescue!
With just a couple seconds and a few snaps, you can cinch the waist on their favorite pants, shorts, or skirt. Bonus, if they ever do grown into the waist before they grow out of the length just unsnap it and go. One of my middle boys is always coming up to me with a new pair of shorts declaring,"Mom, this one needs snaps. It won't stay up." :) I even did this to a pair of my favorite comfy sweat pants that have seen a few too many pregnancies come and go. It worked like a charm!
Cinching the Waistband on Children's Clothing with KAM Snaps
Supplies:
My Daughter's Sweat Pants:
I used 2 sets of KAM Snaps on each side of these sweat pants. I have found 2 sets work the best if there is enough room for them in the waist band. Also I install the snaps along the side or sides, depending on how much you need to gather or cinch in, it hides the snaps fairly well and doesn't make the clothing look awkwardly gathered.
My Daughter's Skirt:
On this skirt there was only room for 1 set of KAM Snaps but it holds great. Also, I let my daughter pick out the colors she wanted. As you can see she is a Pink and Purple girl :).
Easy to do and saves my children from a lifetime of "awkward" running, oh you know what I am talking about ;), the run where they hold the back waist of their pants up with one hand and hobble along :P. Thank goodness for KAM Snaps!!!
Here's one for all the Dads out there, how to fix a tool with KAM Snaps. We were out fixing fences on our property line when our 300+ foot tape measure snapped. Ugh! What a pain. After scratching his head, taking it apart and staring at it for some time my husband called it quits and gave up on it. KAM Snaps to the rescue! I did this in a few seconds, it took much longer to wind the tape back up. My husband was impressed with my genius :).
Supplies:
Instructions:
1. On the end of the tape measure, poke a hole with your awl and place a single snap, Cap to the inside and Socket on the outside there.
2. Install the snap and repeat on the tape measure in the place where the tape overlaps around the shaft. I found that there was a divot in the "crank shaft:", I apologize for my girly understanding of tools, and the snap once snapped together settled neatly into it and kept it from spinning freely.
3. Snap together and wind the tape up. It's that simple.
4. Tada! Happy Snapping!!!
Day #12
"No Sew" Unpaper Towels with KAM Snaps
Supplies:
Instructions:
1. Choose your Micro Fiber Clothes, I went with a mix of Neon Yellow, Lime Green, and Light Blue colored Clothes and picked from my 130+ color choices to find the best match KAM snaps. Some people use Terry Cloth Kitchen towels or Hand Clothes but I love the cleaning power of Micro Fiber Clothes plus my dear husband found me a screaming deal on Amazon he just couldn't pass up :). I have a surplus of toilet paper and other household items for the very same reason :P. I also have used Micro Fiber clothes from Walmart, I find them on clearance pretty often which makes them very reasonable.
2. I made a template with clear plastic. It was 1"x 11"-ish strip of plastic (to match the length of my Micro Fiber Clothes) 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.
3. Then I marked with a super fine tipped permanent marker where to place the snaps holes.
4. 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 (under) on the left with the studs face up. Then I did the right side, I did KAM Snap Caps up (top) with sockets down on (under).
5. Now snap all your towels together, roll them up, and place them on your paper towel holder.
6. Tada, No Sew! I think it looks so much nicer than a kitchen drawer crammed full of wrinkled clothes, don't you :). Happy Snapping and Cleaning!!!
Day #11
Unpaper Towels with KAM Snaps made with a Sewing Machine
Supplies:
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!!!
Day #10
Unpaper Towels with KAM Snaps made with a Serger
Supplies:
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!!!
Day #9
Recycling a Milk Jug into a Storage Container with KAM Snaps
Today I am recycling one of the most common items in our house. With so many kids, we are constantly going through milk and I have collected quite the stack of Milk Jugs. What to do with them all!!!
Supplies:
1 Milk Jug
Scissors
Marker
1 Set of KAM Snaps
1 KAM Snaps Plier and Awl
Instructions
1. Take a clean, rinsed, dried Milk Jug and remove all the labels and date stamps.
2. Trace the outline of the shape you want to cut. You will have one tall, full length flap and 3 half size flaps. Stay about an 1 to 1 1/2 above the bottom of the container.
3. Cut the Milk Jug on the lines. The Milk Jug will fold inward about were the dashes are, the dashes are just a visual, no extra cutting is needed.
4. Fold the front flap in, then the 2 side flaps and finally the tall flap over and down. Use your Awl to decide on the position of the snap and poke it through both the flap and the body of the jug.
5. Attach the inside KAM Snap to the body of the Milk Jug, Stud facing out. This may require a KAM tabletop Press, if you only have pliers, you may need to adjust the length of the front flap.
6. Now attach the KAM Snap to the tall flap, Socket inward, Cap on top.
7. Snap and Go!!! You can use this container to store sandwiches, snacks, toys or as I plan, crayons for each kid. I making a different one for each kid with their "color" of KAM Snaps.
Day #8
Repairing A Pair Of Jeans
I love hand-me-downs but sometimes a flaw in an otherwise cute outfit gets overlooked. I received a very sweet pair of dark jeans. No stains, no holes in knees, no wear and tear visible but Ugh! the metal button had pulled through. What to do!?!
KAM Snaps to the rescue!!! With a set of needle nose pliers, I simply squished and removed the remnants of the metal button. Then I picked the perfect shade of dark blue, I do have 130 colors to choose from :) so this part was easy and fun. In just a couple seconds, the jeans were as good as new, only better.
Day #7
Today I am tackling the age old problem of sock loss. Most recently, I received a number of those super cute baby socks that look like shoes. Such a great invention, by the way! Being a good mom, I threw all those tiny socks into the wash for a rinse before my sweet little one wore them. What do you know, of the 8 socks I placed in the washer ONLY 7 emerged! So frustrating, I never did find the runaway sock back either.
I wish I had done this sooner.
Socks With KAM Snaps
Supplies:
2 pairs of socks
2 sets KAM Snaps
KAM Snap Pliers and Awl
Instructions:
1. In the center of the top of the sock, place a single snap, Cap to the side and Socket on the outside.
2. Install the snap and repeat with other sock using a Stud.
3. It's that simple!
4. Then simply snap them together before washing them and to store them in the sock drawer. Here's to less sock loss! Happy Snapping!!!
How to make Interchangeable Shabby Flowers
Day #6
Supplies for Shabby Flower Embellishment:
- 2" Shabby Flowers
- 1/2" x 1" square of Coordinating Felt
- 1 1/2" Circles of Coordinating Felt
- Glue of your choice: Fabric Tac or Hot Glue
- Coordinating Size 20 KAM Snaps (Sold in 10 sets by us here)
Instructions:
1. Glue the 1 1/2" circle of Felt to each of the Shabby Flowers.
2. Once it has had some time to dry, install a Size 20 KAM Snap Cap and stud in the center of each Shabby Flower. The stud should be facing down on the underside of the Shabby Flower in the Felt. Repeat for each flower. (In the pictures, I used Size 16 but found that it did not hold well and had to replace them with Size 20.)
3. Glue the 1/2"x1" square of Felt to the underside of the Elastic where you want to locate the Shabby Flower.
4. Once it has had some time to dry, install a KAM Snap Cap and socket through it. The socket facing up on decorative side of the Elastic.
5. Snap the flower in place and go! Tada!
If you missed our Tutorial for the Adjustable Headband, check it out here.
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Supplies for Adjustable Headband:
- 1 set of headband ring and slider
- 24″ length of 5/8" Elastic for headbands
- Glue of your choice: Fabric Tac or Hot Glue
- Lighter or Chef’s Torch
Instructions:
1. Cut your Elastic to 24″ length and heat seal the ends with the Lighter. Be careful to just seal the ends, not start them on fire :). (You may want to practice on a scrap piece if this is your first time.)
2. Take your 24″ length of Elastic and feed the decorative/shiny side of the Elastic up through the first loop in the Slider over the bar and back down through the second loop in the Slider.
3. Pull the Elastic until it is about 3/4″ sticking out the bottom of the second loop of the Slider.
4. Flip the Slider over so that the wrong sides of the Elastic is face up, this is the bottom of the Slider. Put a dab of glue on the Elastic and press the 3/4″ of Elastic to it firmly. Wiping away any excess glue.
5. From the opposite side, slide the single Slider Loop about half way on to the Elastic.
6. You now have the single Slider Loop in the center of your elastic and the slider attached to one end.
7. Take the other end of Elastic decorative side up and feed it through the double Loop Slider the same way as before. Up through the first Loop over the bar and down through the second Loop.
8. Now pull the elastic through the Slider until you reach the single Slider.
9. Feed the end of your Elastic through the single ring and overlap it about 3/4″ and glue down.
10. You now have an adjustable headband. Tada! But wait there is more ;)!
I want this headband to be an interchangeable headband for a collection of Shabby Flowers to match my daughter’s many outfits. Check back tomorrow for a Tutorial on how to attach a Shabby Flower with KAM Snaps.
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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 full picture tutorial here.
Day #3
My daughter has a cute little pram for her dolls. She loves it for many reasons but especially because its pink and it can hold a lot of babies :). Unfortunately, it was designed by someone who has never had a toddler. The sun bonnet and foot cover on the pram Velcro on, which means they never stay on and a constantly being brought back to MOM! to be reattached.
KAM Snaps to the rescue again! I was able to pick just the right color of snaps from our 130+ colors, which was B47 Neon Pink, it works for so many pink things :).
And Tada!!! In under 10 minutes and with 6 sets of snaps, the pram was rolling along. And as a bonus, Mom is no longer her personal handy-woman, well, for this toy anyway :P.
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Day #2
This is a simple one. I have this nice little snow hat that we bought for our first baby. Each one of our kids wore it as a toddler and as all toddlers will do, each one has ripped it off their head despite the chin strap.
KAM Snaps to the rescue!!! I was able to customize the chin strap and make it comfortably smaller, I have big headed kids but none as big as that hat was planned for :), and I replaced the Velcro (do you see a theme here :P) with one snap set.
And Tada!!! And as a bonus, it stays on her head until she is ready to come inside.
We sell convenient 10 packs of every one of our 130+ colors for just such a project here:
http://ilikebigbuttons.com/collections/kam-snaps/size-20-0-5-12-4-mm
Pictures below:
Day #1
My next mission is to find 30 great ways to use KAM Plastic Snaps in my own home. Please keep in mind this will not happen daily, :) my life is wonderfully full of crazy kids and happy chaos but please keep checking back as I snap my way through my house. :P Here is the start of my adventure:
My middle daughter had to have these amazing pink, sparkly, Hello Kitty shoes. The problem with the shoes is that they came with the tiniest little bit of Velcro to hold them in place. While I love Velcro on shoes especially because it means I don’t have to tie shoes all day. It wasn’t enough to keep them on her feet for more than a few minutes.
Solution: 2 sets of B47 Neon Pink KAM Snaps
If you are in need of just a few replacement KAM plastic snaps or just a few snaps to finish a project, see our listings for 10 or 25 sets of plastic snaps in any of our 130 colors:
http://ilikebigbuttons.com/collections/kam-snaps
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Here is a couple pictures of how they turned out. They stay on her feet now and she proudly wears them all over the place.
Monday Mix-Up Madness !! FREE Kam Snaps/Plastic Snaps - Spring 2014 Colors with purchase of $30 or more.
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
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Link to FREE Snaps:
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“Baby Got Snaps”
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 :))
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
See picture below for our New Colors below (G122 through G130)
Thank you,
ILikeBigButtons.com
Okay...it’s time for us to have a theme song, but we need your help.
I’ll start, 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…
Some of these reasons include:
*A large demand from customers for just 25 snaps to convert or complete a single diaper.
*An equally large demand for "just a sampling of every color", which gave birth to our sets of 10 and Starter Packs.
* More compact, informational packaging that includes instructions about which Die and Rod to use.
25 packs sets came to be largely for cloth diapers. Most customers that replace Velcro on cloth diapers with snaps have numerous diapers in varying colors. Many found purchasing 100 of each color wasteful, as they ended up with 75% of their snaps left over.
We provide the best of both worlds, smaller packs to those that want greater variety and larger packs for those looking to use snaps in bulk.
We carry a variety of package deals for our snaps from 10 sets, 25 sets, 100 sets up to thousands of KAM snaps with and without pliers all at a great price. We have a listing for just about everyone at the price range and quantity you desire.
As always, if you don't see a listing that fits your needs, we are delighted to put a package together that suits you.
Check out our
KAM Snaps selection.
Here is our
chart of available colors, we carry over 120 great colors.
Have a great day!
I Like Big Buttons!
I Like Big Buttons! KAM Snap Color Chart
We carry the largest variety of Size 20 KAM Snap colors in the world with over 120 color choices. We have added more than 60 custom colors to the standard 60 color KAM Snap pallet (B1-B60). We carry snaps to match diapers from bumGenius, Fabrite PUL, gDiapers, and more. Our custom colors fill in the standard color chart gaps with softer yellows, neons, and new metallics!
Here are our Size 20 color charts:
- For a full size color chart, please click here (or save a copy: JPG or PDF).
- For a compact color chart, please click here (or save a copy: JPG or PDF).
We also carry a large selection of KAM Snaps in Size 16 (B1-B60).
Size 16 snaps are commonly used for baby and toddler clothing,
pacifier clips, ribbon, mama pads, and small crafts.
Here are our Size 16 color charts:
- For a full size color chart, please click here (or save a copy: JPG or PDF).
- For a compact color chart, please click here (or save a copy: JPG or PDF).
We carry Size 14, Size 19, and Size 22 snaps in B3 (White) and B5 (Black).
As I said before the first crafty thing that caught my eye were KAM snaps. They are so versatile. They can be used anywhere a small button or bit of Velcro would otherwise be placed. They are most commonly used for cloth diapers, bibs, mama pads, and pacifier clips, but why stop there? Use them for interchangeable head bands, fashion bracelets, dog and cat accessories, buttons for kids outfits, unpaper towels. The possibilities are endless!
As the vision for our business expands, so does our product list. We have a variety of package deals for our snaps from 10 sets to thousands of KAM snaps with and without pliers. We have a listing for just about everyone at the price range and quantity you desire.
As always, if you don't see a listing that fits your needs, we are delighted to put a package together that suits you.
Check out our KAM Snaps selection.
Here is our chart of available colors, we carry over 120 great colors.
Have a great day!
I Like Big Buttons!
