Makes i like this week 12-Jun-12

Guinness chocolate at call me cupcake (yum yum)

Star wars baby blanket squares over at Angel Fire

Adorable kids rugs at Running with Scissors

Gorgeous glitter wire ideas at Oh Happy Day

Makes i like this week 26-Mar-12

DIY sugar wrappers at Merriment design


Big Stitch Rug at Purl bee


Bobble Granny square at colour in a simple life


Magnetic Pin Dish at stay at home artist

Waterproof rug tutorial (using a shower curtain)

I've made myself a few waterproof rugs like this over the years so i thought id make a new one and share it here :)

Basically its just a shower curtain stitched to the bag of a rug - yes thats it! Why pay a fortune when you can buy a rug and shower curtain and make your own

So i just bought a fleece rug from Range for £4 and a shower curtain from Sainsburys for £4. I cut the shower curtain so it was about 5cm larger than the rug and pinned them together with the right sides together. I then machine sewed three sides entirely and then on the forth side i left a 15cm opening. I trimmed any excess off and turned everything out of the gap id left. I then hand sewed the gap shut. You could top stitch all the way round if you dont want to handstitch the opening.

I now have a lovely turquoise backed rug thats perfect for sitting on damp grass (something we have a lot of around here!)

It isnt totally waterproof as the stitch holes do let a bit of moisture through but its usually not a problem. If you want to make it totally waterproof you can paint on some of the sealant you use to seal tents