Tufted Ottoman Tutorial and Briar Hats in Gray

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Ours has been good so far - William and Mary won again last night so they are off to a 2-0 start for the year. And I just finished up another project last night that I hopefully will be able to get photographed in the next day or two so I can show you. And we've got several new products for the holidays that I am excited about that are almost ready to list and a few others that are in the works! For now though I want to show you how to make the <a href="http://www.dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/our-new-tufted-ottoman-tutorial-part-1.html">tufted ottoman I showed you yesterday.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTqkVDpfXX220TFRmgZmy5x4HYZkWCEXR9og1Y64FrAOGX06UMXg1EZc0WPnGBhMM5QvKUNCBfuNrCgpsnKlJXD3jxVMVaWnd5xQek3fQXfIIJx31OoP5LLIS5IvZS4_lLbKqrLZZhS0/s640/iiNovember_221.png" width="436" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my ottoman this is what I used:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4 pre-made legs</b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I got mine<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>on sale at Lowe's for $3.34 each!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2 – 1” x 3” x your choice length boards- I used 48"</b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(for the length of your ottoman)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>4 – 1” x 3” x your choice boards - I think I used around 22 1/4" </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">so that when paired with the two long boards is made my ottoman 24" wide by 48" long (2 are for the width of your bench and 2 bracing pieces) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Electric drill with one box self – drilling 1 ¾” wood screws</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1 particle board or some kind of wood cut to the size you want your ottoman - I chose 24" by 48" </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2" foam cut to fit on top of your ottoman</b><b> - I chose 24" by 48"</b>(I would have preferred to use the 3" foam<b> </b>but it was so expensive) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Fabric - I used 2 yards</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Batting</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Staple Gun</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Upholstery Buttons</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Long Needle (I used a doll needle but you can also use an upholstery needle)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Thin jewelry wire (or very heavy-duty thread) </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Pliers (optional)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> Paint or Stain for Legs</b></div><br /><br />Okay, so here goes for the tutorial. The first thing I did was cover the buttons with fabric (you can see a step-by-step how in <a href="http://www.dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/our-new-tufted-ottoman-tutorial-part-1.html">yesterday's post</a>). <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next I marked out on the foam where I wanted to place each button to make the tufting. I had to play around with it a bit to get the diamond patter exactly how I wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKMRB8vVcWa50H8ckgpCX3vsho6de7YiOl7dLfE1hDzL6l2gcy_f4o45mzASCTvOZ9sg3jEwppMpwikw2L575Znh6GVzbZNnGY39tCAVRLBt4wnIJxNznh2RDHQwMLRGhYS6_o0Od7vY/s1600/iNovember_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKMRB8vVcWa50H8ckgpCX3vsho6de7YiOl7dLfE1hDzL6l2gcy_f4o45mzASCTvOZ9sg3jEwppMpwikw2L575Znh6GVzbZNnGY39tCAVRLBt4wnIJxNznh2RDHQwMLRGhYS6_o0Od7vY/s400/iNovember_7.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I used my drill to cut holes. Make sure to have your drill already going before you start into the foam. This was by far my least favorite part of the project. The rest was pretty easy - this part was a pain! I am guessing there is an easier way. Once I had the holes cut Lillie and Lola had fun pulling any extra foam out of the holes and making each hole a little bit bigger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzCyU2y8EXHUT1_J4CSjLbZhe4XC2vAvkw_fKOTKZcqEbwO50vqet4CNdA0kG2tHzVv-PyPwbJIGKBCYztqo_3tyExTvoIQDgGx-YWWoAT8YcSSXtoo-fpsNpU_JTsSM3HPy2jmcSxaU/s400/iNovember_15.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then we lined the foam up on top of the particle board and Lillie poked through each hole in the foam to make a mark with a sharpie onto the particle board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJzFKrIWCDIRcyngBQMevSjyuPV6omJ3lZorLiRb7ypVc9e8M-yB7CM-dB3QdWmIUlFLjR0VigDDb-YIfG1cmweZT3Uyw5ARwlSIseqrhHFe0cS0OUSzEosmlL0VKY0TXgyobioK8Ooc/s1600/iiNovember_17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJzFKrIWCDIRcyngBQMevSjyuPV6omJ3lZorLiRb7ypVc9e8M-yB7CM-dB3QdWmIUlFLjR0VigDDb-YIfG1cmweZT3Uyw5ARwlSIseqrhHFe0cS0OUSzEosmlL0VKY0TXgyobioK8Ooc/s400/iiNovember_17.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Once she did that I used my drill and cut the coordinating holes out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmS1wdOqt9W6RBS3q27oHKDQb6Z7RKzl4u7oT26vBx3l9mh-clDWDOxU2yeWCsjWNoPbtUQxxRxEhvwzeTdQjNm8UU1vZHtQeU62DEkUmfZPfWmE2qsJZQ9_KmugPTsnmbO6nzgnePyQ/s1600/iNovember_23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmS1wdOqt9W6RBS3q27oHKDQb6Z7RKzl4u7oT26vBx3l9mh-clDWDOxU2yeWCsjWNoPbtUQxxRxEhvwzeTdQjNm8UU1vZHtQeU62DEkUmfZPfWmE2qsJZQ9_KmugPTsnmbO6nzgnePyQ/s400/iNovember_23.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was so much nicer cutting these out than it was cutting the foam! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTmLvXTf4_ILdIijyAZW0EGjHNwWEEON3EBCopahaHPGelewN9ZE2zCN3c0nIPxjxm1M3D2g-ljs2Q946CSnKXlItDIJak-bQo6CyA8orHhTpQ5cP5a5Jn7T5gYKaS8Pi3N2jCSbr-_I/s1600/iNovember_25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTmLvXTf4_ILdIijyAZW0EGjHNwWEEON3EBCopahaHPGelewN9ZE2zCN3c0nIPxjxm1M3D2g-ljs2Q946CSnKXlItDIJak-bQo6CyA8orHhTpQ5cP5a5Jn7T5gYKaS8Pi3N2jCSbr-_I/s400/iNovember_25.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Once that was done I started building the base. I used the same format as our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/dining-room-bench-tutorial.html">dining room bench</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQfCV5i0enLW9iYsG9le23DznCoatpADLh202sBs62i8KQkWJMBWk9ykqDEvbLG3wHdC4DsQbHOi6f5kJ5QhpwHaqxs7z65qjakhoeZvO1HMfMfxq3uJ1kJGAJg4nkaOBGwak-LrPCVw/s1600/iNovember_20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQfCV5i0enLW9iYsG9le23DznCoatpADLh202sBs62i8KQkWJMBWk9ykqDEvbLG3wHdC4DsQbHOi6f5kJ5QhpwHaqxs7z65qjakhoeZvO1HMfMfxq3uJ1kJGAJg4nkaOBGwak-LrPCVw/s400/iNovember_20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdQE7y_0rCXCkzboSSiBptjJehQqail6V6xILFchM7yfgFUG3XEFxADFLCdKzC-F-7s6reNutiOM6mZ7NFa3Ghpz2GVIHVhW2Wy98eroyPp8IbaryoAEnYs3bMO024h5Qe1Je9xsxYNI/s1600/iNovember_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdQE7y_0rCXCkzboSSiBptjJehQqail6V6xILFchM7yfgFUG3XEFxADFLCdKzC-F-7s6reNutiOM6mZ7NFa3Ghpz2GVIHVhW2Wy98eroyPp8IbaryoAEnYs3bMO024h5Qe1Je9xsxYNI/s400/iNovember_21.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was what it looked like when I was done.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKndYgWX1kG6_6BPE8yESaxFmGC4kRIpVGZ0mfLvdpu3y8h6_N9fTJ2nBQoC3C2_eZgWwUDGi8-cQQ-BIeKORboOh8eIlTLB6KWi6OreHfT06Q4w4ldXlPJAfjhmzLTwWHOJekLXVVs/s1600/iNovember_19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDKndYgWX1kG6_6BPE8yESaxFmGC4kRIpVGZ0mfLvdpu3y8h6_N9fTJ2nBQoC3C2_eZgWwUDGi8-cQQ-BIeKORboOh8eIlTLB6KWi6OreHfT06Q4w4ldXlPJAfjhmzLTwWHOJekLXVVs/s400/iNovember_19.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I added the four legs. I forgot to take a photo of that when I was making the ottoman but I did it the same way as I did on the bench in the photo below: (The legs I wanted to buy were about $10 a leg. I found the legs I ended up using for a little over $3! I wasn't completely sure about them but the thought of spending $12 on legs vs. $40 won out and in the end I really really like how they turned out!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oWATMBGUwBHFm8yaiwDY4k6v5WAkuk_9TgFqiLtVgLxgv9kHDe2AYJzB6K0r6LZF3dDWzES8UzWoAfM7dvIJrMMAa-p1nsNRN5b6hMTvacDBO3DyW5hEViobb3z9uW_zjNw0FwtHVv8/s1600/kSeptember_386.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oWATMBGUwBHFm8yaiwDY4k6v5WAkuk_9TgFqiLtVgLxgv9kHDe2AYJzB6K0r6LZF3dDWzES8UzWoAfM7dvIJrMMAa-p1nsNRN5b6hMTvacDBO3DyW5hEViobb3z9uW_zjNw0FwtHVv8/s400/kSeptember_386.png" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the base was done I flipped it over and added the particle board on top. I screwed it down in each of the four corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMGS0RjKvGOf-xECbvvT5kz8_4gKIK8lIBOnpvWWdF3rWFfb46YslAe50ztqvpeh7QGc52ao41frmh3BCUHO9sZrggS2HZ_OU11ttw88aOLbPC1JbTv2RutCkQa9KPhM5OSrw9P5rr0M/s1600/iNovember_61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMGS0RjKvGOf-xECbvvT5kz8_4gKIK8lIBOnpvWWdF3rWFfb46YslAe50ztqvpeh7QGc52ao41frmh3BCUHO9sZrggS2HZ_OU11ttw88aOLbPC1JbTv2RutCkQa9KPhM5OSrw9P5rr0M/s400/iNovember_61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I secured the top to the two middle braces underneath as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7YRjHvDagH7I3oeRShrHcywVykT7Q3fZaTQuZtTUdrttj4gjp5LyFRc2l6IW9_MDNgNja2oOQBjo5uRdtGi6pSN6jhZFm-9eAZ27q-sRS5ZFsfMf9Mazux2272T8Kt8xM2rQGjGZ7sM/s1600/iNovember_59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7YRjHvDagH7I3oeRShrHcywVykT7Q3fZaTQuZtTUdrttj4gjp5LyFRc2l6IW9_MDNgNja2oOQBjo5uRdtGi6pSN6jhZFm-9eAZ27q-sRS5ZFsfMf9Mazux2272T8Kt8xM2rQGjGZ7sM/s400/iNovember_59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I added the foam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpkPg35BQownS7FJ_ceb9QMpt2kOXjyEaWGFFAHWQ7trY7KDCRUrKjfH09l70pGGNWIleCbrb4oT7f0crOc6WIG9mTkdEVxlNHNa02LDMmfR6DbBOibqnbWYCBjQV89gRkZX_2VBnCkc/s1600/jNovember_27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpkPg35BQownS7FJ_ceb9QMpt2kOXjyEaWGFFAHWQ7trY7KDCRUrKjfH09l70pGGNWIleCbrb4oT7f0crOc6WIG9mTkdEVxlNHNa02LDMmfR6DbBOibqnbWYCBjQV89gRkZX_2VBnCkc/s400/jNovember_27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now here's when I went wrong. I decided to skip the batting and just start tufting....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ugh! Without the batting it looks so flat and homemade looking! I wanted to cry as I cut each button loose after all that hard work tufting it.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBsZQi_v02Ub1E06HRxzVCYkDdcCMXuOoFdcNyoomo-6_T67zYjIa6sXiHEj8owJ0kcJMirDmnU0NfI1Mn-0818l9avHRx5intOLRiCN0SjjRnxYGHuNa5QHpaibaOjRZZD-WgF_6oys/s1600/iNovember_66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBsZQi_v02Ub1E06HRxzVCYkDdcCMXuOoFdcNyoomo-6_T67zYjIa6sXiHEj8owJ0kcJMirDmnU0NfI1Mn-0818l9avHRx5intOLRiCN0SjjRnxYGHuNa5QHpaibaOjRZZD-WgF_6oys/s400/iNovember_66.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Alright, lets try this again! I removed the buttons but left the fabric on and then added batting to the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCrZiNg90MdphIvRiG87F9KrhA7t6sK5MXFRdgpcshRFw3sK9PwNER6Zvhy3Ygq5SuLQaFLkb2NQM_iAwjWfEDVBQ2tlnwwGI5r6DQeGMkJBEx5WNyN7nKxh7h_G5rK9MNaWuAVYPnmI/s1600/iNovember_68.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCrZiNg90MdphIvRiG87F9KrhA7t6sK5MXFRdgpcshRFw3sK9PwNER6Zvhy3Ygq5SuLQaFLkb2NQM_iAwjWfEDVBQ2tlnwwGI5r6DQeGMkJBEx5WNyN7nKxh7h_G5rK9MNaWuAVYPnmI/s400/iNovember_68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I used a sharpie and marked where all the tufting needed to go and then used scissors to cut through the batting where each marking was. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUuaAAwS6hkC9Asvl9NcaMN18_zb7kGFFmtrlExRWt1cdyGc-cE2gQL8Ki0kcgueHJjx7QhrqP1MDRcglx5WoX0EEwYWqt-R90L9bPstQ6yFZh_EirBdnK_pETkxC-w7-MkpLSxTzQRo/s1600/iNovember_69.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUuaAAwS6hkC9Asvl9NcaMN18_zb7kGFFmtrlExRWt1cdyGc-cE2gQL8Ki0kcgueHJjx7QhrqP1MDRcglx5WoX0EEwYWqt-R90L9bPstQ6yFZh_EirBdnK_pETkxC-w7-MkpLSxTzQRo/s400/iNovember_69.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I threaded the long doll needle with the jewelry wire and stared pulling each button through. I had to use pliers a couple of times to help pull the needle through. I started with the center of the ottoman and worked my way out.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNL9ZV9SjLqfgEn7eJxfkjf3ppPYUN20JSFIT0-8r5uqshI7FhlCYR3_j6gBiglY-GbSYLybzd5dfDz3hpk5Mk1m5uDpd8NR0i7QmWTrewD-qmXtQbLeSVkV94D3VGizh3IOBOC8iF8o/s1600/iNovember_72.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNL9ZV9SjLqfgEn7eJxfkjf3ppPYUN20JSFIT0-8r5uqshI7FhlCYR3_j6gBiglY-GbSYLybzd5dfDz3hpk5Mk1m5uDpd8NR0i7QmWTrewD-qmXtQbLeSVkV94D3VGizh3IOBOC8iF8o/s400/iNovember_72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When I pulled each button through I put a small screw on the underside next to each hole and then tightly wound the wire around it to help keep the buttons secure and hold the buttons really tight to make for a deep tufted look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JGN_4Jd3UAJ0eTdIfw6hFKEWbOLrCz1cpIXDC9MwE_24EMMZm8slsx0iFliRdQjjQSWpPIKF_BGeVHwJteE6prIsKxK8zHrnYhtlK528pTFNHWjEPW7lQNgwvMWvX9iN9q1fFEAhje0/s1600/iNovember_98.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JGN_4Jd3UAJ0eTdIfw6hFKEWbOLrCz1cpIXDC9MwE_24EMMZm8slsx0iFliRdQjjQSWpPIKF_BGeVHwJteE6prIsKxK8zHrnYhtlK528pTFNHWjEPW7lQNgwvMWvX9iN9q1fFEAhje0/s400/iNovember_98.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It can be a little hard pulling the needle through each time, but I have to say this part is kind of fun as you see the tufting start to come together.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO6JIuOeip8thyUFoRh8KEJp-4uKBIK_KbwysgBKDKlctQTxWIA4siw87i43OKtZhmz4LdcWjP5AZsCewS3Ca-pz-Q8QM6ef3vcoaaqoxY71xAqpgRA8jUg7VeFl4xq5-DM093-vBy2g/s1600/iNovember_79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO6JIuOeip8thyUFoRh8KEJp-4uKBIK_KbwysgBKDKlctQTxWIA4siw87i43OKtZhmz4LdcWjP5AZsCewS3Ca-pz-Q8QM6ef3vcoaaqoxY71xAqpgRA8jUg7VeFl4xq5-DM093-vBy2g/s400/iNovember_79.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Where each tuft is you kind of fold the fabric over like this and then pull it tight underneath the frame and use a staple gun to secure the fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKswtFcpXKZGTxCDePQC1uUnA-KvPMWYqc0XlBNCTXil8Sdg311ScqjdNAyo4QrQBCQ6G5Z0G_UHHCGp7GB2JIz76QI0OYV_-hG-pj5P6a_naQTAIb-zRhky7KDOChKylN1WxkZ9wJP8o/s1600/iNovember_86.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKswtFcpXKZGTxCDePQC1uUnA-KvPMWYqc0XlBNCTXil8Sdg311ScqjdNAyo4QrQBCQ6G5Z0G_UHHCGp7GB2JIz76QI0OYV_-hG-pj5P6a_naQTAIb-zRhky7KDOChKylN1WxkZ9wJP8o/s400/iNovember_86.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is what it should look like at this point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlUmELGuNv-RUuDAGGu8jrdYMrNJtjEZIJiGMi58lieC_GU7gtg9LZ0FvOEEdEwR7DdRwRDnt3aQin6S7w1udESQvFHGyFPlBFI_8sbnTbVzUGf-BAdKqld-Mq3-RuM8Kyf2a-diZZLs/s1600/iNovember_91.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlUmELGuNv-RUuDAGGu8jrdYMrNJtjEZIJiGMi58lieC_GU7gtg9LZ0FvOEEdEwR7DdRwRDnt3aQin6S7w1udESQvFHGyFPlBFI_8sbnTbVzUGf-BAdKqld-Mq3-RuM8Kyf2a-diZZLs/s400/iNovember_91.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I just trimmed of the excess fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEgkqMVZ5CH6JrW34Gde1PJ1O9SceYmF8cPpCGCgp2xGAnjKXGHiLpS6y6Cfatyv5lEV2Y9mf3GBEZVfkizgDLIU5cNyHCeBcDepSVOoMXmasIiZHYJ7Lw4r5oAEWBtLdMHKxAWBeD2Q/s1600/iNovember_97.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEgkqMVZ5CH6JrW34Gde1PJ1O9SceYmF8cPpCGCgp2xGAnjKXGHiLpS6y6Cfatyv5lEV2Y9mf3GBEZVfkizgDLIU5cNyHCeBcDepSVOoMXmasIiZHYJ7Lw4r5oAEWBtLdMHKxAWBeD2Q/s400/iNovember_97.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then I painted the legs gray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_L6jW3c1m-dQH4uXlUtdd9nM_nbSk_SIa0kjPjGr8ZMDedjvIl27XJM9Rf8fp09vQTdLGalMro-aqNYWBWWa_ICN2TROGpNrC99webq41gCV3Bg8OO-dWDj8kFLzhlLApcCobExVm3Y/s1600/iNovember_113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_L6jW3c1m-dQH4uXlUtdd9nM_nbSk_SIa0kjPjGr8ZMDedjvIl27XJM9Rf8fp09vQTdLGalMro-aqNYWBWWa_ICN2TROGpNrC99webq41gCV3Bg8OO-dWDj8kFLzhlLApcCobExVm3Y/s400/iNovember_113.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />And then rubbed some Annie Sloan dark wax over them! (I had planned on painting/waxing the legs before I even put them onto the ottoman but when you have two little helpers it's easy for things to not go according to the plan...it would be easier, though, to paint them before attaching them so you don't have to be so careful about not getting paint or wax on the fabic).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCbdpDrcGbGTbOHwSpVVsVWIX5lwVeImby7TXQk00zSov5sTXVfHWkwhUoE62YZZmUcX9tV6tHcH0cmYkEgAbK0rRc9n7vItOdZnAhm_z4WZyYsdu0Rj4kkl68oBQR9RpLr-nbMb5SNc/s1600/iNovember_228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCbdpDrcGbGTbOHwSpVVsVWIX5lwVeImby7TXQk00zSov5sTXVfHWkwhUoE62YZZmUcX9tV6tHcH0cmYkEgAbK0rRc9n7vItOdZnAhm_z4WZyYsdu0Rj4kkl68oBQR9RpLr-nbMb5SNc/s640/iNovember_228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> And that's it for our tutorial!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw1vtr8XnhlfenmUtz6sJcG0wKDOY6NilXND-KC2Uq3XuGPJimG3GZSDZZbvDGHtxnHYFkcFdI6f4RS08QG34B788xUEnscwAC6nXs6P_CmxWSSN_DJpVZkDajPD62Z9Is2k6gFylki8/s1600/iiNovember_240.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw1vtr8XnhlfenmUtz6sJcG0wKDOY6NilXND-KC2Uq3XuGPJimG3GZSDZZbvDGHtxnHYFkcFdI6f4RS08QG34B788xUEnscwAC6nXs6P_CmxWSSN_DJpVZkDajPD62Z9Is2k6gFylki8/s640/iiNovember_240.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also wanted to let you all know we stocked our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/briar-hat-in-gray">briar hats in gray</a> last night! They are selling fast and there are only a few left. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/briar-hat-in-gray"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHS87xpxsMCWmaXWauqo520lvFAHdxfnw3OwDBtoNSDaywBmcPIN62CR9HbARdxlOW-cMpBb8vAxWWtjcqWH5eqXHlhot8zWO3i9DrwWF-NLKEs4F0JrVywW5S-iMEaBL96NINI8UZUk/s640/briarhatgraytext.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />I hope you all are having a wonderful week!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtLnYLj62uCz-C6Kpn_SQ-j0TzLogAQwi0Ef1UAdhdHqdHnKP0PG8j9prlkG1_YjjfpZ07Yl6DOeQx0CN-8DqbK5CwOkIntniIPDcFjBDhvEBZYMCoKq7RKRUW-rLWj_oNPtFn9MUsjs/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtLnYLj62uCz-C6Kpn_SQ-j0TzLogAQwi0Ef1UAdhdHqdHnKP0PG8j9prlkG1_YjjfpZ07Yl6DOeQx0CN-8DqbK5CwOkIntniIPDcFjBDhvEBZYMCoKq7RKRUW-rLWj_oNPtFn9MUsjs/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

Tufted Ottoman Tutorial and Briar Hats in Gray

 I hope you all are having a wonderful week! Ours has been good so far - William and Mary won again last night so they are off to a 2-0 star...

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Our New Tufted Ottoman - Tutorial Part 1

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw4EpVIgKdpHeaABT5kQmcQFlpbdwlnqVl9mHVCIciYBeHOc_mC2QRFo-iWo8TkWGbIv2GjBWf8MPYlRa5wC-aUfoC0atv_tyARfyQwo5CAADWKUk3AZf8aBj0h9aDbr701gYLA6wxic/s1600/iNovember_243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw4EpVIgKdpHeaABT5kQmcQFlpbdwlnqVl9mHVCIciYBeHOc_mC2QRFo-iWo8TkWGbIv2GjBWf8MPYlRa5wC-aUfoC0atv_tyARfyQwo5CAADWKUk3AZf8aBj0h9aDbr701gYLA6wxic/s640/iNovember_243.jpg" width="436" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been wanting to make a tufted ottoman for months now. I was a little scared to try it though. Once I made our farmhouse table and upholstered bench I decided to go ahead and give it a try. When Jon and I bought our first home I loved brown. Pretty much everything I bought or painted was in the brown or ivory color family. When we moved here I was in love with gray and was able to add gray into new rooms, like Lillie's room and our room, but obviously couldn't start from scratch when it came to most of our downstairs furniture. Over the last four years, though, I have slowly been adding more and more gray into our downstairs. When we first moved here we had a makeshift coffee table in this spot. Then eventually I made a slipcover for our ottoman that was a nice fix for a little while but it still had a bit more of a shabby chic feel than I wanted. As our dining room has gone more rustic with the farmhouse table, I knew I wanted to add something with a bit more formality in here. I initially wanted to find a little bit darker of a gray fabric, but this was all I could find and I have to say in the end I really ended up liking the color! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAcZBUXioOOY3XTdrEbv43FOIzg0xy_rVOPKiuEdGu1MBdb3mowITl_tNpneWo751wxfKmSKvgOWCrj7_LEvcCCBC8vPStJkNIckGIio-lW-cQEgwWMnK4MmIgwBspW1Mn8sh8mddkC8/s1600/iNovember_237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAcZBUXioOOY3XTdrEbv43FOIzg0xy_rVOPKiuEdGu1MBdb3mowITl_tNpneWo751wxfKmSKvgOWCrj7_LEvcCCBC8vPStJkNIckGIio-lW-cQEgwWMnK4MmIgwBspW1Mn8sh8mddkC8/s640/iNovember_237.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLtWjFvv__rk7T0rOFHWlMKLTLeKKAeGD3Io-QBnOScccFjj8nF9rjk75cuxLUql5kt-TrcXy46TFxdRz5X8DgSgRGsDmBATp0c8oJZU3zERnqoII84cqhd0kPj5kCnZ-QR04eNGmpKc/s1600/iNovember_104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLtWjFvv__rk7T0rOFHWlMKLTLeKKAeGD3Io-QBnOScccFjj8nF9rjk75cuxLUql5kt-TrcXy46TFxdRz5X8DgSgRGsDmBATp0c8oJZU3zERnqoII84cqhd0kPj5kCnZ-QR04eNGmpKc/s640/iNovember_104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb50SHKvjbgbZMbHnOsdrXH6mA7JVAniO0IAL8K52mX1_qJvWb164qxXog2aa6KO6Hbxjta5kGNSL0XGuwPv9u204iV5jj9aRvBTZkLiFV1H18L-p92VttMnQRgp3I_-j1HqEhXZSWrg/s1600/iNovember_220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAb50SHKvjbgbZMbHnOsdrXH6mA7JVAniO0IAL8K52mX1_qJvWb164qxXog2aa6KO6Hbxjta5kGNSL0XGuwPv9u204iV5jj9aRvBTZkLiFV1H18L-p92VttMnQRgp3I_-j1HqEhXZSWrg/s640/iNovember_220.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLm8m2ZkdbjBNKR4QDOcnC9vygqxFYXUARWhZgdfIzZKYPX1mK-wz-ZiB1zjWEpLdtpM1VHSoM6kZq1bughxUiBUQheuQ9WoIHYMDlmv40TAyKfweR2T8OS7IUxTTNxv7e7SFNJhOlZk/s1600/iNovember_221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLm8m2ZkdbjBNKR4QDOcnC9vygqxFYXUARWhZgdfIzZKYPX1mK-wz-ZiB1zjWEpLdtpM1VHSoM6kZq1bughxUiBUQheuQ9WoIHYMDlmv40TAyKfweR2T8OS7IUxTTNxv7e7SFNJhOlZk/s640/iNovember_221.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrVedtBbwuUJzZBIkKMthaQPL_7nwA11LBP6xwswLr97Ef3Uq6gggyPmKVY6toHTX7HMYLmWyYnF9dzARMZsdQrXvheAKLYjlePUiSKiTG7Ej935DPyvBYTFYvq0Z3SNkH0g55WGgtoQ/s1600/iNovember_240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrVedtBbwuUJzZBIkKMthaQPL_7nwA11LBP6xwswLr97Ef3Uq6gggyPmKVY6toHTX7HMYLmWyYnF9dzARMZsdQrXvheAKLYjlePUiSKiTG7Ej935DPyvBYTFYvq0Z3SNkH0g55WGgtoQ/s640/iNovember_240.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am going to break this tutorial up into two posts. Today I will show you how to cover the buttons and then tomorrow how to actually make it. Most button kits will have some kind of instructions on them but I am a visual person so I know it can be helpful to "see" step-by-step how to make them. This was the first time I had ever done this and I have to tell you it was so much easier than I anticipated. I was prepared for it to be a nightmare but it was oddly quite fun! Jon was sitting on the couch breaking down film when I was doing this the other night and I just kept saying over and over, "I can't believe how much fun this is!" He seemed a bit baffled at my excitement over a button, though. =)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I purchased at JoAnn's. I needed 11 buttons so I got a 10 pack and a 3 pack. That turned out to be good because Lola ran off with one of my buttons while I was doing this and we still haven't found it so I'm glad I had a couple extra. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa6W8wlrXwWaSsZolllBPlG6h7tkI4qkvb3jCZfK-6w7W4H92qrOopBsc03p0NZa1-5B79zcSaHEcfq9yZZZIzhCLkImax0LlG9Zla6nyRY8HmEIwGQWx2vMUAEhV0QkbAsLqLNLFjc4/s1600/jNovember_28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa6W8wlrXwWaSsZolllBPlG6h7tkI4qkvb3jCZfK-6w7W4H92qrOopBsc03p0NZa1-5B79zcSaHEcfq9yZZZIzhCLkImax0LlG9Zla6nyRY8HmEIwGQWx2vMUAEhV0QkbAsLqLNLFjc4/s400/jNovember_28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Included was a template for what size you need to cut your fabric to. First I cut out a little square and then I cut it to match this circle (the outer circle).  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MgQyHGWHWVlQuQXcSejaGr08MgsidomUdhsbubhSr4SZOjc-mbaiAXAGJnLwUWWVXFa_SRBmUfPsKTuBmU4FrHoFpXSqSd2RL0scWtgs7YDEhXCZ5KdDsq3xk8ElyhaMnUSUfqJi_AQ/s1600/jNovember_30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MgQyHGWHWVlQuQXcSejaGr08MgsidomUdhsbubhSr4SZOjc-mbaiAXAGJnLwUWWVXFa_SRBmUfPsKTuBmU4FrHoFpXSqSd2RL0scWtgs7YDEhXCZ5KdDsq3xk8ElyhaMnUSUfqJi_AQ/s400/jNovember_30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next I just placed the fabric on top of the little mold thing that also came in the pack and then the button top on top of the fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62PdGzR8fhjvSe7VmHWDIcnvlqJNnDfTYfQ7ENAWuR0JAhhpFdvFIM9HRzoTsqhbH-mpe7K9a-1386PP3Gc1bC1dgbpjqWAE7HyFNyNYwQQ90NmjGjEfUzw9cf8zxVRhBgRYKWNIZ4q8/s1600/jNovember_32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62PdGzR8fhjvSe7VmHWDIcnvlqJNnDfTYfQ7ENAWuR0JAhhpFdvFIM9HRzoTsqhbH-mpe7K9a-1386PP3Gc1bC1dgbpjqWAE7HyFNyNYwQQ90NmjGjEfUzw9cf8zxVRhBgRYKWNIZ4q8/s400/jNovember_32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I pushed the button down into the mold like this: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8J-_ndaLBR9cqLNfa1kJOLmV_QK3-ZlMUo_qeLihAyZiapbWGqQcarT7rlh5vswuRPLBXBJ-AbTgsaXAnb_h3rHuDatKAKvml3b1cUYA1cqL1jh_ci7zsGDHPQ6aClV8wsNhiGvZNpc/s1600/jNovember_34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8J-_ndaLBR9cqLNfa1kJOLmV_QK3-ZlMUo_qeLihAyZiapbWGqQcarT7rlh5vswuRPLBXBJ-AbTgsaXAnb_h3rHuDatKAKvml3b1cUYA1cqL1jh_ci7zsGDHPQ6aClV8wsNhiGvZNpc/s400/jNovember_34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I popped the back of the button in as well. They provided a tool to push it in, but I found it easier using my fingers.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrqn3gAjRe1C3bBeKo2SUS_UagFlL3Ag0A0oOw4Lwsgh_BJZRNO5Kiy-xLi2dkw4C5BNVqzqnlx6EkvcmjIgz29oE28DbiM2imgwdx9xTMfnXdYFMJxVRbIy7chOBU0UzsgPo6LGTQDk/s1600/jNovember_39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrqn3gAjRe1C3bBeKo2SUS_UagFlL3Ag0A0oOw4Lwsgh_BJZRNO5Kiy-xLi2dkw4C5BNVqzqnlx6EkvcmjIgz29oE28DbiM2imgwdx9xTMfnXdYFMJxVRbIy7chOBU0UzsgPo6LGTQDk/s400/jNovember_39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And then just pop it out of the mold and there you have it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHyXFSxC8HjMHdH9AGww97Csp0TPVW8wjOWrG-qSgHUUM2dTgW3KJ4gzphwAIdI5pn1-KfdVjtWuljYHAPdtwPr73Dgg5OHnHoms26ASdPPY8MnWMo3D1S5mdFPBuaeOBUmjm4EUxp9Y/s1600/jNovember_40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHyXFSxC8HjMHdH9AGww97Csp0TPVW8wjOWrG-qSgHUUM2dTgW3KJ4gzphwAIdI5pn1-KfdVjtWuljYHAPdtwPr73Dgg5OHnHoms26ASdPPY8MnWMo3D1S5mdFPBuaeOBUmjm4EUxp9Y/s400/jNovember_40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I told you it was easy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EJyGEfx7YnxWRaPdeeHqeyhDaVAHx36CZTPRUMfpajsedvMXIjM4Y6AOMsQXxAANg6yTFvDS7eGs0SYnlf7GgJFbdBuiHAgF3aIf4yW0UZZMKZGVib-ZzHruNVXjuYm0jDq9BM6Af_8/s1600/jNovember_42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EJyGEfx7YnxWRaPdeeHqeyhDaVAHx36CZTPRUMfpajsedvMXIjM4Y6AOMsQXxAANg6yTFvDS7eGs0SYnlf7GgJFbdBuiHAgF3aIf4yW0UZZMKZGVib-ZzHruNVXjuYm0jDq9BM6Af_8/s400/jNovember_42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We are also excited to announce the winner of our Crafted By Kerstin giveaway:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to Bre!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlaxNJ2-rN1Ih3XoDnQJ9dVCqkpsrmTC31z2PxeVnXHPyEzUu5u81MY4cJA-Zn653BQLLzZ8VzgGdT0x0ye1GzEr443Ev1EFeknYsg_jV6ZTqPEuuApysq2UMqtcSKY3WVIqMi6f0Eac/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-11-11+at+9.34.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlaxNJ2-rN1Ih3XoDnQJ9dVCqkpsrmTC31z2PxeVnXHPyEzUu5u81MY4cJA-Zn653BQLLzZ8VzgGdT0x0ye1GzEr443Ev1EFeknYsg_jV6ZTqPEuuApysq2UMqtcSKY3WVIqMi6f0Eac/s640/Screen+shot+2012-11-11+at+9.34.56+PM.png" width="640" /></a>We've sent Kerstin your e-mail address and she will be in touch with you to collect your prize!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I hope you all have a blessed Monday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtLnYLj62uCz-C6Kpn_SQ-j0TzLogAQwi0Ef1UAdhdHqdHnKP0PG8j9prlkG1_YjjfpZ07Yl6DOeQx0CN-8DqbK5CwOkIntniIPDcFjBDhvEBZYMCoKq7RKRUW-rLWj_oNPtFn9MUsjs/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtLnYLj62uCz-C6Kpn_SQ-j0TzLogAQwi0Ef1UAdhdHqdHnKP0PG8j9prlkG1_YjjfpZ07Yl6DOeQx0CN-8DqbK5CwOkIntniIPDcFjBDhvEBZYMCoKq7RKRUW-rLWj_oNPtFn9MUsjs/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

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