Improvising

I love trying new crafts,

but that usually means having 

to buy all the supplies needed.

And

as you all know it's really hard

to do that on a students budget.

Yesterday I found this 

beautiful fabric

Only $1.99 for the quarter.

Perfect for kanzashi flowers.

I could really use a

 nice fabric cutting board so 

my squares come 

out with straight edges

But, 

I can't afford one.

So, 

what is a gal to do?

Improvise 

of course!

So this is how I cut my little

fabric squares for kanzashi flowers

Remember that Scrabble game I got

from a friend at work?

The grid pattern is very useful for

lining up your fabric edge.

I used a the bound edge of a 

magazine to line up my markings

and draw a line on my fabric

The squares came out darn near 

perfect!

Now I need some 

little rounds of felt.

A water bottle cap is 

the perfect size. 

And I LOVE these mini

Sharpies!

I have a ton 

of left over squares.

And

one very 

pretty hair clip.

Who says you need

all sorts of fancy

equipment to craft?

The hair clip is up

for sale on my Etsy Store.

The first 3 pople 

to leave a comment

will get a discount code 

from me

for 20% off 

anything 

in the store.