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The countdown has begun, and your pics are slowly but surely rolling in to the delight of our Facebook friends and online viewers who are eager to see just how talented our contestants are. But we want to make this challenge as visually stimulating and exciting as possible, so for all of you potential winners who have called in with your great ideas, what are you waiting for. Get those cameras out and start clicking away. We cant vote on your costume if we cant see it. Dare to be creative, dare to be different, dare to show off your stuff and walk away with over $50 in free money plus the bragging rights to the title of J&O Fabrics Most Amazing Handcrafted Halloween Costume!

10 days left. If you have not signed up, its not too late. If you are not already a J&O Fabrics Facebook Fan, simply become one by sending us an email at info@jandofabrics.com. If you are already in our circle, then just upload your unique costume pic on our wall along with a brief description for all to see an vote on. Click here for quick access to our facebook page. Remember, only one vote per person will be counted and the most votes wins. No cheating! Only handcrafted please. We want to see just how creative you can be. Good luck from the J&O Family!

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Labels: free-money, halloween-costume, halloween-fabric, hand-crafted-costume, holiday fabric crafts

With Christmas less than a few days away and Kwanzaa soon following, why not pull on your creative juices and save a little money at the same time with great fabric gift wrappings and bows?

For most crafters and designers alike, fabric scraps from botched projects, incomplete projects, and projects with more fabric left over than used, often times accumulate into colorful mountains of textured material eagerly waiting to be recycled and put to good use. Many times the end result is a funky reconstructed shirt, festively trimmed greeting card, or cute little fabricated doll for the holidays. But what about using that beautiful fabric as an inexpensive and easy substitute for actual store bought wrapping paper for use during the holidays and any special occasion.

Since fabric can be cut to size just like regular paper, wrapping a gift box in your child’s favorite Disney character or your wife’s favorite material is a great say I love you with an added flair! From Dora and Sesame Street prints, to brocade dress fabrics and Pima dot cottons, the perfect fabric wrap for that special someone is right under your nose. With the added benefit that recycling your fabrics can bring to our ecosystem and in turn, humankind itself, this single craft idea alone contains one of the greatest gifts you can give our planet. That same fabric you used to wrap a gift for your sister is the same fabric that she will use to make a patch for her son’s pants, and the same print her husband will transform into sellable bookmarks for the holiday. It’s the gift that just keeps on giving.

To start utilizing your fabric scraps to their fullest, the following instructions are helpful. In as little as 1-2-3, your fun and fabulous fabric wrapping will be garnishing dull shirt boxes in no time. Well, what are you waiting for? Christmas is almost here!

Supplies

· pinking sheers

· fabric scraps

· ribbons, twine

Instructions

Lay your scrap fabric out on a flat surface.

Place the gift in the center of your scrap fabric and check the fit to see if you have enough to cover all the sides once cut. Leave about a 1-2” surplus for complete coverage.

Fold the corners and sides up together to get a visual measurement then cut your fabric accordingly using your pinking shears to create a nice decorative edge.

Wrap the gift box with the fabric.

Secure it closed with scrap fabric ribbons, twine, or fabric tape.