Reverse Applique Kitchen Towels!

Today is the day for the $5 Dollar Store Spring Decor Craft Challenge!

I made a new entry last night! I have two other entries, but I think this one is my favorite. Gosh, I like the wreath too....

(Here are my other two entries: Spring Ribbon Wreath and Decoupaged Vase)

SO quickly, here it is so i can submit it! (EDIT: Also entering in the CSI Project Challenge!)

Pretty Reverse Applique Kitchen Towels!






On with the tutorial! To make, purchase two contrasting kitchen towels from the Dollar Store. (I love Dollar Tree!)



Lay flat, and pin right sides together.



Sew around the outside seam, leaving a space for turning.



Clip the corners before turning to reduce bulk, and iron flat.




Turn, and top stitch around the outside edge. (This should also close the turn opening, but if you like, whipstitch that closed)





Draw circles with a water soluble marker on one side of the now two layered towel





Turn the towel over, and draw circles on the other color, on the opposite side from the other circles.

Stitch around all the circles. Then stitch lines across the circles, dissecting it like pieces of an orange. Don't worry about it being perfect. You should have stitched circles on both ends of your towel.




With small scissors, carefully cut away the fabric from each wedge of the orange, cutting only through the top layer of fabric.














Keep cutting through all the circles.
Wipe or spritz away your water soluble marker and figure out how to hang your pretty new towel!

$5 Spring Decor Craft Challenge

Yesterday I read about a $5 craft challenge! Check it out for yourself here.

In case you don't click the link, here's the rules as I understand them. Spend $5 at the Dollar store, and create a "Spring Decor Item" with the supplies. We can use paint, glue, paper, fabric and tools if we already have them on hand. Which sounds pretty generous to me -- I mean, I have a lot of paint, paper, and fabric on hand!

Then make the craft, and write a tutorial about the item created, and link it to the website by March 25th. The top 5 will be picked, and then those 5 are subject to a vote.

Honestly, I don't think I have a shot. There are WAAAAY too many super talented crafty creative bloggers out there who I bet will BLOW us all away. But I am still excited to play! I'm MORE excited about seeing what everyone else comes up with and reading other creative (cheap) tutorials. The tough thing for me will be that I know people will come up with some adorable Easter decor items, and we don't celebrate Easter at our house. So I won't be able to follow the inevitable adorable bunny and egg tutorials.

I went to the Dollar Tree at lunch today, and picked up some supplies to try a few different projects. Hopefully ONE of them will work, and I can get it done ahead of the deadline. Fingers crossed!