Gag gift - Maxi pad slippers

This is a fun gag gift you can make! Follow these free instructions, submitted by Twinrme1, and you can make slippers using maxi-pads.

Age Guideline: 16 Years and Up
Time Required: 30 minutes (Does not include drying time)
The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.

Materials Needed:

4 Maxi-Pads
Items to Embellish
Cellophane Tape or Craft Glue

Instructions:
You need four maxi pads to make a pair of slippers. Two of them get laid out flat in front of you, for the sole of the foot. The other two wrap around the toe area to form the top of the slipper. Tape or glue each side of the top pieces to the bottom of the foot part.

Now you have a pair of slippers you can embellish. Decorate the tops with whatever you desire, charms, beads, silk flowers, etc.

You can attach a gift card to your slippers with these descriptions:

Slippers for the discrete woman.
Soft and hygienic.
Non-slip grip strips on the soles.
Built in deodorant feature to keep feet smelling fresh.
No more bending over to mop up spills.
Disposable, biodegradable, and environmentally safe.
Comes in 3 convenient sizes: Regular, Light day, and SUPER Absorbent.

Redneck briefcase - gag gift -- I want to make this...

Redneck Briefcase

I took a pair of men's briefs and sewed the legs shut. Attached elastic handles to the waist band with buttons. then i put the following into the "brief case":
nail=hillbilly toothpick
old car key=hillbilly ear wax remover
cut up newspaper strips the size of toilet paper=hillbilly toilet paper
a jar of beans=hillbilly bubble bath
matches and a jar=hillbilly lantern
belly button brush

I left the fly area open as this held pens and pencils really well, it will also hold a cell phone.

MORE ITEMS FOR THE BRIEFCASE:

Redneck Calculator (This could be added to the Briefcase) Add a pair of feet with all ten toes cut out of construction paper then folded like a card and inside the card all the toes numbered.
Redneck Telephones=two tin cans with string attached to both.
REDNECK CELL PHONE=one tin can with an antenna
REDNECK MICROWAVE=magnifying glass (uses the sun to cook)

Ruffle Tree Skirt - I want to make this. . .

I found the tutorial for this here at Prudent Baby -- It is SO cute.

1. Cut a 44" diameter circle from a large piece of felt, fleece, or wool. An old blanket would work well but you can also use a sheet in a pinch. To draw a circle, pin one end of a string to the center of the fabric and tie a marker to the other end (22" out.) With string stretched to the max, draw your circle.

2. Draw a straight line out from the center to the edge of the circle. Repeat 3 times at 90 degrees to make a "+"

3. Ignore that you can't see the "+". Mark 3" out on each line and draw a 3" radius (6" diameter) circle out from center.

4. Now draw a circle 7" out from center. Repeat 3 more times adding 4" to the circle each time. Your last section will be less than 4"

5. Cut up one of the lines and cut out the center circle.

6. Compose your fabric layout. I love the way different fabrics look in the rows but I think this would also look really nice in all one color, especially white. A sheet would be really cost effective! At the very least use inexpensive broadcloth with maybe an accent of designer fabric.

You want to end up with strips that are 6" tall when finished so if you are going to leave the edge raw or do a rolled hem, just cut them 6". If you are going to hem them, add seam allowance.

Your measurements may vary but for rough planning purposes, I used...

2 - 6"x42" strips for center
4 - 6"x42" strips for row 2
6 - 6"x42" strips for row 3
7 - 6"x42" strips for row 4
8 - 6"x42" strips for row 5

7. Along the top of each strip trim with pinking shears. This wont show on the finished piece.

8. And I finished the bottom of each strip with a rolled hem on the serger.

9. At the end of each row, I ran the hem out a few extra inches before cutting off. Like I said, if you aren't going to do a rolled hem, you can do a pinking shear edge or iron and sew a small seam.

10. Along the top edge, do a basting stitch about 1/4" in. If you pull the back thread on one end, your fabric will gather.

11. You will need to gather each strip down to between 16" & 18" depending on the row.

12. Lay them out, starting with outside circle and adjust ruffle width accordingly, leave a seam on the cut edge. When you have proper ruffle-ing, tie the thread on both sides so your ruffles stay put.

There are more steps, but I just put the majority here incase that blog disappears.