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we celebrated my friend hana's birthday this past weekend. we got some cooking themed presents for her (measuring cups & spoons, recipe book), so i decided to make her a pot holder to go along with the rest of what she was getting. i thought the project would be quite easy, but i actually found it a bit of a challenge. i quilted the border with machine and hand sewed the dark blue ribbon around. even though i measured out the border, it looks very uneven and not that great. i didn't notice the odd border until it was too late and since it is just a pot holder i decided that hana could forgive me.
last time i went to the craft store they were selling spools of metal wire for $1 each, so i got some to play with. i made a few napkin rings with some beads. i think they look pretty good and whimsical.
i also wound some of the wire around some old bangles i found. the wire adds some interest to them and the beads give it more color.
job update: still looking & getting very sick of constantly writing cover letters. fingers crossed that i find something soon!