No sew magnetic curtains for French Doors-A Tutorial

So I have french doors in my kitchen and they have been living with sheets for curtains for sometime now and they nor I have been happy about that. We were using "magnetic curtain rods" that were continually moving and falling off etc. It was a mess! I was so excited when I came across a tutorial on how to cover these windows in a much better fashion! BUT it required sewing...I can and do sew but wasn't feelin' it for this project so I went out on a limb and gave a no sew style a try and I think it turned out great!! Here is what I did...

SUPPLIES:
enough fabric to cover your windows (I needed 4 yards)
self adhesive magnets (I used 2 packages of the 18 piece the flat strip style because I wanted it as flush to the door as possible)
fray check
fabric tac

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut fabric to the size of your windows including enough to come past the trim to attach to the door. I added 2 inches to each side and bottom.

2. Fray check all the edges of the fabric by following the instructions on the fray check bottle.

3. Once the fray check is dry, (it should dry pretty fast) Glue the adhesive magnetic strips to the fabric. I used extra fabric tac glue down the middle of the magnets because the adhesive on the magnet was no where near strong enough to adhere the fabric to the magnet. Evenly space the magnets all the way around the fabric. 

Thats totally all it takes!!

Here is how mine turned out!! I LOVE it! I am imagining using different fabrics for the different seasons too! Like something red for Christmas etc. SO FUN!!

LOVES!!

Emily

A dream outfit for Nicco

The time has come to choose a dream outfit for Nicco. When he was little I felt like the clothing choices were really limited for boys. But now the world is my oyster! I love outfitting him with new clothes now. There are a lot of cool clothes for little boys. There are some super fun brands. I love that there has been a shift in the attention to detail for boys. When I was younger and wanted skate shoes I had to buy little boys that I had to order from a catalogue because you couldn't find any in stores. Now they are everywhere! Back to the matter at hand, Nicco needs some new clothes desperately! So here it is, my dream outfit for my boy!

Totally cool shirt for a totally cool dude. Again supporting small biz! Makes my heart feel good!

Remember that I said this is a dream outfit! I don't think I could get the boy to wear red skinny jeans. But how cute are these red skinny jeans?!

UGH!! How cool is this varsity style jacket? I actually want this jacket for me. Nicco would look totally rad in it. 

Nicco is getting into skate boarding lately and he needs (needs HA!) a good pair of skate shoes. These ones are pretty cool.

Now all I need to do is buy these things! I love back to school time. It feels like a second chance. I am not totally looking forward to being back on a schedule. I enjoy the spontaneity of summer. I love that you can do anything at anytime. But the kids thrive on a schedule!

 What are you buying for back to school? How do you get ready for the new school year?

-AnneMarie