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{The weekly Hookin’ Up with HoH #101 is still going strong.}

Silhouette is having a killer deal this week. I’ve been working with Silhouette for a year and a half, and this is the FIRST time they’ve EVER offered a promotion like this one. Ev.er.

If you want a Rolling Tote, now is the time to buy one! They have two different options to choose from:

Option A
Want a CAMEO & a Rolling Tote? Get the Silhouette CAMEO & Rolling Tote bundle for only $309.99. (Use code HoH4ever @ checkout)

Option B
Already have a CAMEO? Buy just the Rolling Tote for $54.99. (Use code HoH4ever @ checkout)

I have been drooling over these totes for months and months, and FINALLY, they are on S-A-L-E!

The Rolling Tote is the size of a regular duffle bag on wheels and is loaded with pockets and storage.

The tote is a soft duffle bag and is lightweight. It travels well because of the pull-up handle and smooth wheels.

I wouldn’t recommend checking the bag on an airplane because it isn’t a hard case, but it would be a perfect carry-on. It also travels beautifully in the car.

Check out how much stuff fits in. I still had loads more room but ran out of stuff to put in it! lol

The CAMEO stores on the bottom with it’s own zippered pocket which is nice because you don’t have to unload the whole bag to get the CAMEO out. The tote is also lined with thick foam and keeps the CAMEO very well protected.

Inside the top portion of the bag are tons of repositionable dividers so you can customize it any way you want. On the side is also a deep pocket for all the large cutting mats and even a separate pocket for your laptop. It really is a one-stop-shop. Whoever was in charge of designing the bag thought of everything.

I was also really surprised by the amount of detail that went into the bag. Each zipper is customized with the Silhouette logo. Aren’t the zipper pulls adorable?

To save yourself from scrolling up again, here are all the order details one more time:

Get a Silhouette CAMEO & Rolling Tote bundle for only $309.99. (Use code HoH4ever @ checkout)

Or buy just the Rolling Tote for $54.99. (Use code HoH4ever @ checkout)

This promo runs Thursday, May 24th thru Thursday, May 31st.

The Tote comes in either Teal or Pink. Both are super cute!

Have I mentioned lately that I love my CAMEO? Because I do. And I use it all.the.time.

See some of my favorite Silhouette projects by following this link.

The weekly Hookin’ Up with HoH #101 is still going strong.

Hey guys! Are you ready for school to end? We have until June 1st, which just so happens to be my 32nd birthday! 50 points for anyone who remembers come next friday!

** So, are you new here? I throw the Hookin’ Up with HoH Party every week to give all of you a chance to find other awesome blogs to read. Below you will find several hundred mini links to other people’s blog posts. Have fun browsing through the links in search of new ideas. Also, if you are a blogger, please feel free to add your own links to the list!

!! Any projects I feature will be pinned on My Pinterest Board for everyone to see! Follow me on Pinterest to get in on the pinning action.

* Please refrain from posting links to shops and stores.

Please note: RECIPES/FOOD is a separate link. Please make sure you are linking in the appropriate section.

Here are my favorite links from last week’s party:

Organize & Decorate Everything painted just the edge of her door. OMG BEST IDEA EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m totally digging this adorable fabric scrap wreath from Simply This & That.

Burton Avenue shows how to make these adorable clothespin art pieces but also gives you the clothespin download for free! Yippie!! I’m so doing this.

Hands down best cookie I’ve ever seen. A HUGE Words with Friends cookie board with mini cookie letter tiles. You can actually play this! Kudos to Lizy B for being awesome.

The Velvet Door shows us her amazing master bedroom makeover. Great job!

This is such a fun way to display all those expensive shopping bags! You know, assuming I even had any! ha! I love this framed bag art from Design Megillah.

Twin Dragonfly Designs shows how to make this adorable camping t-shirt.

How cow, this is an amazing chair makeover. It now looks exactly like the one at West Elm. I am super impressed yet again with The Life of CK and Nate. Great blog, btw.

Scissors & Spatulas took an old frame and added a chalkboard decal to the middle for the most adorable little command center ever.

Check out this amazing bathroom makeover from Soul Style. I love the stripes!

The Happier Homemaker made over a boring bookshelf using paint and fabric. Such a pretty bookshelf now!

Sweet Little Gals used her vinyl maker to create these adorable little camera signs. I want one!

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I am so excited to show you my newest project!!! My daughter’s room has S-L-O-W-L-Y been getting a royal makeover. You can see all the updates here.

This week I finally got around to making and hanging some new curtains for her. And I am so stinkin’ thrilled about how they turned out!

I’m calling them the Polkadot Pom-Pom Curtains. (…With Ribbon Ties made the title way too long.)

These fun bright curtains have a little of everything. Ric-Rac, pom-poms, ribbon, & polkadots!
** All items used will be listed with links at the bottom of this post. **

I don’t think I could cram one more texture onto these curtains if I tried. I had so much fun making them, and they were pretty easy. I guess you are wanting to know how?!

I found the most fun white-with-pink-polkadots curtains at ikea for only $13 a pack (each pack came with 2 panels!!) They were 92″ L-O-N-G and were pretty wide, but the fabric is very thin.

I purchased two packages of the panels with the intention of sewing two panels together to make them twice as wide on either side of the window. It really helped to make them more full looking. Just look how thick and full they look:

We have 9 foot ceilings. I like to hang my curtains high & wide to give the illusion of an extra large window (it’s an interior designer trick I found over at SAS Interiors). Well, high and wide is great, but when your ceilings are 9 feet, a 92″ curtain panel won’t cut it. So I had to improvise. This is where the ribbon ties idea was hatched.

So, to make these curtains, I started with 4 ikea curtain panels. I first ripped out the thick cuff at the top of each panel and also the edge of the panel where they would meet together (so on one panel I ripped out the right seam and the other panel I ripped out the left seam).

I sewed the two panels together down the raw seams on either side. At this point I left the top raw and dealt with it at the end. Next I worked on the inner ribbon edge.

Each curtain has a ribbon border JUST on the inside of each panel. The left panel has the ribbon down the right edge and the right panel has the ribbon down the left edge.

I started by just laying out all the layers of ribbon on top of the panel to get an idea of what it will look like. I initially planned on orange ribbon instead of ric-rac hence the picture.

Once I had a ribbon plan I began sewing the layers. I first sewed the pom-pom balls onto the curtain. I sewed on the front of the curtain, not the back.

By sewing on the front of the curtain I eliminated any ugly raw edge showing from the pom-pom balls. Here’s a picture of the back seam of the curtain:

Next I sewed the thick 1.5″ grosgrain ribbon on top of the pom-pom balls.

At that point I decided that orange ric-rac would be totally awesome instead of orange ribbon, so I just went with it and sewed ric-rac right over the top of the ribbon.

It is pretty awesome, ins’t it!

Now it was finally time to tackle the top of the curtains. First I just sewed a basic 1/2″ finished seam across the top. Super easy.

I happened randomly upon these really cool polkadot curtains over at Pottery Barn Teen.

I decided it was a really awesome way to hang curtains so I totally copied them, only changing the color of the ribbon to coordinate with pink instead of match it. PBTeen even had the number of ties (7) and length of ribbon (1/2″ wide x 13″ long) listed right there on the website. Perfect!

Because my curtains were wider I decided on 16 ties. I cut each piece of ribbon 27″ long (13″ + 13″ + 1″ extra for trimming). I folded each piece of ribbon in half and sewed the folded part onto the back of my finished seam, making sure to space them evenly apart.

Now I can’t really hang a curtain without a curtain rod, can I? So it was time to start making a rod for her extra wide window. The curtain rod is 10 feet long and I followed my
Cheap Awesome Professional Curtain Rod Tutorial
for her window as well.

Each finneal and the 10′ conduit got a good coat of Spray Paint Primer.

Once it had cured a day I sprayed everything down with the most beautiful Rustoleum 2x color called Rustoleum Universal Metallic Pearl Mist, which apparently isn’t sold anywhere online. I bought mine at Home Depot.

I love how the rod isn’t stark white but a shimmery pearl color and texture. Perfect for a little gals room.

After the rod and curtains were hung I realized I overestimated a little on the curtain length.

Whoops. Nothing a good ol’ package of heat n’ bond couldn’t correct.

To ensure the exact length I wanted I just hemmed them with the heat n’ bond while they were still attached to the rod. I started by pinning the curtain the exact length I wanted it. I wanted the curtains to reach the floor but just barely NOT touch the carpet.

From there I picked up the curtain and ironed the seam together with the heat n’ bond right there next to her wall. Worked like a charm.

Check out that perfect length. Doesn’t get any better than that!

I just love love LOVE how these curtains look with her PBTeen knock-off bedding that I made.

The bedding is so formal and serious, so I wanted a curtain that was playful and light for contrast.

It was a huge risk to add pink and tangerine polkadot curtains next to a formal black and white stripe duvet, but I feel like it just works.

Man, I’m still swooning over that bedding too! I love it so much.

So that’s her room so far! I’ve got so many little details that I’m trying to finish now… mainly spray painting tons of stuff and adding some pictures and art to her walls. I am excited to finish the room but I’m also having a really great time just working on the room.

And now, here is a list with links of everything I bought for her curtains as well as a few additional links to random stuff.