DIY *No sew* camera strap cover tutorial

So, I've been wanting a cute little camera strap cover for my new camera but I didn't really want to spend $20-$25 on one so I decided to make one myself!  Only I don't have a sewing machine so it had to be 'no sew.'  :)
This is such an easy project that I'm sure I do not even need to give a 'tutorial' but I'm gonna just for fun and because I haven't done one in a while!

I got some of this...

Then I measured the length of the wide part of my camera strap and 'hemmed' both sides (left and right) of my material with the heat n bond.

(please ignore my gross looking ironing board and crappy instructional photos...)

Then I hemmed the bottom of the material so that I would have a finished edge. 

I folded the material over the width of the strap and added another strip of heat n bond to the seam and cured it with the iron. Easy as pie!

I added a little flower I made from ribbon and it was finished!  I love how it adds a little personality to my camera ;)

I had fun making this during Hayden's nap time today, it had been too long since I had done some crafting!

**Update**

I love that this post has been so popular and pinned so many times on Pinterest but PLEASE respect my work and don't sell my design.  I did this tutorial so that people could make a cute strap cover for themselves, not so others could profit from my idea ;)  Thank you for understanding!!

If you would like to purchase one of these strap covers, they are now available in my Etsy shop HERE for just $10.25!

p.s. I'm linking up!

The Shabby Nest: Frugal Friday

Just a Girl

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This is what happens when your little guy doesn't get his afternoon nap...

He passed out on the couch (actually in my lap and I moved him to a more comfortable position) tonight and he never does that!  I am going to have to get him up soon and put a diaper on him...he still has his underwear on and that could spell disaster for my couch...

p.s. I added a bunch of new pics to my photoblog if you wanna have a looksy ;)

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I Heart Faces~Slice of Life

I love lifestyle photography because it captures real moments and real life.  This weeks challenge on I Heart Faces is "Slice of Life."  Here is a slice of our life:

My husband and son reading a book together.  I love that I captured my hubby nuzzling up to my little man :)

This photo was entered into the I Heart Face photo challenge here
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Photographer in Training

A boy after my own heart... ;)

He loves to play with my old point & shoot.  He holds it up to his face and says "cheeeese!"  Adorable. 

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Toddler Bed

We finally coverted Hayden's crib to a toddler bed since he started climbing out of it (we were afraid of him getting hurt.)

Normally he has about 3 more monkeys, a baby elephant ("awnee") and a pillow pet on his bed in addition to the sock monkey (the giant bear doesn't sleep with him, I just threw it up there) but the monkeys and pillow pet were getting a "baf" in the washer when I took these...

I am planning to re-decorate and give him a big boy room but I want to wait to do that until we move (if that ever happens...)  Anyway, I am planning to get him a twin size bed when I re-decorate.  But, this little bed will do for now.  He doesn't really like to stay in it, but we are working on that ;)

He loves to have a bed that he can play on...

He wanted to give it a good cleaning ;)

Someone is sleepy...

Goodnight, baby ;)

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It's the age everyone dreads...

Hard to believe that this little guy is almost two...

(like the booger and mouthful of animal cracker? ;)

Back to my story...  My little man is almost two.  And with that comes a desire for independence that tests this mommy's patience!  He also has a new favorite word..."mine."  Ugh!!!  I honestly don't know where he learned that word since Jeff and I don't go around saying "mine!" all the time, but I guess he picked it up from somewhere and he likes to say it. Often. 

There are many, many things I do love about this age.  He is learning something new every day and always amazing me with how stinkin smart he is!  I love his personality and all the sweet and funny things that he says.  But he can definitely throw a tantrum!  We strive to discipline him in a way that will teach him what is appropriate behavior while keeping in mind that he is a toddler.  While I understand that he is a young child, I cannot allow him to be undisciplined and act however he wishes.  Children thrive on discipline and structure so I just have to remind myself that a disciplined child is a happy child.  And that is what I want most for Hayden, for him to have a wonderful, happy childhood.

He adds so much joy and laughter to our lives and I love him more than I ever imagined possible.  I remember being pregnant with him and dreaming of what he would be/look like.  I would smile to myself every time I felt him kick.  Now I feel like the luckiest mommy in the world when I look at him.  He is such a wonderul gift from God and I am so thankful for the past (almost) two years of motherhood He has blessed me with.

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"Grandma's" last day here...

My mom is leaving tomorrow (well, technically today since it is after midnight!)  I wanted to get some images of her with Hayden before she left so we had a little session out in the beautiful weather today.  I really love the sunny, hazy look of them!

Caught some yummy flare in this one ;)

More yummy flare ;)  And yes...my kid is a nail biter :-/

Isn't my mom beautiful?

Visits from family never last long enough :(

What a handsome devil ;)

Speaking of Hayden...he now can climb out of his crib even though its on the lowest setting and I removed the bumper (and the fact that he is one short dude.)

I think we will be converting this crib to the toddler bed very soon...

Also, an early birthday present arrived for me today. To say I am excited would be a complete understatement...

Thanks to some birthday money from my grandma, the (hopeful) sale of my current camera and a contribution from my hubby (thanks to our tax refund) I took an opportunity to purchase a used Nikon D300 from a pro photographer that was upgrading and got a great deal.  I am anxious to learn this new gadget as it is quite a bit different from my beginner dslr.  What a fun investment/b-day gift!  :)

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