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longer ago than i care to admit, i lost my kitchen blackboard's eraser. since then i have used rags, scraps of wool, thehobbit's eraser (which he promptly took back), & even a potholder - basically, whatever was at hand. oh. & my hand.
last week i had a few minutes to myself, so made an item whose purpose is solely to remove chalk from my blackboard. in other words, an actual eraser.
it was so simple:
* take two rectangles of felt, & pink their edges, so they will be oh so fancy.
* cut a small twig to size, making sure you have no sharp bits left behind.
* with some embroidery floss, affix the twig to the center of one felt rectangle.
* place the rectangles, wrong sides, together, & sew three sides shut.
* shove a blob of stuffing into the opening (you could even use felt scraps for this), & stitch the remaining side shut.
* marvel at the cleverness of you.
longer ago than i care to admit, i lost my kitchen blackboard's eraser. since then i have used rags, scraps of wool, thehobbit's eraser (which he promptly took back), & even a potholder - basically, whatever was at hand. oh. & my hand.
last week i had a few minutes to myself, so made an item whose purpose is solely to remove chalk from my blackboard. in other words, an actual eraser.
it was so simple:
* take two rectangles of felt, & pink their edges, so they will be oh so fancy.
* cut a small twig to size, making sure you have no sharp bits left behind.
* with some embroidery floss, affix the twig to the center of one felt rectangle.
* place the rectangles, wrong sides, together, & sew three sides shut.
* shove a blob of stuffing into the opening (you could even use felt scraps for this), & stitch the remaining side shut.
* marvel at the cleverness of you.
~peace.
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