With the holidays coming up this most likely means travel. And I can bet that if you style your hair with curling irons, straighteners or the like you've been scrambling around with a hot appliance wanting to put in into your bag or suitcase. At least I know I have.
I've been known to set it outside on the porch to help cool it off, to wave it around like a nut case in hopes the wind takes away the heat, or even to carry it in my hand all the way to the ticket counter at the airport because it's just too dang hot to put inside.
Simply add whatever you choose to the outside and then sew along the edge between the pad and the edging and you're done. It's easy and doesn't take a lot of skill.
Well ladies, problem solved.
Four oven hot plates (from the Dollar Store of course), some extra fabric pieces or ribbon or beads or whatever embellishments you have lying around, a sewing machine and about an hour of your time and Ta-Da....
Simply add whatever you choose to the outside and then sew along the edge between the pad and the edging and you're done. It's easy and doesn't take a lot of skill.
The perfect accessory when traveling. And a great, easy, practical gift idea for girls in your life. I admit I'm keeping one for myself but I'm giving the other three away for Christmas this year. (No names mentioned in case one of them reads this ;-) )
Make sure the hot pads you buy are large enough to be practical to fit most appliances. Some of the ones they sold at the dollar store here were only 7 x 7 which was too small. Luckily it's holiday time so these ones were festive with Santa and Snowmen, but you can't tell unless you look inside. And they were 8 x 10 which was a great size.
Happy Homemade Gifting!
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