Show and Tell Friday

 This is a lengthy S and T.

Okay as promised a bit about a science experiment that did not work. Yes we did exactly as the book said and still the results were not right. So we used our vast experience of working with balloons ( doesn't every homeschool mom know 50 thousand ways to use a balloon?). The experiment was on Waters Polarity.

Note the water is not bending toward the comb..... no matter what we did . We tried everyones hair in the house including the cats.

Awe success!  We can actually see and feel the tug of war going on between the electrons that are shared by the atoms.

Science Experiment: ( that worked!) Water as a Solvent

 

Pillows. When the weather changes from the heat of summer to the brisk evenings of fall I bring out the couch pillows and blankets. To save money I buy pillows at the thrift store. I do not pay more than 50 cents a piece for them. Each season I try to save fabric from various things ( as you will see) to recover the pillows. It just freshens up our old couches and gives the room a new look.

Here is a few photos of pillows from thrift store or castoffs someone no longer wanted. They are nice but not "us"

The group of pillows below is a small sampling of pillows. ( I like cozy!) The one in the very back is flannel. The rectangle denim  ( darker in color) is made from a pant leg of a very large pair of cast away jeans.

 

This heart shaped pillow was free. The new cover is made from a cast away pair of demin shorts. ( wait till you see what I am going to do with the front side of the shorts!)

This pillow was recovered using a portion of a duvet that was to be tossed out. ( go here if you do not know what a duvet is! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duvet  ) The buttons were part of the duvet. I did not have to do button holes or sew on the buttons!

The duvet also served as a new cover for our dog bed. Our dog weighs 150 lbs. ( No he is not over weight! Just big) He has hip problems and needs a soft bed. We purchased a baby matteress at the thrift story very cheap. Inside the cover is the matteress, and two thick comfortors. ( again these were cast away blankets) A very comfy bed for a very special friend!

Back of pillow

Front of pillow

Maybe my favorite so far this season...a pillow cover made out of a jean skirt. We get so many junior size jean skirts in the clothing closet. It seems size 7 is a popular size. So this pillow ( above ) is a jr size 7!

These are very large comfy pillows. They usually end up on the floor for movie time or sitting on around the coffee table. The pillow ( cover ) in the back is made from the same duvet as above items. The darker pillow in the front is made from an 3X heavy duty Tee Shirt.

I have recoverd a total of 11 pillows using "free" fabrics from 2 cast away duvets, a Tee Shirt, and a pair of jeans. With the same fabric I also made a dog bed cover and a bird cage cover. I did not buy any "new to me" pillows this year. So the cost of refreshing my livingroom was zero!