Easy DIY Hidden Phone Pocket- Tutorial!

I like wearing skirts.
I like everything about them, except that they NEVER have pockets. And if they do have pockets, they're ugly.
 Here is a simple little sewing project that will help you avoid those awkward looks when you hike up your skirt to get at the phone that's in the pocket of your shorts.

What you'll need:
-A pair of leggings that you hate (or some stretchy fabric)
-Scissors
- Fabric chalk (or just eyeball it like I did)
-A way to sew it together


Start by putting on the leggings, make sure they fit snugly around the thighs. Decide where you want the phone pocket to be. Depending on the length of the skirt, I'd suggest a few inches above the knee. Then take your phone and put it on your leg to see how long the band needs to be. I'm recommending making the band about an inch longer than your phone, mark the beginning and end of the band with chalk (or with a little snip of the scissors).
Take off the leggings and cut the bottom (the side closest to the knee) straight. Cut out the top so that is has a tag at that's two or three inches in length. If you cut the band so that it has two tabs, cut one off. You only need one.

 The next step is cutting out the pocket for the phone. Put your phone on the fabric and trace around it. If you want your phone to have extra protection, cut more than one of this shape. Don't forget to add a tab at the top. Like so:

Next step is to pin the the pocket onto the band. To do this, I put the band on my leg and held the pocket in place. Pin the pocket to the band so that the tabs match up. Then take it to the sewing machine and sew three sides (Do not sew the side with the tabs!!).

Put the band on your leg and put your phone in the pocket and tie the tabs together. And bazinga! You are ready to go!

(Sorry if these instructions make no sense, I've never written a tutorial before.)

What if I gave an Oreo to you?

Mom and I were talking about Oreos the other day because I showed her this (it's my new theme song by the way.) We found these chocolate cracker things at Kipa that are really good. We were discussing what we could do to them to make them Oreo like. Mom said we should try sandwiching them with whipped cream and making a log type cake. We thought it would be good so I made this:

 It was SO good! I'd definitely make it again! I wrote out some directions for you if you want to try it for your self.

To make Cookie Log.

You will need:

-Whipped Cream (I don’t know how much whipped cream you’ll need, I used some that had some sort of thickening agent …)

-Sugar - about a teaspoon

-Vanilla - about a teaspoon

-Plain chocolate cookies *no icing!*  (I used 2 packages)

-Sprinkles (normally I’d say this was optional. But seriously, can sprinkles be optional???)

Directions

Whip the cream till it’s stiff; add sugar and vanilla to taste. Sandwich the whipped cream between two cookies and put on a plate so that the cookies are standing up. Alternating with the cookie and the whipped cream make the log as big as desired. Use the remaining whipped cream to cover the log. Cover it plastic wrap*, and put in the fridge for about 6 hours. Take out and sprinkle with sprinkles, serve cold.

We wanted to cookies to be soft like cake so I made it right after lunch. The cookies were softish when we ate it, around 8pm when Dad came home.

* To keep the plastic wrap from messing up the whipped cream I stuck little spoons in the log, I think toothpicks will also work.  :)

 

 Enjoy!