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With kids, I’ve HAD to wash mine. Delicate cycle, low setting in the dryer will be fine. If you try to air dry it, it will get a smell.

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This is actually not that hard. I’ve recovered a lot of sofa cushions. Most pillow covers on sofas zip off. Unzip each cover and take out the stuffing. Turn the pillow cover inside out. Then take a tape measure or ruler and measure the size of each of the pieces of fabric that are sewed together. Draw a sketch of each piece, with the measurements. Add about 1/2″ to 1″ around each edge for the sewing seam. Once you’ve got all of the pieces written down, figure out how much fabric you will need by making a diagram of all of the pieces. Most upholstery fabric is about 54″ to 60″ wide. It can be very expensive but there are a lot of discount places that sell remnants. Be sure to buy zippers in the right length or a little bit longer than the old zippers. After you buy the fabric, you can either layout the pieces to cut from the measurements on the sketches or just lay an inside out old cover on the fabric, pin it down and cut around it. Sew the zippers into the side pieces just like the original covers. Sew the tops and bottoms of the pillows to the narrow side strip piece. Be careful to make the corners line up.
If you go to a sewing and fabric store, most of the major dress pattern companies also sell patterns with instructions for making slipcovers, which can be helpful. The salespeople who work at such stores can usually help you out a lot with measuring and with instructions, too. By the way, if you get washable fabric and want to be able to launder the covers, be sure to machine wash and dry the fabric BEFORE you cut it and make the covers.

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I think broadcloth would be great for ows. It will come with a size in it that will make it feel a little stiff, but it will be soft when you prewash it, not at all like burlap. And it’s very easy to sew. It has no stretch at all.

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I throw mine in the washer all the time, dryer too… Sometimes they turn lumpy, but I don’t mind them that way.

You can also spot wash the pillow if its just a small mark. I like the way the dryer fluffs them up.

Check your pillow to see if there are washing instructions. Some fill will melt, at best see what the filler is…and if its plastic based, don’t try the drier!!

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http://boysthemebedrooms.com

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I like the first one much better than the second. The second one does look old for a 14 year old. Here are some others you might like:

http://store.closeoutlinen.com/Items/AS1416

http://store.bedbathcheap.com/homeitem.html

http://www.domestications.com/Products/Print/Unknown+Product/10304/16210AQ/code=macs/D8GOPS&cm_ven=GooglePS&cm_cat=Bedding-Comforters_and_Sets-Print&cm_pla=Queen&cm_ite=16210AQ&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=16210AQ

http://cgi.ebay.com/7p-PURPLE-GOLD-FLORAL-SARI-BEDDING-BEDSPREAD-COVERLET_W0QQitemZ300248235454QQihZ020QQcategoryZ20451QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem?refid=store

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=sc_pgc_r_8_0_16309661/601-5169538-7103314?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B0016APRWY

http://shop.vendio.com/theprimroselane/item/944413084/?s=1222252479

http://www.everydayhomeoutlet.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=6565897

http://www.pemamericaoutlet.com/juve/crocfur.aspx?pmc=Gb67jQ45

http://www.linens4you.net/servlet/the-2145/Jerome-Purple-Comforter/Detail

Good luck!

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That second one is nice, but it is a little grown up! Your color scheme sounds cute, but maybe try looking for a solid colored comforter that you can accentuate with brightly colored pillows in golds and purples. (or beaded pillows!) that way if your tastes change, the comforter is not so dramatic.

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I would say brown with blue accents would be good, and go easy on the zebra pattern. Too much of it might not be very relaxing. But blue (maybe like a grayish blue) and brown (like a milk chocolate brown) would be very nice together. And then zebra accessories. Go with brown & white zebra patterns instead of black & white ones if you can find them.

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Hancock Fabrics has some Abby Cadabby flannel:

http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Abby-Cadabby-Fairy-Pink-Cotton-Flannel-Fabric-Character-Licensed-Flannel_stcVVproductId56691469VVcatId539177VVviewprod.htm

JC Penney’s just got the exclusive rights to the Abby Cadabby images and plans a line of clothing, bedding and decorative items. So you might keep an eye out there, too.

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Mom’s house:
I have black ceiling/walls. On one of the biggest walls, its the paris skyline in a cool silver color, and on the ceiling, its stars in the same color. (If your not an artist like I am, there are stencils available) Anyway, So i kinda have the paris at night thing going on if you havent noticed. So i have a low, steel, bed frame with white and black paisley bedding (its like a cheap version of this.. Http://www.pbteen.com/products/dorm-ruched-fleur-bedding-bundle-black/?pkey=cgirl-bedding-bundles

http://www.pbteen.com/products/dorm-mini-dot-fleur-bedding-bundle-black/?pkey=cgirl-bedding-bundles)

I have some comfy beanbag chairs, a white desk with floating shelves, and some vintage posters that you can get at flea markets for about 5 dollars. Just make it your own, and it will NOT work if you do not keep it at clean.
Dads: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/tools/bedroom_rooms_ideas (the 12th one)
I just did a cheap version of this, and it looks great!

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I’m 16 and have been wanting to redecorate too. My room is really bright…I have a lot of bright colors that seem a bit young, so I like these ideas. Maybe you can use them if you like them.

Vintage Room: Get the vintage going! Old-timey mirrors and a little vanity, with a bedspread that is like paisley or grown-up princess like. Check out these links: (hope they work!) I just think that victorian style rooms or stuff out of Pride and Prejudice for teens is so cute. Just get those off-whites and subtles pinks going.

Http://www.wrapables.com/images/product/A52342.jpg

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=625795

(scroll down on the website above for a good pic)

Alright, and here is the style I am leaning towards. Oriental. Sounds a little strange, but is so easy and so cute. You know those huge chinese lanterns they have in the soft pastel colors? I saw those above one of my friend’s beds…about four of them…they were so pretty and very cute. You can get some prints of Japanese art or of those paper fans and frame them, and just make your bed have some silk that coordinates with the lanterns. This is a great way to make that carpet work too, you can have one or two green lanterns or something. Bring in a little plant or some bamboo frames and there ya go. Sounds weird, but if done right, can be gorgeous and really peaceful.

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Try Shabby Chic and Urban Outfitters

like look at zis:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=EED047B316EE8CF16F2F97544394FE5B.app13-node7?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=14885867&parentid=A_FURN_BEDDING&sortProperties=+product.marketingPriority,-product.startDate&navCount=132&navAction=poppushpush&color=

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=SLEEPING&navAction=poppush&navCount=23&pushId=SLEEP_FURNITURE&id=SLEEP_FURNITURE

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=DECORATING&navAction=poppush&navCount=41&pushId=DECOR_WALL_DECOR&id=DECOR_WALL_DECOR

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=EED047B316EE8CF16F2F97544394FE5B.app13-node7?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=14661565&parentid=A_FURN_BEDDING&sortProperties=+product.marketingPriority,-product.startDate&navCount=132&navAction=poppushpush&color=

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=DECORATING&navAction=poppushpush&navCount=43&pushId=DECOR_WALL_DECOR&id=DECOR_WALL_ART

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?popId=APARTMENT&navAction=poppushpush&isSortBy=true&navCount=156&pushId=APARTMENT_FURNISH&id=A_FURN_WALL

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You could paint a mural. Use a projector and a transparency to project an image onto the wall and then trace it onto the wall and then paint it.

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Put posters on the walls of your favorite singer.
Maybe get light blue or light purple curtains on the walls.
Maybe put a rug on the floor if there is no carpet or you don’t like the carpet.
Maybe put a Beanbag in your room

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I suggest floating shelves or to make them yourself purchase plywood and thumbtacks to hold them up.
Buy purple fabric on clearance for purple slipcovers or curtains. Nobody will be the wiser if there is a second hand sofa underneath. Shop thrift stores for furniture or there is a freecycle.com on the internet where people willingly give away items for the taking. You can also post your wanted items. Ha~ha! Paint the shelves purple using acrylic household paint. It is soldin walmart for 1.39 or less for a couple of ounces. If it needs an update, you can ‘fine~tune it’ very easily. If you have money left over, you can paint your room a coordinating color. (I suggest light/medium gray because purple and grey are so masculine, at least to me.

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You can try washing it again and putting baking soda in with the soap about a half of a box and the smell will come out. For the stain if its white you can bleach the stain if not you could try hydrogen peroxide, but it might discolor the fabric.

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Urinating outside the litter box is often a sign of a urinary tract infection. If left untreated, it can get bad very quickly and kill the cat. You would be wise to take him to the vet, where they can give him an exam to see if he has a UTI. It is caused by ingredients in their food, mainly magesium and ash, that they don’t really need. The UTI causes crystals to form in their urine, which scratch and irritate the lining of the bladder and urethra. The body responds by coating the lining with a sludge-like substance, that can quickly build up, and if it completely blocks the urethra, the cat will die very quickly. There are special foods in the pet store made for cats with urinary tract health in mind. Get into the habit of reading labels and dont buy anything with magnesium or ash in the ingredients.

Un-neutered males will spray urine to mark their territory. Sometimes male cats who have been fixed will continue to spray after being neutered. This is not true of all cats, but sometimes ones who were fixed after they were allowed to grow into the habit of spray marking, will continue to do so. If you suspect your boy kitty of still spray-marking after being fixed, you can try to curb this habit by using a special spray called Feliway. It is a substance that is similar to cat facial pheremone scents. When cats rub their faces on things, it is a “happy” sort of marking, and the scent it leaves relaxes them and other cats, and they will not urine-mark on the same spots as where there are facial pheremone marks. Feliway is somewhat expensive, but does work pretty good. I’ve linked a site below for you to check it out, if you want.

Remember that cats noses are far more sensitive than ours, so if your cat has peed somewhere he shouldn’t have, and even if you cleaned it up really well, he still may be able to smell traces of his pee there and think its OK to keep using that spot. To clean urine spots, thoroughly soak the area with plain white vinegar. Let the vinegar dry on the area. If it is on the rug, place layers of paper towel or newspapers on top of the vinegar, and put something heavy on top of it, like books (be sure to protect your books from moisture by wrapping them in a plastic bag). Leave the books on the spot till it dries. The acid pH of the vinegar will counterbalance the alkaline pH of the urine, thus killing the smell for good, and it should prevent kitty from peeing there ever again. This really works, I have used it for years.

Good luck, I hope this helped =^.^=

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If you want to know the number of combinations that 8 different items can be arranged you simply multiply as follows.

8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1

So there’s 40,320 different ways to arrange the patches.

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You could probably find a pattern that would give you an idea how to make it. If your just using it as a cooler you should be fine with one or two straps on the chest and one maybe two belly straps. I would use elastic for the straps you could probably even find buckles similar to what they use on ones for sale. As for a place to find materials I think any craft store would carry the supplies you need.

Good Luck hope it works good for you.

I found these patterns after a quick search

http://www.seattlefabrics.com/suitability.html#S7900%20Horse%20Blanket,%20Sheet,%20and%20Cooler

If you really want it to be good you could buy repair kits for blankets and use those parts on your blanket.

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I thought this would be something easy to find, but as you know, it’s not.

Spouses of Ft. Bragg’s soldiers started something called Operation Kid Comfort. They use photo quilt blocks and make a quilt.

You might want to take photos and have someone transfer them onto fabric.

Type “quilt soldiers” in ebay and flag/soldier quilt blocks will appear.

You (or someone) can either make it into a quilt or sew the bottom and sides to a flannel sheet for a duvet type of blanket.

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Buy a pistol of any sort, preferably a Desert Eagle, or 44. Magnum. Shoot him in the left shoulder, and once he falls to the ground in agony, stuff the sock in his right ear while shouting the Star Spangled Banner. Once you have accomplished this task, perform CPR on his left leg. Next, cut off his right leg, and yours, and switch them. While it may be painful, it should fix your problem. After you’re done with this, you’re gonna want to shove anchovies into his belly button, and make sure you’ve swallowed and regurgitated them before you do this. Make him stand up, punch him in the left cheek twice, right cheek thirty two times, and knee his gut eight times. After this, put him back on his bed, and remove the bullet from his shoulder with tweezers, and make him swallow it. Run him over with a car, three times. Then, he should be back to normal. This has an 89% success rate with other people that have tried it.

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No, I’m sorry to say that using extra pillows doesn’t usually help. : (

Your best bet would be to see dentist who can make a nightguard for you to wear over your teeth while you sleep.

I’m enclosing a link below that can give more information about this.

**Hope this helps!

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Actually yes, it is very normal.
I have met about 10+ girls and even guys who have done this for sexual pleasure.
I know this mainly because i used to do it as well as my best friend. But i find masturbating really helps. If you masturbate while moving ur hips like a thrusting movement, it gives you so much more sexual pleasure.

Best of luck

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Go with UHAUL’S suggestion. If it seems too large, don’t worry about it. You don’t have a lot of stuff but you don’t want to risk getting a smaller one and it being too small.

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Paper

Scrunch up some A4 sheets of paper into loose balls that can fit between your two hands (5-6 inch in diameter). Sellotape the egg to one of the balls of paper (so that it does not move) and then surround this ball with several other balls of paper and sellotape the whole thing.Make sure that the paper is not scrunched up too tight,the should be plenty of air gaps and loose folds to slowly absorb the energy of the impact.