Making a Box into a lined basket

So I decided to try a new project tonight and try my hand at a tutorial as well. It may prove harder than it looks! I started with a cardboard box that Dan's ipod dock came in and cut the flaps off.



Then I hot glued some cute Dollar Store wrapping paper to the box. You could probably Mod Podge it as well, but I was experimenting and short on time.



Here is what it looks like once I finished wrapping the box. You will need to glue down well so it doesn't pucker. Also wrap it around the whole bottom and an inch into the inside.



Next I followed this youtube video:

How to sew a basket liner

I did it step by step to make the liner. The only thing I did different was to use ribbon instead of elastic around the top. I also glued my liner in so that it didn't slip out.

And this is how it turned out!

Adventures in Weight loss

So I am struggling with losing the baby weight after baby #3. It has only been 3 1/2 months, but I really want my body back. I wasn't able to breastfeed AGAIN, so I am on my own here. i decided to do the hCG that I had done last year. It had worked so well and I kept the weight off permanently. So after the Christmas binge, I came home and committed myself to this very extreme diet for 41 days. Well, It didn't work out. After 11 days on hCG I was still starving! The first 2 times I had tried it, i wasn't hungry after the first 3 days or so. This time I was shaking, weak, taking 2 naps just to survive and my stomach was growling 24 hours a day. I just couldn't keep starving myself. 500 Calories is starvation. So I prayed about it and felt like this wasn't the solution for me right now. So I did lose 10 pounds that first week and I am trying not to gain it back, but to jump right into exercise and eating no sugar, dairy and wheat. I am lactose intolerant and gluten sensitive, so that is the reason for those restrictions. I hope I can keep my spirits high and keep on keeping on.