"Magic" Self Binding Baby Blanket

OR as I like to call my version: 

Magic Mess!

I'm a rookie who should probably stick to doing things with written instructions complete with lots (and lots) of still photo's for every step along the way. That way I would have slimmer chances of ending up with things like this. It's ok, you don't have to pretend to not notice that I failed to measure all 4 sides equally ~ despite having all the necessary tools to do so.

I started out on the right track...

But what can I say? It's never a far leap for me to land in Oopsville.

Here's the video tutorial I attempted to follow ~ PLEASE NOTE: this young lady WONDERFUL can not be blamed for my Magic Mess!!



See? She is terrific! I love the ease in her approach. Ah well, maybe I will do better next time. After all, "if at first you don't succeed" and all that jazz. 

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Now for my TMZ-style rant on the birth of the newest Celeb-U-Bebe: Blue Ivy Carter ~ because, you know, my opinion matters. ;)


Beyonce & Jay-Z reportedly paid $1.3 MILLION dollars to secure the entire floor of the hospital where she gave birth to their new baby girl. 


I admire the talent that these two share. I also admire their commitment to keeping their private life exactly that: PRIVATE. Furthermore, I'm sure $1.3m will come in handy for the hospital. (Because, you know, hospitals don't charge enough as it is.)


HOWEVER, I have one question.


What the hell? 


A WHOLE floor Beyonce, really? 


Ok, that's two questions. 


But for the love of Put A Ring On It, get real! For that kind of money, why not lease a private birthing center? Set up labor & delivery at home? Or in a castle, with security, and a moat stocked with alligators hungry for paparazzi.


I certainly hope that another laboring mother was not displaced (to the left, to the left) due to the lock down of AN ENTIRE FLOOR..... 
Another mother who didn't have the luxury or time to get to another hospital where they don't sell out like it's One Night Only at Madison Square Garden.....
Another mother who's baby is every bit as precious & sacred as Sasha Fierce's offspring.....


I enjoy the entertainment industry, I really do, but stuff like this pisses me off.