Crystal Heart Lace Chokers for My Valentines DIY

I went shopping at a bead shop last week with a coupon- buy one get one free.  If only I didn't know I could get unlimited amounts of strands with this deal I wouldn't have bought so many.  Oh, well.  My little girl was with me and was so very patient that I let her pick out a strand of the most beautiful ones (she liked).  She chose some lavender cut glass hearts.  And so I made a Valentine's Day necklace for each of my girls.  Here are some instructions:

Simple Drawstring Skirt One-size-fits-most

My aunt needed a couple of trek skirts for the stake youth conference coming up, but they were for unspecified young women.  I have no idea the height or weight of the girls, so I had brain storm an idea so that it would fit anyone or most anyone AND look a little attractive so that they would wear it.

Here is the pattern I came up with.  It has a waistband in the front and a drawstring/tie back.  The back half extends to 40 inches in length from one side of the front to the other.  The front is about 14.5 inches across.  That is about 54 inches, give or take for the waist expansion.

I used a Full Size Bed Sheet.  I used the top and bottom edges for the hems of the skirt.  The + 2.5" hem is the extra length needed if you are NOT using a bed sheet.  I made 2 skirts- one for a 5'8" girl and another for a 5'4" girl out of one bed sheet with a little extra leftover.  I apologize if these are confusing patterns or instructions- someone with a little knowledge of basic construction should do okay with it.  Most of the 'how to' is with pictures.  If you need clarification, just let me know!

Here are the measurements and instructions