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How To Make Yo-Yo's For Your Holiday Gifts

I always loved the Yo -Yo quilts my grandmother made when I was growing up. Thrifty housewives in the 1930s-1940s were up-cycling and re-cycling old linens, blouses and fabric remnants way before these terms became part of our popular lexicon. Old fabric were made into circles and sewn to form Yo-Yo's as they were called.

Attaching Yo Yo's To Gift Wrap

I found a wonderful blog called "Hello My Name Is Heather"  with a terrific easy tutorial on how to go about making Yo-Yo projects. I loved this idea Heather shows on her blog about having a Yo-Yo Christmas and using Yo-Yo 's as gift toppers.

Tutorial by Heather On How To Make Yo-Yo's

http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/photos/how_to_make_a_yoyo/hbyoyotutorial1.html

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café. To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.com Visit my website, CDianneZweig.com Dianne is a member of: The American Society of Journalists and Authors The Society of Professional Journalists