March 8, 2010
DIY Sweater Ruffles
To go with the cute shirt I have been challenged to make(but am not finished with) I decided to add some ruffles to an old sweater.
Making ruffles is super easy!
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March 5, 2010
I Have Been Challenged!
If you know me at all, you know that a challenge to me is not something to be ignored, in fact, its something I take very serious. Someone asked me once if I could shove this piece of cake in my mouth all at once, and as soon as I feel like there is a challenge on the table, well I will show you that I can. I did shove that cake in my mouth, unfortunately I did spit it out again, but I did shove it right back in(which made everyone sick) and chewed and swallowed the whole thing. That just tells you I have a big mouth and that I will do whatever it takes to prove to you that I can do it!
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March 4, 2010
Upcycle an Old Shirt into a Pintuck Tank
I was looking through the Anthropologie catalogue, as I normally do for ideas, and saw a pin tuck tank. I didn't think it would be too tough and so I tried it on a shirt my daughter was getting rid of. The shirt was a cotton but it was a stretchy smooth feeling cotton and sewing pin tucks in it was not the easiest.
I joined the blog parade happening over at Rear Window. Head on over and check it out!
1. What's your favorite time of the day, and why? Night.
2. If health wasn't an issue, what food could you live off of? Definitely Hamburgers!
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March 2, 2010
DIY Upcycled T-Shirt Skirt
This is a quick post today. I saw this skirt made from tee's over at Beelieve and loved the way it looked. Of course mine is a bit different. T-shirts really are great material for a comfy skirt. I made this skirt in about an hour. I just started cutting shirts apart and piecing them together. Next time I will try overlapping more, like Karen from Beelieve did. I even used a long piece from a tee for the drawstring.
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February 27, 2010
Strapless Dress Re-do
I have this beautiful niece who gives me clothes that she no longer wears or doesn't like and this week she gave me this really cute strapless dress with a side zipper. I love it but for me I knew I would never be comfortable wearing it without some sort of strap. I had this scarf that I had found while thrifting a while back and decided to try some different ways of adding it to the dress for straps. I sewed and seam ripped and sewed some more before I decided to do plain old straps.
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February 23, 2010
Vintage Slip Upcycle
About a month ago I found this vintage lace slip that I fell in love with but wasn't sure how to make it fit me or how to wear it. I contemplated cutting the slip apart but some of you suggested I leave it as it is and wear a long sweater over it. Well today I found just the right sweater. I obviously had to sew in the bust of the slip a bit because I wasn't blessed with an overabundance in that area. I was a bit worried when I first started sewing but the slip turned out to fit very well and looks really cute under this sweater. And the bonus is that the sweater was also a thrift store find.
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January 29, 2010
DIY Valentine Hearts to Hang
My daughter came up with this idea to hang hearts from a doorway or ceiling like those funky 60's beads. We started cutting hearts and arranging them so that none of the hearts of the same size were next to each other. Here is what we came up with. We still haven't hung them from the doorway, they are currently draped over the ceiling fan that hangs over the kitchen table.
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January 17, 2010
Happy 70th Birthday Mom!
What do you get a mom who really doesn't need anything but is turning the BIG 7 0 and you want to make it a special day with a special gift? I feel we have exhausted the usual perfume and candies and needed something extra-ordinary! I went out looking with absolutly no luck. But when I got home I got an idea and I think she will love what I came up with. Although a smile might not initially come, at least I know it will mean something to her. I made her this special, one-of-a-kind candle holder.
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December 22, 2009
Let it Snow
My daughter likes to watch the news at night to see if its going to snow and so far we haven't had a single flake fall from the sky in our area. Last year we were blessed with a couple weeks of amazing snow falls and an ice storm to top it off. But so far this year we haven't been as fortunate. Well we may not have snow but I have this funny video that will hopefully put a smile on your face as it did mine, ok maybe it wasn't just a smile, it flat out made me ROFL( I hate that acronym but it fits today). Over at V and Co. today I was reading about her day yesterday and she posted this video, check it out and enjoy the snow!
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