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DIY Ruffle Shower Curtain

Deanna — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:35:40 +0000

I have admired the ruffle shower curtain from Anthropologie for the last year but the price is a bit much to spend on a shower curtain. I figured it was worth me trying it on my own. I really like how this turned out and it was fairly simple, time consuming, but simple.

Anthropolgie Ruffle Shower Curtain

Shower curtain before(sorry really bad photo).

Shower curtain After.

For some reason I could never get my girls to use flat sheets and after 10 years of trying and every morning finding the flat sheets squished at the bottom of the bed, I finally gave up and put the flat sheets away. But today they came to great use. I pulled out all my twin flat sheets and started cutting strips to sew onto the old shower curtain. I used the nice clean edges for the bottom of the ruffles and layered all the way up. It was super easy just took time to sew the long stitch, pull to ruffle, pin to the old shower curtain and then sew on. I love how it turned out. If you dont have old sheets, you can always go to your local thrift store and find some pretty vintage sheets to use for ruffles. You can really cover any color or design of shower curtain.

Try this and send me pictures, I would love to see how yours turns out!

DIY: Give those Old Beads some Oomph!

Deanna — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:08:46 +0000

I found this strand of red beads at the Goodwill and after finding the coat buttons with chains at the estate sale last weekend I decided to see what they would look like together.

I really like how it turned out, kind of reminds me of something that would be on a marching band or military jacket.

This was super easy, I just used my jewelry pliers and opened up the link and clasped it between two big red beads and then attached another link to the button and chain at desired length apart and clasped it between two more red beads. For the second one, clasp the button between the first two buttons and then at about the same distance apart as the first set clasp the second button. I love it! All this for around .50 cents.

Another Set of Easy DIY Cloth Napkins

Deanna — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:47:25 +0000

Remember when I made these easy DIY cloth napkins?

I made some more. This time I made them for my nieces wedding shower. I'm still trying to figure out what to add to this gift. I am thinking of making it a picnic basket gift, with fun stuff for picnic-ing. What do you think? Any ideas?

For the instructions click here.

Fabric Rose Necklace

Deanna — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:26:23 +0000

I have never added fabric roses or fabric flowers of any kind to a necklace. This was my first try at this. I found this necklace in that lot of jewelry and made these flowers from a shirt and stuffed them in the circle to see what they would look like and I liked it, so I glued a black round piece of velvet on the backs and I was done.

Happy 4th of July & a Necklace

Deanna — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:44:45 +0000

This morning as I was getting dressed I decided to wear one of my newest creations. I had a t-shirt and skirt on and when I walked into the bathroom my husband said "oh your going to dress up?". I had a t-shirt on, apparently the necklace made it all look a lot nicer than it was.

I found some great bundles of jewelry the last time I was at the Goodwill and started putting things together to get this creation. This necklace has 5 different parts of necklaces put together.

Happy 4th of July! I hope you enjoy a great day with family and friends!

Easy DIY Rope Necklace w/ Curtain Tiebacks

Deanna — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:47:49 +0000

I saw this a while back on love Maegan and wanted to make one and so I have been keeping my eyes out for these curtain tiebacks. I was worried at first because the kind I found at the goodwill were with tassels, but fortunately when you take the tassel off they are just plain tiebacks. So lets get started.

You will need two curtain tiebacks and ribbon.

1. If your tiebacks have tassels, take them off. If not skip this step.

2. Loop them together like this.

3. Knot together, pull tight.

4. Using ribbon of your choice, pull it through the 4 loops and tie in a bow.

Super easy and super cute. Check out love Meagan's two tone version here.

DIY Urban Outfitters Bowtie Necklace

Deanna — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:11:10 +0000

I saw this bowtie necklace on the Urban Outfitters site and thought it was cute. I liked how you could make it shorter or longer.

I had a dress that I had already taken off the sash for a necklace last week and figured the straps would be perfect for this necklace since they had the length adjustments on them.

Here is what I did:

Sew the two straps together, making sure each piece is laying with the bra adjusters the same way.

Cut a piece of material in the length and width you want your bow. Fold one end in and then the other end in, slightly on top of each other. Mine is a bit smaller than the one from Urban Outfitters. Lay the sewn strap on top of the bow, which will be laid on top of a small piece of fabric to tie around both. You can make yours more like the Urban Outfitter one by making your bow bigger so that it hangs lower.

Tie the small piece around the bow and strap securing them both. Now using your scissors, cut the tied part down so that its not seen from the front when wearing this.

This is what its like when its shorter, like a men's bowtie.

This is what its like when its longer.

Satin Bow Tie Recycled Necklace

Deanna — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:38:41 +0000

I finished another recycled necklace. If you have ever worked with jewelry you know that you have to have the right tools to take apart or add to jewelry, believe me I tried with regular pliers and it did not work. So I bought a five piece set of small jewelry pliers that have been so nice to work with and made this process of jewelry making so much easier.

Here is my latest necklace. This one I used a satin bow from a ballet dress I found at the goodwill, and all the necklaces were re-purposed and put together from old jewelry I bought in a lot from the thrift store.

The little jewels I used at the top are actually earrings that I poked through and bent the posts to cover where I sewed the satin ribbon on. I love how it turned out and I wore this last night and it was totally comfortable.

Make Your Own 100% Recycled Necklace

Deanna — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:57:31 +0000

I have been enjoying taking apart jewelry and putting together different necklaces and beads that you wouldn't think necessarily go together but when put together they look amazing.

Here is one of my 100% recycled necklaces that I recently finished. I took apart a belt for the metal rings, used two necklaces after I took the clasps off, and then I cut off the two ties from a dress that no longer fits. Combining those made this necklace.

DIY Dorm Laundry Bag

Deanna — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:32:29 +0000

My daughter is going off to college in August and to get her ready I have been thinking of things that she will need. Well the number one thing I thought of was a laundry bag, so she has something to bring all those dirty clothes home from college for me to wash.

I found a pattern in the Sew it All magazine and used it as a guide. I always change patterns, its some odd habit I have of making things just a little bit of my own and probably a bit of that 'I-don't-want-to-do-what-you-say' kind of thing too. Im a bit of a rebel when it comes to sewing.

All the material I used was found at the goodwill. I found about 3 yards of this material and its super thick too, perfect for a laundry bag. I used a belt I found at the thrift store instead of a ribbon. I also cut a doily in half for the front pocket. I serged over the rough edge of the doily to make it look pretty. If you don't have a serger you can fold over the edge and sew for a clean edge.

Here are a couple easy DIY patterns for you to try:

DIY dorm laundry bag

Make your own fabric laundry bag

Or you can check out Sew It All March issue at your local library for the pattern I used.

Also for a simple and quick(but a little small) laundry bag you can use a pillow case.

Have fun!