(For Personal Use Only)What you need:One colorful 100% cotton shirtNeedle & ThreadHot glue gunSew-In Extra Heavyweight Interfacing Step One: Cut strips from shirt Width: Flowers: 1 1/2 inches Straps: 1/2 inch (Important: see step four before cutting) Length:Flowers: Any length. … [Continue reading...]
Dress Refashion
May 11, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Put these together...to make this! I got this second-hand dress for "Miss-M" & wasn't in love. There was just something missing. So I decided to spruce it up a bit. I made these flowers out of an old sweater, added ribbon (use a contrasting thread) to the top and bottom of the dress & voila! ... a … [Continue reading...]
“Project Closet”
May 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
This may look like an ordinary closet...But it is anything from that...It it filled top to bottom with crafting materials (paper, fabric, beads, ribbon, etc) left over from other projects. It doesn't make sense to keep running to the craft store every minute when I can just dig into the … [Continue reading...]
Necklaces & a Send-off
May 6, 2010 by · 3 Comments
Life caught up with me & I have had zero time to even breathe let alone write a blog post. Last night we had our annual send-off dinner for the girls whose husbands are graduating this year. The first years (including me) threw an amazing multi-course dinner for them and I made 5 necklaces, one … [Continue reading...]
Clutch
May 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Ah... the perfect clutch. You are a beauty! … [Continue reading...]
Ruffled Clutch for Diaper Wipes
May 2, 2010 by · 1 Comment
How to make ruffles: Cut 1 inch (or smaller, or bigger, whatever...) strips of fabric (any length, mine were about 7 inches long). Change sewing machines tension to high and select your longest stitch. Sew straight down the middle of the strip, automatically creates a ruffle. Have fun! I … [Continue reading...]
