Vintage Fat Quarters.

My stash of vintage sheets is starting to get a little out of control.

And If I'm honest, I really don't need all of that fabric.

So I've decided to start selling them off in my shop....now available one fat quarter at a time!

I was delighted to ship my first fabric package off to the UK earlier this week.

And even more delighted to discover that I rock at guessing shipping.

happy thursday all~

Ruffle Shirt Re-Fashion

I  have been drooling over the ruffle fabric in this shop for some time now. 
Suck my tongue back in, wipe off my chin, drooling I tell you.

So, when I stumbled upon this delightful yellow ruffle shirt at a garage sale for a frugal $1.50, I snagged her right up.

I had a lovely size 4t onsie laying around.  One of those stock up because it's cheap at the outlet mall purchases when Stella was a baby....not really processing that she would be potty trained before it actually fit.

So, I cut up the onsie, cut up the shirt, cut up one of Tim's old gray t-shirts to make a flower... and wa-lah!

  

And while yellow isn't my first color choice, I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out.  I honestly thought I'd screw it up, because the fabric is stretchy, and lining it up just right was a pretty important factor.

 happy tuesday all~

Sweater Re-Fashion -Part 3

Because I have been thoroughly enjoying cutting up my old sweaters, I thought I'd try out another sweater upcycling project with yet another trusty old gap multi-stripe goody.

I've glanced at quite a few tutorials that transform an adult size sweater, into a sweater dress for a little gal.

And I've been wanting to give it a whirl.

So, I chose a pretty easy sweater to work with....small neckline, tight yarn weave, not super long....

and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out!

It went surprisingly smooth!  ie.no swear words involved. 

I first cut the seams up the sides of the sweater....cut off some material in an A-line shape on each side, and then sewed them back up.

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Next,  I cut off both sleeves and chopped them down shorter, and also cut up the inside seam and cut some extra material off to tighten them up a bit.

I sewed them back onto the original armhole. 

And that's it! Wa-Lah!

Happy Thursday all~

Sweater Re-Fashion -Part 2

Ok, remember my last sweater re-fashion post?

pretty fancy photoshop skilz, huh :)

Well, I know you've been waiting around on pins and needles... pining away...wondering what on earth we did with those left over sleeves.

It was pretty simple, actually.

Trim a little off, fold a little under, add a little elastic... and wa-lah!

New legwarmers for Stelly Jane.

Perfect for trampoline jumping, on a crisp autumn day :)

...and they don't look half bad on me either :)

Stay tuned...I have another sweater re-fashion up my sleeve!

Happy Tuesday all~

Sweater Re-Fashion- Part 1

 I stink at returning pop cans.

I can't seem to ever remember them.

And I try to make my grocery outings as quick and painless as possible,

 as Elle likes to raise my blood pressure when I let her out of the house.

My mound of papers awaiting the gator could probably reach the moon if I lined them up.

I throw juice boxes in the garbage, for the sake of tidyness....gasp.  Please don't send the terracyle police my way!

However, all this said.... I do love a good clothes re-fashion.

And thanks to Pinterest, I have a million projects swirling through my head.

So today, I thought I'd give this trusty old Gap sweater a new life...

You see, the colors fit my decor perfectly.

And I have been drooling over all of the sweater pillow's I've seen on the www lately.

It's not fancy, but it is cozy!

Stay tuned to see what we did with the sleeves :)

off to auction ....

Thrift Store Love

Wow, it's been a really long time since I updated this blog!  I'm hoping to change that :)

It's no secret that I heart thrift stores.

The musty smell, shelves piled high with both trash and treasure waiting to be sifted, the instrumental version of "As the Deer" playing softly in the background...it all works together for me.

A few weeks back, a good friend offered to babysit in the evening so I could get out for a bit without kids. I ran my mandatory errands, and decided to hit a few thrift stores when I was all done.  Because lets face it, humming "As the Deer" while parusing isn't quite as satisfying when you have to stop every 2 minutes to say "No, you may not have that smelly stuffed dog, even if it is only a quarter."

Once again, the thrift store did not disappoint. I had a wonderful time digging, and I am pleased with my new treasure trove of lovlies.

For a few bucks, I scored a sweet old hamper for Sydney, a darling outfit for the little gals, and a few bags full of vintage sewing treasures!  Clearly someone was cleaning out their attic.

I scored a scrap bag full of vintage quilting squares...

this one is my favorite :)

Naturally, I've already started turning them into flowers :)

I've started making a new kind of flower to attach to headbands.

Happy Thursday all!