Repair spot on shirt for boy

THE PROBLEM: 

THE SOLUTION:

Buttons art

For winning, witwhitherwilt gets a copy of Button It Up: 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects for Necklaces, Bracelets, Embellishments, Housewares & More by Susan Beal.

So I went looking around the house with what I could revamp! And I found this awesome picture clock that my mom had given me and thought it needed more sprucing! SO here it is! Also this is my first challenge!!!

Video Wrapping gifts

Recycling work: How to convert a Hairband into a Brooch/clip

Dont we all just love rosettes. I believe that there is no better way to welcome spring than with flowers. So keeping in mind my theme for this month - Reinvention or Re purposed jewelry, I would now like to show you a quick way to whip up a rosette brooch/clip in less than 15 minutes (10 with practice :).
I have used an old hairband (pony tailer) that had gotten elongated because of use. It can no longer be used as a band but that is what makes it great for this project.
Hairband brooch/Clip

Materials required: 
- old hair band with elastic,
- a shank button (I have used a stone studded shank button that I have with me from my MG days),
- Some seed beads or micro beads
- Clear Glue
- sewing thread and needle
- A piece of felt
- A brooch pin/safety pin or a Barret (depending on whether you want to make a brooch or a hair clip) 

old swim suit into fashion

Add some pretty petals to your swim suit: DIY

Before:

Step One: Pick a plain suit. I bought this suit last year on the Gap Clearance rack for 6.98. At the time I was large and pregnant and hoped for a better slimmer summer the next year.

Repair old shirt with easy flower tutorial

In the summer I always want to put my daughter Eden in "easy outfits".... Hence, the embellished Onsie, it doesn't get easier than that!

To start I cut out circles of white Jersey Knit fabric (Doesn't fray!)

Tutorial make Scrappy Petal Tank

 i have WAY too many stupid scraps!!! i always tell myself i will make some sort of cute hair-thing out of every little tiny extra nothing... who needs that many freaking hair-things!! well... ok... my girls think they do :)

i was having a tinkerbell moment when this came to me...

a cute pink tank from H&M

Recycled shirt

T-shirt Scarf Tutorial

My Readers,

Time for a super easy tutorial. I'm giving away one of my secrets so get ready! This is a simple jersey scarf made from a plain t-shirt. I get mine for $1-$2 at the thrift store. That is all this craft will cost you!

Here's what you need: an old men/women's XL t-shirt (XXL works too), scissors, and a flat space to work. Easy, right?

Rrecycling: How to make blooming bib

In my search for the perfect colorful accessory I came across this T-shirt that I bought from theDollar Tree,

the color was just right so I started to cut. I took pictures along the way in case it turned out kind of cool.

I'm glad I did because I LOVE IT! So now I can share it with all you pretties!

Supplies:

1-2 Sheets of Felt (depending on how big you want your necklace to be)

Needle and Thread 

A Dollar Store T-shirt (or an old one around the house)

Hot Glue Gun

Scissors

How to make Camera Strap

Tutorial

 

After seeing so many gorgeous camera straps out there, I decided that my boring black DSLR camera strap just had to have one!  

pompom fabric flowers

 

The Colla-Flower

Here are the 6 easy steps:

Tutorial: Flowers Make Me Melt

This is super simple and fun to make. 

Supplies-

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  A scrap of polyester fabric.  Look at the label on the end of the bolt.  It will tell you the fiber content of the material.  I only bought 100% polyester.  There was cotton/poly, but I didn't want to take the chances of starting a fire.  I like to shop the remnant section.  The fabric is usually marked down to half price because it was the end of the bolt.

Making cards: Majestic Pearl Wedding Invitation

For the traditionally inclined bride, there is nothing more elegant than white on white. Feel like a true princess on your wedding day with this classic, yet sophisticated invitation. With subtle layers of shimmering pearl paper, exquisite flock and sparkling silver accessories, this invitation promises a dreamy, opulent and irresistibly romantic affair.

Tutorial: Choosing Fabrics for a Quilt

Remember this stack of fabric?  They are for a quilt for my son’s bed.
Although I sew quite a bit, I am not a quilter.  I am lucky enough to have a mom who is a very talented quilter.  She has taught quilt classes for years.  And it’s always so tempting to let her “help” me… with her accurate seams and points.  And her flare for color and fabrics.  Her talent for color is quite wonderful.
But this time, I want it to be my own project.
Choosing fabrics for a quilt is more than just putting together a stack of fabrics that you love.  And knowing this, I called my mom and asked her for her best advice in choosing the fabrics for Ben’s quilt.
She stressed that she really doesn’t believe in hard and fast rules.  She thinks rules are often meant to be broken.  But that said, these are the precepts that guide her creative process:
1.  Start with a fabric that you love.  This can be a starting point to build the rest of your fabric collection around.

Holiday crafts: making Christmas tree

 
Holiday crafts: Christmas tree

how to make pinwheel parade

hey there! it's my turn for the block a palooza that quilt dad has put on. make sure you visit all the other bloggers who have already created a block!

with the weather we've been having it actually does feel like spring! (high 50's). the kiddos have been outside every day after school, and can i just say, what a difference it makes to get a little vitamin D in the system and some fresh air? once again dreaming of summer. but lets talk about spring first.
i named my block pinwheel parade because when i looked at the block i thought of spring and lots of kids having their own pinwheel blowing in the wind. so lot's of kids running around with pinwheels = a parade of pinwheels hence the name.
but enough talking lets start cutting

Tutorial: flower corsage

Being a mom sometimes isn’t the most glamorous job one can have. Being a mom sometimes means walking around with food or boogers on your shirt, and sometimes not getting into the shower till afternoon . we’re busy driving kids to school and activities, busy folding laundry, busy wiping away tears, busy reading bed time stories, busy making it all better, busy cooking meals, busy keeping house, busy cleaning toilets. Yes, not so glamorous indeed, but probably the most important. We are the ones who help mold, uplift, and carry our children when they need us to. We are the ones they turn to when hurt, scared, or proud. We are their mothers and we have been given the opportunity to love them like no one else in this world.
that makes a mother beautiful in my eyes.
so to help mothers feel a little more pretty on the outside, I’ve created this lovely flower corsage, made out of satin ribbon.

How to make Christmas wreath from an old sweater

Gifts with pompom

Making clothe for bottles

Recycling work