My mom has lent me her sewing machine so I could work on a few projects... so I thought I'd post what I've been working on.
I have lots of new nieces, nephews, and little cousins' babies being born so..... I've been sewing some practical burp clothes. I really liked that this flannel I found wasn't baby-ish, but rather more the modern mom type of print. I made these ones for my cousin who's having her first baby boy this June. With the scraps of fabric I made a little hair flower.
Okay, so the dress above I didn't make, but I DID find it brand new with the tags still on at our local Goodwill store for $4.99! I love Target and I love a good deal... I even love when I find a great target deal at the Goodwill. :) I can't wait until I can wear it without tights.... COME ON SUMMER! :)
Most of you wouldn't recognize this next shirt above...
It used to look like this:
I figure, why throw out a good shirt when you get tired of it? Why not try and make it into something else that's fresh and new? The sleeves on the shirt were getting little stains on them but I thought I'd attempt some imagination and make my own little shirt vest. I think it turned out cute. I had no patterns except a vague idea of what I envisioned it to look like. the pockets are the end of the shirt sleeves. And the ruffles along the neck were the sleeves themselves. It's not perfect, but was fun to make.
Another target deal at the Goodwill. I have been looking for a new wallet for a long time now and as most of you know cute wallets can get spendy! This cute one was at the Goodwill for $3.99. Bargain.
Okay so one of my other projects was making aprons for my nieces. I thought it would be a cute gift for them since they are little and will probably enjoy being helpers in the kitchen. My niece Lexi just turned 2 and her apron is different from this one above, but they are the same print. This one is for my other niece Rylie who will be 1 this fall.
As you can see Braxton is happy to model that it will be the appropriate size for a 1 year old. :)
So... my mom signed me up for a free years worth of Better Homes and Garden's Magazines. While I DO enjoy reading through them I find that magazines tend to just pile up so when I'm done reading and saving any articles worth saving... I cut them apart to make cards. Above some of the cards I've made.
Alright.... so you're probably all well aware of the fact that I've redone this lamp like 3 times, but this is the LAST time! I've never quite liked the color and have recently decided to add navy blue and deep fuchsia/ purple to my living room color scheme of green, black, and white.... I really like how it turned out.
Here it is in the navy. Thank goodness for spray paint!
I also jimmy rigged up some side tables for my lamps our of cardboard boxes and covered them with our old living room window swag of fabric. They will do until I can find some tables I love/ can afford.
And speaking of lamps.... while at my favorite store, the Goodwill, I found a 2nd side table lamp. Though I wasn't a fan of the bright red color (at least not for my living room) it was the perfect shape and size to compliment the other lamp I already had.
A little spray paint, a new shade$10.00 shade from IKEA (which matches my other side table lamp) and voila`!! A nice table lamp for reading while sitting on the other end of the couch.
So because I have two side tables now I had to do some rearranging with my living room furniture. This sort of posed a problem since my living room shape limits the amount of furniture options I have... however, I think what I came up with turned out pretty nice.
Note the purple orchids are my one and only touch of that color in this room... soon I will incorporate more of it. I'm thinking a throw or area rug with that color in it. I also have navy blue curtains... but no curtain rod! :( On my list of things to do.....
I have lots of new nieces, nephews, and little cousins' babies being born so..... I've been sewing some practical burp clothes. I really liked that this flannel I found wasn't baby-ish, but rather more the modern mom type of print. I made these ones for my cousin who's having her first baby boy this June. With the scraps of fabric I made a little hair flower.
Okay, so the dress above I didn't make, but I DID find it brand new with the tags still on at our local Goodwill store for $4.99! I love Target and I love a good deal... I even love when I find a great target deal at the Goodwill. :) I can't wait until I can wear it without tights.... COME ON SUMMER! :)
Most of you wouldn't recognize this next shirt above...
It used to look like this:
I figure, why throw out a good shirt when you get tired of it? Why not try and make it into something else that's fresh and new? The sleeves on the shirt were getting little stains on them but I thought I'd attempt some imagination and make my own little shirt vest. I think it turned out cute. I had no patterns except a vague idea of what I envisioned it to look like. the pockets are the end of the shirt sleeves. And the ruffles along the neck were the sleeves themselves. It's not perfect, but was fun to make.
Another target deal at the Goodwill. I have been looking for a new wallet for a long time now and as most of you know cute wallets can get spendy! This cute one was at the Goodwill for $3.99. Bargain.
Okay so one of my other projects was making aprons for my nieces. I thought it would be a cute gift for them since they are little and will probably enjoy being helpers in the kitchen. My niece Lexi just turned 2 and her apron is different from this one above, but they are the same print. This one is for my other niece Rylie who will be 1 this fall.
As you can see Braxton is happy to model that it will be the appropriate size for a 1 year old. :)
So... my mom signed me up for a free years worth of Better Homes and Garden's Magazines. While I DO enjoy reading through them I find that magazines tend to just pile up so when I'm done reading and saving any articles worth saving... I cut them apart to make cards. Above some of the cards I've made.
Alright.... so you're probably all well aware of the fact that I've redone this lamp like 3 times, but this is the LAST time! I've never quite liked the color and have recently decided to add navy blue and deep fuchsia/ purple to my living room color scheme of green, black, and white.... I really like how it turned out.
Here it is in the navy. Thank goodness for spray paint!
I also jimmy rigged up some side tables for my lamps our of cardboard boxes and covered them with our old living room window swag of fabric. They will do until I can find some tables I love/ can afford.
And speaking of lamps.... while at my favorite store, the Goodwill, I found a 2nd side table lamp. Though I wasn't a fan of the bright red color (at least not for my living room) it was the perfect shape and size to compliment the other lamp I already had.
A little spray paint, a new shade$10.00 shade from IKEA (which matches my other side table lamp) and voila`!! A nice table lamp for reading while sitting on the other end of the couch.
So because I have two side tables now I had to do some rearranging with my living room furniture. This sort of posed a problem since my living room shape limits the amount of furniture options I have... however, I think what I came up with turned out pretty nice.
Note the purple orchids are my one and only touch of that color in this room... soon I will incorporate more of it. I'm thinking a throw or area rug with that color in it. I also have navy blue curtains... but no curtain rod! :( On my list of things to do.....
