A No-Sew Sweater for Douglas!
Remember the Trace & Stitch Dress I refashioned for my trip to Asheville a few months ago? Here…let me jog your memory. I dug the dress, but just couldn’t come up with a good way to save the jacket part…until a surprisingly chilly day when my little Douglas didn’t want to go outside, that is! First, I cut off one of the sleeves! Then, I cut a hole through both sides of the sleeve that was big enough for Dougie’s…
6 Ways to Repurpose Shoulder Pads
Q: You do a LOT of refashions where you remove shoulder pads. What do you do with them when you’re done? Do you just throw them away? A: Oh heck no! Shoulder Pads are awesome (just not on your shoulders)! Here are a few things you can make out of ’em! Puppy Poo Bag Holder When I take Douglas for his walks, I want to be a good neighbor and clean up after the little guy. I could either buy…
Day 344: Perfect Pillowcases
As you guys know by now, I’m in hardcore Get My New Abode Looking Nice Mode! 🙂 While unpacking, I uncovered these pillowcases I bought crazy madcakes on sale. I love how nice & soft these are, but as you can see, cream pillowcases on a mostly white duvet aren’t exactly exciting. :/ Life is too short for boring bedding, my friends! I reached for a box of dye… …and prepared a wee dye bath in a pitcher. I wadded…
Day 305: Scrap Bustin’ Coasters
When I woke up today, I felt icky and sore, with a fever and flu-like symptoms. This was my first time being sick while single in a loooooong time. :/ I forgot how miserable having to get up, put on clothes (because I still have some vestige of dignity, dammit!), and drive to the store to get meds and chicky noodle soup is when you’re sick. It actually took me about three tries, as every time I’d try to get…
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I’ve decided that I probably spend 40% of my life rifling through my bag looking for my lip gloss, powder, or chapstick. That’s a lot of time, folks. :/ It’s time to get organized! I began with this pretty lace skirt: But this pretty skirt was hiding a pretty obvious secret… So…I could just shorten the skirt and move right along with my life, but I decided to go a different route. 🙂 I turned the skirt inside-out and pinned…
Day 206: A Perfectly Padded Pouch
Alright…so I’m more than 200 days in on this project, and despite my best efforts, I’m still plagued with a big drawer full of leftover shoulder pads! This includes these guys from Day 178 and Day 180! If you check out Day 4, , you’ll notice I’m wearing a really fetching set of blue glass beads. These are the last thing my Grandmother gave me before she passed away. They originally belonged to my Great-Grandmother, and for these reasons, I…
