A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the category archives:
After using the backs of men’s flannel shirts to make Baby Blankets and the fronts to make Baby Caps, I couldn’t let the sleeves go to waste. These super cozy flannel pants are as comfortable as pajamas but cute enough to wear to church. The shirt sleeves were a little short to cut out a […]
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If you are stopping by via MADE “Celebrate the Boy“, welcome! I am thrilled to share my “He’s All Boy” Baby Cap and Blanket patterns and tutorials with you. If you’re interested, you can find more “Boy” posts & projects here. The cap and blanket, made from super-soft, thrifted, men’s flannel shirts make a unique […]
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Broke out an oldie but goodie tutorial and a thrifted sheet to make a little birthday skirt for a neighbor friend.
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Over the years, I’ve come across a small handful of children’s books with refashioning themes. This week I was introduced to a new one. Socks for Supper is a sweet story about creating, refashioning, and giving. I am so thankful a dear friend thought to gift the wonderful, yet out-of-print book to our family Our […]
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You might wonder why anyone would ever want to use a piece of beautiful, hand-embroidered fabric as a bib when it’s inevitably going to get stained and ruined. I thought the same thing until I realized covering it with a piece of clear plastic (used for tablecloths) would make it wearable, wipeable and washable. Materials […]
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While I was working on all my Savers Thrift Store inspired, holiday, crocheted doily projects, I remembered a great little tutorial I came across for a crocheted doily necklace–a perfect girlfriend gift. I gathered a selection of doilies from my thrifted & estate sale acquired collection and hardware from the local bead shop. This necklace […]
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The crocheted snowflake ornaments wasn’t the only Savers holiday DIY project that spoke to me. Turning a thrifted doily into bowl is a brilliant idea for anytime of the year. Once again, my local Savers thrift store did not let me down, supplying me with the perfect doily for less than $2. Now I just […]
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Ever since I discovered Savers awesome DIY tutorials back in October (the Barbie Zombie Garden was such a cool idea), I couldn’t wait to see what they’d come up with for the Holidays. I immediately fell in love with their upcycled snowflake ornament idea and headed to my local Savers to find the needed supplies. […]
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While Grandma was in town a few weeks ago, we experimented with a few fabric flower tutorials we found online. Grandma was thinking about gifts for the granddaughters and I was thinking about gifts for the little girls in the neighborhood. With a bag full of scrap fabric and a box full of beads gifted […]
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A friend dropped off this old pair of men’s pants a while back and I knew they were destined to become a pair of Slim Slacks for Brother. I loved the existing flap pockets on the original pant that I had to figure out a way to incorporate at least one flap on the new […]
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