My upcycled owl t shirt from a dishtowel!

$8.00 Fall hoodie upcycle

headbands for school

30 minute rit dye upcycle

So, ...I asked my tween, "Why don't you ever wear your khaki pants?  And she said, "Mom, nobody
wears pants like that to school"...

Simple Valentine’s Day T-shirt

DIY Sweater Pillows

Painting on Canvas from a T Shirt

I was commissioned recently to do a painting for a college student.  She found a t shirt that she liked from Old Navy and wanted it reproduced on canvas...

DIY foam “muscles” for costume

Behind the scenes…

Here's a look at some of my decorating tricks and tips from Grace's bedroom remodel...

Save money~recycled sun dress tutorial

A thrift store match! + a great tip

How to make a frilly scarf from a T-SHIRT!!

FREE, by the side of the road, TREASURE madness, and RANDOMNESS!

Making a lampshade from a skirt!

 

Check out these English cottages!

an easy, thrifty, clothing redo

pure shabbiness...an idea

Remember place mat purses?

Many of you probably made them when they were popular a few years ago.  If not, I’m sure that you can find the simple pattern online.  They are so easy!  My daughter needed a bag to hold her scriptures in, so for Christmas I made her this bag out of a place mat.  To modernize it a bit, I added a pink fabric flower, and white ruffle trim.



The pink fabric came from a shirt that I no longer wear.  I cut out a long, two inch strip of the fabric off the bottom of the shirt, rolled it loosely (horizontally) and coiled it into a “flower”.  Then I tacked it to the purse with thread.  The white ruffle trim came from Wal Mart (I use this white ruffle trim for everything!~Lampshades, skirts, pillows, towels etc.…You can find it in the fabric section by the ribbon)  If you don’t sew you can hot glue it, or use the iron on tape for your projects!

It is the perfect size to hold her scriptures.

I have to tell you about my new friend and her beautiful blog!  I met Michelle before Christmas through a mutual friend who reads both of our blogs.  The greatest part is, she lives near me, and we have so much in common!  Her home is gorgeous, and was featured on the Christmas home tour.  She even has video of it on her blog!  She is so sweet and talented.  She just opened up an etsy shop too!  You can see her amazing home and style by clicking on the links below.

http://fromhousetocozyhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllasNest

snow "queen"

We bought this "snow princess" costume last year on clearance at Target to save until Halloween this year. My daughter really liked it, and I felt so good knowing that I wouldn't have to worry about a costume for Halloween this year. (The boys are old enough to not need costumes or care.)  Then, about a week ago, the announcement came...

the perfect little dress

(Thin~higher wale~cream corduroy with dark red piping)

click photo above to see detail