These Boots were Made for Walkin’ (if you want your feet to kill you)

In case you were wondering: school has started back up again. And since my teachers have seen fit to bury me in an avalanche of homework, that means a slow down in any craft projects of any kind. And by slow, I mean sllooooooooooowwwwwwwwww.

So, that means no project for this post, butttt….. I do have these lovelies to show you!:

 

 

These boots are my birthday present to myself!:) They are absolutely fabulous, although I wouldn’t recommend walking long distances in them. ;) The pictures don’t really do them justice:)

Man in the Mirror (or behind the camera)

Mens sewing patterns frustrate me. There isn’t much variety in what I’ve seen, nothing new or exciting, and half of the patterns aren’t anything my brothers would wear.  I mean, how many button down shirt patterns can you make?!

But, I’ve been thinking about some t-shirt designs lately and this is one of them. I’ve been wanting to try out the whole applique thing, and it seems to be a good  way of “decorating” a shirt without it seeming too girly or over decorated. And this shirt is brother-approved! I made it for my brother (also known as my camera man:)) and he actually likes it!

I started with a basic tee:

And turned it into this!:

      

Hemming and Hawing

Have you ever been looking for a perfect piece of clothing (skirt, dress, capris) that you really want, but that no matter what store you go to, you can never find just the right item? That was me, looking for either a pair of bermuda shorts or a pair of capris. I wanted them to have cute pockets (I’m reallllly picky about pockets:), low rise, that “perfect” shade of blue, and just the right length. And yet this perfect piece of clothing eluded me! UNTIL……..

I was shopping at Goodwill (I really don’t live there.. really;) and came across this pair of Aeropostale jeans, that were my size but… they were a short! And believe me, at 5’9” they weren’t ever going to fit length-wise! They looked like wading pants! But, they had cute pockets, a low rise, and I liked the shade of blue! So, home with me they went where I made them into this!!:

 

On a side note, I am working on a dress, in this fabric:

Just so you know, that I am still working on real projects!:)

P.S. what do you guys think of shorts (denim or canvas/twill) with tights? Yeah, or big fashion failure? If yeah, what kind of shoes would you wear with it (don’t say combat boots;))?

Why you so Obsessed with Me?

I couldn’t resist using the Mariah Carey song as my title!;) So, you could say I am a little (really! only a little!) obsessed with dying things! But it’s just so easy and I love the results: new clothing without having to actually buy the clothing! This used to be a white peasant top that I wear allll the time! I love it! But, because it is white, it started to show signs of wear in the form of stains!:( So, to JoAnn’s I went to buy a box of RIT dye! I bought the same color that I used for these pants; I really like blue!:)

 

 

You can’t really tell in the first picture, but this top has white flowers embroidered on the hem and sleeves. And when I dyed it, they stayed white-ish, which i think makes it look even better. I have found that with a lot of industrial threads, there’s too much nylon in the thread for it to dye properly, (especially embroidery thread) so it doesn’t change color as much!

Interview with Trudy

Just a little post to say that I am being interviewed by Trudy over at Sewing With Trudy! Go check it out! And while you’re there, check out her blog too!

Rainbow of a Different Color

So, this isn’t much. Not some fantastic post with a fabulous DIY or great tips on how to become friends with your sewing machine. But, it’s what I have!:) Until Summer classes get out, there won’t be much more than this!:(

My niece turned four the other day and this is her birthday present! She still has to try it on tho, so I can make sure the elastic is right. I’ll try to get some good pics of her in it!

I made the skirt from a flat shirt purchased at Goodwill. I loove flat sheets! they have an enormous amount of fabric in them!!:)

Floral patterns in a Grey Sky

This was a boys shirt that was too small for my brother. So I took it and turned it into this! The t-shirt fabric was too soft to pass up and the colors are great! The pocket is a square of jean fabric from an old pair of jeans. The neckline is a little big in comparison to the rest of the shirt, and I don’t know why…. hopefully he’ll grow into it. Excuse the faces; my nephew didn’t want his picture taken!:)