Gotta Love Some Organization

My son LOVES to draw. When he grows up he says he wants to be an Illustrator and an Animator. Impressive for a 4 year old right? We have art supplies all over the place and I wanted to give him his own art station next to his little table.
This is what I came up with...
I started with a larger scrap piece that I had...

Then I figured out the sizes I needed and cut. Then I made stencils and used fabric paint to label the pockets...

Then I did all my sewing. If you can see in the pictures to finish the edges off I just used a zig zag stitch...I was going for a little funky look.



So hanging this bad boy was a little bit of trial and error...mostly error. I wanted to use what I had, which was sticky velcro. It worked great for five minutes then it unstuck from the fabric...duh. So I just thought, oh ok I'll sew it on then. BIG mistake. Sticky things and sewing needles are not compatible. I should have known better. Actually, I did know better I just did it anyway. I don't recommend this method but if you do I found that if you run a piece of paper through the machine every now and then it helps to de-stickify the needle.
Anyways, now the art supplies have a handy place to go and my son was really excited about the finished piece which means mission accomplished.
After looking at these pictures I can tell it needs a good ironing...it doesn't look that wrinkled in person...I promise :)

Finally!

I finally got down to work...


It's a start...still have plenty left to do...

Not Much Progress

Well, I haven't gotten as much done as I had hoped. I have been spending a lot of my time helping my husband with his resume, cover letters, and applications. Hey I need to put my work in too if I want to continue the good life as a stay at home mom, right? I did finish all my cutting and finished one clutch. Here is a pic of another tank I embellished a few weeks ago when I did all those other shirts...

Hopefully in the next few days I will have more things to share!

Let the fun begin...after I finish my cutting.

I have been enjoying spending quality time with my little family but today I decided it's time to get to work...now for the only part of the sewing process that I HATE...cutting. Ugh...

This will be 15 clutches. With the fabric, lining, interfacing, pocket, and ruffles that's 11 pieces per clutch. Not fun...

Thank you Anthropologie...

...For once again inspiring me. I have made these types of felt flowers before but I had never thought of doing this with them...

So 15 minutes and 50 cents of felt later I had my version...


I haven't attached the flowers to the shoes yet because I'm not completely sold on the color. I just worked with what I had. So we'll see what I decide to do.
This is a no-sew project that anyone with felt, hot glue, and scissors can do...really easy.

I also have two more shirts I refashioned and two more that I want to do...hopefully I will have them up here tonight. After that I have to STOP....I get hung up on projects if you haven't noticed. Although doing these tees are money SAVING I need to focus on money MAKING projects :)

I think I will end this post with a quote from my husband...
"Sarah, I love you and I think you are very talented but I also think you are a little crazy."
Ha ha yes I think that sums it up perfectly. Aren't we all a little crazy?

Another One...

Ok, this is my last project today. I was on a roll...


This one came out ok. Don't get me wrong, I would still wear it...I just don't like it as much as the other ones.
I also made a few more of these...

Whats Old is New Again

This afternoon I had a little spare time to myself. I had a sick boy resting, a husband off playing baseball, and a garbage bag full of clothes going to the garage sale stack. I managed to make two cute new shirts out of a few things I was getting rid of...
Of course, like always, I didn't take pictures of every step. This started out as a persimmon colored, long sleeved tee with a high neckline. I cut off the sleeves and made it into a scoop neck tank. I'm a fan of the messy, distressed look so I decided to do a hap hazard box pleat around the neck. I didn't want it looking neat so I left the raw edges and didn't measure the pleats at all. The fabric I used for the pleats is the lining from an old skirt. I really like how it came out and I love the price tag...$0.


I didn't do anything to alter the shape of this tank. The patterned fabric is actually the ties from an old shirt I had that I just cut off. I layed them out and scrunched them up kinda crazy and uneven and then sewed them on. Really, really easy. I love how this one came out too. I can't wait to wear it!