Lil' Grey sweater - makeover

This little girls sweater was $3.74. My little girl needed a longer sweater than what she had, but finding one was a trick. I saw that there were many people "fixing" sweaters to meet their needs. So I thought it was a great idea and did it too. It is an easy craft idea too. I took the sweater and sewed two zig-zag stitches down the middle, next to each other. I then cut between the stitches. I added a button and small string to hold it closed. Also, I rolled the sleeve cuff up about three inches.

....... New knee length sweater for my little beauty girl! As she was getting out of the car to go to school, I heard one of the teachers comment to her, "Cute sweater". That did my heart good!


-Tara




Here are some shots of my beauty girl in her sweater.

Bi-fold doors - Now... Corner Shelfs!

What do you do with old bi-fold doors.  Make storage... of course.

By taking the doors and making a 90 degree angle, a nice corner unit is created. I cut triangle pieces of plywood and mounted them in the cabinet using a 1X1 as the bracket to hold them in place. Then the whole thing got a lovely coat of white and some molding was added to the top for the required "cute"ness.
Tada - a corner shelf unit.  Not too bad.  And it uses space that was otherwise wasted.   

Update: since these shots were taken, the corner unit has move into my office.

Slippers on my feet

I have been wanting some comfy slippers.  I have been cold!  Last year I found a pattern for slippers and made them for every member of my family (except me).  The pattern was difficult and did not work, so  I started from scratch and made up my own pattern.  (I call them new years slippers).  This new pattern worked out so much better.

 I used left over fuzzy fabric for the insides (which is why the fluff at the sole and sides do not match).  

These boot slippers can be left up to make a tall boot, 

or folded over to make booties.  


Either way works well and I love them. 

Fashion - Dollar Dress

Dollar Dress

Now here is something that finally worked!
I bought this sheet at a thrift store on a sale day. I payed one dollar. I then preceded to make a dress out of it. It is a pullover with elastic at the waste. I made up the pattern.   It is all cotton, perfect for Arizona! No zippers or buttons! The only thing that I had to spend extra on was the rick rack on the edge. Other than that, I did not spend anything. I used up supplies I had (thread, elastic)








The sleeves were gathered up (because they were too long) which ended up looking pretty cool. I made a few changes. I moved the rick rack from the neck to the hem line. Here is a close up of the sleeves and hem.

I get comments on it every time  I wear it.