Scrappy Birdie Towel

Oh my do I have a lot of scraps!!!

I continue to save them, because I knew they would come in handy.

Check this out...

From a scrap of terry cloth, fabric, old dress, and a button

The scrappy hand towel was made!

Bird inspired because it is spring time!

This is sure to surprise those using your guest bathroom.

 

Knock off Anthro Mugs

So "knock off" week was fun for me at SYTYC,
because I got to make something that I couldn't afford to buy!!

Ha!  Ok maybe you can afford to shop at Anthropologie, but not me.  And even if I can buy it, something inside of me screams,

"YOU CAN MAKE THAT!"

Anthropologie Homegrown Monogram Mugs

I had been eying these mugs for a long time and thought that this challenge would be the perfect time to make them.

I started out with some simple white mugs, ceramic paint, and floral stamps.

I did some bigger mugs too, because let's be honest I drink a lot more coffee than those small mugs will hold!

Thrifted Kitchen Island

   

This has to the best challenge ever!!!

I L.O.V.E the thrift store and visit mine often {atleast a few times a week}.

It is just so much fun to find rejects and turn them into treasures.  There are days that I hear lamps whispering to me..."take me home and make me pretty."  I know that some of you understand what I am talking about.

Anyways, there was a sofa side table with a marble top that was destined to be something amazing staring at me this week.  I needed a small kitchen island and knew the top of that table would be perfect!!!

After finding some old shutters the kitchen island project began.

First I measured and used the miter saw to cut the shutters down.  No husband needed.  I just got brave and did it. It was kind of empowering.

I used a few screws to create the shelf in the island and top, which secured the base and then placed the marble on top and used a strong adhesive glue to hold it down.  Lastly a quick coat of pretty paint!

I am already loving it!  I gave it a small lip, so I can pull stools up to it for my kitchen "helpers/mess makers."

Dollar Store Ruffled Bubble

       

Well here was my dollar store challenge over at SYTYC last week!

So I think I spent more time wandering around in the Dollar Store than I did working on my project this week!!!  Who knew there was so much in that store and in such a small space.  I think I was in there wandering the isles for at least two hours with a baby on my hip... whew!

Okay so here is my project, inspired by the wonderful warm weather around my parts.  We needed a new summer bubble for my new crawler.  Who doesn't love to see chubby legs in the summer time!!!  They are so sweet.

So using a pattern, I cut two super soft $1.00 shirts, extending the straps so they would tie on the shoulders.

I added a ruffle across the chest using scraps from an old shirt.

And lastly, I ruffled the edge of the legs using a zigzag stitch and add buttons for the closures from the same old shirt.

Simple but practical.

Dollar Store Challenge

       

So I mentioned that I was crafting in a friendly competition over at S.Y.T.Y.C.

This week was a Dollar Store Challenge and I have to say it was a hard one for me!!

Go over, check it out, and vote for your favorite {I hope it is mine :)}

Here are a list of the great bloggers that are participating!

Wendy @ Craft Goodies
Angela @ The Wray Sisters
June @ Creations by June
Kimberly @ Bugaboo, Mini, Mr. & Me
Brittany @ BK’s Craft Blog
Amanda @ Simply Homemade
Taylor @ Taylor Made
Jama @ Cool People Sew
Sarah @ Sara vs Sarah

Easy Peasy Pants

       

I am so excited to be crafting on soyouthinkyourecrafty.com!!

Did you vote?? So here was my project!

Who doesn’t love a CHEAP, EASY, CUTE sewing project!!!

I love to thrift and see simple shirred dresses like this one on almost every rack! So I thought… “Why not make a pair of girlie pants out of these castaways?”

The ruffle is there, the elastic is there and the side seam is sewn… simple simple simple!

Using a pant pattern or really just another pair of pants, I created the legs, using the ruffle along the bottom of the dress as the ruffle along the bottom of the pants. I also used the already sewn side seam of the dress as the side seam of the pants.

I altered the shirred top of the dress to be the waistband of the pants and that is it!

Added a fabric flower for f.u.n. to the waistband…

And that is it!

This simple pair of pants took about 10 minutes and cost 2.99!  I hope you go make some too!

SYTYC

       

I am so excited about getting to be a part of this super fun crafting competition!!!

So You Think You’re Crafty is a blog where lots of fun ideas are born!

Check it out over the next few weeks and vote!

Happy Sewing {or crafting}

Jama