Momma Art

 Do you have any old sweaters? If not, head down to your local thrift store and pick one up for just a buck or two. My daughter and I went down to our local thrifting spot, picked out a couple sweaters, and got ready for a Momma/Daughter craft project. For this project I'm using just the sleeve. It would definitely be possible to do something like this with the torso of the sweater. It might just take a little creativity and patience. Give that sleeve a snip! Sleeve Snip! Next, Turn the sleeve inside out. You will start to roll up the sleeve like a sock bun. Turning your sleeve inside out will give you a right side out pumpkin. Start to roll.... Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Leave a little wrist cuff showing at the top. This will be your stem. I bought some flower wire at my local craft store. Cut about 20 inches and wrap around the part of the sleeve sticking out. My daughter needed a little assistance with the wire. Just...

I LOVE BOB ROSS! Here is my tribute to him.... Robert Norman Ross (1942-1995) American Painter, Art Instructor, and he created his own television show. If you don't know who he is, please look up his show on You Tube. Episodes of his "Joy of Painting" will be there for your relaxing enjoyment.   I found this dress at Goodwill and it was falling apart at the neck seam, but that was all that was wrong. I knew I could do something to turn it into a better piece of clothing. This was a T-shirt from Wal-Mart a while back. I chopped the neck. I picked off those sleeves. I chopped the tee just below my natural waist.  I picked the sleeves and skirt off of the dress. I re-attached The dress sleeves and skirt beck to the tee. I also used black bias tape to make a new neckline for my Tee-dress. What do you think??? Happy Little Dress!!! See you next time!

This was a potato sack at it's finest. A simple boring black linen dress. It was screaming for me to help it! How could I pass it up? I took it off and put this dress on inside out.  I had some tailor's chalk and marked my natural waist and the areas  where it was too big under my arms. I took the dress in where it was too big, and cut off the excess. Then, I took a piece of elastic and measured tightly around my waist, and sewed the ends together. Not too tight. Just comfortable enough to be able wear all day. I put the elastic around the waist of the dress. (The dress is inside out) I pinned the elastic along my natural waist chalk line. Keep the elastic nice and even. I sewed the top and bottom of the elastic using a zig-zag stitch and stretching the elastic as I sewed. I flipped the dress right side out, and It looks like this! This dress needed a little extra flair, and I had some trim in my drawer of scraps. So, I sew...

I found these two lovely articles of clothing at the thrift store. They were both in great condition. No stains or rips. They seemed fairly unused buuuuuut, the top was not so flattering, and the pants were a bit too big, and just the wrong cut for my body shape.  Do I look like I belong in Saturday Night Fever? That collar! Those white pants! I started by chopping off those three quarter length cuffs and making it into a half sleeve. The collar needed some chopping too! I folded this fabric over twice and hemmed.  (It would be fray-city if I didn't) The front of the top was too big and I decided to dart the front. I put the top on inside out, and pinched the extra fabric. Then I measured, pinned and sewed. The white pants needed to become skinny pants. I measured and pinned, and chopped and sewed. I usually blog about all my success with a re-fashion. However, things happen. These white pants just didn't work...

     I haven't posted here in a while. I do apologize for that but, I've been very busy gettin' my masters degree and being the summer school coordinator/internship for a month. I hope you forgive me? This beautiful dress refashion will make up for it.  I found THE best batik print dress a few months back at Goodwill, and I had to have it!  Alas, the top of the dress was too tight, and the style of the dress was just eh. I was inspired by my friend  Leslie  and I decided to turn it into a lovely skirt. Here's how I did it: I figured out where the skirt fit me with a little wiggle room, and I made a little chalk mark on the inside. Look at that gorgeous print! Then I gave it a good chop following the same curve of the bottom hem. I measured a piece of wide black elastic that fit snuggly but comfortably around my waist. I overlapped and sewed with a zig zag to secure the elastic in a circle.  I ...