Momma Art

My lovely friend Tara was having a "Rugged Outdoors" Fall themed get together at her house last weekend. Naturally, I needed to find something rugged, and well....outdoorsy to wear. I scooped up my daughter and we headed to the thrift store! We found some plaid and flannel, and some plaid flannel. I thought to myself, "These will do the trick!"  Initially, I thought about wearing a plaid button down with leggings and boots, but it just didn't look right. Luckily, I bought a few shirts to choose from. In the pile of shirts there was a perfectly fitting one for the hubs, which was a bonus, and I decided to pair my outdoorsy outfit with made-from-flannel-shirts scarf!  This is how I did it: Gotta start with some shirts... I cut off the collar and sleeves. I cut the collar and sleeves on this one too. This left me with the front and back of both shirts. I realized it would be wayyyyy too long with 4 parts,  so I decided to take awa...

 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...