Flower Power Pin

Flower Power Pin

This little project is easy. It takes no time at all...I made it out of scraps.

I used ....

felt, material (made into a pinwheel) buttons, clasp,

tow-sack material, and tulle, and a glue-gun.

I cute the felt into a circle and then glued the

clasp onto the back.

Glued the tow-sack, tulle, and flower in layers.

Glued the buttons on top.

Put them together....

Trimmed up the tulle and splayed out the two-sack...

Cute on a brown corduroy jacket

with matching t-shirt !~!~!

Palazza Pant Party

Palazza Pants

Hippie Fun 4 da Summa

Hot weather is coming and I'm ready to get cool for da summaa... I found the easiest pattern to make palazza pants (a.k.a. "clown pants") @ Wally World and have started making sassy, simple, silly, summer pants. I like clothing that really does NOT touch my body.. so these are perfect.. but still cute w/ a matching t-shirt, 
flip flops or sandals, and costume jewelry.

For this project I used 2 colors of material... black print (on sale for $3 a yard) used for the trim and a green funky print (on sale for $2 a yard) for the pants. I also bought 1" elastic... my fav... bc it doesn't roll at the waist.

It's So Easy Pattern #A2119 by Simplicity

Cost ~~ a couple of bucks...

I am able to get a pair of pants w/ 2 yards , but go by

instructions on the pattern for yardage.

For funzzz, I cut about 4" off of the bottom of the pant and

added 5" of the black print... !~!

Measure, press, and pull thru the elastic at the top.

I never hand-sew on these pants. No buttons, no

zippers, no hand-work. NO FUSS.

I just zig-zag the bottom and make a French hem.

Cool! Cute! Fun! Less than $5 bucks! and Easy!

Repurposed Furniture

Repurposed Bedside Table

I've been having all kinds of fun working on the bedroom... repurposing, repainting, clearing out, and sewing ~

I was given a bedside table for free ... It's a good, sturdy piece of furniture... straight out of the 70s ( Best decade EvvvAAA) ! I decided to add a little bright POP to the room and paint it YELLOW~ Yea, dude~~~ YELLOW!

Before

Not too attractive, huh?

What I like about this kind of projects is... U just

can't make it any uglier ~~~ And u don't spend

any $$$ on the original item~

To get this project ready for painting, I needed to sand and prime first:

Sand w/ 220 paper and fine steel wool.

Wipe down w/ a clean cloth.

Use BIN primer from WalMart. I made sure

the furniture was well coated w/ 2 cans of primer.

I then smoothed down the prime coat w/ steel wool after

each coating was good and dry...I put on 3 coats of primer... I

followed all directions on the can.. and even had to wait for

a "warm" day to do this for best results...

Do urself a favor.. and follow all directions on the products !~!~!

I selected Krylon "Bright Idea"... ~!~!

So very sUnnY~~~ I used 2 cans for this project.

I also repainted a white frame to go in the same

room while I was at it.... ~

Next came the glazing... I had NEVER attempted anything like this...

faux impressions Glaze is from Sherwin Williams

and the matte finish black paint I already had...

I mixed the glaze and paint in a coffee can

1 part glaze to  3 parts paint.

This made a thick, black paint...

I used an OLD, beat up paint brush (don't ruin a good paint brush on this ....) from the garage to put the glaze

over the yellow coat... being sure to work it down into

the nooks and crannies of the furniture~

Then I took a damp cloth and wiped off as much glaze as I wanted

 until I got the "look" that I preferred....

This step I did several times... bc sometimes I wld wipe off more

than I wanted at first... but mainly, I just had FUN with this... My aim

was not to make it perfect ~~~!

I just wanted it original !

Wahhh Lahhh... !!! I was very pleased ~!

DIY Lotion

DIY Lotion

I'm sure you've seen this on pinterest and just about everywhere else.. but I have begun making my own lotion and now will NOT use any other kind. It is easy, great for my dry skin, and cheap. It costs about $3 to make and lasts a long time.

This recipe uses 1 bottle of Vitamin E lotion (16 oz), 1 bottle of baby lotion (16 oz), and 1 (7.5 oz) of vaseline all from Dollar General.

Put all ingredients in the blender and set on high for about 4 minutes. Then place it in a Glad container (also from the Dollar Store)

My hubbie was sure this would ruin the blender,

but I assure you, it will NOT.

It lasts quite a while ~~!~!

EnJoY !!