hi everyone!!! hope y’all had a great weekend! we had a dinner and movie night with the youth, got to hang out with one of my oldest friends, cooked lots and lots of homemade vegan meals, had a fabulous time at church and gospel lunch, listened to one of the best times i’ve heard my hubs play his songs there, celebrated father in law’s 60th bday, and lots of laughs! whew. i thought i’d start the week off with a super easy BUT super fun project.


i had these two lovies that i got for only $2 bucks. both with POCKETS. heart pockets. these were xl men’s so clearly couldn’t fit, and i didn’t feel like tailoring  sooo cut out 2 matching pieces (i chose 15 x 12 inches. random but fun) on both shirts….and literally just sewed the whole thing with 1/4 in seam allowance. then threw in some stuffing. and….


these were soo easy. no hand sewing involved since you have the lovely buttons down the middle. just sew inside out…and then turn it right side out, stuff it, and then button! :) probably took me 30 minutes total to do both of them from start to finish.

i am pondering what i want to stitch/embroider on the front. i’m thinking a fun saying that i can put on both…not sure what though! need some creative suggestions please!!! :)

for now they will live here.

peace and love
xox

i don’t do many apparel projects but i want to get back into it! so i was motivated to create a lil jumper. this was one of those projects where i didn’t really know if it would work out. ha.

i used an old pair of cotton shorts (pretty sure the elastic was about to give out) some waist band elastic and a nice stretchy shirt (stretchy enough to step into and pullover)….and i’m pretty sure this is one of my bestie’s shirts that i have had for several years, but i didn’t think she would mind. hehe

step 1: measure your waist for the waist band. make sure it’s snug enough but not too tight…and then add an inch or whatever your liking for the seam allowance. i used a zigzag stitch. (i’m not an expert with elastic but that seemed to work).

step 2: i did the shorts next and i pinned it to the waistband. make sure you stretch the elastic to match the shorts. i went pin crazy again.


step 3: sew together! i used a stretch stitch on my machine and i did it in about 1/8 of an inch. i then cut the old elastic off. (saving it for another project??)

step 4: i then went pin crazy again and pinned the shirt to the other side of the waist band. if your shirt has gathers then make sure you spread them out evenly. :)

step 5: sew the shirt to the waist band…again with a stretch stitch.

now you have a jumper! :)

i wanted to add a little more so i sewed up some little patch pockets! i also took off the white bias stripping on the shorts. i wanted to take it off the sides too but that was too late. :)



super excited about this jumper. however it snowed the other day so i don’t see myself wearing this anytime soon. but who knows…this is texas so maybe it’ll be 80 degrees tomorrow. :) i have a bunch of other clothing articles that need some revamping. hmmm..what should i make next??? AND thanks Rachel for featuring another post of mine on her lovely One Pretty Thing!!!

peace and love
xox

so i don’t know how i get all these random stains on my clothes. but i am glad i kept them for snowy days like this! :)
here’s the lovely jacket and the lovely stain. lame.

used some extra pedals i had laying around (tutorial) and some hand stitching with some yarn and yay!




i love it even more. stain and all.

on a side note. the snow is still sticking. :) and i ate capers with my lunch. getting crazy over here. haha. much love!!

peace and love
xox

another knitting project to help me not forget how to do it. :) i am still learning!

i just started knitting…not really knowing what i was going to make. ha (this pic was from another camera so not the best color)

so then i decided my phone needed a comfy cover. i already have a case for my phone which does wonders, BUT i wanted something more fun/girlie/crafty. :) i was going to do this another way, but i liked how it turned out. gotta learn from experience some how. :)

after i knitted enough rows to fit my phone i folded it and added some stitching on the outside (i was going to fold it inside out but i like the decorative stitches)

i don’t know how to crochet (just yet) so i just braided some yarn instead and stitched it through the back and tada…nice lil closing.

this wouldn’t be complete without lil pom poms. here’s a lil how to. i made my uber small…but another lovely kristen @ domestifluff has an easy to follow pom pom tutorial too!

step 1: wrap around one finger [the bigger pom pom you want…the more fingers you can wrap around AND/OR the more times you wrap around your finger(s)]

step 2: slide it off your finger and tie another piece of yarn around the middle of the wrapped yarn.

step 3: cut the loops on both sides of the wrapped yarn.

step 4: fluff it up and trim to your liking. yay

step 5: i used the remainder of the middle tie yarn to tie around the end of the braids.
and yay. i think it turned out nicely. :)

love at first sight.

yes i am still in my warm robe. :)

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peace and love
xox

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i had a few mini photo albums laying around. the ones that are nice….but a little boring in style. but if you are like me and have a kagillion pics already and do not need any  more albums laying around then there’s so much more to these little albums.

here’s one of them. simple, textured, off white album. not bad. BUT i decided to make it more of a journal, verse jotting album instead. i started a new bible study on thursday nights and this way i can use this lil one to help me keep my fav verses in. so instead of pics i will use note cards.

i didn’t really have a theme in mind, but i thought i would use these fun silk leaves. oh and the hot glue gun does wonders.

one of my things i want to work on is praying…(i listed a few more from a past post too!) so i dedicated this album to prayer and fav verses, and also to remind me of certain things or people to pray about! so if you need any, let me know!! :)

throw in some lace and yarn and yay!

this is a great idea for those who are wanting to jot things down and keep it handy….in a cute little album. BUT these can be used for all sorts of favs like life quotes, movie quotes, fun jokes, even the daily to do lists.

this is the inside so far….blank…i know. gotta get started. i am so excited to use this little gem. AND it’s a beautiful day outside!!! so took my lil prayer book outside for some quiet time….and get my fill of vitamin D for the day. :)


what would you fill your mini photo album up with?!

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peace and love
xox