Shirt Re-Do

I've been going through my closet and pulling out clothes that need to be donated or altered.  I haven't worn this shirt for awhile because it got a tiny little bleach spot on it.  I wasn't sure if I should trash it or find a way to work with the stain.

I thought I might as well experiment with it.  I got this bleach pen idea from I Am Momma and made bleach designs in a snap.

I used the sewing machine to add stitching on top of the bleaching.

I also wanted to lengthen the shirt a tad, so I used fabric (scraps from another project) to add a little length and pizzaz.

I think the shirt turned out cute but a little too juvenile for my style.  I think I'll be donating this shirt.  I'm going to give it a couple more weeks before I decide for sure.  What do you think?

Tutorial ~ Plate Art- For $1 a Plate!

I got an email from West Elm that had the cutest plates!  The plates aren't very expensive, but since I didn't want to use them for food (just for decoration), I thought I could make these on a much smaller budget.

I bought 3 off-white ceramic plates for $1 each at Dollar Tree.  I used black paint that I already had.  So this project cost me a total of $3!!!

I found designs I liked (Google search) and used A Plate a Week for inspiration.

I printed and cut out the designs and used a sharpie to trace them onto the plates.

Then I painted in the designs and voila!

These will eventually hang in my kitchen.  You definitely would NOT put food on these.  They are for decoration ONLY.

A Reminder for Today

"Use what talents you possess..."

Talents digital photo

Have a great creative day everyone!

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Book Wreath Project

I followed this tutorial to make a wreath-- all for $2!  My wreath foam was smaller than the tutorial wreath and was green, and I used a dictionary instead of a novel (all from the Dollar Tree).  One small dictionary made two wreaths with pages left over.  I also folded my pages a little rounder, not intentionally, and used entire pages.  Working with the hot glue gun and trying to keep the pages down was a little tricky.  This first wreath was made with just hot glue.

With the second wreath, I used straight pins to pin in the pages and then placed a small bead of hot glue on top of the pin.  This worked faster and a tad easier.  I tore pages in half for this wreath.

I think I'm more a fan of the first wreath.  What do ya think?  The second wreath went to my mom.  It was her favorite of the two.