Felting is FUN!

I washed the hell out of a Merino wool sweater in hot water and then put it in the dryer on high. TWICE! It went from a women's size medium to about a Toddler size 4. Then I said to myself....now what? I stared at it awhile and a sweater bag came to mind. I dug through my vintage scarves, that are slightly ruined, and come up with a beautiful paisley one. Then I just started cutting and creating. This was my final outcome....

The sweater body is the bag body. The sweater neck became two outside pockets and the sleeves became the strap. Serging the flap and straps added a cute touch! Felted wool is so easy to work with because it doesn't fray. However, knits can have a mind of their own! All in all it was a fun bag to make :)

Keep it fancy and carry on! xo - Tracey

Dayquil + The Real Housewives of New York = the past 2 days

So I'm sick and it sucks! I hate being sick and I hate sitting on the couch. I have ants in my pants and sitting around sick just doesn't work for me! Yesterday and today I decided to FORCE myself to just sit so I can get better faster! I took DayQuil and started watching The Real Housewives of New York for the first time. It seemed Bravo was having a marathon. I watched 4 hours yesterday and 6 hours today! Oh. My. God. Although, I continued to watch, in a woozy state, I could not believe how much drama and fighting and just out right dysfunctional these women are! I have yet another 5 hours to go but I have to wait until I can take the DayQuil again because the show increases my headache pain! I do want to know how it turns out though. I also see that Bethany Ever After is a spin off? hmmmm, I may just go to that because I find her entertaining!

Hopefully I will feel better soon and get back to pattern making! :)

I WANT THESE CHAIRS!

BAD! They will go great in my studio. I saw them on Craigslist and I left a message. I hope they are still available and he calls back soon! Fingers crossed!

What a week!

Let's see...Sophia had a gymnastics show, a moving up ceremony (to pre-K), and a ballet recital and it was Niko's Kindergarten graduation plus Father's Day! Oh and we went to the beach twice!! So I have been slacking on my blogging duties. :(

I did find a nice little storage dresser that I gave a makeover though! It's perfect. Plus I came up with a great ribbon storage solution!

Vesta Bianca

Went to a tag sale consisting of "Grandma's attic" today. In her stuff I found an old business card of hers. Cool, right? I knew all the stuff that was left behind probably had some great tales to tell. Cool party dress left over material and notions from the past! Yum!! Tons of great finds and everything was soooo organized. Buttons by color, zippers in a bag, bias tape in another bag, lace trim, fabric and vintage patterns galore! I told the owners about etsy to sell them. I also left my number because she still had more to look through in the attic. I bought a few sewing patterns but someone that collects vintage patterns would have been in heaven.

For $20 bucks I left with a shopping bag of stuff. Yes, $20 bucks at a yard sale for sewing stuff is a little steep but I was happy with my purchases and had the feeling if I knew grammy I would have liked her. Sometimes I feel when I shop at these that the person that owned the stuff, that is now going to play a part in my new business venture, is sending good karma my way for much success! ;)

Day by day....

I painted the spice rack (AKA Button Storage Rack) a burgundy color and the knobs white. I think it looks a lot better!I added some more jars of buttons underneath on a shelf. I am happy with my button storage now. :)




I decided to store all my trim and beads (well, my 3 year old daughter Sophia calls it "my jewels") in the cool jars with the corks.

a SPECIAL THANKS to my friend Frannie for helping me hang up shelves today. Thanks Fran!!!