Showing posts with label recycled art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycled art. Show all posts

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Musings on...making a quilt

We have so many t shirts lying around.  The girls have either grown out of them, or they just don't wear them anymore.  They hold such sentimental value, but also take up a lot of space in the closets.  The shirts represent different places we have lived, activities we have been involved in, and gifts from family members. I just could not throw them out.  I did some research and decided to make a quilt from all the shirts.  A bit daunting, as I have never made a quilt before.  That's my sister's area of expertise!  I taught myself as I went along and checked many sites on the internet!.  There are plenty of sites out there that can tell you how to do this.

The quilt was good practice for me.  I know how important it is to have nice even measurements!  I found that some of the squares were really quite off!  To the expert eye, my quilt is pretty amateur.  Lots of mistakes!  I did have fun making it.  I guess that's all that matters!  If it's not fun...why do it?

The girls love it!  It's warm and toasty, and they have decided to make some crazy Twister game with it!

I had fabric left over to make a yoga mat bag!  That one was super easy!  I got the design from  Pink of Perfection.  Now I need to make something to go over the mat, because I am slipping like crazy!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Musings on....making a paper bag hat


The other morning I made a paper bag hat. I used large paper grocery bags, tape, and some glue. I cut the bag flat and then placed it over my daughter's head. I squished it around her ears and then wrapped tape around to form it to her head. I rolled the brim, and then started to add leftover paper to cover the tape. I added a branch and then made some blossoms out of scrap paper. Now we have a hat for the Earth Day Parade in April!. I am going to figure out some visual step by step instructions. I really should have been photographing the process...but I didn't. Things that I need to remember for the future!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Musings on......making a hat


Yesterday I was able to attend a lovely morning of crafting with some very talented ladies. The theme of the day was "upcycling" and we used old wool sweaters to create funky and fun projects. I picked up some sweaters from the thrift store and shrunk them in the washer, and then got some ideas off the web. Unfortunately I got the "sick" call from school and I was not able to stay and see what was created. I set up shop at home and created this funky little hat.