When we lived in Denver a few years back I worked as a t-shirt designer. Well, I guess I got bit by the t-shirt bug because I still love designing them. But without spending money getting them screenprinted and since I don’t have my own equipment, not to mention all the hazardous chemicals involved, I decided to give carving my own woodblock prints a try. I am...

I know it has been a very long time (again) since I’ve blogged, but this time my excuse will be because I have been VERY busy. The past few weeks I have been working on some new stuffed owl pillows and purses to go in St. Pierre Gallery in Floyd, VA. I stopped by earlier to drop off a few more goodies and I took a few pics of my stuff there. I have six owls,...

While bored and pregnant and internet window browsing for things that no longer will fit me, I pulled a few images onto my desktop that I thought were cute. Looking back over them a few days later, I realized I had a dress that a friend gave me that had a similar print to an Urban Outfitters dress and would make a good upcycling project. It’s not exactly the...

I’ve been meaning to make myself an apron for months now. I don’t know why I put it off so long. It seems everytime I cook something or do the dishes I end up with water or something else on my shirt. But, my ever growing belly getting in the way even more each day (I’m now 8 months pregnant) pushed me to get it made. So here’s a quick run...

A friend of mine was getting rid of some old clothing so gladly I picked out a few things to repurpose. One of them was a purple sweater skirt. I used most of it to make a decorative pillow for the bedroom. It has an envelope front showing off the old hemline and reusing three cute buttons that were on the split of the skirt. I also added a little country...

Well, I have 2 months left to go so I thought I’d make a few things for the nursery to get ready. I made some easy curtains with a cream fabric with green pinstripe. I made a cover for the pad on the bench and also, a cute lamb applique pillow for my rocking chair. The pillow repurposes some brown corduroy fabric from an old purse and red corners from the...

The other day I decided it would be a good idea to make a few Easter and Spring items to freshen up my etsy shop which I’ve kind of been ignoring since the Christmas rush. So here’s a few bunny and chick pillows I made with repurposed fabrics. To see more photos and descriptions for each visit my etsy shop.   [Show as...

I have a friend that I made a purse for probably about 7-8 years ago and she recently asked me if I could make her another because the original was finally past it’s prime. She wanted something similar to the original; simple and neutral. So I got to work and and made this purse for her using the leg of some grey denim jeans. I added a blue denim pocket with a...

For this repurposing project I used one of my own tees. I really liked this shirt, but since my arms are so heavily tattooed I felt especially busy when wearing this printed tee! But I love the print – and I thought I would be pretty cute as an owl pillow. So I got to cutting and sewing and here is the new little critter I made. For more details about this...

Have an old t-shirt that you just don’t wear anymore? Maybe it shrunk, has a stain or a hole in it rendering it unwearable? Don’t throw it out! Repurpose it! There are lots of things you can make with a tee. Here’s one idea: Make it into a cool throw pillow. My husband and I were breaking out the winter clothes and packing away our summer gear and...