T-Shirts...and Jeans

I've almost finished my t-shirt bean bag! I made the sides with two pairs of old jeans, then sewed the sides, the top, and the bottom together. All I need are some beans and my bean bag will be finished.
I also started on my t-shirt quilt. There is no pattern to it, I just cut out the graphics on the t-shirts, arranged them, and used the leftover parts of the t-shirts to fill in the gaps.

Look at Me and My Creative Sister

I'm not the only one who is creative. My sister crocheted a lamb for our baby niece. Check it out at http://professorsarmchair.blogspot.com/

Jewelry

I have a friend who loves to make jewelry. She loves it so much that she has an entire bead room!! It is so cool because it has every bead you can possibly imagine. She literally has everything. She asked me to come over and help her make some necklaces and bracelets. I made three necklaces and two bracelets, and she let me keep this one.

T-Shirts

I realized something recently, the only thing I wear is t-shirts. Well, and pants of course. I have nearly 50 t-shirts that are either too big, too small, or I loved them so much that I wore them out and I can't wear them anymore without looking homeless. So my next creative adventure is recycling my old shirts that are worn out that I don't want to throw away. Right now I'm working on a quilt that i'm making with t-shirts that I've gotten from different places when I have gone on vacation, or when other people have gone on vacation. I'm going to call it my "oh the places I've been...or the places other people have been where they got me a t-shirt" quilt. I think it will be pretty cool. I'm also working on a bean bag that has been made from some t-shirts with cool designs on them. I got the idea and the pattern for the bean bag from a book that my sister gave me as a graduation present. The book is called "Dorm Decor" by Theresa Gonzalez and Nicole Smith. The picture shows what I have done so far, cut up six t-shirts into large triangles to make the top of the bean bag.

Trolley

I have a niece, and she is so cute! So I decided to make her a toy trolley. I found the pattern in a book called "Wee Wonderfuls: 24 Dolls to Sew and Love" by Hillary Lang.

Book Purse

Why have a book and a purse when you can combine the two and make a book purse? I got a thick, hardback book and a purse from Goodwill, cut out the inside pages of the book, put fabric on the inside, cut the handles and clasp off of the purse, and glued them too the book. I got the idea from a book called "Alter This" by Alena Hennessy Bowers

Crayon Art

Everyone on Pinterest is doing crayon art, which is where I got my idea for this piece. I used three boxes of crayons that I glued to the top of the canvas. Then I drew a girl with an umbrella with a sharpie. Then I melted the crayons. It was pretty easy, and it turned out cool.

I like Pinterest. Who doesn't? I see all these crafty things that people are doing, and I'm like "I wish I could do that." Then I realize that I already do that. I'm crafty too! So the main reason I'm starting this blog is to pin my crafty things on Pinterest.