Photography

I recently finished taking a photography class a wake tech. I learned so much about photography, and I think my pictures have really improved. This one is my favorite one that I have taken. I used the night landscape setting on my point and shoot camera, which keeps the shutter open.

Upcycled "Bean" Bag

In case you haven't read my previous posts, I am making a bean bag out of old t-shirts. And it is finished!
I used six old t-shirts, two old pairs of jeans, and two jumbo sized bags of stuffing. So technically, this is more of an oversized pillow then a bean bag, since it doesn't have any beans in it. Overall, this projected costed me about $16....just because of the stuffing. If I had used foam beans for this project, it would have costed me something like $50.

 Don't be surprised if I don't post anything for a while because I might be too busy sitting on my "bean" bag reading my favorite books to think of anything creative to do. 

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.