Lastest Re-jeans bag...

I found an interesting contest on Craftsy to make a beach bag with fabric from Spoonflower. I thought this was a perfect opportunity to make a Re-jeans bag with this fabric. Unfortunately I received the fabric from Spoonflower several days after the contest closed.

This did not stop me from make a fun new bag and trying something new.

As usual, I love the contrast of the pretty bag with the seemingly pretty fabric until you look closer and realize the fabric is skulls and snakes. Thank you to Whimzwhirled for the gorgeous pattern on the fabric, its perfectly me, colourful contrast.

Dressing for summer....

I found my closet was lacking in summer clothes for work this year. Most likely because my last office job was in an office that was icy cold summer and winter to keep the printing machines at the correct temperature.

Here are some of my finds. The light cotton blouse with the cotton/linen blend, black skirt is a bit whimsical and a lot of fun. The dress needs to be fixed up a bit before it becomes a work dress but the other 2 outfits fit the bill. The green, cotton top with a long denim skirt is a nice classic.

Denim...

I think denim is my favourite fabric. I love how it gets softer with wear and washings (there is nothing more comfortable than a broken in pair of jeans). If it gets torn it or cut it frays in such away as to enhance the fabric. You can do many distresses on it because it is very strong.

You can wear it casual, dressed up or for working in the garden. Its always fashionable.

When I came across this fantastic find at Salvation Army in Courtenay last week I couldn't resist buying it. A portion of it is already slated for a suit made from a pair of jeans and some fabric.

Check it out 5.5 meters of 64" wide denim for $20. It is usually $15-$20 per meter at the fabric store.

Quilting

I thought this was kind of fun, it is self updating as each block is complete.

As I am completing each block I started to think about how to use recycled clothing as cloth for blocks. This is how quilts were originally made. History of Quilting in Canada

Perhaps I will start to look for cotton shirts on my next shopping trip....

...the rest of the shopping trip

Here are the other things I bought yesterday. The cotton tie up pants for bumming around home, the black and white lace to go under the crushed velvet vest and the merino sweater that I am not sure if it will be slippers or hats because it is quite thin.

cute outfit

I met a friend for coffee today and asked her if she would like to check out a thrift store I hadn't been to before. We were both surprised that the prices were a bit high for a Salvation Army Thrift store but we did find many things to try on.

Here is the outfit I came out with for a grand total of $10:

please excuse the wrinkles I haven't washed them yet

The skirt is cotton and the top is linen, both look to be almost new. That is until I was setting up for the photo above when I discovered this:

The CA07043 is a sticker which means this top is new never washed. A big score in thrift shopping.

Besides these scores I also found a merino sweater that will look great as slippers, a lacy top to wear under the crushed velvet vest from the other day and a pair of flowery capris for bumming around home. These are pictures for another day.

more sweater slippers

My cousin Michelle requested a pair of sweater slippers; so here they are decorated with a purple rosette.

The turquoise ones are an experiment in using the bottom ribbing from the sweater to create the cuff. They turned out okay but I think the ribbing may have stretched a bit giving the slippers a wider opening than I like. I need to see how they wash up anyway so I am going to try on those ones first.

I have been wearing the first ones I made around the house. The floors in our house are always cool even in summer (could be a slight lack of insulation...) so having a light slipper is perfect. My next adventure is a pair for Roger, he isn't a slipper guy but maybe if they are light and easy to wash he will like them more.