[ Posted by krista
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:34:11 GMT ]
I have not posted in a while and i was starting to feel bad for it. We have been real busy here. It is that season where things start to really pick up. I had a photo shoot, my son's first b- day(and on the same day my husband's b-day) , halloween party at my oldest son's school, today will be trick or treating and a parade, then we have my husband's 10 year class reunion, his nephew's first birthday, my oldest son's 4th birthday, thanksgiving, christmas, new years, and so on....... Is it normal to have a panic attack while writing this ? :)
so the update of what i have done....
I made my son a pirate costume using what i had on hand in the household. It is very nice. not sure if i will get him to model it because he said "i do not want to be a pirate, I WANT TO BE A BOY" when we put it on him last. But if not then i will just show it hanging on a hanger before i put it in storage for when my second son might want to wear it.
I have had so many idea swelling my head on what i will be crafting and sewing next. I will be doing soemthing with my youngest son's frog costume since he will not be using it again, i have so many idea for accessories for the kids that will help me in my daily life.
I have to thank my readers. i have seen a google pagerank finally! and i have some add space available for REAL CHEAp, so if anyone is interested then e mail me.
The more interet in this page i get, the more i will be able to put some new stuff up!!!! Keep raeding!
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[ Posted by krista
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:27:52 GMT ]
I have been wanting to organize all of the cllection of mail that lies on our half wall. It seems that no matter how many times i clean it it get messy again, but here is a solution i want to try.
Photo from : Ann at all things handmade
Ideas for adjustments would be
-make the sides more rigid so it does not fold and hang oddly.
-make straps or pockets for cell phones and other items with chargers,
-make a way to have the charger attatched.
-decorate to match interior..
-possible place to have live plant :)
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[ Posted by krista
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:15:43 GMT ]
I just came across this blog that someone pointed out in a comment and i read about how she made fabric blocks.
see the article and blog here
Picture BY: nikki on http://craftnerd.blogspot.com
I think this will be a great idea to add to my cache of things to do for the month of recon!!!
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[ Posted by krista
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:42:47 GMT ]
Now that i got your attention I will show you how!
things i used..
Breastfeeding cooler bag (sometimes they come as a gift from the hospital)
scissors, needle, thread, sewing machine, all that kind of stuff.
sillicone adhesive caulking.
marker
drill and small bit
nips for cutting heavy plastic
old cell phone holder with belt clip or anything like this.
All of that made my husband a beer cozy good for wearing on your belt in istuations where you have no cup holder.. like mowing the lawn ... :)
also this cozy will keep the beer cool and the sweat off the table.
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[ Posted by krista
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:47:20 GMT ]
Months worth of recon begins!
I start by pulling my hair back. I do have headbands in my bathroom but i am not satisfied with their legnth, the tightness, the color, durability and so on. I like cloth headbands but they do not stay put. So.. i made my own from some maternity pants.
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[ Posted by krista
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:11:03 GMT ]
Now i plan on doing something a little big for me. As everyone who is a regular reader knows i am a reconstructing clothes newbie and now i am an addict to it. I have been saving lots of clothing in storage for no reason other than memory and the "just in case" state of mind and lately i have attacked the storage and now am on a mission. I have been doing a lot of reworking and tutorials for what i have done but now i am challenging myself. I will be doing a months worth of recon self challenge. I am challenging myself and others to do a months worth of recon. Personally i will do it and post every bit of a day in a recon addict when it comes to what i do, how i do it. I will do every step for a month.
This will start next week so keep checking. I have a wedding shoot to do and edit for this weekend but will be getting things ready to do this.
My first steps is to make sure all the clothes in our house are cleaned. so i must do all the laundry. then i need to go through the kids' closet removing all the stained, damaged, out of season clothes and then all the clothes that do not fit. I need to make sure to mend the small things like lost buttons, severed seams, and so on. Then I need to go through my husband's and my clothes and do the same. I need to then collect the storage clothes, blankets, towels, retired bedding, blankets, old fabric scraps from sewing and crafting, basically everything that can be sewn. I will then collect it all in one are, organize it and then get to work! I will document everything that i use and also my total purchases too for supplies if i have to make any purchases. I will then also show shots of the sewing area, showing everything that i have done collecting, showing all of my mess, showing also my pile of storage reducing in size. I think this will be exciting and could go past a month. So please keep checking back! and i will be creating a category just for this month's challenge..
Happy recon everyone! and i hope to hear for everyone!
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[ Posted by krista
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:29:28 GMT ]
Finally i made somewhat of a guide. Tell me what you think!
Reconstructed clothing guide.
Why reconstruct clothes?
-to recycle
-to save money
-to lessen the amount of storage
-to clean your closet
-to make items personal and one of a kind
-to save your favorite clothing from the trash
How do you start?
In my opinion you should start small to get the hang of it. Take a piece of clothing and add something to it. A design, some trim, some kind of flair.
Or You can do something else small like take something away, take out a hem for a rough edge, take off the lace trim, take off the design.
A slightly more advanced thing to do is modifying structure. Subtract length, to sleeves, pant legs, the bottom of a shirt Subtract the size of the shirt by taking in seams. You can do other things like change the collar type of a shirt, add a collar, add a layered collar. Maybe add some sleeves, modify the type of sleeve, add fabric to the sleeves.
Then even more advanced is for more experienced sewers. You can use a pattern to make modifications, completely rework items like making one item into another.. Example, make pants into shirt, make shirt into skirt, make skirt into purse. You can even do something like cut open all seams and hems and think of the item as just plain fabric use a pattern or just freehand it.
What I do is think of something I might want or need and raid my storage for supplies to make that item. Or when i get bored I look for something in storage that I like and see what i could make out of it.
If you get stuck just do some simple moves.. fold it, look at it, imagine it as something else, take out a seam and then look at it again, take off trim, sleeves anything else and look again .. it will come to you !
And most important!
SAVE ALL YOUR SCRAPS! things that come in handy..
trim, elastic, strips and pieces of fabric, decorative items, snaps, buttons, lace, patterns and everything else! These all could become something. even if you cannot work it as an item itself it could be an add on to another item.
I hope this might help someone make the effort to get a little creative and crafty :)
And if someone has any additions to this guide then please help me by sending suggestions.
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[ Posted by krista
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:17:24 GMT ]
Trying once again to dress my younger one.
So many resources for fabric in our storage. I found lots of sleep pants, almost too many for my son to wear one a day for a month!
So now to make something else that he might need. I know he needs a little bit better looking clothing than the p.j.'s and cutsie baby stuff. I thought i need to start manking him something that is a little more grown up and kid looking., not baby.
I thought to myself that a vest could be the best thing because he has a lot of shirts that have that food stain that i cannon get rid of and a vest can cover that very well and extend the life of those shirts.
Now i start the easy vest from fleece sleep pants
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