[ Posted by krista
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:22:31 GMT ]
So much time has passed since I have posted. I am embarrassed, but there were so many things that have kept my time busy. Now I have at least one kidless day a week to work on whatever I want and this is a continuation in my DIY projects around the home. Things i will be updating are..
-my veggie garden and other garden maintnance and planting.
-cleaning, sorting a basement which has not been cleaned in years.
-arranging my garage sale.
-finishing off a basement for family and entertainment use.
-my efforts in lawn maintnance.
-design and building wood structures for our yard.
-other clean out projects like closets, garage, vehicles, and so on..
and more!
And then there is the main focus of my life right now.... Starting to build my photography Business. Kusnier Jones Photography. kjpics.com
I wanted to expand not only the buisness part but the fact that this city needs to be more documented on photo.
So with that. i will be starting laundry to get ready to clean the basement.
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[ Posted by krista
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:18:57 GMT ]
These things are coming faster than I can cook with them.
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[ Posted by krista
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:59:21 GMT ]
I was just going around searching for other blogs because i am sick of forums. It seems like forums have people who either have no clue on what they are talking about or just posting because in the sense they like to see if they can get their scores up with posts of "that is so cool!",
well yeah.. umm thanks people!
Any who
I have gone to searching for blogs now (because people who have blogs, for the most part, have more time, information and interest invested while writing about their specialties)
I came upon a blogger (while searching for houseplant blogging) who not only has a wealth of information about houseplant care but has a little bit of information on blogging etiquette, that i am sad to say, i did not know about until i read his entries.
first off i apologize to anyone i might have offended in the way i have posted in the past when referring to some of the info i have on here.
Second, if anyone knows of a post that is against any etiquette standards then please inform me so i could rewrite it or withdraw it from my blog.
Back to this interesting and informative site tho.
I came across Mr. Brown Thumb and he is a must read! I could have spent hours on there this morning finding information on unknown (to me) houseplants and houseplant care.
Things i have learned from his site just this morning...
- what are the most easy houseplants
-succulent prorogations
-a list of low light plants
AND MUCH MORE!
Please check it out if you want some new and interesting lessons from someone who has learned them from experience.
I would have spent more time on there but the site gave me so many ideas that i now have a lot of things to do with my plants today!
THANK YOU MR. Brown Thumb!
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[ Posted by krista
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:09:52 GMT ]
My Package Came !
See what I got!
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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 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 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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