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Recon inspiration

[ Posted by krista Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:31:24 GMT ]

I am in love with the unusual looking kind of clothing. If anyone remembers junkyard wars then you will remember the futureistic recycled looking clothes they wore there.  I have a facination with this and have founs someone to be inspired by. Her high collars are very inspired and the mixtures of materials and cuts it to die for. She has a very keen eye when it comes to embelishments and this makes me so jealous!

the pic links to myspace page for Jodito and then there is her craftster link here 

maybe i will be ambitious soon and try my hand in the remaking of clothes that would be less of a standard and more into the unusually hip :) 

Posted in Month of Recon, Sewing, Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags idol, nspiration, Recon, reconstructed | 1 comment

Recon cache letter/bill organizer.

[ 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 :) 

Posted in Homemaking, Month of Recon, Home Interior, Craft, Sewing, On the Cheap | Tags bills, organizer, sewing, tutorial, wallhanging | no comments

Good idea to add to the recon work

[ 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!!! 

Posted in Kids, Homemaking, Month of Recon, Craft, Sewing, On the Cheap | Tags blocks, Kids, Recon, reconstructing, Recycling, sewing | no comments

HA! I made a beer cozy from a Breastfeeding bag and old cell phone!

[ 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.

Posted in Tutorials, Month of Recon, Craft, Sewing, On the Cheap | Tags Bag, Beer, cheap, cozy, funny, Husband, Recon, vinyl | 1 comment

Recon clothing Preggy pants into headband

[ 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.

Posted in Homemaking, Tutorials, Month of Recon, Craft, Sewing, Fashion/Clothing, On the Cheap | Tags clothes, headband, Recon, reconstructing, tutorial | 1 comment

My recon challenge!

[ 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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