What to do...June - Summer

I know it's not exactly been progressing this month, at least not where you can see.  I've resigned myself to the fact that sometimes life just happens and occasionally when it happens in certain ways this won't.  Roll with the punches so to speak. 

Anyhow, tomorrow is June.  I know.  Jubilance at the amazing weather we've been having mixed with the knowledge that cold is just a few months away.   *sigh



So ~ I've got a few fabrics that need to be something awesome for June - which is going to be full of fun summery goodness.  I wanted to just put up one but I couldn't choose just one so here is what I narrowed it down to with help from the illustrious Becky : )

 

 

I don't have much of this one (about a meter) but I love love it.  Maybe a skirt of some kind?
(a slightly heavyish probably cotton)

I think my mamma gave me this one - I have tons - what to do....

 (regular old cotton)

 

More flowers.  But it's so soft I can't wait to make something. 

(super soft maybe a tiny bit stretchy cotton (I think) but definitely not knit) 

 

Help me out.  What do these fabrics want to be this month?

And just because ~ this is what I like to do Friday mornings with my girl ~

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myfm - heard this at work last night - another reason to dance in the middle of the floor at work : )

 

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Upcycled~Drying racks

No, not a bag - but something necessary and why not.

I've been wanting to make drying racks for awhile now.  My one tiny colander isn't really idea for drying large amounts of things.  I'm going to make a solar dehydrator too but these will work for the moment. 

I found three biggish picture frames that were the same size at the thrift store by my grandma's house -$2 each
 

and a roll of metal window screening for about $6. That and a staple gun and maybe a pair of pliers is all you really need. 

I took the classy art and the glass out of the frames and pulled the staples out with some awesome old pliers. 
 

Good tools are essential to any project.  These scissors may have to accidentally come home with me one day ; ) They're still going to be sharp when I'm old and rusty.  My Grandpa really knew a thing or two about good tools.
 

Anyhow - I stretched the screen out, folded it under and with my (aunt's) handy dandy staple gun.

It was really a quick and easy project. 

 I still have a ton of screen left over so each one cost me about $2.35.  Way to go me.  I have the ends of two broomsticks I'm going to cut into little 1-2 inch pieces so I can stack the frames when I need to. So stinkin excited.

Here's what they look like in use ~

 

 

Anybody want some 'snazzy' prints??? Perfect for an old dusty waiting room or.... an old dusty waiting room?

myfm ~ "My heart is dancin', to a November tune"
 

Problems following~

So, lots of people have told me they can't subrcribe/follow or make comments - I'm working on it.  I'll try to sort it out in the next few days before I get things really going.  Bear with me friends.


*Update*
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What this is about~

Once upon a time I somehow decided that I want to make all of the clothes for my daughter and myself for 6 months.  After a little thought I figured it made more sense to go ahead and do a whole year so I could have time to work and plan for all of the season.  After about three more years of thought and procrastination I made a plan for each month and week and now I am finally ready to make this work. 

For the most part I will be abstaining from buying clothes but there are going to be a few exceptions.  First - anything I find at the bins doesn't count.  If I can get my sweet girl a pair of rainbow socks, a purple cardigan and a kitty shirt for $.82 you can bet I'm going to.  Second - As of right now I don't make socks or crochet with enough speed to make warm things so I may given the right circumstance buy a sweater and will most definitely be buying socks at some point.  Third - If I happen across the perfect and I mean has to be perfect pair of jeans somewhere I'm just not dense enough to pass that up.  Denim perfection is as unusual as a five leaf clover and to be cherished when occasionally found - and that makes me hopeful as I have recently come across one~



Don't misunderstand my goal.  Anyone that sews knows that it isn't usually about saving money or time because there sure isn't much of either of that.  I will *hopefully have a weekly upcycled piece, a themed piece, and some other potentially random stuff.  A lot of what I make will probably come from my sizeable stash, the bins, and what I can find on sale at the fabric store.  This is mainly a way of recording my progress for myself, but if you would like to follow along I welcome the company on this questionable year long escapade through countless yards of fabric.