not sewing but ...

So, it's Sunday and I don't have my upcycle ready for this week.  I've just been insanely busy. Literally, two days off this month.  But, here is what I did yesterday instead of sewing or sleeping (either of which would have been a suitable alternative) ~

 

I'm going to have to be more specific when putting out the notice that I need something.  I've been needing drawers (as in a dresser but like I said I guess I wasn't specific enough), and this is what I found outside of work earlier this week.  You may just see a boring slightly dented partially rusted ugly file cabinet, but I saw HOLY COW THAT'S A TALL STACK OF DRAWERS!!!  I saw the dents and rusty bits too but only for a second.  Then it was replaced by a vision of a lovely blue color (found one with sparkles!) potentially covered in some pretty mod podged something. 

Being ashamedly as unexperienced as I am with spray paint I only got one can so this is all I have gotten to so far.  Also, I was experimenting with the best way to make it look lovely so this is just a rough vision of what it will look like a few solid coats later.  When it stops being so humid and rainy I will get on finishing it, but this is what I've been up to instead of sewing recently. 

myfm for this evening ~ I dunno.  I heard so many good songs at work today.  How about this one. The Staves, Tongue Behind My Teeth

Happy Monday all~

 

Re-creation~Frikin sweet tank top and a quick upcycle for my girl

taken from here

 

 

I. must. make. this.

 

And I did. (a version of it anyhow)

 

Here it is.

 

 

 

I tried. That's the best picture I could get this morning.  But I'm pretty excited about the shirt.   

 

 

So, yes, I did go buy a new tank top for this but I have two reasons.  1.-it is really hard to find a decent tank top at the bins and most of mine have just about bit the dust, and 2. - I was gifted the lace from sweet Vivian and I know a shop downtown that has a literal rainbow of tank tops in their window.  Finding the lace has been the hardest part.  Once I had that it was easy to acquire a tank top to match. 

 

Instead of just cutting straight up the side I detached a section of the edging at the top so all I had to do was reattach it for a nice finished edge once I had put the lace in.

 

I will more than likely make more of these because it took less than an hour even with trying to sort out how I wanted to make it happen and they are so flippin cute.  I want to try it with a different style top.  We'll see what I can find.  I will just continue my perpetual search for pretty lace soft enough to use for something like this...

 

 

And for my sweet girl I turned a stupid shapeless shirt from the bins into a simple comfy dress/top to run around in. 

 

She's getting pretty tired of the pictures already.  I have turned into my grandma. (*love you grandma)



 I like the back the most I think.  I got another just blue ridiculous shirt just like this one.  Simple comfy easy fix x2. 

 

 

 

 

myfm - ugh.  I had this one going for awhile because it was on the radio when I got here.  Not even the country version the new one with Nelly.  All better now ~ managed to drown it out with Lindsey Stirling. She's amazing.  I plugged in my headphones and now I'm just enjoying this magnificent day in the shade on this badass porch with some cool people and their cool dogs . 

 

 

 

: )