This is another set of salt and pepper shakers that I found at Funtiques in downtown Springfield, MO. This pink and gray set of canister style shakers is adorable. I think they were about three inches tall.
Greetings! For today’s Wear It On Your Head Wednesday post I have this beautiful style to show you. This is my daughter’s pretty friend, Sarah, and this was her prom hair. I’m told that there are 81 bobby pins hiding in there. Amy at Blush Studio is the artist behind this jaw dropping hairstyle. I wasn’t the only person at prom pictures asking to photograph Sarah’s hair. It was a huge hit. Nice work, Amy! And Sarah, you looked amazing!
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This wreath was inspired by the adorable baseball wreath that I pinned from The Pinterest Project. I’ve been looking for used baseballs for a few weeks, but haven’t come across any in my thrifting. What I did come across was right in my own garage. My son is a tennis coach and this cart full of balls has been sitting in my garage all winter. That means that they are flat and will have to be replaced for the summer tennis camps. You know what I was thinking, right? They were either going to a landfill or being turned into a craft project. The craft project won.
I started by picking out a few balls and making them into a circle about the size I wanted for the wreath.
I put each ball into the vice grip and used a long drill bit to drill through the ball. I really had to press down because tennis balls are pretty rubbery. That’s why I used the vice grip. (Don’t worry – I told you these balls were already dead.)
Next, I just straightened out a wire hanger and threaded it through all the balls. Getting the hanger through the first hole is easy, but for the second side, I had to play around with it a bit to find the second hole so the hanger would pop out on the other side of the ball.
Once the balls were on the hanger, I twisted the hanger together at the top.
I added a red bow and hung it on my door. I know tennis isn’t a seasonal sport for most people, but it is for me. I only play in the summer when I take lessons from my son. So this is a seasonal wreath for me. I can’t wait for my lessons to start!
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This is a guest post by my daughter, Madeline. Of all her projects, this is one of my all time favorites, not only because it had a beautiful outcome, but because she put a LOT of effort into making this work and didn’t give up when it got hard. Here she is to tell you about her process.
Thanks for letting me share another project on your blog, Mom.
I bought this dress at this great vintage shop called The Clothing Warehouse in Savannah, Georgia, when my mom and I were down there during spring break. This is their Facebook page. My style has turned more vintage over the past year, so when we found this dress, and it fit perfectly, I knew I wanted to try to make it into my prom dress. Here it is in the shop:
I didn’t want a long sleeved, turtleneck dress, so the first thing I did was to separate the top from the bottom of the dress by ripping out the seam at the waist. My thought was to use the top from the pattern of a dress I made in my sewing class this year, using solid yellow fabric.
I cut out all the pieces, made the top of the dress, and HATED it. I was completely frustrated that it didn’t turn out like I wanted at all. The fabric was hard to sew on, the fit was weird, and overall I thought it was a disaster. So, I walked away for a few days. My mom and I were talking about what style I liked for the top and I mentioned my favorite bathing suit. She showed me that I could just twist the fabric the same way my bathing suit is twisted. I used scraps from the top, and really had to piece the top together. I’m lucky that the flower pattern hides a lot, because there are probably 8 or 10 pieces in the top. Because I didn’t have a way to get more of that fabric, I just made it work with the fabric I had. I used sleeves, parts of ruffles, and anything I could to create the top. After lots of seam ripping, I got the top to look the way I wanted. I bought a new dark green velvet ribbon for the waist, since the one it came with didn’t have a bow in the back and I wanted mine to have a bow.
My next challenge was the length. I had planned on adding some sheer yellow fabric to the bottom, but that didn’t look good, either. I ended up adding the yellow to the bottom that wasn’t sheer, and it looked like I was standing on a pedestal. I didn’t like that either. At the last minute I decided to layer in some of the sheer yellow between the flowered skirt and the solid yellow pedestal. My friends pulled into the driveway to pick me up to get ready for prom right as I finished this last addition. It worked. The look softened a lot and I’m really happy with how it turned out. Here is the front:
And the back with the green velvet ribbon:
I added some funky orange shoes with wood heels that look like they’d go with a 1970s dress.
This is one of my most challenging projects ever, but it was also one of the most rewarding projects ever. I thought it was fun to be the only one in a 1970s dress for prom, and I loved seeing my friends’ surprised faces when I told them that I created my dress from a vintage dress. Here’s my before and after photo:
It’s Betsy again. Don’t you just love this dress? I am so impressed with Maddie’s persistence to make this work. I have to add my favorite photo, even though it doesn’t show much of the dress, because the lighting was so perfect and I love the angelic effect it gives to my sweet girl.
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Well, howdy there. I can’t believe it’s time for Salty Saturday already! This is a set I saw in a local shop called Funtiques. If you live in Springfield, MO, you MUST go to this shop. It is full of vintage goodness, including several salt and pepper shakers. These blue salt and pepper shakers are less than two inches tall and made of plastic. They are super cute.
I ordered these scrabble tiles and bails from Pick Your Plum a few weeks ago. This is what I decided to do with them:
In addition to the tiles and bails, I used E6000 glue, DG3 Art Gel, some art that my husband designed, and an image of shirt and tie from a vintage magazine.
The first thing was to cut the art to the size of the tile. I printed it out at 1 x 1 inch, but cut it down just a tiny bit because I didn’t want it to hang over at all. I’d rather have it a smidge too small than a smidge too big. All the images except the vintage magazine were coated in Mod Podge. Once that was dry I put a few drops of DG3 Art Gel onto the tile and spread it around with my finger. I pressed the art onto the tile while the DG3 was still wet.
After it dried for an hour or so, I added some more DG3 on top of the art. I used my finger again to spread it out evenly.
After it dried, I glued the bail onto the back with the E6000 glue. Once that had dried, I used the DG3 and finger painted a coat onto the back and sides of the tile. After more drying, I put one more coat of DG3 Art Gel on the top of the tile pendant. You can see it’s getting pretty shiny.
That’s it! I put the tiles onto this necklace that was holding another pendant. I love that I can use the same necklace and change out the pendants. What do you think?
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Can you guess what this fleur-de-lis was in its prior life? It was a button on a very ugly blouse that I bought at a garage sale for $1. I bought the shirt because I loved the buttons. When I got home, I cut the buttons off and threw out the shirt because it was too ugly to think about and I didn’t want to see it sitting in my house. That’s pretty rare for me, because I really like breathing new life into things that would otherwise go to a landfill. I just couldn’t stand the blouse. It didn’t even stick around long enough for a photo. The buttons, however, were fabulous! Here they are. Aren’t they great?
All I did was add two jump rings onto the button then hang it from a ball chain. At first the fleur-de-lis tipped upside-down because the loop on the back of the button was right in the middle. I just added some E6000 to glue the jump rings toward the top, so I wouldn’t have the tipping problem anymore. It was an easy project and I absolutely love this necklace. I haven’t decided what to do with the other buttons, but they may turn into necklaces, too.
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I came across this adorable set of salt and pepper shakers on Etsy the other day. Oh my goodness, I love mason jars. I might need to buy these.
Isn’t it amazing how people can show up in your life and turn into friends that you will keep forever? Two of my co-workers are like that. I didn’t choose to spend this much time with them. They just came with the job. Spending lots of time with people gives you a pretty clear picture of who they are. What a blessing it has been to cross over from co-workers to friends. They definitely make work enjoyable, but they also make my life better. I’ve had lots of co-workers in my life, and I know that this doesn’t happen very often. So, you can be sure that even though my friends are moving on to new chapters in their lives that don’t include working with me every day, I will always have a place in my heart for them. And hopefully a regular coffee date.
Dr. Seuss said “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” I’m trying really hard to do that right now.
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Remember the red jeans my daughter found at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago? She turned them into these high waisted shorts. Here’s what I did with one of the legs from that pair of jeans.
To make this, I just cut two strips from one of the legs.
Then I crossed the strips like this:
And sewed the ends together like this:
It was about a five minute project. Some days, those projects are the best kind.
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