Now introducing....

Frayed and Fancy Ribbon Belts!

I can't wait to make more of these in other color combinations! They really add a lot to an outfit!

Head on over to my shop to see this and other similar items.

Just for fun!

These all sold before I could post them, but I thought that I'd put the pictures up anyway. I'll have to make some more like them soon.
Pretty pink and white crepe flowers


Blue damask frayed flower with a rhinestone, white flower with silver pearls

Cream bubble organza and white organza flowers with bead clusters

Emmaline Headband

My first headband is sold to a cute little girl named Emmaline. Little sisters and their friends make excellent clients =) I LOVE the green damask print on the large flower. It sort of reminds me of the curtains that Maria used to make the Von trapp children playclothes.....

Stain-coverage discovered!

What do you do with a childs shirt that has been stained multiple times and been placed in the rag-pile? Throw it out? I think not!
If you have a few pretty scraps of material laying around and a few hours you can do THIS!
I used strips of dark gray crepe and light gray chiffon to sew little ruffles over the stained area.
With the scraps left over from the scraps, I made this matching hair clip. Matchy-matchy, but cute!

A few things I learned from this project:

1. Fray Check is your friend.
2. USE Fray Check.
3. Use Fray Check on the material BEFORE you sew it into little ruffles. It sure is a lot easier to apply it to flat material.
4. A sewing machine would make this project a LOT faster. I think I logged about 3 hours on this project by hand-stitching it.
5. I need to buy a sewing machine. And learn how to use it.

Look HERE for more idea's on re-fashioning old clothing. This woman is brilliant and inspired me to try my hand at it.

Frayed & Fancy Headbands!!

I can't stop making these headbands! They are so fun to make and I love coming up with different styles, so I have decided to sell my handywork. Look for a link to Etsy soon, I am working on setting up an account at the moment. If you are interested in my headbands, please take a look and see if there is anything you like, and spread the word! We'll see how I fare in the crafty mom buisness world...