Chair Project

So we still have no furniture in our upstairs living room. We've kind of been waiting for the funds for leather couches...well those funds aren't here, and there are plenty of other things to spend our funds on. Anyways, I got up the notion to reupholster a chair by some of the blogs I read. I mentioned this to a lady I work with, and she offered a chair that they wanted to get rid of, for free! Couldn't pass that up to at least give it a try. Took me a while to find the right fabric at the right price. And out came a chair that I spent $100 total for supplies. Now it should last a while!

Before

Tearing apart

I started with the cushion first

Midway

After!

Where I got my inspiration: All Things Thrifty

Now we have a chair in the living room!

My exciting purchase!

Well, the other day, I had the joy to go shopping with a nice gift card to Nordstrom's. My sister informed me that I could use it at Nordstrom Rack..so me being the bargain hunter that I am; I did just that! Two of my purchases, I was stoked about because I got two pairs of designer jeans for about $20 each!!!! Since the jeans now are made to only fit women who are 6'6", they needed to be hemmed! So I braved the task myself, so that these jeans would truly be a great deal! So on my "day off" (I got called off from work on Monday), I hemmed both pairs! Here is the finished product, of which I'm very excited and proud about! I even saved the original hem and it was actually easier to do it that way than reado the hem (less pressing). If you want to see how I did it, I used this "tutorial." I personally think they look great...no more paying for tailoring for me!

Babylegs...one more project before the move!

These were really fun to make! I followed this tutorial. I'll take some photos of them on babies when I get them to their intended owners...but I don't have those photos yet!

My projects

Now that Maryanne has her gifts, I can post a few of the things I was finished and working on.

Those are burp rags...I hear from my friens they are nice and absorbant for those

big spit up times!

I used a tutorial

Still Feelin' Crafty!

Storage Cubes

These look so nice and not hard to make!

Inspiration!

Well, I have been getting back into sewing as my Mom gave me her old sewing machine! Tonight, Tobin was working the ER, so I had fun looking at things I like or would love to make! I have so many friends who are either having or had babies, and I find those projects are just so much fun to do!

- Quick Handbag
- Checkbook covers
- Babylegs
- Cloth Diapers - I can't make these, but I really think I want to do cloth once we have kids
- Baby Shoes

Also once we move, I really got inspiration from this blog about organization! I want to try it in our new apartment!
-Organizing the Paper Clutter