Rustic Orange T-shirt

I spied this T-shirt at the thrift store the other day and had to get it.  I just fell in love with the color.

I couldn’t wait to crochet it up into this:

As usual, I used the hem of the t-shirt to make the rosette.  I think the white stitching gives it some nice detail.

Black Paisley Headband

I was sifting through some old clothes the other day and came across an old favorite from Benneton.  I instantly knew that I needed to make a headband from it. 

I cut off the hem from the waist to make a rosette and then I cut a strip to wrap around the headband to cover it.  So cute!  I love it!

This is what is left from the t-shirt.   It’s very big and boxy.  Funny how when I was smaller I actually wore bigger clothes.  Not sure what I’ll do with it now.  Either keep cutting it up for projects or alter it so that it’s wearable.

Twenty is better than one!

A few months ago I was asked to come up with an idea for a matching hair accessory for the girls for the Primary Program in Sept. The boys will all have matching ties but we weren’t sure what to do for the girls. I wanted to incorporate a fabric rosette. At first I was thinking about making hairclips but figured out that those might not work for everyone depending on their hairstyle and the thickness of their hair. Finally I realized that headbands were the way to go. Not only are the hugely popular right now but they would fit everyone from 4 – 12 years of age and it wouldn’t matter what hairstyle they had. After making an initial prototype and getting it approved by the Primary Presidency I made all 20 that we think we’ll need. It’s nice to have completed a project early and not have to worry about getting it done last minute.

Mesa, AZ Temple Picture

We made the most awesome project at church Tuesday evening. I am so grateful to everyone who did so much work to make this possible. The boards were already cut and painted black. All we had to do was glue the picture to the board and then antique it. Sounds easy but it wasn’t! At least for me it wasn’t. I had never antiqued anything before and wasn’t happy with how it was turning out but luckily a friend came over to check on me and she fixed it up and I love it now. I dabbed some black paint around the edges of the picture. Now it just needs a hanger on the back.

Denim Rosettes

I made these denim rosettes a week or two ago. They are crafted from vintage denim fabric from my mom. They are the biggest rosettes I’ve made so far and I love them! Each one measures approx. 3 1/2” across. I wore one for the first time today for Flag Day.

I had about a half yard of fabric so I was able to make 5 rosettes. I use a 3” strip of fabric per flower. There are tons of tutorials out there but I just ended up kind of making up my own thing. This is a great project because they all turn out so differently and you can’t go wrong.

Close up of one of the finished flowers. This is the one I’m wearing today.

For the back I cut a piece of scrap material into a circle using the bottom of my favorite glass as a guide. I handstitched a pin back into the middle of the circle and then I hand stitched the circle to the back of the flower.

If you’d like to learn how to make one this is what we’ll be making at the etsy craft party I’m hosting this Friday evening.

White Rosettes

I’ve been making rosettes again.  They really are fun.  I originally bought these slippers to wear on my wedding day.  I figured that after pictures I’d kick off my high heels and wear these the rest of the day.  It was a good plan but in the shuffle I ended up just running around my reception barefoot.  I was looking at them the other day and decided that they could be greatly improved by adding rosettes to them.  I looked around for some fabric and found a scrap from my baptism dress from 1980 and used that.

I think they look better with a bigger flower than the one that came on them.

Close up.

I also made a rosette for my hair and attached it to a bracelet so I can use it as a ponytail holder.

Bowling Ball Rag Quilt Tote Bag

I have a friend that loves bowling so I made her a rag quilt bag for her upcoming wedding.  Can you believe that you can make this bag with just one yard of fabric?  I really need to write out the directions for it.  If you know someone who loves to bowl that might want this bag let me know.