We currently live with my parents until my husband graduates school. I was using the guest bedroom for all my sewing stuff. It was a bedroom, so thread all over the floor, clogging the vacuum and always a mess. Lynette and I would always talk about how our dream sewing/ craft rooms would definitely be hard wood. Easy to just sweep the threads...
I've always wanted a way to store my ribbon on a dowel, it reminds me of a high end candy store or something, I don't know why. It does make it a lot more organized and easy to access the ribbon, plus I always love the look of all the colors lined up. So I was excited to get one of my own...
I had to move all my sewing/ project stuff from the guest room, upstairs. I would need a cutting table, and lucked out finding this table on craigslist for....FREE! It was actually a sacrament table from a church. It is all wood, super sturdy, the only thing was it wreaked like smoke. Gross. It was also only 30" tall, way too short to...
For a unique table Christmas tree, I used willow branches and rocks from our yard. I spray painted the branches silver, and the small rocks red. The hour-glass shaped vase worked well. I had misc. glass ornaments that I also spray painted red, then I found silver balls at the dollar store. I had a little package of word ornaments I found on...
Vote for Lynette's dress design #12!!! I wanted a black, classic, vintage-inspired one piece bathing suit. A few different inspirations went into my design of this last swim suit. I love vintage bathing suits from the 40s and 50s. I remember seeing photos of my Grandma in her swimming suit as a teenager. I love the low leg lines which almost look like...
Vote for the dress design you like the most here. To vote, you just have to leave a comment on the blog post of which number dress you like the best.The winning dress will be a part of Shabby Apple's spring line for 2010Lynette is #12!!!photo is Lynette and me as kids at our Grandma's ...
Takini I already posted all the making details here. But I really liked the takini top. The shorts probably do look more like biker shorts than a bathing suit, but I was comfortable and I didn't have to babysit my bum cheeks hanging out so I loved it. I also love having a bra in my swimming suits! I was kind of worried...
I got this stretch terrycloth for $1.00 at a fabric yard sale a couple weeks ago. I last minute used it to make a swim cover up. The terrycloth works well, whicking up moisture, but being stretchable to go over head and shoulders or hips. I took the piece and it was a basic rectangle to go around my body, just like you...
Rashguard This was the easiest to make, just a shirt. The shorts I already wrote about. I chose to use some blue/green lycra from my other takini top as contrast on the rashguard shirt. For the pattern, I just used a regular stretch knit tee that fits a little snug. I had to just create the sleeve to what I wanted, since I...
We're celebrating my husband's graduation a couple months early. We've always planned on going next May when he actually graduates, but an opportunity popped up to go to Hawaii... I'm so excited! I hate store bought bathing suits, so I made my own little collection for our trip. I got a couple yards of black and blue/green and from it made a black...
