#up-cycle

I've had this idea mulling around for a while, I decided today was the day for it.

Stuck inside for the day because the boyfriend is sick, so I grabbed these and started cutting.

Folded back the edges to make a seam.

Next was trying to figure out what to make to fill the space.

I tried a few different things, before thinking of the Shawl of Lost Souls I've been working on. I had to backwards engineer the pattern as I wanted to make it from top down.

Then I sewed it on to the pants, and done!!

Ok, not that simple. I started around 10am and it's now 5:30 pm. Totally more time consuming than I expected, but I think I'll be faster if I do this on more clothes. :)

I'm thinking of learning some simple embroidery to put on the pockets/ along the top, but that can await another day.

Make Your Own Push-Up Board

So… the gyms are STILL closed, right? I mean, honestly, that doesn’t upset me as they weird me out even without the threat of a deadly virus residing on one of the sweaty handles. But… if you’re struggling without your usual outing to your local muscle factory then maybe I can help. I made my own push-up board; I did this because that’s just how I am, but also all the one’s you can buy look like…

If you can't Recycle, Up-cycle it!

Today after school , me & my son went to check our mailbox & then proceeded towards the recyclable bins to drop our recycling stash. And it was full to the brim! He exclaimed wow it is super full, now what do we do? I said let’s wait till tomorrow and come back? We headed back home & I enquired what he learnt in school? He replied, they didn’t do much today… so I suggested how about we dig…

This is an old bedside table I found in a charity shop. I’ve sanded it, painted and hand-drew the cloudy design. 

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