Denim Decor

It's all about old denims this week on my blog!

An old, blah pair of jeans can be turned
into something new and Tada!

Like this denim corsage...created by cutting the denim
into petals, sewing them together and
adding a pin to the back.

Use it to spice up any hat you own...

Or add some flavor to a plain jacket!

Delightful Clutch

One of our readers, Susie, challenged me to re-fashion an old pair of jeans.

Blah: a tired old pair

TADA!: cut it up, sew it back and turn it into a classy clutch

Perfect for an afternoon with the girls
or a night on the town!

See you tomorrow!

Blah to TADA! Challenge: JEANS

Happy Monday Everyone! This week on my blog, I'm up for a little challenge. Susie sent me this e-mail:

Hi there! I just discovered your blog and I just love it, you inspire me so much and I love the fact that we're helping our environment at the same time. A few ideas I would appreciate your creativity on: (1) Old jeans/denim and (2) plastic grocery-type bags. Thank you for your blog!

Thanks Susie for your kind words! I'll first share some ideas on reviving those jeans and I'll tackle plastic grocery bags in a future post, okay?

Blah: an old pair of denims

TADA!: Turn them into cut-off shorts and
dress it up in different ways:

Image from J.Crew

Image from J. Crew

Image from Forever 21

More ideas tomorrow!
Have a great day!

Oh blah!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

I hope you are having a good weekend celebrating the Day of Hearts and watching the Winter Olympics. I sure am, but I'm very bummed out that some computer problems have come back to haunt me...blah! I hope to fix this right away so I can get back to blogging. Thanks for understanding! Have a TADA! week ya' all!

High Five!

Gloves, like socks, happen to lose their pair too.

So if you've got only one glove, give it some love!

Tada! Turn it into a hand puppet!

Turn each finger into a family member,
a cuddly animal or favorite
storybook characters.

Take it with you on a road trip or
flight to keep the kiddies entertained.

Have a fun weekend everyone!

Take Care of Your Shoes

Today I've got another idea to re-purpose old socks.

Like these ankle socks suffering from elasticity issues.

Just stuff each sock with fiber fill.

Then sew the ends shut.

Embellish with ribbons & loops.

And use them as shoe trees to preserve their shape!

The loops are especially helpful to pull out the
shoe trees from shoes like oxfords & boots.

Enjoy your day!

Toys for Tots

Socks don't suck even if they're studded with holes or look old and abused.

Instead of tossing them away,
turn them from blah...

...to TADA!

Cut the socks in different shapes, hem the sides
and stuff them with fiber fill.

Then create some wacky new friends...

Coozai never leaves home without a bow tie.

Geordine looks like a jelly bean.

Sparkee loves being silly.

And Lola Loulou loves to wear a tutu!

Go ahead, dream up some characters & stories with your little ones.
If only to save those socks!