Flower Pendant

This week on my blog, I'm turning dryer lint from blah to TADA!

Ever since Rane wrote me an e-mail & proposed this challenge,

I tried to remember to collect lint each time I did the laundry.

And in the past two days, I've shown you how to make these

fabric balls that I turned into push pins & into a colorful

necklace...all out of dryer lint & old t-shirts!

I've got a few extra fabric balls that I sewed together:

TADA! I made a cute flower!

Add a pin to the back to make a brooch, or...

Sew a jump ring to the back of the flower & thread to a chain.

Now you've got a fun flower pendant!

Kindly take note that dryer lint is flammable.

Take extra care when wearing this necklace.

Otherwise, replace dryer lint with fiber fill

taken from an old, ready-to-throw pillow.

Lots of Lint

Rane is a fabulous gal who threw a challenge my way:

Turn dryer lint from blah to TADA!

So I've been collecting lint in this bag every time

I did the laundry.

Similar to yesterday's craft, I made more fabric balls:

Step 1: Cut circles from fabric scraps (these are old t-shirts).

Step 2: Sew a running stitch all around.

Step 3: Pull the thread so the fabric becomes a little bowl.

Stuff the "bowl" with dryer lint.

Step 4: Pull the thread all the way, knot the end &

cut the thread.

Make as many fabric balls as you need.

String them together with crochet thread,

sandwiching a gold bead in between

each fabric ball.

TADA! I've a got a statement necklace

and I hardly spent anything!

I have to point out that dryer lint is flammable.

I know you won't be cooking, grilling or dancing around

a bonfire with this necklace around you, but do take

extra care!

Blah to TADA! Challenge: Dryer Lint

Thanks for stopping by today!

It's been a while and I think I'm ready for a new challenge.

Rane wrote me a few months back:

Hi ya Claire!! I have a true challenge for you! What can you do with dryer lint? Every week I throw this away and always wonder could it be used for something?

I hear ya Rane!

So this week, let's make a detour to the laundry room

en route to the craft room.

Like most of you, I throw away lint from the dryer.

I only recently started keeping it in this bag.

I must admit, lint isn't very attractive.

But it reminds me of fiber fill.

I got myself a few fabric scraps:

I cut them into circles.

Then sewed a running stitch around.

I pulled the thread slightly so the fabric bunched up.

Then stuffed it with dryer lint!

Pulled the thread all the way to

seal the edge & then knotted the thread.

Here's the result:

TADA! I made little fabric balls

out of dryer lint & scrap fabric.

Then I attached them on the head of

these tacks with hot glue:

Note: The tacks get hot when hot glue is applied -- this

may burn your fingers. To avoid this, pin the tacks to a cork board,

add a bead of hot glue, then add the fabric ball.

Allow to dry and pull away any excess glue.

Another TADA! -- push pins!

These will dress up any cork board at home,

in school or at the office.

See you again tomorrow!

Bandana Beautiful

Hooray it's Friday!

I hope you've been enjoying the weather.

I am and I'm enjoying this Trilby hat

that I got from a street market:

If you tuned everyday this week,

I've been dressing up the hat

to change its look.

We don't want it looking blah, right?

TADA! I tied on an old bandana

to give the hat a new spin.

And I think I'll wear it with

a jumpsuit similar to this

one from Tory Burch.

Have a cool weekend everyone!

Hooray for Stripes

I recently purchased this really cool Trilby hat:

To keep it from looking blah,

I've been dressing it up.

TADA! I put this blue & white stripped ribbon

over the existing black band.

Doesn't it give a whole new personality to the hat?

And doesn't it go well with this outfit?

{Image from BCBG Max Azria}

Embellished Headgear

Early this spring, I found a hat vendor at

a New York City street market.

I bought this $10 hat that I've been wearing

and plan to keep wearing all summer long:

I felt I needed to change the look

every so often to keep it from looking blah.

TADA! I embellished the hat with feathers!

Lovely to wear with this dress from J. Crew!

Flower Power

This week, I'm gearing up for summer!

I like being outdoors so I got myself this

pretty Trilby hat for both form & function:

I got it at a street market & it's not that unique.

I've already seen several men & ladies

sporting this hat.

What a blah if you like being different.

So I did a little accessorizing.

Today, I added this little flower pin.

TADA! A whole new look!

Won't it complement this easy-breezy

summer dress from The Gap?

Have a wonderful day ya' all!