26 February 2010

Dining with Denim

This week, I took Susie's challenge to transform
old jeans from blah to TADA!

I admit, I made mostly things to wear.
Today, let's take the denim into the dining room!


After a thorough washing,
turn the denim into coasters!


For double fun, use denim on one side and a printed
fabric (your fabric scraps will be willing volunteers)

on the other side.


It's a cute way to avoid beverage stains
on
your precious tables!


I wish you all a happy weekend!

25 February 2010

Inspiration: Denim

Denim, no matter how old, is a wonderful canvas
to create something
TADA!


An article in Elle Magazine inspired me to make
a few Tada! accessories out of blah denim.


Some delicate, dangly earrings.

A sweet, sublime necklace.

A courageous cocktail ring!

I hope I've inspired you to make your
own denim accessories!

24 February 2010

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!


23 February 2010

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!

22 February 2010

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!

14 February 2010

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!

12 February 2010

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!