On a roll...

After a successful open house this past weekend, I feel great about what I am doing and where I plan to be in a few years. The frustrations I have felt over the last years about where my life was going is long gone and I'm better without it. Over the past week, I have found out how "grown-up" I am, how responsible I have become and much I love my life as it is. The saying life is like a roller-coaster is truly how my life has been, only now I have learned one of the biggest lessons in life and that is to take it as it comes. I always say if things are meant to be then they will be and thats that. I simply try my hardest to do my best at whatever life throws at me and this time is no exception just "accept"ion. As the days creep closer to graduation, preparation for the future is setting in. And in honor of that I present a showcase of projects that have been brewing... Enjoy!

FIRST>> My Free Time Project is finished. Here is a little recap.

Cute dress I got on clearance at Target for $7. The only problem is that I am short and the dress is too long. Easy fix with a jersey knit like this is a no-hem hemline, just cut, no sewing required. (that is if you don't mind a slight hem roll.) Since the dress is casual this type of hem does not bother me and I think it will give a little more edge to the style anyways.

 After I cut 4" off of the hem I seen potential in the leftovers. Rarely do I throw out scraps; you never know when they could come in handy. And I have seen some jewelry items made from this type of material. I knew it would be easy to make, just never had the right time or selection of material that sparked the creation process. But as things generally happen this proposed itself without much effort on my part!! To add interest, I thought of adding a similar fabric in a turquoise color, it has been just collecting dust on the fabric shelf because I am not to fancy with the knit sewing just yet.

So here is the process once my hem was complete.

Step 1: Take leftovers and cut into strips of fabric. I didn't measure because its not that important. However, I did keep in mind the lengths > I didn't want a choker!

Step 2: After they were cut I aligned them by length (small > large). Starting with one side I aligned the ends and pinned them together, repeated with the other ends. Once the ends were aligned an flat I laid them on top of each other and sewed them together with a striaght sticth on my machine. Becasue the layers got so thick I decided that the colors were going to be made separate instead of mixed all as one.

Step 3: Once the strips are sewn together I wanted to cover up the seam. I took an additional section of the strips and made a tube to encase the seam, no hemming. But it was sewn closed while wrapped around the strips. 

In the end this is what the necklaces look like>

The Turquoise Style: A little fatter strips. To achieve this look I didn't stretch out the strips as much. 

And the Deep Purple: These are smaller strips, (stretched out more.)

 

Overall this project made my day! I had a vision, saw an opportunity to create it and it turned out exactly how I wanted. I love easy projects, reviving trash and showcasing my talents. This project did all of that and more! Now I have to wear it out. >>>>Drinks anyone? 

~With Luvz,

Dez