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denim skirt makeover TUTORIAL and denim distressing tips

February 17, 2010 54 Comments

How to Distress Denim You probably recognize this flirty denim skirt! :) This was my project for Week 1 at SYTYC. Thanks to Carrie for reminding me I had not posted my tutorial yet. oops! Got a little side tracked there. Anyways, here ya go! This is the not-so-fab Before pic. Very blah skirt, huh. I am going to apologize right now for a few poor pictures. I made this skirt over several days in different lighting, so it's going to change colors from step to step. First I removed … continue reading

zipper ruffle ballet flats TUTORIAL

February 16, 2010 39 Comments

Have some flats you'd like to dress up? Here's the how-to on adding a zipper ruffle to your shoes. Take those drab shoes to fab flats! *This may not work with all shoes and shoe sizes. Please use for Personal Use ONLY.* Supplies pair of flat 12-14" zipper, sides separated in a color that goes with your shoes high heat glue gun lighter sewing machine Sew a basting stitch along the edge as close as you can without going off the fabric. Leave the threads long so you can gather the … continue reading

St. Patty’s Day Linky Party

February 15, 2010 8 Comments

Now that Valentine's Day is officially over, time to start bringin out the green! I haven't decorated much for St. Patty's Day in the past (ok, never!), but this year, we need all the good luck we can get right now with the hubs looking for a job and taking boards soon. So I made this cute "Lucky" green burlap pillow for the front room. Please let this be a lucky pillow!! I am selling kits to make a Lucky Pillow in my *shop*. I will also be posting a tutorial for this burlap pillow … continue reading

a small announcement and a Zipper Daisy GIVEAWAY (closed)

February 15, 2010 161 Comments

Guess what....I did it...I opened an Etsy shop called the Tattered Flower! Ok, actually, I opened it about a year ago and never listed anything in it. But a couple weeks ago, I decided to go for it since I've had readers asking if I was going to sell my creations. AND since I recently quit my part time job at the scrapbook store, I needed to find a way to fund my crafting addiction because this student budget doesn't have room for me AND my crafts lol ;) Anyways, the name I picked a … continue reading

Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2010 16 Comments

To celebrate this awesome holiday, I thought it would be fun to have some highlights from my Valentine's Day linky party. There were tons and tons of awesome projects (over 130. wow!), it was so hard to just pick a few! I honestly wanted to feature all of you, but that would be one ridiculously long post. Michelle at Sweet Something Design made this lovely Carnation Rondure. Love how the red pops against the white dish. Rachel at Holy Craft made her husband a wedding band. How … continue reading

Reader Requested photo #2 my pantry

February 12, 2010 12 Comments

I feel like I'm letting you look ya'll look in my underwear drawer here! lol Please don't judge too harshly! :) But some of you wanted to see my Pantry. I am a little bit of a neat freak. a little bit. I used to alphabetize my canned goods, but that was before little man was born. Now I just alphabetize my spices :)I still really enjoy organizing my pantry. I don't know what it is, but I love trying to think of logical ways to organize the different foods. For example, … continue reading

my headband

February 11, 2010 2 Comments

I had a few questions about where I got my headband in this photo, I got it from Recessionista. Isn't it cute? This is the Zipper Headband. Yep, it's a zipper flower! :) … continue reading

zipper ruffle ballet flats

February 11, 2010 52 Comments

I know, I know, here I go again with my zippers!! BUT at least it's not a zipper flower. this time..... Anyways, I found these basic gray (haha, get it?) ballet flats on clearance for a few bucks at TJ Maxx. I added a double zipper ruffle to the front and they went from drab to fab in a matter of minutes! And let me tell ya, I LOVE 'em. L.O.V.E. them. I was a little worried that the ruffle might not work, but the ruffles actually turned out so much better than I thought!! … continue reading