Cardigan Refashion

I found a cute white cardigan from the Limited at Marshalls several months ago. I bought it for about $3.00, but it had a pretty big stain on the right shoulder that wouldn't come out. I told myself that I'd find a fix for it that week, but finally got around to doing it about six months later. Woops!

Lucky for me, my mom was tired of these beautiful green rosettes being on one of her shirts, so she gave them to me to use on future projects. They were already attached in a large section, so I just had to sew the section onto the cardigan. Easy peasy! 

Here's how you can do it: 

1. Find an old cardigan that needs sprucing up

2. Find or make rosettes or flowers to attach to the cardigan. 

3. Pin the flowers in the desired location. I am a fan of the asymmetrical shoulders, but they would look nice placed nearly anywhere on the cardigan.

4. Sew the flowers to the cardigan. I used a longer stitch on my machine because mine were attached to mesh and I didn't want it to pucker.

5. Enjoy your sweater! When people compliment you on it, make sure to tell them you did it yourself. That's always a great feeling. :)

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5 Easy Ways to Overcome A Creative Block

Art by EeeBee on Etsy

All crafters have been here. You sit down to work on a project and it's almost as if all of your creative juices have left you. This, my friends, can be referred to as a creative block. Even some of the most creative people experience this feeling. When this happens to me, I often try to make myself be creative, which generally results in creative fails. Luckily there are several ways to trick yourself into being creative.

Here are a few ways that I inspire creativity within myself: 

1. Browse Etsy. I love to check the front page of Etsy. I have seen some of the most unique ideas and colors schemes and they almost always inspire me to create. I am not suggesting that you copy another artist's designs, but the act of simply looking at other work might help get you out of your funk.

2. Watch crafting videos. Whenever I feel especially uncreative, I like to get on YouTube and watch videos on how to make specific things. I'm a visual person, so I like to see the technique rather than read instructions.

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3. Organize your area. If you are anything like me, your crafting area tends to get very messy very quick. Even my most organized drawers can quickly become unorganized when I am working on a project. The simple act of picking up, organizing, and throwing out unnecessary items always helps me feel more creative. Most crafters are visual people, so their surroundings can greatly effect how they feel. Put things that you like or that inspire you around this room. You can also check out Everything Etsy for craft room inspiration!

4. Get out and go to a craft store. Sometimes when I'm in a creative rut I like to go to craft stores and look around. Even if I don't purchase anything or need any supplies, sometimes it helps just to look at supplies and imagine how I could make the piece unique!

5. And last (but certainly not least) check out Pinterest! If you are a crafter and you haven't joined Pinterest yet, you are really missing out! Pinterest provides ideas for crafting experts and novices alike. I am inspired to create things on a daily basis thanks to this wonderful website! You can find my boards here.

I hope that these ideas help to get you out of creative ruts. What do you do to overcome crafter's block? I'd love to hear your ideas!

Wedding Pinspirations

I am the maid of honor in my best friend's wedding! The shower is quickly approaching (as in 6 days from today) and I'm working on putting the finishing touches on decorations. Here are some of my Pinspirations (Pinterest inspirations! Clever, eh?) 

Fingers crossed that I get them all done by Sunday! :)

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Age: 23

Bed Size: Full

Chore you hate: Cleaning the fish tanks. Yuck. Why did I buy fish?

Day you like the most: Saturday

Essential start of your day: Coffee

Favorite color: All colors! Though I do enjoy blues, greens, and yellows the most. Orange not so much.

Gold or silver: Silver... and gold.

Height: 5'5? Just tall enough.

Instruments I play (or have played): None, unless you count attempting to play "Rocka My Soul" on the guitar. You shouldn't count that.

Job Title: Educational Services Instructor. Not very descriptive, eh?

Kids: No. Thank goodness.

Live: Jackson, Tennessee. Blah.

Mom’s Name: Sally

Nickname: My nephew calls me Lolly.

Pet Peeve: People who don't care about anyone but themselves. There's a whole world out there!

Quote from a movie: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time.

Right or left handed: Rightie tightie!

Siblings: I have three half sisters and one half brother. I also have a nephew that calls me his sister. My family is kind of a mess.

Time you wake up: I work weird hours. On Mondays and Fridays I wake up around 6. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, I wake up around 8. On the weekends I wake up around 8 or 9. Or later if I'm feeling lazy. I feel lazy pretty often.

Underwear: Yep, I wear it!

Vegetables you dislike: Errr... I don't know. I like most vegetables. I'm sure there is some weird vegetable out there that I don't like, though.

What makes you run late: Me. And my family when they are in a talkitive mood.

X-rays you’ve had done: Mouth, feet, ankles, hands, toes, fingers.

Yummy food you make: Hot ham and cheese sandwiches!

Zoo animal: All of the big cats! Even though they scare me.