Newborn Mittens

Wish I could say that I was upcycling here . . . but no, these are newborn mittens made from purchased 100% cotton yarn. But now that I have all the left overs . . . consider this a preview for an upcoming post featuring a baby afghan made from the remains of the yarn bought for the mittens!

Ballet Bag

I used this British Airways inflight children's toy bag as my model, and this pile of crafting supplies (much of which is left over from other projects).

T Shirt Scraps = Dress

After making a bath mat out of old t shirts, I was left with a pile of sleeves and the upper parts of the shirts (from the bottom of the arm opening to the neckline). The front and back of this dress was made from these upper shirt scraps, while the side band was made from one long sleeve.

Old T-Shirt, Duct Tape and Old Economists = Dress Form for Youngest Daughter

Inspired by Threadbanger.

17 old t-shirts upcycled as a bath mat

From Coffee Cans to Storage Solutions

If you start every morning with these . . .

eventually you end up with many of these.

Trying for subtly with white contact paper,

the cans now

calm the choas of my crafting supplies,

while allowing easy access.

And the lids are bringing order to a drawer of jewelry:

(inspired by this from marthat stewart)

Spare button inspired neckwarmer

inspried by a beautiful spare button left over from an outgrown pair of Japanese children's pants, a neckwarmer made by bosphorus as seen on etsy, and a desire to crochet as winter approaches