Jeans Skirt

This next project is an absolutely fun one. It was born out of frustration. You see, my four year old has a very, very, let me emphasize...very tiny waist. I cannot find any age-appropriate pants or skirts for her. Waist wise, she still fits into a 12 mths to 2T pants/skirts. As I was cleaning her closet, I came across a couple of rarely used jeans which were in excellent condition. The size 2T jeans were short in length, but fit her perfectly at her waist. So I borrowed and idea from my earlier project the  T-Shirt Dress Project  and decided to remake the jeans into a skirt.

I began by cutting off both the legs of the pants.

From the top edge, I measured about 5" all around and re-trimmed the jeans.

I cut a piece of fabric that was leftover from the T-Shirt Dress Project

I double folded it, wrong sides together....that way I did not have to hem the bottom. I ran a long stitch all along the top edge of the fabric. Pulled the threads to gather the skirt to the appropriate width.

Pinned it to the bottom edge of the jeans, adjusting as I went along. Once I got it all pinned, I sewed it twice to secure it. This is how it looks all finished.

My little one modeling the jeans skirt for me.

Cost of this Project: NIL

Floral Refrigerator Magnet

Who doesn't have CDs, DVDs & other discs lying around at home? I know I have. Dozens of them!! Infact when my DH was about to trash some of them, I told him to hold on. I knew I could reuse them in some way. I had some fabric flowers at home and had no use for them. So I came up with the idea to combine the flowers and the discs and create the Floral Refrigerator Magnet.

The first thing I did was to remove all the flowers from the stems.

 

As you can see below, I cut the flowers further and divided them into single petals. Flowers like sunflower & pansies are perfect for this project.

One by one I glued the petals on the top of the disc. You can use tacky glue or any other kind of permanent glue. I worked with the sunflower petals. My daughter used the cut-up pansies.

I cut out a small, circular felt of matching color and glued that to the center.

On the back of the disc I glued two pieces of magnetic strips. I took these strips from an old mini calender. 

Here it is, a final look. They complement my black refrigerator perfectly. Reminds me of Spring with flowers blooming everywhere.

Note: Except for the glue, everything I used was either old or something I that I had no use for. This a  fun project for the kids. Its super easy and quick. My 9 yr old had such a great time making this, that she wanted to do more.

Recyle & Reuse Projects

Since spring is upon us the theme for the month of April and May is 'RECYCLE & REUSE'. It is a perfect time for spring cleaning. My workspace is filled up with all kinds of scrap fabrics, crafting supplies etc. I am challenging myself to use the stuff that I already have at home. I think it maybe a difficult as I am always itching to go shopping. I am bursting with few ideas...so watch out for this space PEOPLE !!!