DIY: T-Shirt Refashion

It's been a long time. The fall and holiday season flew by. Since getting my first sewing machine, I'm constantly thinking of new things to make. One thing is refashioning T-shirts. I love the knit tees collection from J Crew. It's casual and feminine.


As much as I love them, $19.50 to $29.50 for a tee is not really in my budget. The seamstress within me think I can probably make something similar.

I found plain tees from Forever 21 and H&M on sale for about five bucks. Here is the tutorial for one of them.

1. Plain tshirt was longer what I needed.
2. Cut 3 inches off the bottom of the shirt.
3. Cut the strip into 3 equal parts.
4. Make ruffles with the 3 strips. Sew one side and then pull the thread tight to make a half circle.

5. Arrange the ruffles on the tshirt and pin in place, then sew.

Final Product:Here's a few more:

DIY-Baby Bib

1. Trace the bib size.



2. Cut the fabric, it's two layers, wrong sides facing each other.

3. Pin trim to the bib.

4. Sew

5. You may add valcro closure or leave the trim longer for tying.

Before & After

This was a project I did last year. The client's bedroom was very 80's and drab. The color was grey and old. We replaced all furnishings, carpeting and paint. The earth tone color palette added depth and warmth to the room.

Monday Finds

I love looking for deals on craigslist.com. It's one of my favorite pastimes. The site is very popular and some people are using it to make a big profit. I usually don't look for anything more than $500. Sometimes I will find a great chair or desk that I really want but don't have the space for. I would like to share these finds anyway. Hopefully you'll be able to take advantage of them.

Room and Board Sofa for $425


Saarinen Arm Chairs


Eggshell Chair for $30

Another bites the dust

Seems like every other news report is about some company going out of business or laying off thousands of people. It's definitely a dark time of all of us. Home Depot's Expo Center announced today they're closing their doors. Sales starts Monday at 10% off and will increase till April 8. Expo offers higher quality materials ranging room toilets to tiles to throw pillows.



Well, it's good for those that's been wanting to redo their bathrooms or tiled a back splash.

YES WE CAN

Change starts today. Get ready America.

Room and Board Sample Sale

The end of the year is full of great deals. Even things that never go on sale will have some discounts. Room and Board offers high quality furniture. Their prices are fixed throughout the year, but every year after Christmas, they will have a sample sale for all the discontinued items. Sale goes up to 50%.

Here are the dates of the sale per location:
Chicago Downtown: December 26 to January 4
Skokie: December 26 to January 5
Oak Brook: December 26 to January 11

Enjoy!