The recycling bug has bit again!!!!!!!

                                                   Fun project  to go Green!!!!

 I have a customer, Jessica, who owns Cozgroovy Green Cleaning Co. here in the Madison area. 

 She needed her cleaning aprons fixed so I suggested some recycled denim aprons instead of her aprons.  

She agreed and I think we came up with some pretty cool cleaning aprons!!!! 

 These are made from old jeans, new denim and old pockets.  

They are lined and double and triple stitched to hold up during the work process.

Basically I took 3 jean legs and trimmed them up, sewed them together, surged and top-stitched, cut out a basic cobbler apron added assorted pockets, loop, ties from the old aprons with clasps and such and added Jessica's Logo, and here we go...an all green recycled apron!!!!!

You can reach Jessica at Cozgroovy.com for more info on her business, and to have your home cleaned the green way!!!

It's a stormy, windy day and certainly not warm enough for me!!! 

 I sorted my stash room with my friend Carolyn for Mother's Day and what a difference that made. 

  I suppose we should have been relaxing but it was so nice to have a friend pushing me along to purge, something I'm not very good at!!!!

                                      We had a fun day and now it's back to Stabbinrags!!!!!

                                      

Is Spring Coming?????

Not quite here in Wisconsin!!!

This has been the most forlorn, dismal, wet and dreary spring I can remember and after such a long delightful winter  I can't wait to see what summer really brings us!!!

I  had a fun week!! 

 

 Last Saturday our sewing guild had a workshop and we made covers for journals or photo albums using the Alabama Chanin method or reverse applicate

 I spoke of this earlier and made a  recycled jacket up with denim leaves appliqued on with embroidery floss.  Now I made this t-shirt using her exact method. 

I started out with 2 t-shirts from Wally World and then

 I stenciled on the black shirt with a soft gold paint,

I used her stencils you can use any store bought or make your own.

  Stencil on your pattern and let dry.

  Then put the shirts together and pin in place and hand applique around the paint.

  She leaves the knots on the top for extra dimension you can do whatever you like top or under

.  Then take a small scissor and cut out the center of the applique leaving 1/4" inch of paint showing. 

 Cut away the t-shirt underneath and save to make flowers or use under another shirt.

  So for $10. for 2 shirts,, $1.60 for the paint and 50c for the floss and about 3 hours including drying time I have a one of a kind t-shirt!!!! 

 Use a hair dryer to speed up the paint drying!!!

                                                             

After playing around with this concept a person can do endless items....I'm thinking Christmas stockings with initials, or shirts too. 

 Knits are good to use but with denim fraying out it looks nice too. 

 Coin purses, wallets, purses , any kind of stuffed animal,  pillows, any home dec. 

 This is a great technique and you can make it your own so easily.

                                                                    And the Mirror!!!  

                                                                               

We have an older home and the mirrors in the bathrooms are having issues on the edges!!! 

 So I saw in a magazine where they trimmed a small mirror with the printed duct tape.  

Well, since this bathroom is jungle style I choose the animal print, it doesn't match my painting but it sure makes the mirror look a ton better!!! 

                                                   Ducktape is the answer for everything!!!!        

                    Hope your Spring is going well,  happy sewing and crafting