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

                                                 

Branson Mo. or Bust!!!!!!

It's been a long time since I wrote on the blog, it's been sooooo busy!!!! 

 My friend Lynne and I made a trip to Branson Mo. the first part of April.  

We had a great time shopped, did a few shows, ate some good and some bad food and stayed in a very nice condo and had good weather!!!

We left Madison and went down thru Iowa and took a side trip to Herman Mo. a town I had once worked in years ago, fun to see that cute German river town, full of cute shops, eateries and wineries.  Then we headed south to Branson.

We saw the Amazing Animal Show and the illusionist Kirby VanBurch both shows were good

.  We ate at the College of the Ozarks which was wonderful and a small cafe in the old downtown Branson run by folks in a rehab program and had the best Chicken fried steak, homemade mashed taters etc. 

 Our dining experiences outside of the College and the Cafe were very dismal.

  Branson is over run with Malls and chain everything very hard to find a local anything!!! 

 On Sunday we joined the thousands of Christian teenagers at Silver Dollar City for their grand opening of the season, they celebrate that with all these teen Christian kids from MO. AR. and OK.

  They were great entertainment between attending the meetings and making out they were a blast to watch!!!!!  

Oh yes I do remember Church Camp, always a must do!!!!!

Then we headed up the hill to Lake of the Ozarks and spent the night with my son and his wife, had dinner and left the next morning to north to Wisconsin!!!

The Illusionist is the guy who was on TV with the amazing helicopter gig, he has a full sized helicopter appear in nothing flat, I do not know how this all works but he did some really wild things and a must go to show if in Branson!!!!

We have had a horrid spring and today is cold and wet and a possibility of snow, yay!!!

I love Wisconsin!!!!!