Since both Kevin and I are in school and working we have seen fit to seriously limit expenditures. It has almost become a game and has presented me with fun challenges. I have been learning all about how to be creative. I am starting to pick up on how to sew without a pattern, and how to make things beautiful without spending lots of money. I am having a BLAST!
Last year I bought a big pack of ponytail holders from the dollar store. Turns out they don't hold their elastic well at all in hair, but that makes them even better for this project. I made the first pair out of toe socks that I had in my drawer. I don't like they way they feel so they won't be missed. I have since purchased another couple of pairs at the dollar store.
To begin with, cut off the toes. If the rest of the sock was a tube you won't have to worry about a heel or anything.
Voila! There you have it. Not at all challenging and you really couldn't tell by looking at them that they used to be my socks.
The first is a horrid pillow that made its move to the sewing machine instead of the trash.
For those of you who were my roommates early in college you will remember this was a cool pillow full of personality. I bought it a Pier1 and loved it. However by the time I was a senior it was tattered and found its way under a couch cushion taking the place of a missing spring.
Rather than throwing it away I decided to remove the fringes and doll it up with some lace (an old DI curtain Kevin and I had in our first apartment) and add a rolled rosette.
I even re-used some of the fringe for the 'leaf'.
Here are the leftovers that I think I will keep for other random projects.
And now for my next trick!
I am even more pleased with this one since it was my own idea.
I love legwarmers for Evelyn. They make diaper changes super easy while keeping her little legs warm. I bought a pair for her before she was born and they cost $6-7. While I love them...I don't love them THAT much. So I decided to make my own with things I already had around the house.
It took a pair of toe socks and a couple of ponytail holders.
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To begin with, cut off the toes. If the rest of the sock was a tube you won't have to worry about a heel or anything.
After that all I had to do was create a hem where I'd cut, and include the hair band. Since they stretch well, but don't quite return to their former size there are no worries about digging into her ankles. *For those of you with real sewing supplies you could totally use elastic. I was just making due with what was in the house.
Voila! There you have it. Not at all challenging and you really couldn't tell by looking at them that they used to be my socks.
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