Creating Fabric from Ready-Made Clothing

This is what I really like to do, make fabric from ready to wear items. I am always buying clothing pieces more for the amount of fabric I can get out a item, then just to remake the item. This is one of my reclaimed fabric remakes from my Youtube channel.

"May your choices reflect your Hopes, not your Fears."

                                                     -Nelson Mandela

"The Look Of Love"

A few days off work and I went fabric shopping, at a fabric store!  My normal method of acquiring fabric for projects is to purchase clothing from thrifting environments, anything thats 100% cotton. silk, linen or wool and do reclaimed clothing styling. This day was to be a treat, I would be purchasing the total yardage needed to make a new dress!  It is amazing how fabric selection has changed over the years, it was the hardest task to find at retail a quality piece of  dress goods, most fabrics are mixed blends. I found a lovely black and white large grid plaid, 100% cotton, and very soft to the touch. The purchase was just three yard, the amount needed to create a wonderfully soft and easy style dress.

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous:...         Psalm 58:11

When Being Creative goes Array!

It all started so innocently, a recent buy from the thrift store of a peasant style three tiered denim skirt. I just knew this soft denim skirt would be a awesome addition to my work wardrobe, but after trying it on at home, I decided the skirt just didin't compliment my figure at all. The question became what to do with such a great find, out came my sketchbook, and on came the light of creativity. This lovely bit of fabric could be a new purse, or part of some other project. I decided to create an infinity scarf with cut out t-shirt fabric embellishment and thread emproidery to start. To put it plainly, it didn't work---the finish project lacked something. I'm going to keep it around and see if it will grow, but for now the creative spark for this project is not shining to brightly.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.     Hebrews 11:1

Wedding Ring

Today I got my redesigned wedding from the jewelers  (http://www.facetsoftoddmichael.com/ )  and it is lovely. Thank you, Todd Michael----Love my ring!!!!

"Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
                                                                        II Chronicles 15:7

Moving Down the Road

I now live in San Antonio, Texas. My husband, oldest child and I pulled up stakes from Detroit, MI on Monday of last week. Because of some difficulties with the Budget rental truck, we could have been in Texas sooner. The cigarette lighter fuse was blown, so after two hours on the road I was driving blind with no idea of which road to take, then the truck blew its starter in Oklahoma, and no part was to be had for THREE DAYS. No problem!!!! The company sends a different truck and three men to transfer our total household processions. This task became a four hour job, in the blazing hot Oklahoma sun, and yes items got DAMAGED. It has been decided, BUDGET TRUCKS, are definitely on my “do not use ever again” list.

"God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27 KJV