Wearable Art
Diaphanous Dryer Sheets
How timely is this entry!? This particular ArtDress (I think that's an official term now?) is made from used dryer sheets...or fabric softener sheets, or anti-static thingys, or whatever term you use. We all pretty much know what they are, but now they are a gown!...
Pistachio Shell Halter Top
I've finally got an awesome photo of this artwork! Working on this piece was so tedious that I had a hard time finishing it. (Eating the pistachios wasn't difficult though...I find them quite addictive sometimes.) I drilled tiny holes in the ends of the shells with my...
Electrical Necklace
If you were to hear the phrase "knitted jewelry," this probably isn't the first thing that you'd think of...and I suppose that's the charm of it! The black cord is for an amplifier (with connectors at each end) and the clear/tan cord is an old-school telephone wire...
One man’s hair…
...is another man's watchband. I know a few people who are big into genealogy and lineage research, and I always think of them when I think about Victorian hair art. The subject fascinates and baffles me. It makes me wanna give it a try. It kinda grosses me out a...
Wardrobe Refashion- prom dress
Here's a quickie... it's another small project that I've completed. My step-daughter found a prom dress that she fell in love with, but it was about 6 or 7 inches too long for her. (Really, she's not short, and she's wearing high-heels with it. Who were they thinking...
Wardrobe Refashion-“pinup gals” sweater
Every now and then, I decide to tackle the buckets (literally) of clothing that I have around here. It's all stuff that needs to be altered in order to be wearable by my standards, and I'm too stingy to get rid of it. But boy, all those "small" alterations sure do add...
Bracelet Making 101
It appears that I've caught spring fever, because I'm suddenly noticing all the pastel colors in my fabric stash. They're just begging to be made into something "Easter-y." Don't worry, I won't be crocheting any bunnies or hens with googly-eyes to fit over our plastic...
Birth of a plastic ball gown
They don't say "the clothes make the man" for nothin'. What we wear speaks volumes about our class, occupation, status, who we are, or more accurately, what we want people to think we are. The long-term changes that have occurred in the standards of popular fashion...
How many yards of tape are in a woven sun hat?
The midnight magic monkeys were at work last night--and they brought me this! My beautiful hat is finished! Yessiree, this was definitely not a one-day project, but it was worth the wait. Out of curiosity, I kept track of how many yards of "twine" I made and used in...
tape + drowsy ambition = woven hat
I found some more crafty books yesterday at the library that I hadn't checked out before, and started flipping through a few. I've been thinking that I would eventually like to make a rug or two for the hardwood areas in our home, and so I picked up a beginner's book...
