Interconnected Wardrobe Refashion

First I used some curtains and dinner napkins to do this to my favorite defunct pair of pants.





Then I used the bottom front half of a denim barn jacket to make this many pocketed apron, every patch is a pocket, it's my craft show money, pen, notepad holder. The tapestry panel is from a trip I took to Paris in my pre-mommy life, just after I bought my first sewing machine. It spent the better part of the last decade in the same box as the dinner napkins and curtains.



What to do with the rest of the napkins and the top of the barn jacket, well make a new fancier barn jacket that can stand up to yard work. Because pretty matters.




I wonder what else is lurking in the corners of the attic?

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New Sewing Machine JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Used my new sewing machine to finally finish an old project. This pants to skirt redo has been sitting in my basket since July when my sewing machine gave up the ghost. Thanks to my mom and my kids and my birthday I'm sewing by machine again....

The Front, the pants are a decade old and from the sale rack at Old Navy, I think I paid about five dollars for them. The insert is an old kitchen curtain.



The insert on the back is one of the coordinating dinner napkins.
My favorite part of the whole project might be that I didn't have to hem anything.
I think I may embellish them further, have to check my stash.



I'm going to wear it with my polished up Cowboy Boots.....

pink boots to russet boots

not much of a re-do I know, but I love these boots. They were showing their age so I took some shoe polish to them, I like the new color quite a lot.

Heritage Days Festival at the Paine House Museum

Early Morning set-up, chilly New England morning that stayed that way if you were in the shade like me, or was pleasantly warm if you had a spot in the sun. The girl scouts served hot mulled cider all day to keep us warm.



My tent, with my Jack-o-Lantern bucket, what you can't see in the picture is the foam that broke as I was setting up. Falling branches everywhere, eventually I tucked my sweater in around the branches and all was well, lucky for me I had a jacket in the car. Brrrrrr.....



Birds Nest necklace...




Refurbished bedroom inside the Paine House Muesam



My view of the farmer's market and the Paine House. I used to visit this museam all the time with my Nana when I was a girl. For years it was in disrepair and has recently been restored and reopened. I put part of the days proceeds towards becoming a member. Now I get to help decorate for the Christmas open house. :D



ArtsyFartsy Fibre Necklaces



Civil War Gents
or the Providence Brigade Band
they provided the afternoons entertainment.
along with the bleating sheep!

Busy Busy Busy

Craft Fair Time! leaves no time for blogging.

my tent at the Heritage Days Festival.



At church with my little helper. She and a friend drew pictures then walked around with a sign that said "Free Pictures". They took turns yelling "get your free art" "free art for everyone" Needless to say they were a big hit.