DH had some fellow woodworking enthusiasts and newbies over to make a fun project, a perfume or oil holder, turned on the lathe. He ordered some kits ahead of time with the 10K gold fittings, from Craft Supplies USA. I think he cut some pen blanks from cocobolo wood, but one can easily use little remnants of wood leftover from another project, or chunks of acrylic or various other hard substances that can be chucked up and turned on the lathe. Here’s a little gallery of the process:
Hope this format is understandable! Altogether a fun couple of hours.Little Remnants of Wood
29 Aug 2015 2 Comments
in Family History Blogging, remnant, woodturning, Woodworking Tags: perfume holder
Be-Laboring a Long-Sleeved Swimsuit
27 Aug 2015 5 Comments
in machine embroidery, remnant, saving money, sewing, t-shirt Tags: Jalie, rash guard, sunburn, swimwear
Almost Labor Day with a semi-remnant project for the beach or pool.
Semi-remnant because although I bought a big length of what they call “fashion fabric” to experiment with, I did snag a remnant for the swim suit lining:
Sunburn is not the happy-go-lucky inconvenience it was in our childhoods; now it’s being recognized as a precursor of deadly, disfiguring skin cancer. My dermatologist says that you need to wear sunblock if you’re going from the house to the car in your driveway. Rash guard shirts or other cover-ups are becoming required swimwear, as you can see on several sites: Lands End, Orange Blossom Brand
My DD, who’s endured many punishing sunburns in her lifetime, expressed a desire to have a swim suit with some serious coverage. Not sure if she likes the loud flashy fabric I chose, but this is what I came up with:
At first, I had planned to incorporate a bra into the long-sleeved swimsuit, because (by amazing coincidence) I found just a bra top on sale at the Lands End web site for a cheap deal. Her size is not one you find every day, so I snapped it up.
At some point in the project, I decided not to sew the bra into the shirt, in case she didn’t like the fabric, or in case she wanted to wear the swim suit top as just a shirt. For now, if she wants, she can wear it under the shirt and we’ll see if any adjustments to the fit need to be made.
Here’s a <a href=”http://Written_8_27_15%2C_7_36_AM“>breakdown of where the pattern pieces came from. Not sure if that link is going to work; I tried using Penultimate and it’s all different than it used to be 😦 Major learning curve and still didn’t get it to do what it used to do so easily: save a sketch into your photos.
But if the link doesn’t work, I used part of 3 different Jalie patterns for this project; the top and sleeves from a leotard pattern, the midriff from a tankini pattern, and the bottom from a swim suit pattern.
Have a great rest-of-the-summer and save your skin!
Today was a Good Day
24 Aug 2015 6 Comments
in Family History Blogging, Photography Tags: postaweek2015, weekly photo challenge
For WordPress’s Weekly Photo Challenge, a day in the life…
Just did a regular gallery rather than the Mesh.
Finishing up the Last Remnants of Summer
23 Aug 2015 6 Comments
in Family History Blogging, remnant, saving money, sewing Tags: 2-way stretch, children's clothing, gymnastics clothes, knit jersey, leggings, leotard, Moneta
What has happened?
I was thinking of summer outfits that might be fun to sew out of remnants, and all of a sudden things changed.
Not the temperature; it’s still hot. Not the weather; we’ve still got rain every afternoon and tropical storms are waxing and waning. But it’s something…
The sky is a brilliant blue (when it’s not raining, that is). It has a different feeling, more purposeful somehow. As if to say, “live it up, because soon it will be school time again, back to the grind, your Saturdays will be taken up with football, summer is going away…”
A couple of remnant projects went by fast. This set was made with 2-way stretch remnants. The top is a small piece of Frozen fabric. The leggings are solid-color fabric that complements the top. For a three-year old, you just need a fraction of a yard to make a cute little play outfit. This is a worthwhile pattern, as it includes several variations.
The leotard is from a pattern I’ve used before. Thought it might go with a pair of red shorts from a while back…
We’ve got several pattern makers represented here, so why not look at this Moneta I just finished, by Collette. Although not a remnant, and I didn’t even get a cheap deal on the pattern, it was an easy and worthwhile project.
And so the remnants of summer are getting finished up, out of the way, to make room for the new, the busy, the purposeful…
What’s in your agenda for the end of August 2015?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Closeup
05 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in blogging, Photography Tags: close up, weekly photo challenge
Better late than never! WPC, from this post here, where you might also find more close-ups or contribute one of your own!