Sunday, December 15, 2013

Jeans recycled!

Holes.
A few weeks ago I was doing laundry.... Before popping some of my husband's jeans in the washer I noticed two massive holes that I couldn't wand wasn't willing to repair. I started to have visions of what I could do with the LEGS of the jeans.. maybe the waistband and the pockets.... 



Progress!
Enter the vision --- a HUGE carry all bag to use when my family is together. A bag that I could put everything in for a day, my errands, coats, etc. So, I cut the legs and cut half of the legs to use as the sides and bottom. Two legs were only cut down one side to use as the front and back of the bag. 

Shorty shorts anyone?
 I quickly realized the shoulder straps I was planning to use would be WAY too short and cut into my armpits. However, the pants waist band was a great Plan B!

Bag almost complete!

Gotta love bathroom selfies! But, I told you, the bag is HUGE
When it was all together I realized that I had no pockets in this bag. Can you imagine trying to find a cell phone that is on the very bottom under coats, yarn, diapers, papers, etc? So, I had to take my trusty scissors to my husband's now useless pants again to remove the pockets.

My finished bag!!!
I had to take this bag for a test run. Best place -- church! It held -- my purse, a diaper changing pad (with diapers and wipes), a small knitting basket, my coat, Audrey's coat and Landon's coat. I felt like a bag lady, but it was a nice change to not have three coats over my arm with a purse while trying to keep an almost 2 year old in my line of vision.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Can you make 5 pairs of fingerless gloves before Christmas.....

....SURE! Ha. What was I thinking?! Around that time is when we were in middle of moving, we had finally gotten an offer about a month after we agreed on the project but I still had projects I needed to work on and deliver. I am so glad I said yes and made these gloves... I worked like a mad woman for 10 days, but was able to complete a glove a day. It's a very simple pattern from Lion Brand, but I, of course, make some changes to make the pattern unique, special and what I need. Enjoy the photos -- it really was a pleasure to create these gloves!

All 5 pairs of gloves ready for delivery!
I'm partial to these colors!





Stacked and ready to go!


Thursday, August 29, 2013

Brandie's Basket


In October 2012, I realized how much I really do enjoy making items. And it's always a small perk to have some extra cash in my pocket. The idea of a 'basket' is simple - a lot of stuff can go into that basket. For me, my baskets are full of yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, material, thread, some beads... and the list could go on. From this site I am hoping to blog about some of the creative process with making items, and also post photos of completed projects. Plus, I'd also like to know where I came from and just see where I can go. Come along on another journey with me :)