good things today . . .

More origami cranes today . . . this time with Mr. Ford's 4th graders.

I wish I could post a picture of all of the their faces . . . so instead I will go with some of their t-shirts.  I love all the t-shirts I see everyday at school.  I am thinking there may be a photo project there . . . I will have to give that some more thought. 

This group really caught on . . . and were finishing cranes in record time.  

PEACE ~ LOVE ~ CRANES

GOOD THINGS TODAY . . . 

1. Folding paper cranes with Room 11

2. Making smoothies with our Ninja (I love this thing)

3. Fresh zucchini from the garden

4. Someone doing me a big favor . . . going above and beyond

5. My work family - they really are amazing!

6. Coctel de Camarones . . . thank you Jessica!

7. Sleeping baby photo . . . our dear little Avery Rose

8. Coming home . . . 

9. Making some time to paint

10. Finding a boysenberry cobbler on my desk this morning . . . made by my boss

Let her sleep, for when she wakes up

she will move mountains.

finally finished . . .

 I started these blankets ages ago . . . and finally got them finished.  I would work on them for awhile - then get doing something else . . . then get them out again and work on them for while.  I guess some projects are like that.  I think it took my daughter-in-law bringing her t-shirts over to finally get me moving to finish all three of them.  I think Jake has all of his baseball t-shirts somewhere also . . . so I may have to make another one.  :)  

It feels good to have them finished!  

 It dawned on me while I was making Kasey's quilt . . . that I probably watched her cheer all those years ago - when Jake's team played against her high school.  

 Some of these t-shirts are sort of old . . . especially on Luke's blanket. 

I think some of those he wore in Jr. High.

Such a simple way to re-purpose old t-shirts.   

t-shirt to bag

Don't be Trashy . . . Recycle!

I couldn't think of a better t-shirt to turn into a bag.  These are so simple to make and so much better to use than plastic bags when you go to the store.  A simple project for a quiet Sunday.  It is still over 100 outside and as much as I love summer and don't really mind our hot weather - today I feel like being inside, watching movies, and doing some simple projects. 

braided bracelets

These bracelets are so fun and easy to make that I had to make a few more last night.  I find myself wanting to cut up my clothes in order to have some fun colors to work with.

Now that I have a bunch of t-shirt strips cut I would also like to try crocheting with it.  All kinds of ideas swirling around in my head . . . 

a couple more . . .

I made a couple more bracelets at lunch . . . my kind of projects these days (when time seems to be an issue.)   They take only a few minutes to make - and funny how I can get satisfaction out of making something so small and simple.  I need more colors . . . I now regret throwing all the left over pieces away after making my t-shirt quilts.  It may be time to clean out closets.

recycled t-shirt bracelet

I made this bracelet out of strips of t-shirts.  I had hoped to make some more before posting a photo - but it was late, I was tired, and it has been so long since I posted about something I made - that I wanted to get it on here.  Simple - but thought it was fun. 

I cut the strips about an inch wide - then stretched them.  I am going to try cutting some strips a little bit wider for a thicker bracelet.  After I braided them - I cut off the ends and sewed the two ends together making sure I caught all the loose ends.  Then I tied another piece of t-shirt in a knot over where I had stitched the bracelet together - then simply trimmed the ends.  Now I have to see what t-shirts I can cut up for some different colored bracelets.

 . . . notice the Melanoma awareness bracelet - please take the time to watch "Dear 16 year old Me" on my side bar.

T-shirt Quilt

I made this t-shirt quilt out of t-shirts from the school I work at - and gave it to our principal for his birthday. I forgot to take a better picture before giving it to him. I have two more of these sewn together for Luke and Jacob - I just need to get the backs on them. Fleece is so easy to use for the backs - and it is all 50% off right now!