The Crafting Bug

I think it has finally hit me.  This time, in the form of sewing. Ever since I have been done with school, I have had the itch to sew and craft.  I found a zillion projects that I wanted to do and have completed a few.

Its a little hard to sew in a tiny apartment, so I usually set myself up a little station in our living room on a TV tray. Glamorous, I know.  This was all made possible by my wonderful mother in law who gave me a beginner sewing machine for Christmas!  Here are my first few projects:

I made this skirt after this tutorial.  I made a few changes to help eliminate the bunching, but for the most part, its the same. Super easy, cute and perfect for summer.

Does anyone read A New Dress A Day?  I got the idea to revamp an old dress into something cute.  My friend Sarah and I headed to D.I. to search the racks for something good.  I was imagining paying like $3 for items there, but no, most stuff was between $6-$10.  I know that isn't much... but still.  I immediately saw this dress and envisioned exactly what I could do with it. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty pleased with the results. (Please don't look too closely!)

I don't have a great shot of this shirt. I feel awkward taking a picture of myself posing anyway (did you not see the above picture?)  If you want a better idea of what the shirt looks like, take a look at the tutorial. I love this shirt!  I wear it all of the time and I plan to make one in white very soon.  Except I wouldn't use a downeast shirt again... the ruffles curl up too much for my liking.

The last project is this makeup brush holder. It was the best and easiest project that I did. Seriously... so so easy.  Everyone needs to make one.

Happy Crafting!