Pine Needle Baskets

At one time in my life I decided to make some pine needle baskets. It ended up turning into a little side company called A Time to Remember. While I had so much fun making them, I have not made one in years. My friend Keisha asked me one day why I don't make them anymore and all I could say was "I just stopped". The one that have solid bottoms, I used mostly pine, has a wood burned design in the bottom, used oil pencils for coloring then I sealed them. The clocks are the easiest item to make and was also the best seller. All the pine needles were hand picked by me someplace in the Lake Tahoe basin. I still live in Tahoe and have recently become disabled, LOL disabled at 44 now that sucks, so maybe I will take it up again someday :-)

T-shirts to men's shorts

My hunny needed some hanging around the house shorts that were both comfy and cool. So I grabbed some old t-shirts and here you go :-) I plan on making him many more. 100% recycled cotton, how could you go wrong LOL He now has 2 pair and he LOVES them :-)

Paralyzed wiener dog toy nightmare

OK so just because our wiener dog is paralyzed he still LOVES to play. I bounced his favorite toy, a blue meanie, into a 12" tall metal bucket that happened to be sitting on the floor. I figured it would just be a 20 point shot until I realized it became Slinky's worst nightmare. LOL his legs were so short to let him get his toy out of the bucket. I had to grab the camera on this one LOL Slinky will be paralyzed 2 years ago this September and shows no signs of stopping. We love the entertainment he brings eveyday. LOL how can you not laugh at this LOL

Pink & Grey jersey knot circle skirt

Where the original design came from This is suck a comfy skirt. I was worried that my larger size (16-18) might not look good in jersey knit. This skirt proved me wrong and it is SOOOOOOOO easy to make. I actually made my own circle skirt pattern made from old accounting paper. Since the waist is the same on all the skirts I make, I have marks on my pattern for length. I have marked above, at and below the knee, middle calf and maxi length. I have tried my pattern on all kinds of fabrics, as you can see in my blog, but never jersey knot. I also purchased the fabric at a local thrift store, I think it was part of a sheet set.

2 Squares - circle skirt

I am in love with this skirt. Not only did it only cost about $1 to make, I only used 1/2 the fabric I bought at the thrift store. Since the top band is made from an old t-shirt it is SOOOOOOOO soft. This fabric flows so nicely in a little breeze.

Paralyzed Wiener Dog Drag Bag - Stylish

Here is Slinky in his Majestic Wiener ship Drag bag. Our friend gave us this t-shirt and I had to design a new 100% cotton drag bag for Slinky. Those hot summer days can really get to a dog :-)

 Besides showing one happy dog, this picture shows the underside of his drag bag that has a piece of leather sewn onto it. Since he has determined he would rather drag himself then use his little doggie wheelchair, I had to make sure his butt did not get scrapped up while he was playing outside, which is ALL day long. The leather also helps him slid on our wood floors. The black straps go around his neck and are pulled up through slits on the top of the back that I re-enforced with button holes.

Here is the t-shirt with just the sleeves cut off. I forgot to take a picture until this point :-)

The scrap piece of leather I used for the bottom. Instead of spending a lot of money on leather I cut up old unloved people clothing that I find at thrift stores or garage sales :-)

Men's button up shirt to women's summer top

I forgot I had made this shirt last year. It was my first attempt at shirring a top. I messed up where the front area is so I crocheted a little black flower and sewed it on with a shiny silver button. I then realized it did not stay up as well as I was hoping, so I crocheted some straps on, the back comes together like a racer back style. The front part has buttons for the straps to attached to. I love raiding my husbands closet and find all the thrift store finds he does not wear anymore :-)