Fridge Frames!

So, I've been needing some way to organize the outside of our fridge.  I know that the fridge is never going to look perfect, but a Mom can dream!  :-)  I found these laser cut frames at Michaels yesterday and instantly thought of how awesome they would look on the fridge!  I painted them black, glued on magnets and voila!  Instant fridge art/organization!

The possibilities are endless with what you could do with these.  I will probably decorate the frames in the future with some cool vintage sparkle, but for now, I'm happy with this look.  I should have taken a before picture, but if you can imagine the side of the fridge covered in pictures and paper, then you've got an idea of the "before."

I also painted and put magnets on two smaller frames and used them on the front of the fridge.

This was a very quick and easy project.  

Gotta love instant gratification!

Happy Creating!

Florida Vacation + Baby Weight = Swimsuit Cover Up!!!

My Florida vacation is in two weeks, and since I've had two babies in two years (I have a 21 month old and a 9 week old), I decided I am going to need more than the one cover-up I have.  I had the grand idea to reconstruct two vintage men's shirts into one cool cover-up.  Here is what I started with:

I decided I needed the shirt to be a little bit longer since I will most likely be going from the beach directly to a restaurant to eat lunch some days so I took another vintage men's shirt and "borrowed" some length from it:

The second shirt has vertical tone-on-tone stripes.

As you can see, the striped shirt is wider than my original shirt, so I took it in at the side seams before I attached it.

After that, I removed the collar and left the collar stand, closing it back up along the same seam line where I removed the collar.

Next, I decided I wanted the long sleeves to be rolled up, but I don't want to have to worry about rolling them up all the time, so I rolled them and then stitched them in place.

Last, I made some gathering stitches along the middle section to add some shape.  

Voila!