still kickin

Hey guys! I am still alive.  I will be back tomorrow.  Love you all.

Old bead diy

                                                   

 I like to stash bust!  These beads were bought on sale ooooh 3 years ago?   For this all you need is some simple jewelry hardware.  String your beads and attach them to your chain using jump rings.  I like how the spacing turned out with these beads because they seem to be off the chain.  The slight vintage feel is definitely a bonus too.

Update on life!!  My new job is beyond amazing.  All I have to deal with is paperwork.  Which is a beyond welcome change to cold calling people to offer them jobs... or working at Brokerage house taking 120 inbound calls a day trying to figure out why someones account is 10 cents off.  Or 5 years of waitressing at a breakfast place where no one is happy and the eggs are always overcooked!  I know it will get monotonous but anything is better than customer service.  I am learning tons of stuff too!  I9s, license information, certifications, salary setting, background checks, degree analyzing, hiring, firing, creating jobs!  It's all great and the best part is I don't actually have to fire anyone, I just have to deal with the paperwork.  Brain is a little fried but I know that one day I will be able to do it all with my eyes closed.  

I hope that everyone is having a beautiful week thus far and you all get to spend time with your special someones.  Feeling a tad lonely, so I am glad that I have all your wonderful words and blogs to look at. 

Sponsor Feature: Stranger Bird Vintage

Thank you to my lovely sponsor Jenny from Stranger Bird Vintage.  She has an amazing shop located on Etsy with lots of beautiful vintage items ranging from dresses to house hold items. 

Here is a little something Jenny has written for you about herself and her shop:

Have you ever found a real gem while you were thrifting - something gorgeous and lovely that you just can't bear to leave behind, even if it's not your size or style? After falling in love like this way too many times, I decided it was time to share! Every item I list is something that I would be proud to wear myself, if only I had the closet space.

I've been a curator, archivist, and librarian, so I love learning and sharing anything to do with art and history.  When I'm not working as a library fundraiser I spend a lot of time reading, teaching myself ukulele, and helping my three year old girl learn to play gently with our kitty cat.  I'm married to a dapper gent who homeschools our daughter and composes 18th music on his harpsichord.

Shop Link: Stranger Bird Vintage
Her facebook: StrangerBirdVintage Facebook
Her twitter account: thestrangerbird

She is also offering 20% off everything in her Etsy store using code HEARTANDTHRIFT

Please check out this lovely woman.  Thank you so much for being a sponsor it means the world!!

 

Buttons up the front

Ok! Here it is. My first thrift store revamp!  Basically all I did was cut the elastic out of my parachute skirt and used a fitted skirt as a guide. Some runs through the sewing machine and it was done!

I didn't want to get too crazy so I added an elastic band.  The buttons on the original skirt ran up the back of the skirt.  Seeing as I am a huge button fanatic I changed them to the front. 

The hem is a little off, I need to resew some seams... but all in all the elastic isn't twisted and it fits! Agh!! Really can't believe I completed it.  Seriously had this project on my mind for the last year!  Feels great to have something accomplished and wearable! 

What are your favorite clothes to refashion?