Another beginning...

          For a November day, it's very sunny and warm outside. The kind of days that you enjoy your cup of coffee, trying to work, with an eye to the window, wishing you could just go dive in a pile of leaves. But I'll stay here for a while... I have something to share with you.

          Last year around this time, my hubby told me one day: "Why don't you start making cards and invitations if you really like it?". I made our wedding invitations, our Menus and table numbers(they were 2 in 1), our place cards at our wedding. So that made me thinking...

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          I didn't know where to start from, but with help from friends (Erika at Shine On introduced me to etsy community - thank you, Erika!), encouragement from my hubby and tons of moments of discouragement, creatinkart was born. How I like to call it, the place where paper gets fancy. Where the magic happens - a small piece of paper becomes a way to share a smile, to tell stories, to remind others how loved they are. An invitation to your birthday, to a girl's bonding party, to a baby shower; even a wedding. This framed little princess dress is just one of the items in the store. Curious?.. Take a look!!!... Afterwards, I'd be glad to hear your opinions. In the end, I'm making them for you... :) 

        Enjoy!

Pink ribbon and some wholes

          Are you wondering how did I turn that old, ripped sweater into the cuteness you're staring at?... Very easy (and cheap!). All you need is: 

• a (ripped) sweater, or T-shirt;
• 2 1/4 of satin ribbon in your choice of color;
• matching thread and needle (I didn't have a purple thread so I used black - you can't really tell);
• scissors;
• a little creativity and some patience.

          I saw this cute little sweater sitting all alone in the clearance isle at Old Navy last year. It was love at first sight, and that little whole just broke my heart. As soon as I saw it, I thought of the idea of wrapping a scarf around the V neck. So, I took it home and loved it some more (did I mention I paid $0.49 for it?). It sat in my closet until today when I figured out I will need it this fall and winter so I spent 30 minutes on it.

Back

Front

       

         Firstly, I made a "plan" in my head how I wanted the ribbon-scarf to look on the sweater. With the scissors I made another 6 wholes and sew the edges to stop the thread to unwind (I don't know if you can see it in the pictures, the sweater is a fine knit). Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture where the other wholes are. I inserted the satin ribbon through the wholes and made a bow. 

            Voila!!!! I took couple of pictures from front and back. Doesn't it look pretty?... Can't wait for the weather to get colder so I can wear it! 

        I think this is my cheapest make over I ever made. The ribbon was $2.00 (at AC Moore with 50% off coupon), and the sweater 49 cents which brings it to a total of $2.49 for a great girly sweater. 

           What was your cheapest make over? 

PS: If you have any questions, please ask, I'd be glad to answer. Also, if you decide to give it a try, please show off your results. I'm curious what you'll come up with! Have fun!!

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something new - a challenge

Sunshine my way, a photo by v.sch23 on Flickr.

Yesterday I was inspired by the wonderful colors of the sun down when I left work. I also miss very much some extremely dear people close to heart.

I thought I can make something to remember my beloved ones they are the sunshine in my life, even when the sun is hiding behind the cloud.

When I got home, I took out my new craft station, and for the first time I dry embossed something. Who would've thought this is such a cool thing !?!?!... I was amazed of the result, so why not sharing with you?...

Another new and interesting I found out this week, was that I can link up to challenges and link parties (hey, who doesn't love parties?!?!..). Well, that's a cool feature that I plan on using this year a lot! For now, I'll just enter a challenge and we'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!

Fresh Brewed Challenge - use something new