Maybe you’ve seen the Tiktok’s (or Insta reels) of people “repainting” thrift store art. In the r/Repaintings subReddit, the media is described as: “Repaintings is about changing the context or content of an existing art work. Find a painting at a garage sale, thrift store, or in the trash and repaint it. Add some monsters! … Continue reading Repainting the Narrative
About 2 years ago, I got the above blue dress from the Target clearance rack for under $10. It was a little long, and I wanted it to be knee length, so I chopped the bottom 16″ off (my boyfriend said it went from “floor-length to whore-length,” which still makes me chuckle to think about). … Continue reading A Simple Harvest Apron
Like a lot of little girls growing up, we were told messages that liking “girly things” meant that you were vapid, weak, and all around less than. Being told that you did anything “like a girl” meant that you were doing it wrong. Hearing that you were “not like other girls” was seen as a … Continue reading Jumpsuit Riot ~or~ What I Learned From the Barbie Movie
“Cabbage” in the sewing world is a nice way to say “garbage,” which are the scraps that a person would normally throw out when their project was done. However, let’s say you never threw them out. Could you do anything with all that cabbage? Sure you can! Any sewist’s kit wouldn’t be complete without a … Continue reading My Cabbage Patch Kit
It’s that time of year again! With spring tentatively on its way, we can finally look forward to the end of… SeaSoNaL AfFEcTiVe DisOrDeR!!!!! I don’t know how I got signed up for this yearly membership, but I would like to unsubscribe. Aside from that gift from the universe, the past year was a doozy. … Continue reading Looking back to look ahead
Lordy-loo, it’s been a MINUTE. Suffice it to say that teaching Special Ed after a pandemic is *not* recommended. It was draining, disheartening, and even traumatic at times. I didn’t have much time for me or my beloved hobbies, and well, inertia. This school year starts this week, and even though last year I was … Continue reading The Hat Trick (Mood Pattern Review!)
Despite, you know *gestures broadly at everything*, people are still making more people. One of them is my friend Jen. And while the idea of bringing another person into this *gesturing intensifies*, she is super excited. One of the things that Jen is excited about is rocking this new being in the family gliding chair. … Continue reading A Brand New Person!
This is a strange post to come back from a hiatus from, but it’s an important one to me. I recently found out that a little over a month ago, we lost the Refashionista herself, Jillian Owens. I’ve mentioned her in a few earlier posts, but in case you haven’t checked out her blog yet, … Continue reading A Farewell
Welp, Christmas 2020 was one for the books, so let’s flashback to Christmas 2019, when my friend gave me the two animal skulls you see below. Once I got them, I immediately knew I wanted to make them into tea-light wall sconces. I found some matching spooky pictures frames on Etsy to house the skulls … Continue reading Deer in the Tea-Lights
I’ve mentioned on here before about my affinity for embroidery, and I can not express enough the importance of quality thread. If you’ve learned nothing of our time together, remember this: beware bulk bags of embroidery thread that seem too cheap to be true. They are BAGS OF FALSE HOPE AND LIES. The colors are … Continue reading Using up (s)crap supplies
Moonflower DIY 