Saving a fave

I have these V neck t-shirts that I got from Forever 21 a million years ago and I am obsessed with them. I'm glad I had the forethought to buy 4 of them but I wish I'd bought 50. They fit like a glove, are the perfect length, have the perfect neckline, and have held up shockingly well for how cheap they were. We redid our bathroom completely by ourselves a couple of years ago and in my sleep deprived stupor (when you are without a bathtub in a one bathroom house, you stay up late and spend all your free time installing tile) I wore one of my lovlies while grouting. Of course there were spills and I thought I'd ruined it but I couldn't bring myself to throw it away. It lived in my craft room for 3 years until the perfect idea came to me, inspired of course by Pinterest. Oh Pinterest. I do love you so. Note: I get that the damage doesn't look that bad in this photo, but trust me, it was not wearable to anywhere other than Home Depot.

Some white fabric paint, a chop stick, a Trader Joe's bag and an hour later I had this.

I leaned heavily on this girl's work for inspiration. Amazing isnt she? I thought about freezer paper but in the end I just free handed that sucker on there. I did not have the energy or patience to make a stencil and I'm actually kind of glad that I didn't. It has this sort of batik, boho thing going on with the imperfect line work that I'm totally digging and hopefully looks as cool as I think it does. There is a wealth of inspiration out there and this is a great way to cover up any kind of minor staining on a beloved piece.

The best upcycled tote!

Bruce started a new job at Microsoft this month. Very exciting career move for him and very exciting swag upcycling opportunity for me. He brought home this bag from his orientation (along with, seriously the best water bottle in the world). Also, please ignore the monkey. They are EVERYWHERE.

I knew it was the perfect size for a new diaper/snack/toy/extra wipes bag. So I slip stitched some polka dotted fabric on the front and elevated it to moar awesomer status.

I used it first on our outing to the Seattle Children's museum a couple of weeks ago and it was perfect. I HATE taking my purse there since I inevitably end up crawling around on the floor with Jack. Something not too big, but over the shoulder is best for me. It easily held several snacks, 2 bibs, a package of Kirkland wipes, 3 diapers, my giant wallet, keys and the Jelly Bean sling. I've been using this thing almost every time we've gone out since then. That's a pretty successful upcycle, dontcha think?

No sew infinity scarf for FREE (I promise)!

Maybe someone has already come up with this but I've never seen it anywhere. I'm claiming it as my very own simple but kick A idea.

I do not did not own an infinity scarf. I did however, (being the scarf lover that I am) own several billion un-infinity scarves. Not cool Bree, you need to get with the times. Jeez self, quit being so hyper-critical. This week, Jack and I had a play date scheduled with a delicious little girl and her awesome mama, whom I had not seen in many years. Of course I wanted to look fantastic (I did BTW).

Side note: Isn't it funny how much more we dress up for other women than we do for our husbands/boyfriends sometimes? Maybe that's just me...
Anyhoo, it's chilly in Seattle and I felt like the regular old scarf wasn't hip enough so you know what I did? I lined up the fringey bits on each end of my favorite scarf AND TIED THEM TOGETHER!

That's it. Now I have an awesome infinity scarf! I think I'm gonna do this with all my fringy scarves. The best part is that when infinity scarves aren't cool again, you can just untie it. Sigh... so proud. Can you see my head from your house, because it is huge. Have fun tying up all your scarves tonight and when your husband asks what you are doing, tell him you are being hot for other ladies.