Sunday, February 17, 2008

so obvious, so simple

Without the pc for that week, I got a lot done. And organizing the craft room was a goal accomplished.

All the battered & tattered hats and millinery goodies - stored in a hat box. I know so obvious, but they'd been stashed in a drawer and I'm an outta sight, outta mind kinda gal.
Fabric scraps that were too small to sew but too good to get rid of... I decided an ugly old picnic basket with a faded and yukky top would be revamped as well - I took a bunch of strips of yummy old barkcloth and some funky buttons and the hot glue gun. Tada! At the moment, it's a favorite - I love to glance over and see the crazy quilt of colors and designs. And functional, that doesn't happen too often around here!

1 comment:

Latharia said...

Oh, so clever! Love your idea for the picnic basket! SO SMART!!! So fresh and fun! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog & seeing the colorful photos of the Museum of Modern Ice! :D

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