Sunday, February 26, 2012

Hutchinson Island Beaches


Today is overcast, windy and low 70's...a perfect day to walk the beach and find shells!
(Jensen Beach)
(Stuart Beach)
(Bathtub Reef)
(Ross Witham Beach)

I am dreading returning to NY!
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Sanibel, Captiva and Ft Myers Beach

Sanibel and Captiva Islands were beautiful. I was lucky enough to catch the sunset on Sanibel:
and a few minutes later on Captiva:
And I found out I am at least 1267 miles from home:
But even more fun and lively was Ft Myers Beach. This is the view from our room:
Heading back to the East Coast...and by the way, it is 90' today :-)
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Off on another adventure...

I am off to Sanibel and Captiva Islands to find the perfect shell....
(Coral Reef at Bathtub Beach, Hutchinson Island)
There is something to be said about living in sunshine and warmth - I am not missing NY yet!!

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Hutchinson Island

The weather is perfect on Hutchinson Island...
...the beach is breezy and warm....
...and now I am off to Palm Beach....

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Feeling so much better...

I'm in Florida....the ocean renews me....
...the sun and breeze feels so good....
...and knowing that I left snowy NY behind even makes me feel better !
Off to the beach....
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Taking a blogging break....

I need to bask in the sun for a few days...be back soon
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Altered Sweatshirts

I have been looking for a white sweater to bring to Florida next week. No luck! But I did find
a white crewneck sweatshirt in XL at Walmart for only $3 andAlign Center decided to alter it. Here is what I designed:
It was quite simple and quick to do - here is how I altered it:
I cut it down the front center....
...and sewed on single fold bias tape....
I sewed it to the right side, trimmed it and then hand stitched it to the inside...
Here is what it looked like after:
These are my old, favorite cotton capris. My favorite, comfy, hang-around capris. The ones I wanted to bring to Florida. The very same ones that had a few holes in the fanny - HOW did that happen??
Oh well, I cut them up to make flowers:
I sewed 3 raggy flowers on the front of the sewatshirt:
A button helped to keep them in shape and made it easier to sew onto the sweatshirt:
I made labels following these directions at Sew Delicious:
I attached my buttonholer....
and added 5 buttonholes to the front:
It is important to add a stabilizer to the back so that the fabric doesn't bunch up, so I cut more scraps from my old, favorite capris:
I attached the buttons:
And here is the final product:
Here are 2 other sweatshirts I altered a few years ago:
The difference is that I opened up the arm and side seams and stitched on scraps of fabric and reassembled the sweatshirt:
I hope I have inspired you to redesign an old sweatshirt!

Sharing this idea with:
Make It, Wear It Thursday@ The Train To Crazy
It's Stinkin Cute @ Its' Sew Stinkin Cute
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Thrifty Thursday @ Tales From Bloggeritaville
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
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