Crafty-ness and Such (ment to post this like 3 weeks ago... sorry...)

Ok, so I'm a total "Do It Yourself-er" and Lately I've been doing a lot of crafts.

Mod Podge and my sister's sewing machine have become my best friends.

Just thought I'd share my latest projects :)

So here's the first (simplest, and easiest) one.

 I decided when I got my new wallet with no change compartment i needed a place to put spare change! Then I thought, hey, I could also use some savings for next years new york trip. Thus:

Paper mod podged to the lid to make them actually cute!
(one is a change jar, the other one is a "dream" jar... no mocking.)

The second is this lovely tank top.

It began as a $4 large red Hanes tee-shirt from Walmart--and if any of you have a Pintrest, you've seen this before.
Cut off the sleeves, cut desired neck line, tie "straps" together in the back with a scrap piece and vola!

I took my own spin to it with the pocket... oh the pocket.
It was a pain in the rear.
I used a piece of the sleeve for the pocket and then sewed the lace (3/4 of a yd. or lace ribbon split into pieces) on it. Then I sewed that to the shirt.
The pocket took me forever. But hey, I liked the result.

(Next time I may try a med. shirt, the large is HUGE and bunches up in the back... and is also nearly  the length of a dress on me. and i'm considering taking this one in on the back and the bottom...)

And the third, Em's Harry Potter shoes.

We were having a sleep over and tried some new crafts just for the kicks. (no pun intended)
We bought the shoes with an idea in mind but she didn't want to do them herself and I owed her a birthday present... still... a month later.
So Happy Birthday Em! :)

These were $5 white Keds from Walmart.
First I sketched out what I was doing.
Then I used fabric paint with a little brush.

TA-DA!
(Next time I'm trying the fabric pen 'cause they're a little messy... and I'm OCD about it.) 
  

So... just in case you wanted to know what I've been doing with my summer, here you are!


Love always,
your dreamer
Marley Kay