Chair makeover and cute pillows!

My mom is amazing at finding cute vintage and thrift store finds and giving them makeovers. She found this cute wicker table and chair set for me. I loved them because Summer Roberts from The O.C. had the same set in her bedroom :] (Who else is a fan of the show?) Anyway, we both decided that the chair needed a makeover, it had a not-so-cute 90's flower pattern cushion and pillow. So I bought 2 yards of really cute fabric and 2 pillows from Ikea and I covered the pillows and the cushion with the fabric! I used bright green piping on the cushion and yellow piping on the pillows. (Click on the photos to make them larger) Here's the before:


And here's the after:



It's so cute and cozy now! Here's a close up of the fabric:



Lots of birds and leaves and flowers and colors! It will work for any season! The funny thing is, about a week before I did this, I was about to give the chair and table away, I liked them, but I didn't know if I would ever make new pillows for them. I'm so glad I didn't give them away, because I love them now!

2 in a row!

I'm very excited about this blog now! I think when I first tried blogging, I just didn't feel like I had enough to share, but I have so much going on right now! I am slowly but surely stocking up my etsy shop, I have so many wonderful things that haven't been listed yet, but I have listed this flower print fabric hair rose:


It has a rubber band attached to the back so you can use it on your ponytail, bun, braid, etc! Here's the link to the listing: Floral Fabric Hair Rose and I have so much more coming soon!

I also took the SAT's today. This was my first time taking the test, even though I'm 21. I wanted to be able to apply to colleges, especially study abroad! I think the test went pretty well, about 1/4 of the math looked very unfamiliar, but there was nothing I could do about that, I haven't taken a math class in about 4 years!

I'm very optomistic about things right now, I think maybe it's the summer that makes anything feel possible. What are your goals? I want to hear them, short term or long term :]

New Beginning

Well, I thought I would give my blog another shot. I have been really motivated lately! This blog will now be a place to share my knitting pattern designs, knitting projects, crafts, cooking, and whatever else I do from day to day.
My biggest news lately is that 3 of my knit patterns will be in a book! Vampire Knits will be released September 14th!

I have lots of things to share with you, and here's the first of many: my aunt had four pillows with lighthouses on them, and her dog chewed the corners, so she gave them to me to see what I could do for them. I sewed new backs on the pillows with new piping, and here's the result:




I think they came out great! Well, I'm looking forward to posting here often! Thanks for reading!

Little Ballerina

So the other day, I found a cute little Ballerina Music Box at Target, for only three dollars! And it plays Swan Lake music, which is my favorite ballet! The only thing was, she was missing her little tutu. But what kind of a crafty girl would I be if I couldn't remedy that situation? So I used the tiniest amount of pink tulle, white ribbon, and a needle and thread to give her a performance-worthy tutu.