Adventures with the sewing machine

Turning a pair of old jeans into cute Capri's

My Daughter Mackenzie doesn't seem to be growing much in the waist these days but she is defiantly getting taller, so all of her pants fit but are a little short.With money being tight due to this economy, I've decided to start turning her old jeans into some really cute Capri's and I would like to share how I do it with you. I hope you enjoy this post and feel free to email us with any questions or comments you may have.

Items that You will need:

-old jeans (that still fit around the waist/hips)
-scissors that will cut denim
-sewing machine with denim/heavy needle
-thread
-material for ruffles
-heat n bond
-iron

Step One:
Pick out the pair of pants that you would like to use to make capri's out of:

Step Two:
Measure how short you would like the capri's to be. Once you have measured and marked both pant leg you will then cut them off.

Step Three:
Now that you have the capri's the lenght that you want them. Pick out the material that you would like to use for the ruffles. If you don't have a ruffler for your sewing machine, you can take a needle and thread and lightly weave it in and out of the material. Once you get to the end of the fabric lightly pull on the thread which will make the material gather to form a ruffle.
(I forgot to take a picture of my ruffles before I sewed them on sorry about that)


Step Four:
Now that you have your ruffles made you will need to sew them on. Take one pant leg and fold the bottom under about 1/2 inch and then you will take one of your ruffles and pin it all the way around. Repeat this step on the other pant leg and then sew them on.



Once I sewed my ruffles on I decided that I wanted to jazz them up a little more.I decided to cut some hearts (free handed) out of the fabric that I had left over. Once I cut my hearts out I then ironed them on to some Heat N Bond (love that stuff) and then simply ironed them on to the pants. Now that you have the hearts where you want them simply sew them on to the pants.







Here is the final product

I even added a heart to the butt of the pants. There is so much you can do with them so have fun doing it.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Have a safe and Happy weekend !!!!


Love ,
The Traveling Junkies

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Light Block Tutorial

I decided to make Light Blocks for a few special people this year for their Christmas gift... They absolutely loved. My Mother-In-Law decided to take hers to work and display it in her office. I thought I would share a quick recap on how I made these light blocks.

Material's Needed:

1 Glass block (I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby. They already have the holes drilled in them).

Scrapbook paper to fit the block

Mod Podge

50 strand of clear Lights (you can use any color. Totally up to you).

Ribbon that coordinates with your scrapbook paper.

Marbles

Procedure:

I cut my scrapbook paper to fit the block. I then put a coat of mod podge on one side of the block. I then took my cut piece of scrapbook paper and placed it on the block (when I laid my paper on the block I did it to wear you could see the print from the other side. That way you would get a 3-D image. I then used my cricut and cut out vinyl letters, EX: Mom, sister. I placed the word on the other side of the block. I then filled my block with lights and marbles. This part is completely your own preference.

At this point, your block should resemble the picture below:

Now all I have to do is make a bow with my coordinating ribbon and hot glue it on to the top of the light block.

Plug it in and you now have a beautiful decoration for your home or office !

(Here is another light block that my business partner made for her cousins wedding,

they make wonderful wedding gift)

I loved how these lights turned out. I can't wait to make more. I will soon make one for my boys room to match their camo theme. I will post a picture after I make it. I hope you enjoyed this short tutorial. I will make sure I take pictures step by step next time. We will also be adding this block to A little 2 Sassy for purchase. Thank you again!

XOXO

The Traveling Junkies