Stash Bash

I’ve never met a crafter without a stash of some kind. This year my goal is to use up all the craft supplies I have spent money on that are taking up mental and physical space in my life.  Join me here every Thursday for a Stash Bash.   


So I am super late today getting the Stash Bash posted.  I have now officially killed another laptop (which I desperately need to get all of my pictures out of) and had to buy a new one which also had some problems so I had to take it back the Geek Squad guys for them to redo and so here I am….computers hate me!  On top of all of that Blogger keeps wigging out on me and flipping my pictures no matter how I flip them on picnik or picasa and save it.  So I could have had this post up by 10 this morning but every picture took forever and there were some pictures I just had to give up on : (  


I am aware that I promised the felt bow tutorial on Tuesday but just had no way to do that so I will have it posted tomorrow : )


This week I am sharing the dress I made for Livie’s party Usually when I have a theme and need to make a dress I go out and find the perfect fabric but having to stick to my stash made that quite the challenge.  Since the theme this year was candyland and I did not want a candy looking dress per se I though of making her a candy striper dress.  After almost giving up I decided to look into the bins of clothes waiting to become something else and found this very large womans dress which has double sided fabric…perfect!  I think I have had this dress for a few years.  I beleive I wanted to size it down into a dress for me but I hope you agree it was meant to be a candy striper.

before

after

I love recycling clothing because if you are smart about it you can use the hem that is already there, the button plackets and that saves a lot of time sewing.  I did plan on using the hem at the bottom but after the dress was done I thought I still wanted to show more of the green side of the fabric so I turned up the hem an inch and resewed it.  That made it match the pockets and made me happy. 

 A double sided headband finished out the outfit.  It turned out a teeny bit big but was also very comfy and well, what can I say, I am not a professional.

 If you notice on the candy table, the lollipop topiaries were also covered with remaining fabric.



To see the rest of the party go here


So what did you get done this week, I can’t wait to see!   I love every one of your projects from last week, you all inspire me!   Thanks for stopping by this weeks Stash Bash. Below is the linky list for you to add your project. 

Here’s what to do. There are no rules. 
Just use what you have and try to not buy new supplies, unless you need it to complete a project that you are making from stuff you already have in your stash. 
Take a picture of your project or progress and blog about it or post a picture to flickr.
Then come back here on Thursdays and post a link to your post.
Don’t forget to link back to the Stash Bash so others can find us and get encouraged too.
Fair enough?    


P.S.  Its so nice to hear from other stash bashers so if you visit some of the links don’t forget to leave them a quick little comment.

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