November 27, 2009

I totally fight like a girl...

this is me
throwing some punches at mother nature
shouting out
"bring it on"
while
feeling really tough in my new fingerless gloves
I did it
I really did it
and
you can do it
too
~
first I took an old goodwill sweater
and
cut off the sleeves to make the fingerless gloves
then
I took a black sweater and the rest of the striped sweater
and
cut up pieces and sewed them together to make this really cool scarf
here's a close up of the gloves
right when I finished them
and
this is while I was playing around with vintage buttons
thinking it would be fun to funk them up a bit
and
here I am again
~total goofball~
feeling even more tough
~now that my scarf is on~
for the winter
mother nature
has up her sleeve
that she's going to pull out any minute
and
sucker punch me with
~~
but now I'm ready
*
if you want to make these and have any questions
I'd be happy to answer them for you
*
and
the winner of the blog banner will be announced tomorrow


37 comments:

  1. Wll aren't YOU Little Miss Amazing! You're like Mohammed Ali with a fashion conscience. Awesome!

    Casa Hice approves!

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  2. these are brilliant. you're a great goofball!

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  3. These are soooooooooo cute! And you look like a force to be reckoned with in them!!!

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  4. FANTASTIC, Beth...love your ultra sytlish recycling! :o)

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  5. Wow, everyone on your Christmas list will want a set! So creative and so spectacular looking! Do you somehow have more hours in a day than the rest of us?

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  6. These are really, really cool. You must be good with your sewing machine - you even got thumb holes in! You look ready to take on Mother Nature!

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  7. These are unbelievably cool! Cutest things ever! (And you look fabulous!) Hope your TG was wonderful!

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  8. Adorable..and very funny post. You're a good writer!

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  9. Mother Nature - 0
    Beth - 1

    You go, girl!

    (P.S. This looks like a fun project for my daughter and me!)

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  10. What a great idea!! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  11. Oh, what fun!! And pretty cool looking, too.

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  12. What a wonderful set of fingerless gloves and scarf. You did a great job. I love it all. Have a great day/ weekend.

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  13. Tomorrow?? Tomorrow!! How can we wait?

    Seriously, your scarf and gloves are wonderful. So cute. Bring. It. On.

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  14. These are wonderful!...You are great with the sewing machine as well as the camera I see:)...I am wondering how you keep the sweater from unraveling when you cut it...do you use a serger for the seams?

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  15. If I didn't have a hundred and one other projects going I would certainly try making those fingerless gloves. I could use some. Maybe my daughter will make me some for Christmas.

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  16. love, love, love these!! oh yes, would love to know the "how to" - for those of us who are beginner sewers. :) those gloves are wonderful :)

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  17. Oh wauw Beth, super duper cool. Great that you did it. Next thing is making your own skirt. I've told my mom and this is our project when the one we're working on is finished.

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  18. Totally awesome!! Now all you need is a coat and a fabulous hat!! You can do it!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  19. Very cool Beth, you look like you could whip some natures butt. lol I wish I knew how to sew.!!!

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  20. love these! And you make it look so easy!
    You look/are fabulous!

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  21. So very clever :) I love the idea of using something you already have... except maybe the sewing machine :)

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  22. I adore these! And the scarf is lovely!
    : )

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  23. Jab-Jab-Punch! --- you are creative!!

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  24. Totally supercool fingerless gloves :-)

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  25. Awww you are so adorable and I am definitely going to make myself some of these now you've shown us how easy it is.
    :D

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  26. Too cool! Especially the buttons. I love buttons!!!!

    You multi-talented girl, you!!!
    :-)

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  27. oh, my gosh! super cute. you rock, girly!

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  28. too darn cute! stylishly fierce! ;)

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  29. and next week
    will you be fashioning
    mittens & gloves into a sweater?

    for symmetry!

    i love that...
    using materials at hand
    to create something totally new!

    prediction:
    no one will mess with you
    when you're wearing either!

    most excellent, Beth~
    Chuck

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  30. your scarf and warmers turned out so cute.

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  31. You are adorable...little you, taking on Mother Nature. And you have a fighting chance with those fabulous gloves! (I am trying to figure out how to knit a pair of those.)

    so adorable.

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  32. love LOVE the gloves...and scarf to boot! YOUR ROCK!

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth