Up cycled tee beanie

This was super easy and I love how it turned out! Only took less than half a tshirt. 

maxi skirt from three tees

This might be my most favorite upcycle to date. I made a maxi skirt or strapless sundress out of three old t-shirts. I absolutely love it and it is super comfy!

I took the photos before adding the waist casing and drawstring, which I made out of the cut off hem scraps from the shirts. The bottom stripe is a patchwork of the shirt scraps. The only pieces of the shirts I had left when complete were the necks and sleeves... might have to make some pockets with them! Man I'm a genius. :)

Sublime re-tee

Here is my latest re-tee.... plain Sublime mens t-shirt made into a tank top. Wish I'd taken a before pic! I used this tutorial....
http://kelseyinspired.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/t-shirt-re-style.html

Not completely satisfied with the straps (did them a little differently than the tutorial) and I might re-do them in another way, but overall I like it! I'm sure I'll do a few more of them.

BUTTER!!!

Inspired by Della at Householder's Guide to the Galaxy, I decided to try and make butter from scratch. I had these old notions of churning and churning all day like what I'd read in my Little House books as a child, but thanks to technology, the whole process took about 10 minutes start to finish. I watched a few YouTube videos, bought a quart of cream, poured it into my KitchenAid mixer and voila. Butter. Made by me. It may be silly but I feel a bit like a superhero. Next time I plan to go to the local dairy and buy the all-natural cream. Here is a pic to show my end product!!

Yay me!!!

The Privilege of Being a Nurse

This is an amazing article. As a nurse on the OB/GYN floor, it is not uncommon to go from one room, helping a brand new mom learn to breastfeed her baby to the next room, where another woman has just had her breasts, uterus, ovaries, (everything that makes her a woman) removed. I feel humbled and blessed on many nights to have the important job that I do. I've been entrusted to help these patients recover during life changing experiences; how awesome is that? When I was a student I felt the same about the learning opportunities. As much as I disliked clinicals, I felt awestruck to be one of the six people in the OR during a patient's most vulnerable moments. I can only hope that the student mentioned in this article has begun to see the privilege of her profession and the importance of making her patients feel safe.
Read it here:
Article: I will fear no evil: for you are with me 

Re-tee #1: Ruffle and rose tank

I had a boxy, ill-fitting, hole-containing, favorite-colored mens t-shirt that needed some re-teeing. I found this cute tutorial, and although it took me a bit longer than she said it would, I think it turned out so cute! Can't wait to pair it with one of my hippie skirts!

(the right side of the collar ruffle really isn't messed up, I just didn't realize it needed flattened back down before I took the photo!)

Here is a link to the tutorial I followed:
ruffle and roses tank refashion tutorial here

Previous Re-Tees....

These don't really count per-se, because I did them awhile back, but here are some newborn gowns I made out of adult tees.

Here is the tutorial that I used: http://thismamamakesstuff.com/2008/08/tutorial-t-shirt-to-newborn-gown/