MY NEW LOVE!

I am so excited about what I'm about to talk about.

this is stinkin' wonderful!

allow me to give you a quick-back-story before revealing...

So, I have this incredible desire to be thrifty and crafty.

I want to be able to create and makes things that are not only appealing to the eye.. but easy on the wallet... you picking up what I'm dropping?

So.... with the "project" of my own apartment in mind,

I have been digging deep within to scrape up every thrifty/crafty/creative muscle I have.

(did that sentence make sense?)

Anyways...

I would love to know how to sew..

however.

I have no sewing machine.

and they ain't cheap.

Well, since my whole goal is to not spend money then it doesnt make a lot of sense to go and buy a sewing machine... (this is my logic at least)

Therefore I went to the internet...

my favorite place : yahoo anwers.

I would like to encourage everyone to check it out...

I promise you... if you have a question, they have answered it.

(whether or not they have answered it correctly is debatable, but I promise you'll be entertained).

Sooooo... back to my thrifty/crafty/creative-y-ness.

I want to put new pillows on my couch.

It is currently outdated and needs a "pick-me-up"

HOWEVER... did you know that to buy a good-size pillow ranges from $25-40 dollars?!!

ya kidding me?

Well.. I didnt want to spend that much..

therefore, decided that I would make my own pillow covers...

but with no sewing machine this would be difficult..

thats when I discovered it...

hemming-tape.

(insert angel music)

amazing.

allow me to show you what I created...

before and after:

In case you cant tell... they are a grayish color.

I have to cover some others in green.

then voila... they will be done and the couch will be rejuvinated!

ps: please disregard how I'm looking in this pictures, i spent all day in bed coughing up my lungs and blowing my nose....

darn you allergies...

darn.you.