BBQ Season

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I am an optimist!

I do believe that the weather will get better and when it does, I'll be ready to BBQ!

Remember when I said I was preparing some stuff to do with my best friend Armelle? Well, we thrifted (this is when I saw the Tweed Fairy), made some strong tea, chatted and refashioned. In my case, a €0.50 pair of jeans with a wonky zipper and some scraps of Alexander Henry Wranglers fabric left from the His & His pyjama pants got a new life as a funky apron. Armelle chose a long skirt to do the same.

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After

I've got a bit of a headless guy on top there, but you know, scraps are scraps. And speaking of scraps, We also made some of Laura's Pincushion Rings. 

Aren't these the cutest? Perfect size for the girlfriends' mending kit. They are such a great gift idea.

BBQ de Saison

Wrangler Close Up

Je suis une optimiste!
Oui, je crois que l'été va arriver et quand je vais sortir le BBQ, je vais être prête!

Vous vous rappelez que je devais aller bricoler avec Armelle? Ben on a fait un tour chez Emmaüs (c'est là que j'ai rencontré la Fée du Tweed), on a fait du thé fort, on a jasé et on a transformé une vieille paire de jeans avec un zip pourri payée 50 centimes et les restes du tissu Wranglers d'Alexander Henry venus du pyjama Lui & Lui en un joli tablier spécial fille. Armelle a choisi un longue jupe pour faire pareil.

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After

Il manque un bout de tête au garçon du dessus, mais ça arrive quand on travaile avec des petits bouts. On a pris d'autres restes aussi et on s'est fait des minis coussins à épingles qu'on a monté sur des bagues sur un idée de Laura. 

C'est pas mignon tout plein ça? De jolis petits cadeaux à mettre dans la boite à couture des copines.

Sidetracks

I just got sidetracked, so the Oscar De La Renta is not finished.

I was casually looking up fabric on the web and saw this : Alexander Henry's Thunder Flower. I thought OMG and then sent the picture to my niece who's really into Mangas and she said OMFG and I just spent most of my free time looking for this fabric because I realized it was from the 2009 collection, it's all kind of back order everywhere and we might not ever see it again. Etsy sellers, a good place to look for funky fabrics, once again came through with some yardage which I added to my US fabric stash.

I got 3 yards of the pink one, 2 of the red one and 3 of the blue one. I have lots of nieces and sisters so I need the yardage. I am thrilled.

Oooh! Meanwhile my brother, not wanting to be left out got me Wranglers for pyjama pants.