Another day of recycling...

Today I continued my recycling but this time with sewing.  I have so  much stuff in my sewing room. If I never buy another thing for sewing I will still not run out of projects to do! People also know I recycle a lot and give me stuff from relatives who have either passed on or who can no longer use fabric, sewing items and other stuff to recycle. 

I started with some old jeans a friend gave me to recycle. I cut them straight across the crotch area and then the front from the back so I could get two aprons. 

 I wanted to make one apron for egg collecting. I cut a leg of jeans apart to make the pockets. 

I found some old but very relevant fabric in my stash and made a ruffle. 

Added some ribbon for a bow. 

I really like the way it turned out. 

Old jeans also make great 

pocket purses to take with me walking to carry my phone and prayer books. They work great. Here is an old one of mine. 

The extra leg I used to make my dog a little pillow. He loves to carry them around, not sure why but he does.  I stuffed it with extra lamb's wool .

Next was to recycle an old dictionary I had. So I covered a Christmas ornament.  Can't wait to make cards from it. 

It's not dried yet but you can see how it turned out. 

I did have time to go see one of my grandsons.  Boy did that give me a boost!  Plus went for a walk. 

I can't wait to see what I create tomorrow... my last day off then back to work. 

peace

Fun with old books, Valentine project day 11, kitchen bar and dinner

A friend of mine brought in an old cooking book from the early 1940's.  It was so much fun to browse through and look up a few recipes.

Today, I move a clever little dresser to the kitchen to set up a coffee bar and free up room on the kitchen counters.  I like it. 

Day 11 for Valentine projects.  This one is for bird lovers. I saw this idea on Graphic Fairy and just elaborated on it. I know someone who likes to watch birds and may like to have this gift. It is a canning jar filled with bird seed and decorated with a bird from the Dollar Store. 

Pork Shoulder was for dinner. I rubbed all sides with Pink Himalaya Salt, pepper, and rosemary I grew last year. In a Dutch Oven I browned all sides with a tablespoon of oil. 

Popped it in a heated 400* oven for 20 mins. Then lowered to 300* and headed for mass. 

Two hours later we had this beauty.  This was from a pig we traded for two milk goats. 

Dinner was all homegrown except the potatoes. Pork, pickled beans, green beans and potatoes. 

Tender and perfect. 

It is suppose to snow tonight and lightly in the morning. It has been so extremely warm (we broke a record yesterday at 80* and grass fires are sprouting up due to a flicked cigarette in the dry grasslands. Snow will be welcome relief. 

peace