My dad gave me an old sun lounger that he had lying around and I decided to fix it up and make it new again!

Before:


It had all kind of gouges, no pad, and desperately needed a paint job.

After:


First I took it apart. Then I sanded it down so it was smooth, glued parts together that were wiggling around or broken. After that I put it back together and painted it with some discounted outdoor paint I found at Home Depot for $5. Then I got a pad at Big Lots and it was ready to go!

I've been wanting a crop top but I wasn't able to find any that I liked in the stores so I decided to make my own out of an oversized tshirt that I've been holding onto.



I think it turned out really cute.

Here's the before pic



I also made up a tutorial if anyone's interested

http://30daystothin.tumblr.com/post/7081855001/diy-bleach-dyed-crop-top

Let me know what you think!

[edit]opps I meant to post this in reconstructed clothing, mods feel free to move![/edit]

Whoo hoo my first post! hehe.

I haven't crocheted since my grandma taught me as a child, but I was inspired by pamelabd's recent post and decided to take up the hook again to make some cowls and other crocheted things for Christmas gifts this year. I normally sew so I figured no one would suspect it!

I'll start of with my favorite (so far!) that I made yesterday.


In this pic you can see the stitches.




The first one I did, a moebius cowl!




thanks for looking! I'm working on tons more that I'll post too