You Know It's Spring When....

You know it's spring when Upcycled Education gets hundreds of hits a day from Crafterhours and their amazing Tee-to-Tank Tutorial with yours truly as the model.  Ha!

But seriously, how easy and fun are those tanks to wear, right?  I loooove them and who doesn't have a spare t-shirt in need of a revamp.

Go make yours now!

Jen

I Hate to be Judgmental, But.....

Recognize anyone below?

Someone who was actually asked to be judgmental?

Photo collage from Crafterhours

Head on over to Crafterhours for their amazing Skirt Week!  I love their professional, yet playful skirt entries like this one.  For those of you on summer break, what do you think about rocking this skirt?

xoxo,

Jen

PS - Big thanks to the gals of Crafterhours for inviting me to judge the skirt week entries!  The entries made me smile - such creativity and talent in the world.

Clever. Organized. Inclusive.

Image for Crafterhours

Susan from Crafterhours wrote the most heart-felt post recently. Did you read it?  It really brought a tear to my eye.

For my college students taking Introduction to Special Education with me, these stickers would be perfect for kids (and adults) with special needs, in addition to citizens without.

Read Susan's post here.

xoxo,

Jen

Upcycled Tees {with Crafterhours}

You might have remembered my collaboration with Susan from Crafterhours last year to upcycle some old tees.  If you missed that post, feel free to enjoy it here.  Well, my love for this project and style has not decreased.  If anything, I've been purposely choosing boxy, men's tees to refashion.

Case in point.  This one from the Firecracker 50 - a mountain bike race in Colorado (photo below).  No, I didn't compete in the race, but I did volunteer for the event and calf marked.  Please don't make me get into the specifics of calf marking.  Just ask one of your triathlon pals or sporty friends, K?

Anywho, I love, love, love this simple tee refashion and Susan just published a tutorial that is no-sew.  Yep.  You don't even have to sew or own a sewing machine to make these bad boys.  Plus, how cute are you going to look this summer?

Adorable, I tell ya.

Jen

PS - If you don't have a good, boxy men's tee, sneak one out of your brother, boyfriend, husband or dad's drawer.  Aim for the bottom of their stack; those are the ones they won't miss ;)

Skirt Week - Yahoo!

Because a craftucator has to look stylish.....Check out Crafterhour's Skirt Week competition.

Not to give too much away, but guess who might be a guest judge?

Find out soon!  

In the meantime, get sewing and enter!

Smiling,

Jen

PS - Susan from Crafterhours helped me refashion one of Lil O's dresses into a skirt for me.  When I crack out my iron and dewrinkle the skirt, I will show you our finished {refashioned} project.