The Jean Pool
Posted by Monique Charles on Sunday, August 21, 2011
Under: Thinking...
Okay, I won't even TALK about how long it's been since my last post! As you can imagine, I've been really busy. Unfortunately, it's been doing other things that don't involve cheesecake. But fortunately, I have something new to offer! Well, it's not new in the sense that it hasn't been done before. It's just new to me and my site.
Earlier this year, my manager at work gave me two trashbags full of clothing she couldn't wear anymore. One of my co-workers and I went through the bags together. She picked out things she liked that she could wear. I found a few things that I could wear. Everything else, was to be used as fabric for my various projects. The first thing I thought to do was create a laptop bag. I have a 17" screen and have been having difficulty finding a bag that was large enough, cute enough, and reasonably priced enough. So, starting at the stack of sized 22 jeans, I had an idea.
You guessed it! I now have a bag that is rather nice and it's large enough for my laptop. It didn't cost me a thing! My manager really liked the bag and wanted one for herself. So, I made her one. My co-worker also wants one. I'm thinking other people might want one too. Right now, I will be gathering things together so that I can make a few. I think that rather than make them and wait for them to be bought, I would offer customization. How does that sound?
So, you (if you wanted to) would be able to pick a color outside, an approximate size (small, medium, large), an inside color, ruffles/lace, appliques, ribbon or belt, and how long the straps. Everything would be of the mindset of finding leftover goodies. Going green. Keeping a few more things out of the landfills. I like to go to thrift stores to find sewing/craft materials. There are even things around my house I could use. You could even send in items if you would like me to use them!
Everyone needs a bag for something. Shopping. Carrying your laptop or school stuff. Baby items. Gift-giving. Transporting cheesecakes. The list just goes on.
Have you ever refashioned something? How did it turn out?
Earlier this year, my manager at work gave me two trashbags full of clothing she couldn't wear anymore. One of my co-workers and I went through the bags together. She picked out things she liked that she could wear. I found a few things that I could wear. Everything else, was to be used as fabric for my various projects. The first thing I thought to do was create a laptop bag. I have a 17" screen and have been having difficulty finding a bag that was large enough, cute enough, and reasonably priced enough. So, starting at the stack of sized 22 jeans, I had an idea.
You guessed it! I now have a bag that is rather nice and it's large enough for my laptop. It didn't cost me a thing! My manager really liked the bag and wanted one for herself. So, I made her one. My co-worker also wants one. I'm thinking other people might want one too. Right now, I will be gathering things together so that I can make a few. I think that rather than make them and wait for them to be bought, I would offer customization. How does that sound?
So, you (if you wanted to) would be able to pick a color outside, an approximate size (small, medium, large), an inside color, ruffles/lace, appliques, ribbon or belt, and how long the straps. Everything would be of the mindset of finding leftover goodies. Going green. Keeping a few more things out of the landfills. I like to go to thrift stores to find sewing/craft materials. There are even things around my house I could use. You could even send in items if you would like me to use them!
Everyone needs a bag for something. Shopping. Carrying your laptop or school stuff. Baby items. Gift-giving. Transporting cheesecakes. The list just goes on.
Have you ever refashioned something? How did it turn out?
In : Thinking...