Combs Plus

I had a batch of plain hair combs that I purchased from the store about a year ago. I also had a bunch of broken necklaces that I always meant to re-string. But since I don't wear much jewelry anymore I decided to try something new.

I've always seen these combs in stores, but there are two pricey for me, so I decided to make a few.

I used the wire that I pulled out of an old ribbon ( there is a tutorial somewhere for making flowers with the ribbon). I pulled out the top wire and instead of discarding it I used it to hold my beads onto the comb.

The buttons are my favorite and I just used embroidery thread, sewed them onto a ribbon and sewed the ribbon onto the comb.

This is the complete batch. The pearls and the shells look great in my hair.

These are the buttons in my hair. I love the buttons. In the picture my hair looks dirty. It is not dirty, just wet. I just got out of the shower and wanted to get a picture of the comb in my hair while the light was good through the window.

This is an apron I made from my 90 year old aunts home made pattern. I made it last year and sent it to one of her sisters.

These are some bags I made from a roll of mess that my daughter brought home from where she works. They cut this mesh to fit their machine and throw away the rest. I now have her bring home the roll and I make bags. They make great grocery bags, or beach bags. I carry my work stuff (calculator, date planner, misc stuff. I will sell them two for $5.00 if anybodies interested.

This is the same apron pattern as above just different fabric. I sold it on e-bay last year.

This is a vintage apron of my 90 year old aunts that she made back in the 40's. It's my all time favorite.

This was another one of her vintage aprons. Don't know if you can tell from the pictures, but these babies got a lot of wear. They were perfectly pressed and folded when she sent them to me. I have one other that is still in the plastic and still in the box. I will have to get it out and take a picture of it for my blog.

Finally finished

I started this apron so long ago I can't remember the date. First it took hours to un-pick this pair of Levis ( I did it at night while watching TV). The first time I put about a 8" trim around the bottom of the skirt. I didn't like it but could not decide, because it made the skirt to long. But I un-picked the trim cut it into strips and made cross straps for the back instead of a around the neck.

This is the back shot and will fit a 38" waist.