Re-Thinking Pretty

Change is good.

We've heard it often enough

so it must be true.

Sometimes we make changes because

others ask it of us.

Last year, for instance...

I was asked to make some yoga mat carriers

for the shop

Harmony in Life

that were more androgynous.

Done.

Good addition.

Then...because I was tired of the

same ol' same ol' designing

I went a step further and got a bit

urban funky with it.

(see Aug 2011 The Mat Pack post)

Bottom line...they didn't sell...

not a one of 'em.

Lesson learned.

Turning to my stash of beautiful

Amy Butler

fabric scraps...thanks to sister Tina for thinking

of me when these bits and pieces

landed on her craft room floor...

and instead of tossing them

gave them to me because she was sure

I would find a use for them...

and here it is...

Back to the drawing board...or

as I call it...

the sewing machine.

With those awesome prints to guide me

I went back to my original

way of thinking...

make 'em pretty.

Same old (maid new) denim styling...

balanced with feminine

detailing.

Yes...these jeans were used and abused.

Even had a few scars to prove it.

I borrowed a technique I

saw on my young nephew, Sam's jeans...

an inside patch!

How pretty is that?

A repair that

adds to the beauty of

the finished product.

Re-thinking pretty.

After all...

the customer knows best.