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DIY Hanging Planter

whitney — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:57:14 +0000

A while back Dustin bought me this lovely hanging plant. I didn’t realize in the hurry to hang it in it’s new home that there was nothing to catch the water. That is, until I watered it the first time and it came pouring out of the bottom! It was a pretty funny moment, trying desperately to catch all the water with cupped hands.

Since then I’ve wanted to find a cute container so I could hang it up again. I never see anything I like, nor do I want to spend any money! Today, I came across this small vintage pot that I’ve been wanting to convert into a planter anyway. It was a whopping $1.91 at my local thrift shop, and the wooden handle simply unscrews. This little plant fit perfectly in the vintage pot! Next, how do I hang it?

A couple days ago I came across Megan’s new book Generation T: Beyond Fashion, and there was a project like this. I have no idea how it was made according to her idea, but I decided to try something similar! I am really pleased with how it turned out. And, I love the little extra bits hanging around the top, it makes me happy.

Hope you enjoy the photos. I guess I went a little crazy! If you want to see more, click here.

T-shirt + Collared Shirt =

whitney — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:02:34 +0000

I love this shirt refashion! It’s taken me about a year to photograph this and share it… Slacker. I know. Well, I am sharing now, right?! Right. So, both of these shirts were from The Salvation Army in Honolulu (when we lived there). I loved this red t-shirt simply for the geta sandals (close-up image below) on the front! However, it was a little snug for my taste. I believe I saw this project in one of my t-shirt project books, Tease, I believe it was. Well, it’s simple, obviously. Slice up the middle, add in the buttons and collar from another thrifted shirt and…Voila! New fun super comfy shirt! I especially like the rough, unfinished edges that I left on the white shirt, and the red thread is also pretty fun. I love collared shirts, but this one has the yummy comfiness of a t-shirt! Can it get any better? Oh yeah, and my husband has requested one!! Can’t wait to make his and share that too!

Endure Life Shop, Up and Running!!

whitney — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:10:52 +0000

Hallelujah! EndureLife’s etsy shop is finally up and running!! We’ve been printing like crazy for the past 3 days. And I will say, we have been having a BLAST! It’s so rewarding seeing your ideas and dreams finally becoming a reality!

We really wanted to actually screen print our designs ourselves. However, we are renters right now with NO WHERE to get messy and dirty and properly expose screens, etc. So, our 2nd choice is this transfer press method. We send off our ORIGINAL designs to be screen printed onto transfer sheets. Then, we use the press to transfer our designs onto tshirts, etc. The great thing about this method. We can make them as we receive orders!

I am excited to one day do the whole screen printing thing. I love that process, but for now… we must show our transfer press some love. He is certainly getting the job done!

Here is a little photo spread of our printing adventures for you! Oh, and check out our shop! Enjoy!!

Dustin at the transfer press…
waiting for results on our patches!

Peeling back the transfer sheet. This is so fun!

Dustin modeling our first shirt!
What a hottie!

Girlie version! Love it!

Peeling back the transfer paper on some small patches.

Yes, unfortunately, I had to be a model too.
I do like this photo though!

Love these hats, but I have no clue how to wear it.
My cousin, Lynsey, would look great in it. She looks perfect in any hat!!

Our 2nd shirt design! Dustin’s idea. Love it!

Yes, totes too! I told you we went crazy printing!!

Dustin’s idea to print this on the bottom. I love it!
However, it doesn’t always print well, still working out the kinks.

Alright. Now go check out the shop!! We will be updating it regularly! Hmm, my SewTrashy shop is feeling neglected. I must get my new items up! I can’t wait to show you what I have been working on.