"

There are plenty of other really interesting home decor items that would be totally transformed just by a fresh coat of paint, like picture frames, small figurines and sculptures, pots for plants and small furniture items like end tables and book shelves. This is the week that I start [...]

Hey rebels! So apparently summer is here in the mid west and I am NOT complaining at all. Not to mention all of this sun has me bursting with lots of plans and ideas for additions to my warm weather wardrobe. So this week I got started by going after one of the items from [...]
Yeah I know, total bad ass right? Well I sure felt like one during my lunch date with my man, who took me out on his motorcycle today. I felt it only necessary to dress the part of the lady on the back of a beast, referring to both the man and the [...]

Hey rebels! I trust you are fantastic on this unbelievably warm (54 degress to be exact) January day. I really couldn’t be happier with the weather this season but I do have one complaint. Lack of sunlight. The sun comes out so rarely in the winter months and when it does it sets so early [...]
Hey Rebels. Hope you’re having a great Holiday Season. So far mine has been pretty much perfect. The weather has been great and Mr. Jones had a couple of days off which we filled with a lot of relaxing, movie watching and food eating. I also received this [...]
You already know one of my favorite reFind Projects is the pencil skirt. And with a good knit, it really is one of the easiest and most flattering items of clothing you can make. This project was inspired when I found this great gray and black stripped turtle neck at the thrift store. [...]
I have finally taken the time to pay some much needed attention to my studio/sewing room. Things had really gotten out of control with half done projects and extra supplies. Fact of the matter is, it was starting to have the opposite effect that a creative space should and I was starting to [...]
I was playing around with some new ways to style my recently shortened hair, and ended up with a Betty Draper do. Which, when pair with a Baby Penteratops Headband from the shop, I liked it VERY much. So today’s project is a the Betty “rebel” Draper Sweater Vest.
It began [...]
Happy Halloween everybody! I hope your weekend is jam packed with fun. This year Mr. Jones and I broke down and did the “couple costume” thing, which we have been resistant of in previous years. I think for me I was permanently scared by a salt and pepper shaker duo I saw one [...]

I loved this project because it is for MY MOM! Last time she was in town she brought this incredible leather bag she thrifted back in Minneapolis. She asked if I would “bling” it for her and I of course said “why of course mother dearest.” Here are a few shots of it [...]




