sneak peak: jean scraps.

I've been scratching my head on the remaining scraps of jeans I had left over from my Shabby Chevron Pillow.  I thought about making a bag that you see on Pintrest all the time using the "shorts" from the jeans.  But these jeans are big (40" waist) and I could just imagine this big, floppy bag that was in no way chic. Now I made this style bag years ago for a niece and in itty-bitty girl jeans it was adorable but it wasn't happening here.

I debated about trying to fashion a ruffly lamp shade but that seemed like a fire hazard, another pillow, hot pads?!?  So... after lots of time spent staring at these pieces I decided that maybe I needed to think out of the box for some inspiration.  I ripped them apart, gently of course, and started by bleaching the jeans - maybe this would help?  

Ehh... not so much.  Still uninspired.  And then after a botched attempt at baking some beet chips and staring at my discolored hands I had what may have been the "ah-ha" moment!  The jury is still out but I didn't have anything to lose at this point!  So this is what we've been up to and my excuse **ahem**, reason for my delay in sharing a new project with you!

I finally have an idea and am looking forward to sharing it with you all in the near future!