These are some of the things that make me happy.
I love the falling leaves with all the beautiful colors, no matter how fleeting. I cringe when I see very windy days coming up when checking out the 10 day weather forecast. I know that one very windy day, can turn the vibrant, ready leaves still on the trees into colorful, moving carpets.
My creative ideas are all mine (well sorta), til I decide to give them away. I do give the glory to God for all I know, see and do. Posted a photo of my Po’ Girl Shines logo that was created with some of my photos. I love doing graphic arts and working with mixed media and fabrics.
Po’ Girl Shines was an idea I got years ago when the economy began to tank and more people began to appreciate living the way I choose to live. Some had to find out the hard way that living in poverty could actually be cool if you put the right spin on it. If you decide that you are not born to be a consumer, but actually want to live.
My poverty is mine, my faith is mine, and my life is mine while I have it. All the photography and art work is mine on this site and pogirlshines.com.
Most of my information on pogirlshines.com came from living sensibly and frugally my entire life. I believe that we should use as little as possible and give as much as we can while we are here in regards to the earth and how we treat one another.
The “ta da” was added because I have been saying this since I was a small child and began putting on performances for my captive audience known as family.
Decided to use the leftover top of my old jeans that were left over from my garden jean cap that I previously made and posted the instructions on the instructables.com web site.
I was able to make a purse and a pillow. I posted the instructions on how these were made on the Instructables web site if you wish further information on how to make these items. Please feel free to play with any of the ideas on this site and be as creative as you wish.
I am also posting the pictures of an apron that I enhanced with leftover fabric that was purchased and a craft store on clearance for $1.75. I was also able to make a matching wine sack and plan on using it for a gift after adding a bottle of wine from a local winery.
Just wanted to post some of my recent projects. I hope to have an etsy shop very soon and have included various states of some of my projects.
The first one is a slide show of a pot holders sewing project that matches an apron previously made.
The last coat of acrylic paint in a cream color has finally covered the cottage cheese label on this plastic container I plan to use as a hanging lamp. (more to come on that project on instructables.com.)
I used to only use transfer paper on my fabric, but this time just printed some of my photos on printer paper and adhered them to fabric and glass with acrylic matte medium so I can use them for natural jewelry pieces and embellishments using beads, eyelets, paint, threads, etc. I just like to play around and see where my imagination takes me sometimes.
I purchased some Crayola air dry clay in white to make odds & ends of pendents using molds and stamps to shape and alter for jewelry. I inserted wire to hang or attach. Update to come later after painting or decoupaging tissue to show how something so cheap and easy can look really good.
Just starting another instructable for a nightgown made from a Queen size bedsheet, flat. I tea stained the fabric first to give it a vintage look.
Decided to upcycle a thread-worn cream colored turtle neck sweater. Cut down the center to insert a zipper. I am in the process of sewing on strips of faux fur.
All photography & graphic arts property of pogirlshines©
Still missing my little baby Raizen, waiting for me to come home after work.Was featured again on Instructables. I plan on having much more information on that site in the near future. Food, sewing and crafts. My latest featured was Drawstring purse with cubbies inside to put things in. Again this step by step “how-to” can be found on instructables.com. Hope to have more info soon on Po’ Girl hand made clothing and will let you know when the etsy store opens!
Po' Girl Shines 
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