Before

Amy-

It was so thoughtful of you to call my husband yesterday, but really YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE!  I’ll admit that I was pleasantly surprised to see him tidying up the house and doing laundry.  He said it was your idea, that perhaps I wouldn’t feel so run down if the place wasn’t such a “pig sty”, and you’re right, I’ve let my domestic duties go completely in the crapper since you stole my IPRC Text Ball Costume Contest Winner title… However to suggest to him to “wash everything in hot water especially my new sweater from Anthropologie” is beyond sporting.  What was the cornerstone of my fall wardrobe and perfectly matches my new princess flats, now doesn’t even fit the dog. The gloves are off bitch!  Rather than prank call you at work or tamper with the breaks on your pickup, I’ve decided to get you where it really hurts… a craft off.  The challenge… in 48 hours you need to modify one garment which has been accidentally been damaged by someone close to you.  If you’re having a hard time thinking of something I’d be happy to come over and help you out with the 1st part. I’ll need before and after photo documentation and a signed affidavit that you completed the work yourself and didn’t pawn it of on some five-year-old.

As you’ll note from my pictures, I’ve taken the lemons and made lemonade… what once was a shrunken felted mess is now an ever-so-cute clutch with apliqued flowers and bakelite handle which I salvaged from something my mother passed on to me… So, good luck the clock is ticking…

After, one cute clutch!