Ten Random things about me

I recently saw a linky party going on over at shabby blogs. It looked fun. But, since I don't really want to link to my blog and no one can see it anyways I just decided to do my own little linky, type, party, thing. :P
So here's how it's going down. I list ten random things about me. Then you go and list ten about yourself on your own blog and leave a link in the comments, so everybody/I can read all about you and your totally random side. Sound fun? I thought so.
So here it goes...
Ten Random Things About {Ivy}

1. I absolutely love pickles, peanut butter, popcorn, and mustard.

2. I can't fix my hair or paint my nails to save my life! (Trust me, You don't want to see me try to do either)

3. I ate pretzels on my PBJ once (I will try any food any where)

4. When I was young I used to ride the lawn mower around our yard for fun

5. Goodwill is pretty much my favorite store in the whole wide world
(speaking of which, have you ever heard the goodwill Song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oiyMyxY3SM)

6. I stayed up till two in the morning once reading a good book

7. I will roller blade as long as mom/zone will let me (Seriously. I can skate for hours.)

8. I would rather hang out with my nieces and nephews than anyone else in the whole world

9. My favorite colors are blue, lime green, and purple.

10. I'd rather swim at the river than almost any pool

{No sew} XL T-shirt to fitted

Hey y'all, About time for a tutorial don't you think? It's been quite a while. For more reasons than one.
This one is for that SUPER big T-shirt that you really like what it says or something, but don't want to wear it because it makes you look like.....well, ya know. And if you don't? You can just read along, even though your bored, to be polite. ;)
Really wish I had before and after pictures, but I did it at night and I could not find a good place to take the picture. So just 'Afters'. :/
I had been wanting to learn how to do this for a while now. But, I couldn't find exactly what I wanted. The first T-shirt I did (and I seriously recommend you start with a t-shirt you don't mind messing up) a mixture of this tutorial Here and something I found on ask.com that I can't find now.
I will try to explain what I did best I can.

Supplies:
T-shirt
scissors
sewing machine {optional}

First turn your t-shirt in-side-out and lay it as flat as you can. You could iron it if you want. I didn't. Cut the hem off the bottom of the shirt. Then you can either eye-ball it or use another t-shirt as a guide. If your using another shirt lay it on top matching the shoulders, as flat as possible. Again, sorry about bad pictures.

Then (using the extra shirt as a guide) starting at the bottom corner of your shirt cut a curved line up to the under-arm. do to both sides. Should look something like this. Note: I cut mine to much. I, was an idiot, and didn't leave enough room to cut the fringe. I would leave at least about 2 in. bigger than you want it finished on both sides. 

Then cut about 1 in. wide by 2in. long slits all the way up.

Just start knotting each strip with the one directly across from it.

 Trim off excess and there you have it. A, at least, more fitted t-shirt. Now This didn't work for me. I ended up making it way too tight. So I did pretty much the same thing only I didn't cut a curve I just cut straight up to the arm. And then cut the slits. It worked a lot better for me. That is what I would do if your t-shirt isn't just falling off huge. And if it is, I am seriously wondering why you kept it.
Also if you like the look of the tassels on the outside you can do the same thing only don't turn your shirt in-side-out at the beginning.
And I know I said this was no-sew, but I thought with the shirt now fitted the sleeves looked a little big. And on me a little goofy. So I just sewed a straight stitch along the under side of the sleeve. Like this.
(I know weird hump in my stitching. So I'm not the best seamstress in the world.)

TA-DA!

                                              (This is with the tassels on the outside)
Steelville, I may not live there anymore, but I'm still rooting for you.

Now I know this is a horrible finishing picture, but it is all I have. It was very hard to get a picture. And I couldn't even get a good side view. Maybe I will get Rebekah to take a few pictures of it outside. Then I'll post better ones. But till then hope this suffices.

Well, it is super late and I seriously need to get some sleep. So TTFN!

~Ivy

2014 edit:
  I found just totally skipping the part about the cutting the curved sides was better. Instead just cut the sides straight up to the under-arms. Curving it just made it too fitted for my tastes.

Gifts {46-52}

46. The bugged eyes of a baby girl

47. Snowflakes falling one by one

48. Colorful oblong jelly beans in a pile

49. Little round buttons

50. Soft pillows

51. A piece of wire bending and weaving

52. Bubble wrap


~Ivy