An Explosion at Sally Ann!

A few weeks ago I was asked by the Ladies Ministries at church to speak at their upcoming meeting. The theme was to be "Living Well On Less". I was fairly confident, after my many trips to the thrift shops, that I could pull together a half hour talk. And I also knew that if I invited my good friend Darlene to join me, it would be even better! After all, we have been known to inspire eachother...
So we got together and planned our strategy. Between the two of us, there really wasn't a whole lot to prepare...just a trip around each of our homes! The big hits were the the lounge pants made out of old bedsheets, and the aprons made from old mens' shirts. Darlene had lots of great things to show from her latest thing....wool felting. I think everyone had a great time....and I think we really inspired many ladies to think about repurposing items they might already have in their home. One girl came up to me in church this morning and said she had already raided her husbands closet looking for shirts to make into aprons! Sorry husbands out there...
For any friends and family of Darlene and I out there...don't look too close...your Christmas gift might just be tucked into this photo somewhere!