Reduce, Reuse, Recycle -- Rethink

OK, so the fabulous fabrics I had imagined turned out to be about a dozen pairs of tights and pantyhose in shades of brown, pink, black, green .. That was it. This would definitely be a test of creative thinking. (Trying to think back to Big Magic!) I did a little internet searching for ideas for "reusing pantyhose" and there were lots of lists about using them for crocheting (which I don't do), or for tying plants up or making scrunchies for pony tails. Others described how to make soft sculpture faces. That would be fun, but too fiddly. I also had $15 in MECCA bucks to go back and get more materials to add in. I thought about different weaving methods that could be used. Maybe a braided rug type project... or maybe something with more traditional weaving -- kind of like those potholder makers. Then I would need more pantyhose, so on a "When life gives you lemons" approach, I decided I would corner the lemon market and just go back and get MORE pantyhose at MECCA.

My haul: $5 for a bucket of pantyhose from the warehouse. $3 x 2 for two pillow forms $4 for turquoise quilted fabric scrap and some cotton to match for a pillow back. Total $15.