Girl, Put Your Sweater On...

Winter woes.
It seems so many people have them...already! This seems counter-productive, as far as I can tell. Because one week into January and we are all ready to throw in the sweater and pine for spring?!

Not me, not yet! While last winter was admittedly altogether too long, I am not into head-butting Mother Nature just yet. We haven't come a long way yet, baby, when it comes to winter, so I advise wrapping a scarf around it and making the best of it.

Just think of the positives: consider all of the wonderful things you can do with a sweater:

1). cut off the arms of one and make knit pillow slips for your sofa pillows.

2). Use said arms and put them to use as cosies for your coffee or hot cocoa mug.

3). Take a child's turtle neck sweater and (again cutting off the arms) stitch one up as a cosy for your hot water bottle:

4). slip your favourite sweaters (of a simlar palette) over the backs of your chairs, knot the arms within each other (all preppy-like) and use as instant slipcovers! I have done this a few times and went to a thrift shop to get similar fisherman knit sweaters, which looked great.

5). Want a tidier look? Try using old sweaters of your choice to recover upholstered chair seats. This one is easy for anyone. Get out that staple gun!

(photo source: Martha Stewart.com)

6). Did you ever stop and think for one second that your produce might be feeling the cold, too?? Check out this great Etsy shop where you can find adorable cosies for your apples. Brilliant!

7). What about using old sweaters to revive outdated light fixtures. Over at Curlby.com, they are showcasing just such brilliance!

8). And if you really love sweaters, check out what I found over at Apartment Therapy.com. Now, this takes more talent than what I possess, but it gives new meaning to loving sweaters, no?

9). And last but not least, just think: what covers up that winter/holiday weight better than a good, bulky sweater? Nothing, I say! Nothing!

(Certainly not a bathing suit!)

Now, can a good sweater enjoy such popularity in the heat of summer?

Winter has a lot of goodness...

Wrap yourself up in it!