SmrtArt

SmrtArt Seamstress of all kinds. Needle craft and paintbrushes expert! You wanna wear it. I can prolly make it just right for you! DISCLAIMER!

There is artistic nudity on this page, please be aware and do not visit if you are under 18!

These tiny skull pillows needed a lot of love. The felt they were originally made with was very weak and thin and so aft...
05/17/2026

These tiny skull pillows needed a lot of love.
The felt they were originally made with was very weak and thin and so after a few years, simply grabbing them and tossing them around the couches, during fall season, had given them full on open holes where the stuffing was spilling out.
I raided my scrap stash from making masks, during the pandemic, for some fun pieces to cover the holes up.
The blanket stitch is easy but not fast at all, especially when working with fragile felt. I do absolutely love their “Frankenstein stitching” effect though. Really lends to the pillows overall spooky feel even more.
I know they’ll only last a couple more years before I have to patch the rest, or completely deconstruct and remake with a better black fabric. But this is what makes mending fun and unique to me and my home and personality.

So I whipped this shirt up a looooong time ago for a Howard costume, from The Mighty Boosh. But I did it crazy quick, ha...
05/16/2026

So I whipped this shirt up a looooong time ago for a Howard costume, from The Mighty Boosh.
But I did it crazy quick, had limited fabric and didn’t do any finishing at all.
I pulled it out of the bottom of the mending box and realized I had finally added the buttons but not the holes. And then realized it desperately needed to be reinforced along every seam, especially where the button holes needed to go.
Well, now I don t like the machine holes at all and want to redo them by hand, and I need y’all’s help deciding which color thread to use.
Poll below⬇️
Dark brown, hunter green or soft gold??

I’ve had these gorgeous gloves of my great grandmother’s for many years and I attempted to repair them long ago before I...
05/14/2026

I’ve had these gorgeous gloves of my great grandmother’s for many years and I attempted to repair them long ago before I truly learned how to repair things. Last night I found thread to match and used my metal thimbles as mini darning eggs inside the fingers to fix these right up!
They fit my hands perfectly too!
So excited to wear them now!

When I’m out of juice to be moving around in my office, this is where I’m planted.This past winter my body decided to ac...
05/14/2026

When I’m out of juice to be moving around in my office, this is where I’m planted.
This past winter my body decided to act like it was in its 60’s instead of its 40’s. I wasn’t able to do very much besides knit,sleep&watch tv.
After many many many tests, we’ve finally been getting answers&remedies that are giving me improvement.
But now that I’m getting energy back,I’m kinda over doing it,so now today I’m here again,with a killer migraine. I’m hoping this caffeine will help make it go away. And I’ve got all the hand mending down here now too so I can work on that.
Tonight bedtime goal is 2am/earlier. Not 6:30am. That crapped me out. 😭

Before I got started on the house coat liner, last night, I got some quick mends finished first.Added two more patches t...
05/13/2026

Before I got started on the house coat liner, last night, I got some quick mends finished first.
Added two more patches to my patch jacket.
Always looking for cool, kitschy, fan patches. If you know of any neato ones, send me links!
Updated the kiddo’s scout shirt&sash for awards next week&crossing over to big scouts!
A quick mend of the elastics on her hair towels too!
You got mending/alterations you need done?
Message me! Chicago metro & southside.

Last night’s foray into the mending pile included this house coat that needed a liner.I’m thoroughly obsessed.🤩😎🧐I’m not...
05/13/2026

Last night’s foray into the mending pile included this house coat that needed a liner.
I’m thoroughly obsessed.🤩😎🧐
I’m not usually one for patchwork, but these six fabric 1/4s matched up pretty nicely to become the liner for it.
I stayed up entirely too late finishing this and I’ll have to hand tack the sleeve cuffs, so they create the look I want for the seam.
It’s about to be 5:30am, time for bed!😴😴😴

I know, I know, spring is here&it was 80 today.But I’ve had this sweatercoat for 3 winters now&I can’t wear it because,y...
05/13/2026

I know, I know, spring is here&it was 80 today.
But I’ve had this sweatercoat for 3 winters now&I can’t wear it because,yes it’s lovely&long&soft,but it itches the bajeezus out of my neck&wrists when I wear it. It’s soft to my hands,but not my surface skin.
I want it ready for next fall&winter,so while it’s still cool in the house,I’m gonna line it with these 2 sets of quilting 1/4s I picked up forever ago.
Now to decide where to place them. 😅

Of all the things I fixed last night, this took the longest.Mostly to get those lucky knots done! I had to do the first ...
05/12/2026

Of all the things I fixed last night, this took the longest.
Mostly to get those lucky knots done! I had to do the first one THREE times to get it right. 😅
But third times a charm though, so that’s extra lucky right?! 😅🤣
I’ve had this money:luck charm for nearly 20years but it’s sat in the mending box for nearly half that time. The cords were literally disintegrating from hanging on the hook 😬
It was gifted to me a long time ago by my mom.
Really hoping this brings some money and luck back into my life. Moving things in a different direction and hoping it all works out for us! T minus 8 years til the kiddo goes to college 😬😬😬🫠

The small pile of fix it items from today’s foray. Trying to tackle all the mending and fix it stuff that I unearthed wh...
05/12/2026

The small pile of fix it items from today’s foray.
Trying to tackle all the mending and fix it stuff that I unearthed when rearranging the office last week. Most of this was the kiddo’s things that needed restringing or glueing back together.
I’ve separated the hand sewn items to come downstairs to do while I watch tv in the evening. And the machine stuff is all set up in piles of easy to hard.
Hoping to breeze through most of it tomorrow.

So this set up has been the most ideal in my office for a while, but I really want the full light from the window. It’s ...
04/29/2026

So this set up has been the most ideal in my office for a while, but I really want the full light from the window.
It’s making me want to do a huge overhaul in here again.
It’s making me anxious to get a home loan/grant to finish my attic and get my office set up up there with more space. But we’re talking minimum $60K to do that project. I would need skylights, insulation, a/c and heat, and new stairs. The current ones are Victorian death stairs that curve and the biggest furniture (without taking it completely apart) we can get up them is a small office desk.
Any ideas how to rearrange this to be better?!?!
I’m tempted to put the sewing table in front of the radiator for the next couple seasons.

Address

Blue Island, IL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when SmrtArt posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to SmrtArt:

Shortcuts

Share