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Merrilee from Tuesday Mourning and Mer Mag created this travel art desk for her young child to keep him busy on a long road trip.  She came up with the design after trying to find a lap desk in the store that met …

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Adrienne from drienny and A + A = Z created a busy book to keep her young daughter occupied during a long plane trip.  Each page was created with a different type of activity or discovery in mind.  One page …

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Lisa from Lil Fish Studios posts on her blog with photos of this absolutely adorable little Christmas dress she made for her daughter.  The dress looks like it was lifted straight off the pages of a fairy tale!  Would you …

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It wasn’t long ago that I pointed you to a project by Pam from Threading My Way.  At her daughter’s request, she remade her daughter’s wedding dress into a semi-formal day dress.  Now, the wedding dress has undergone another …

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The voting phase has begun in the Solids-Only Tote Challenge.  Go to Sew La Vie to check out all of the entries (and perhaps get inspired to make a tote of your own) and vote for your favorite tote! 

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Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shows she made this cool top – out of a pair of pants!  The pinstripe pants she used gives the top a sophisticated edge.   Get the tute at Of Dreams and Seams.

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Check out the super cute button art that Laura Bray from katydiddy made!  She shares the fun project on her blog.  I love the red buttons and matching red hoop!!  Would you believe that they both started out gold?  She …

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Agy from Green Issues added a pop of color to a little black dress with stripes of brightly colored ribbon.  The angled and criss-crossing stripes give the plain dress a modern edge.  I love this idea!!  Read more about her

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Cindy from Bumblebee & Sophie posts on her blog about the yard sale sweater she refashioned into this cute little girl’s jacket.  The felted wool will be warm for the colder months, but what’s most striking is all the little …

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Check out this awesome kid’s Explorer Sash made by Randi from An Eclectic Mess and Dukes & Duchesses!  The raw-edged fabric sash has all the loops and pockets a young explorer needs to keep his (or her) tools at hand and …

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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a fun idea on her blog for using leftover bits of foldover elastic.  If you have 7″ of it, you have enough to make a little hairband.  (A children’s boutique in my town is …

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Little Apple Seed shares photos of the 7 new items she made out of one thrifted dress.  The dress (shown here) was $3.99, and she used the fabric from it to make a sewing machine cover, an iPad cover, nursing …

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Just because a pattern is made for one type of garment doesn’t mean you can’t use it to make another.  Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs used her basic t-shirt pattern to resize a thrifted dress so that it fits her …

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Jill from Homemade by Jill has a cool idea for using those long skinny strips of fabric that your serger cuts off as it sews.  She bundled some of them together and made a little pom pom hair accessory for …

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Lizzie B from C & C shares a fun way to repurpose some less-than-attractive elastic waist pants.  She turned them into pleated high waist pants.  What a transformation!  Her project is part of her Granny Chic series, and she shares …

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