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Lookie what she made: Travel art desk with pockets and pouches

anneweaver — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:26:01 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: Busy book for small hands

anneweaver — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:10:53 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: Woodland fairytale Christmas dress refashion

anneweaver — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:29:31 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: Wedding dress remade into a cute top and matching clutch purse

anneweaver — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:53:11 +0000

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 …

Solids-Only Tote Challenge now open for voting

anneweaver — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:03:52 +0000

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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Tutorial: Refashion a pair of pants into a cool top

anneweaver — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:11:36 +0000

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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Cool idea: Spraypainted button decor

anneweaver — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:21:49 +0000

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 …

Cool idea: Use bright ribbon to add a pop of color to a little black dress

anneweaver — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:39:45 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: Little girl’s wool jacket from a sweater

anneweaver — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:33:49 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: Kid’s Explorer’s Sash

anneweaver — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:23:05 +0000

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 …

Cool idea: Make hairbands from foldover elastic

anneweaver — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:51:06 +0000

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 …

Lookie what she made: 1 thrifted dress becomes 7 new items

anneweaver — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:02:44 +0000

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 …

Cool idea: Thrift store dress refashion using a t-shirt pattern

anneweaver — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:44:48 +0000

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 …

Cool idea: User serger scraps to make hair accessories

anneweaver — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:46:38 +0000

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 …

Tutorial: Refashion granny pants into high waist pleated pants

anneweaver — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:26:44 +0000

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 …