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Tutorial: Juice bag zippered pencil pouch

anneweaver — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:47:26 +0000

Skip To My Lou shows how you can use empty juice bags to create a cute little zippered pencil pouch. With back-to-school just around the corner (this coming Monday for my daughter!), it’ll be easy to get your hands on a couple of …

Read all about it: $50 refashioned summer wardrobe challenge

anneweaver — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:34:35 +0000

Alida from Gigglebug and I Make Stuff recently challenged herself to make a month’s worth of clothes – for just $50. How did she do? She made 30 outfits and spent only $35. Awesome!! She shares a post on her …

Tutorial: Easy over-the-head toddler bib from an old t-shirt

anneweaver — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:40:57 +0000

Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows us how to turn an old t-shirt into a toddler’s bib that slides over the head. This is such a practical bib style! It’s easy to put on (and take off) the child. The extra-long …

Tutorial: Christmas trees from recycled sewing patterns

anneweaver — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:14:09 +0000

Angie from Country Chic Cottage shares a fun idea on her blog for using those stacks of unwanted tissue paper patterns that seem to multiply and take up precious fabric storage space. Instead of using them as patterns, why not recycle them …

Lookie what she made: Padded carrying case from crib bumpers

anneweaver — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:33:53 +0000

Claudia posts on Wardrobe Refashion with a picture of the padded carrying case she made for her DVR. Rather than fussing with layering batting between the shell and the lining, she used an old crib bumper to make the body of …

Tutorial: Recycled t-shirt braided belt

anneweaver — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:53:00 +0000

Some tees, bless their hearts, have little refashioning potential. Whether it’s an awkward cut, or a stain, or fabric that doesn’t behave, there’s little that can be done with them. But even these t-shirts can be recycled into something useful …

Tutorial: Zippered coin purse from juice pouch

anneweaver — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:50:26 +0000

With school starting soon, many of us will be stocking up on juice pouches for kids’ lunches. Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how you can turn an empty juice pouch into a little zippered coin purse. So very cool!! Go …

Tutorial: Sew a leather clutch

anneweaver — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:22:00 +0000

EvaForeva shows how to make this stunning leather clutch. I love the clean lines!! She got the leather from her father’s torn jacket. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from EvaForeva]

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Tutorial: Ruffles and roses toddler dress

anneweaver — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:31:30 +0000

Last week, Jessica from Happy Together refashioned a t-shirt into a ruffle dress for her little girl. She received so many compliments that she has written up a tutorial so others can make one as well. Not only does …

Tutorial: Messenger from recycled dog food bag

anneweaver — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:08:35 +0000

Jill from Living My Simple Life shows how she transformed a dog food bag into this messenger bag. The strong graphic elements of the dog food bag give the messenger a hip, edgy look. Want to make one yourself? Go …

Tutorial: Recycle jeans into a floor mat

anneweaver — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:33:15 +0000

Instructables user passionfly shows how to recycle the waistbands and inseams of old jeans into this useful (and sturdy) denim floor mat. Get the how-to.

[photo from Instructables]

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Tutorial: Tote bag from a kid’s shirt

anneweaver — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:57:18 +0000

Leigh Ann from The Object Project shows how to upcycle a kid’s t-shirt into a tote bag. If you use a patriotic themed shirt, you’ll get a bag perfect for collecting candy at a 4th of July parade. Go to the …

Tutorial: Tote bag from a tee

anneweaver — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:28:29 +0000

These tote bags are made from old t-shirts. Do Stuff! shows how to make them. Go to the tutorial.

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Tutorial: Napkin rings from cardboard tubes and fabric scraps

anneweaver — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:15:27 +0000

This napkin ring tutorial from Merriment Design is fabric scrap-happy and recyclicioius. The base of the napkin ring is a section cut from a thick cardboard tube (e.g., Saran Wrap tube). The fabric covers can easily be cut from you …

Tutorial: Denim jumper to summer dress

anneweaver — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:14:15 +0000

ThimblyThings shows how she took a less-than-trendy jumper and turned it into this fashionable summer dress. A bit of elastic gave it some shape, and overdying updated the denim. See how she did it.

[via luvinthemommyhood]

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