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km-17 shares some of her favorite men’s shirt refasions on Wardrobe Refashion. She has turned men’s dress shirts into several styles of women’s blouses. Her attention to detail gives the menswear a delicate, feminine edge. Go to Wardrobe Refashion … Read more ... 
Jill from Homemade by Jill shows off this simple CD Wallet that she made. There’s no tutorial, but she does give the measurements of the pieces she used to make it. If you’ve made knitting or make-up rolls before, then… Read more ... 
Lookie what Terri from Giddy Giddy made from a thrifted “Little House on the Prairie” style dress! The dated style of the dress gets a fresh look with the addition of an appliqued bib, bright buttons, and an apron. Love… Read more ... 
Does your little girl love playing Birthday Party with her dollies? Mine does!! So I was excited to see this tutorial that Melissa from Perry Jayne shares on her blog. She shows how to make a doll-sized birthday party hat… Read more ... 
Clare from Green Valley Crafts shows off the fabric toy she made for her daughter. It’s a series of soft fabric balls, with Velcro on each side. Little hands can connect them together and pull them apart to their hearts’… Read more ... 
shows off her latest sewing project – a pair of bibs for her baby-on-the-way. They’re shaped like sloths, with arms wrapped around baby’s neck and a smiling sloth face hanging from the bottom edge. If you hear some odd-pitched voice… Read more ... 
Beccy from Wipster and magpie shows off her latest skirt refashion. She took a frumpy granny skirt and turned it into school girl cool just by shortening it and adding buttons. Adding granny skirts to my mental list of what… Read more ... 
Emily from Toad’s Treasures shows how to to make this adorable fleece monkey hat for a little toddler. So cute! Go to the tutorial.
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Su from Vively Online took scraps from previous sewing projects and turned them into this cool patchwork yoga top. Read more about her project on her blog.
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Emily from The Rubber Punkin shares a tutorial for making a play cape that does double duty as an apron. Make one for your child, and they’ll be transformed into superheroes – running through the house and saving the day… Read more ... 
Creative Jewish Mom made this bean-shaped zippered pouch to hold the beans in her Alphabeans game. She created this activity she designed to help her children learn the letters of the alphabet. Read more about her cool learning game… Read more ... 
Head over to A Hoot and a Holler to find out how to make this winter hat from a sweater. I’m loving the large felt flower!! Her instructions show a child’s hat, but there’s enough material in a sweater to… Read more ... 
Kathie Sever and Bernadette Noll from Future Craft Collective share a tutorial on Craftzine for making this hat for baby out of the sleeve of an adult sweater. The hat is styled to stay put on baby’s head. Go to … Read more ... 
Many people use an envelope system as a way to management their budget. They have separate envelopes that hold cash allotted to each budgeting area (groceries, gas, etc.) to keep them from overspending.
Ginger from Wiener Dog Tricks got tired… Read more ... 
Summerset Banks from Pins and Needles has just kicked off her Great Vintage Shirt Project, a year-long sewing project in which she’ll sew a new vintage shirt each month. If you’re like me and find yourself drooling over the detailing… Read more ... 
