Category Archives: Thrifting

And we have a winner!!!!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Thank you summers_haven82@yahoo.com You were my 50th follower. . You’ve won the fabric bag!

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Another Giveaway!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Be the 50th follower of my blog and win this bag.

Posted in Crafting, Giveaway, Refashioning, Thrifting, upcycling | Tagged fabric bag, fabric purse, follower, give away, giveaway, giveaways, purse, Sewing | 4 Comments

You are invited

Posted on January 17, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Smitten with Mittens Join us at Mari’s house 1502 First Street Tuesday, January 31 from 4-6pm Learn how to make a pair of mittens from an old sweater. Bring your own sweater or we will have one for you. Wine … Continue reading →

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Frumpaliciousness to Deliciousness

Posted on January 14, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Frumpaliciousness to Deliciousness OK so here’s my attempt at refashioning a thrift store skirt to a dress. Loved the colors and the pattern but the style was so unflattering to my short pear shaped self. I just … Continue reading →

Posted in Refashion, Refashioning, Thrifting, upcycling | Tagged Refashion, refashioning, Sewing, skirt, thrift store, Thrifting, upcycling | 12 Comments

Old 80s leather jacket to twenty twelve bag

Posted on January 8, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

I’ve never made a leather bag before but, when I saw this jacket at the Salvation Army for four bucks, I knew I had to give it a try. I looked at this project as an experiment. I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Refashion, Refashioning, Thrifting, Uncategorized, upcycling | Tagged leather bags, recycling, Refashion, refashioning, Sewing, Thrifting, upcycling | 17 Comments

Meet Shey, my first Refashion Icon of the Month

Posted on January 7, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Talk about talented and creative! Meet Shey, from Modesty is Pretty This stylish kindergarten teacher from Texas really knows how to rock the refashion world. Visit her blog to see some amazing transformations and read on to be inspired. 1. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Refashion, Refashioning, Thrifting, Uncategorized, upcycling | Tagged Refashion, refashioning, Sewing, Thrifting, upcycling | 5 Comments

A Kindle Cover: The next giveaway

Posted on January 4, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Just be a follower of my blog and you’ll be entered in this Kindle cover giveaway.

Posted in Crafting, Giveaway, Refashioning, Thrifting, Uncategorized, upcycling | Tagged blog, follower, giveaway, Kindle Fire Cover, Sewing | 6 Comments

And the winner is…………

Posted on January 4, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

Congratulations to Cindy Alesch!!!! You just won the first giveaway!

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First giveaway ends on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Posted on January 2, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

I’ll be picking a winner on Wednesday, January 4 at 5 pm Pacific time. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is sign up as a follower of this post and leave a comment. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Refashioning, Thrifting | Tagged giveaways, recycling, refashioning, toddler jackets, upcycling | 5 Comments

Will the real mitten tutorial, please stand up!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by The Renegade Seamstress

In one of my earlier posts, I linked you to a tutorial on making mittens. Although a great tutorial, it wasn’t the one I actually used. (Oops, my bad). After finishing this pair of mittens to go along the hat … Continue reading →