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New One Minute Video: Customize your Beach Towels With Bleach
Get your beach vibe on with your very own customized beach towel. No need for a bland one when the weather gets warm. Instead, get the towel of your summer dreams by creating your own design with bleach. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, beach towel, Bleach stencil, crafts, DIY, recycling, tutorial
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New One Minute Video: How to Make Small Paper Boxes
Make a big dramatic statement with little paper boxes. They’re perfect for those times when you need to add a little flair to a small gift for a friend or loved one. They even make great little wedding favor boxes. … Continue reading
Throwback Saturday: Denim Dress Refashion
Who doesn’t love a good denim dress? Well not this one. Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! What were you thinking? No wonder someone dropped it off at the thrift store. They probably laid it on the doorstep, rang the doorbell and ran. … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, denim dress, DIY, fashion, reconstructed clothing, recycling, Refashion, Sewing, Thrifting, upcycling
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Throwback Saturday: Cropped Denim Jacket
Just spent two weeks in Minnesota so I thought this would be the perfect post to bring back to life: Time froze for me the other day while at my beautiful niece Melanie’s house in St. Paul. The kids playing hockey in the driveway, … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, Cropped Denim Jacket, DIY, fashion, reconstructed clothing, recycling, Refashion, Sewing, Thrifting, tutorial, upcycling
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Throwback Sunday: Mother of the Bride Dress Redesign
Another good tutorial worth unearthing from the archives: I’ve never been a good clothes shopper. Just ask my sister, Jan, who would painstakingly shop for the perfect outfits while I was off swimming, riding my bike, and hanging out with … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, DIY, fashion, Mother of the Bride Dress, reconstructed clothing, Refashion, Rustic Chic Wedding, Sewing, Thrifting, tutorial, upcycling
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New One Minute Video: How to Make a Double Pot Holder
Mmmmmmmm… strawberry-rhubarb pie… peach cobbler…brownies! When a delicious smells like that fills your kitchen and the timer goes off, you’ll be ready to take your perfectly baked creation out and protect your hands with this cute double pot holder. Conveniently … Continue reading
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Tagged crafts, DIY, double pot holder, hot pad, Learn to Sew, Sewing, tutorial
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Throwback Sunday: DIY Summer Maxi Skirt Redesign Tutorial
Another early post worth pulling from the archives. Thank you Cooper for being such a good sport and taking so many pictures of your mom back then. 🙂 I’ve been seeing summer maxi dresses and skirts everywhere! And I had … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, DIY, fashion, Maxi skirt, reconstructed clothing, Refashion, Sewing, Thrifting, tutorial, upcycling
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Throwback Saturday: Dress Redesign (Mad Men Inspired)
OK, so maybe I HAVE been watching too much Mad Men this summer. BUT THOSE DRESSES!!!! I just can’t get enough! I want one……. So….. I found this little number at the thrift store the other day and made it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's dress, alterations, clothing, DIY, fashion, Mad Men Inspired, reconstructed clothing, Refashion, Sewing, tutorial
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Throwback Saturday: Shirt Redesign
“Life is trying things to see if they work.” -Ray Bradbury This shirt and post are the perfect examples of Ray Bradbury’s quote. When I started out redesigning this huge shirt, I wasn’t really sure where I was going with … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, DIY, fashion, polka dots, reconstructed clothing, Refashion, Sewing, shirt redesign, tutorial, upcycling
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Throwback Saturday: How to Mend Your Jeans
One of my earlier posts from exactly 5 years ago today… I still remember crackin’ myself up while writing this… Today I feel like Bill Murray’s character, Bob, in the movie, “What About Bob”, one of my all time favorites. … Continue reading
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Tagged alterations, clothing, denim, DIY, jeans, Learn to Sew, mending, Sewing, tutorial
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