From the monthly archives: July 2010

i’m not ready to leave yet, mom

By On July 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

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thrifty thursday

By On July 29, 2010 · 6 Comments

I skipped the Thursday garage sales today because I’m planning on checking out Goodwill’s 99 cent day tomorrow. There’s nothing like some good 99 cent retail therapy and I haven’t been to the sale in a few months.

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my creative space

By On July 28, 2010 · 4 Comments

My creative space today is a progress report on last week’s space.

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how to: messenger bag refashion

By On July 27, 2010 · 2 Comments

It’s taken me awhile to write about this project because it’s not just a set of simple instructions. It’s more of a guide to what is possible. Before you rip one seam or sew one stitch, I recommend you sit down in a quiet place with pen and paper to plan. I [...]

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sewing for socks

By On July 26, 2010 · 2 Comments

I recently refashioned a messenger bag for my friend Carrie. She asked if she could pay me in sock yarn. I laughed and told her I had too much sock yarn, but she was welcome to knit a pair for me out of my stash. I was surprised when she said yes. [...]

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lazy weekend

By On July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

We didn’t do much this weekend. Friday night was date night to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Saturday and Sunday were both low key. We watched movies, I played with yarn, Bella spent hours with her Color Wonder and T. researched beach houses for our September vacation. We did manage to get outside for a [...]

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super cute (and quick) wine bottle gift bag

By On July 23, 2010 · 5 Comments

I love when I can make something totally out of recycled and thrifted materials. I whipped up this wine bag one afternoon—the serger makes some projects so darn fast! Free fabric from way back. (Don’t you love the little bird houses?) Thrifted yarn from the big spool of wool. Gift tag made [...]

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short-quilled hedgehog

By On July 23, 2010 · 1 Comment

Second week of zoo camp was a success. The summer is zooming by fast!

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thrifty thursday

By On July 22, 2010 · 1 Comment

I was all ready to post about something else when this sweater literally came over to my house and never left. My friend Tana is destashing some of her hand knit sweaters. I told her I’d be interested in the cardigans and she stopped by this afternoon with them. There were a couple of [...]

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my creative space

By On July 21, 2010 · 3 Comments

This week in my creative space I’m mending. Crazy thing is that it isn’t even my sweater. In fact, I don’t even know the owner. A friend of friend needed help fixing a Very Important Sweater. It was a wedding gift. It’s over 20 years old. Could I repair the holes? Reinforce the weak spots? [...]

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