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wardrobe refashion: denim skirt makeover

By On February 8, 2010 · 2 Comments

This is the original skirt I was going to wear last weekend. It turned out a little too casual for the event. I was planning on wearing it with black tights and boots. Now I’m wondering if it might look better with a t-shirt and sandals.

I really hacked this poor thing [...]

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a weekend of sweater unraveling

By On January 26, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’ve been thinking about white lately. Not bright white, but ivory, soft white and ecru. I’ve been keeping my eye out at the thrift stores, but all I could seem to find was that yellowish cream. Yuck. I even strolled down the yarn aisles at craft stores, which I haven’t done in a long time. [...]

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gift bag resolution

By On January 19, 2010 · 7 Comments

After my daughter was born, we had a huge supply of gift bags. Most of them were pink, but we had our fair share of gender neutral and holiday bags, too. It’s been over three years, but I’m almost finished using them for gifts.

Honestly, it felt like my stash would never be gone. [...]

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flower pins for haiti, doctors without borders

By On January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment

As soon as I hit “publish” last week on my flower pin post I decided to donate all of the proceeds from my flower pins to Doctors Without Borders. I figured I needed a few more in my shop, though. There are currently four, but I plan to make more. I’ve [...]

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how to make microwave crayon shapes
in 3 easy steps

By On January 12, 2010 · 18 Comments

Maybe I should call these Really Lazy Crayon Shapes. I’d been thinking of making them for awhile, but all of the tutorials I found online suggested baking in the oven, melting over a double boiler or melting into cups and pouring into molds. Those were just too many steps for me.

I [...]

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how to: recycled holiday card gift tags

By On December 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

Last year I saved a few of my favorite holiday cards for crafting. I planned to reuse the artwork to make new cards, but when I realized I didn’t have any cute gift tags in my stash, I started cutting! I began with 5 cards and ended with almost 30 gift tags [...]

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fabric beach balls!

By On December 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

These are great balls for playing indoors. I’ve made one for my daughter and a few for her friends. Everyone seems to love them. This one was a bit of a challenge when I realized that I didn’t have a lot of eight-year-old-boy-ish fabric in my stash. I grabbed a few men’s [...]

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finished: granny square scarf

By On November 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

Yay for pictures! I was so excited that the sun was out today, as we were expecting more rain. It’s still kind of chilly — perfect scarf weather.

Some squares were a little smaller than others. I’m not sure if it was daily life that messed with my tension [...]

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reuse-or-recycle package labels

By On November 13, 2009 · 4 Comments

Usually I just handwrite this message on my packages, but sometimes I forget when I’m rushing to get things in the mail. Now I have labels! I printed them on the back of already used paper and just slip them under the packing tape. I suppose you could print stickers, but that’s [...]

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how to sew a remote control pillow
in five easy steps

By On October 29, 2009 · 16 Comments

I’m not sure why I’ve had pillows on my mind. Maybe because the sun has been hiding behind the clouds for too many days to count? Maybe it’s because I’ve been feeling under the weather? Maybe it’s because the holidays are fast approaching and I need some gift ideas for the guys in my life? [...]

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