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glue stick collages

By On October 23, 2009 · 3 Comments

I’m sure I’m not the only one who needs a little time alone with my knitting needles or sewing machine (or work!). I’m always trying to find non-TV related activities for my daughter so I can get a little bit of work done. The things that have kept her most occupied are crayons, paints and [...]

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reuse: plastic sea shell container

By On October 16, 2009 · 3 Comments

I am just in love with the shape of Archer Farm’s almond containers. They’re nice and durable and have this great silver/gray lid. I held a few back from the recycle bin because I thought I’d be able to make something cute with them.

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granny square scarf almost finished

By On September 24, 2009 · 2 Comments

You’d think that with all of this gift making I wouldn’t have any time to make something for myself. These granny squares are perfect for fleeting moments of “me time” and I can’t believe the progress I have made! I’m going until I’m out of yarn, which will probably be two [...]

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pretty, plastic granny squares

By On September 5, 2009 · 4 Comments

I try hard to limit our impact on the earth. When I’m at the grocery store, I look for items with recyclable packaging. Sometimes, it isn’t always possible, though. For example, we eat a lot of frozen peas, I don’t always have time to make our bread, and I don’t have any time at all [...]

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mixing bread bags and wool with crochet

By On August 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A long time ago I started to crochet a tote out of plastic grocery bags. I thought it would be a good way to keep the bags out of the landfill. It wasn’t fun. The plastic was sticky and it hurt my wrists. Then my recycle guy started accepting the bags for curbside pick up. [...]

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east campus garage sales: new fabric and yarn!

By On August 17, 2009 · 6 Comments

Last year I barely made a dent in the east campus garage sales. I had no idea how big they were. I took my husband and daughter to the textile sale and by the time I made my fabric purchase, my family was ready to go.

This year I went with my friend

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to apron

By On July 29, 2009 · 4 Comments

Here’s the third shirt from last week’s garage sale purchases. These big, flouncy shirts came in style right after I had my daughter and I refused to buy any. I had just gotten out of maternity clothes. I didn’t want to buy shirts that made me look pregnant!

I [...]

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wardrobe refashion: de-ruffling a shirt

By On July 25, 2009 · 4 Comments

Here’s the shirt from yesterday’s garage sale finds. I really liked the fabric, but the shirt was a little bit too frilly for me.

The first thing I did was cut off the gathered cuff and replace it with a simple rolled hem. Next I removed the ruffle [...]

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to skirt

By On July 24, 2009 · 4 Comments

I found some cute shirts at a garage sale this morning. I’ve already refashioned two, but it was too dark to take the second “after” photo. Here’s the first one.

The top portion was a little tight and the bottom was big enough to be a skirt. Ha! A skirt! I cut [...]

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my first granny squares

By On July 23, 2009 · 6 Comments

I needed a small, portable project for our trip to Kearney last weekend. In the past, my travel projects have mostly been socks. Now that my daughter is older, I prefer something that doesn’t require so many needles and won’t completely unravel if I throw it in my bag to chase her [...]

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