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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Jeans and a Shirt to Clutch
We have long enjoyed making tote bags and have now expanded into the world of clutches. They are fun, easy and just the right size. These 3 were made from an old pair of jeans and a shirt. These and … Continue reading
Chop Sticks to Corner Turner
Between artist rolls, sandwich wraps and snack bags, we have a lot of corners to turn. We found that the extra chop sticks (from all those runs to our fav Thai restuarant) became the perfect turning tool for all our … Continue reading
Dress Re-Assembled
Go ahead, mess with the dress. This dress was City Made daughter, Lauren’s. She did not like to wear it because of the itchy collar and sleeves. We removed them and sewed the seams up and now it is an … Continue reading
Broken Basket Re-Used
A tisket, a tasket, we re-purposed a broken basket. We had a broken basket. Rather than toss it in the trash, we decided to make it usable again. We cut off the broken handles, and covered it with cute patchwork … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged basket, books, repurposed, sewing
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Race Car Gift Box
Race Car Gift Box Today we repurposed a shoe box into a gift box for Jace’s birthday present.  How? 1. Paint the shoe box and the lid 2. Make the wheels: We used peanut butter lids, painted them black and … Continue reading
Take-Along Car Track
Take-along Car Track Today’s post was designed for a special little boy who is turning two next week.  The base for this car-roll is a pillow case and the pockets are made from a plastic vinyl that came from packaging. … Continue reading
Bingo
Bingo This week I, Melany, went to a mother-daughter tea at which there was a rousing game of Bingo.  The Bingo chips were made out of colorful and sparkly card-stock. After the game, my mother, a frequent reader of our blog, … Continue reading
No Slip Mat
Today’s project: The No Slip Mat. I (Carol) did some spring cleaning and found this old place mat from when my boys were little. I liked the no slip bottom and thought it would work well placed under the City … Continue reading
Tin plus magnet equals container
One of the things we love about doing this re-purposing post is when people hand us things and ask us to make it into something else. Today’s post was one of those items. Melany’s MIL gave her this retro looking … Continue reading
Tea Cup to Candle
This idea comes from a City Made sister, Amber.  Amber took a mis-matched tea cup and turned it into a candle for her mom for mother’s day.  She melted wax in a jar (on a hot plate) and poured it … Continue reading