Category Archives: Organization

Wash Cloth to Make-Up Bag

Our final wash cloth and towel week project is this handy make-up bag. It is one wash cloth, cut in two, and sewn together. We lined it with plastic from a lotion gift set and the zipper is from an … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Peanut Butter Lid

Peanut Butter Lid Becomes Cupboard Saver Don’t throw away that peanut butter lid.  Slip it under a messy food container (such as honey) and use it as a coaster to protect your cupboard.  Enough said.

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Place Mat to Tote

Today’s Mother’s Day re-purposing project: Place mat to Tote Melany had this really cute place mat. The problem was she only had one. We decided to turn it into a cute picnic tote for Mom. We cut the top off … Continue reading

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Crease Free Pant Hanger

Crease-free Pants Hanger A wire hanger, a cardboard tube (I used the tube from my aluminum foil when it ran out) and a little tape is all that you need for this re-purposing project. 1. Cut a slit across the … Continue reading

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Pillow Case to Artist Roll

Today, for our re-purposing project, we highlight a pillow case. Melany had this pillow case and wasn’t using it on a bed. We decided to make a few things from it. The first is an artist roll. We used the … Continue reading

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Sewing Kit in a Jar

A jar, a piece of fabric, a little hot glue and viola! we have today’s re-purposing project. Sewing Kit in a jar. We simply took a jar and glued a bit of fabric (this is a piece from the skirt-to-sandwich-wrap) … Continue reading

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Toy Jugs

Toy Jugs Here is another handy way to store little toys or art supplies.  We took a milk jug and a detergent bottle and cut off the top with heavy duty scissors.  The jugs can be decorated with sharpies or … Continue reading

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Ribbon Bobbin

The ribbon bobbin (or ribbon spool). Since we sew a lot, we go through thread spools quickly. We also noticed that our ribbon box was a bit messy. By winding the loose ribbon around the empty spool and pinning it … Continue reading

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