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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Ice Cream Bucket to Ice Bucket
Gotta love the easy ones! Ice cream bucket to ice bucket. With the hot weather we at citymade are going through a lot of ice. Now that we use the ice cream bucket as an ice bucket, it can be … Continue reading
Stroller to Changing Pad
Stroller to Changing Pad What can you possibly do with a stroller that has broken wheels? Â Repurpose it into a diaper changing pad of course. Â We were able to salvage this water resistant fabric and quilt it onto some red … Continue reading
Canister Labels
Canister Labels These canister labels were made from an old dress. Â We used a sharpie to write the contents of the canister onto the white canvas patch. Â Velcro was a attached to each end of the canister wrap to secure … Continue reading
Hit The Bricks
Have you heard the old saying, †If life gives you lemons, make lemonadeâ€? Well we at citymade say, “If life gives you an old pile of bricks, make a brick patio!†Friend of citymade, Heidi, had a pile of … Continue reading
Couch Cushion to Bench Seat
Here is the next project with the old couch cushion. We turned this window seat into extra seating by adding cushions made from one of the old couch cushion. We cut one of the cushions in half and sewed a … Continue reading
Couch Cushion to Garden Kneeler
We are now transitioning out of garden week (although this post is relevant for gardeners).  We took an old couch cushion from a broken couch and created two different posts from them.  Today’s post is a garden kneeler.  By removing … Continue reading
Garden Pics
Just for fun here are some pics of the growing things around our house. I love the anticipation that is growing vegetables. Carol
Linen pants to summer napkins
One of the glorious benefits of summer is the lush growing plants. We are growing quite a few things in the garden, including herbs. We took some of the Basil and Sage leaves and an old pair of linen pants … Continue reading
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Panty Hose to Plant Tie
It seems like “they†don’t make things like “they†used to. Take for example the panty hose. After one wear, they usually tear or run. Very frustrating, until now. We have a new use for them. The plant tie. Just … Continue reading
Garden Hose Re-Do 3
Yet another use for an old garden hose: We got this idea from Christina, friend of city made. Â She cut two strips of an old garden hose and used it as a buffer between the chains on her baby swing … Continue reading