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Fabulous Fabric Find, part II
Continuing on with our fabulous fabric find. Today, a table runner. Because the linen was already sewn on 2 sides, it was the perfect width for a table runner. We simply sewed the end seams and added a leaf pattern … Continue reading
Fabulous Fabric Find
On a recent trip to Chicago, I (Carol) went to a certain large home store with a Swedish bent. While there, I scoured the “As-is” section and found this giant piece of linen. It was rolled up and taped with … Continue reading
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