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It’s Pet Week at city made! This week we are celebrating furry friends. We begin with those small pets; gerbils. Our friends have two gerbils, Salt and Pepper, that they are keeping for the summer. In the gerbil’s cage is … Continue reading →

Happy fourth of July from city made. Here is our attempt at a “patriotic” post.  Anna and Lauren’s hip grandma recently cleaned out her closet and donated clothes and accessories to city made.  These tank tops caught my eye right … Continue reading →

It’s Independence Day weekend. So we at city made are saluting our independence by repurposing something! Red, white and blue shirt to freedom napkins. Free to drink cocktails, that is. This was such an easy project. Just decide on the … Continue reading →

Never ask again, “Where are my keys?” Old media cart to handy key holder. Carol here. We have an old media cart that our over-sized, “old-fashioned” TV sits on. The cart was too small to accomadate the giant, so Christian … Continue reading →

Repurposed Bike Helmet Box Melany’s husband Jeff just got a bike helmet for his birthday.  By the way, he will look pretty cool with his new helmet AND his new city made bike pannier.  The box that the helmet came … Continue reading →

Here is another way to reuse an old calendar. This calendar was a desk top one that featured the paintings of Henri Matisse. By cutting out the paintings and putting them on a blank note card, we have a lovely … Continue reading →

Remember the “Are we there yet?” time keeper we made with an outdated calendar?  Well, we have found another way to re-purpose an old calendar: A Kindness Chart Here at citymade we are loving summer and enjoying having our kids … Continue reading →

Why hand made, and what’s it got to do with the economy? Seems as though everywhere we look these days, “handmade” is popping up. The tremendous success of Etsy** and of shops like Beehive Co-op** are reflections of this. There … Continue reading →

Under where? O.k. Stay with us in this one. Ava received an adorable swim suit from her Grandma in Chicago. She wanted to wear it, but it was a bit too low for her. We found an old, gently used, … Continue reading →

We end wedding week with one more idea from Amber’s wedding.  Amber found several coordinating linens from thrift stores for her napkins.  She used pinking shears to cut them so they did not even need hemmed.  City made has inherited … Continue reading →