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The Christmas Quilt

Carol and I admit we have a fascination with quilters.  A handmade quilt is a thing of true beauty and dedication. In the past, we have made a small doll quilt from scraps and a rag quilt from baby clothes … Continue reading

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More from handmade Christmas: Sophie's house

Carol here. I have made several of these little doll houses. They’re a bit time consuming, but each time I think I improve ( I hope) and  the result is always satisfying. This one was made for citymade niece, Sophie. … Continue reading

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Christmas gifts part II: the up-cycled jackets

Still more from our Christmas 2011 handmade gift stash. These gifts are some of our favorite kind. They were up-cycled clothing turned messenger bag.   The light brown used to be a jacket of city made hubby Christian and the … Continue reading

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Happy 2012!

We’re back. We took a few weeks off to enjoy the Holidays with family and friends. Now we are back and looking forward to a productive city made year! We were busy right up until Christmas and once again, we … Continue reading

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This past weekend we made the trek to Santa’s Woods to get our Christmas tree. The Burks are going to Chicago this year but they came along for the fun! It was a cold and snowy day which made it perfect … Continue reading

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Advent Calendars

Today marks the beginning of the Christmas countdown. Only 25 days until Christmas! The anticipation of Christmas is so fun and children are always wondering, “How many days until Christmas?” Today we would like to take some time to show … Continue reading

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Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our faithful readers. We hope you are all enjoying this time with your friends and families. This year has been one of joys and one of sorrows. We have celebrated the gift of a new … Continue reading

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Caroline's Christmas Doll

Two years ago Carol and I decided that we would team up and help each other sew Christmas gifts for our friends and families. Little did we know what that Christmas sewing would lead to. Sewing together seemed to light … Continue reading

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Live Sewing

Yes, you read that correctly. Citymade will be loading up the Bernina for our Craft show this weekend. (Melany in action!) We are really excited about this new element. There were many moments at the Farmer’s market and last craft … Continue reading

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Choose Community…buy local and handmade

What is the big deal with buying local and handmade? Well…where do we start? The differences between locally produced goods and mass-produced goods are immeasurable. Take produce, for instance.  Buying produce at a large chain store is a very different … Continue reading

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