Category Archives: Accessories

Sewing, sewing, sewing

Posted on April 13, 2011 by city-made_admin

Melany and I have been busy with lots of fun sewing projects. (We just have to find the time to post them). Here is one of the fun sewing projects. The mini make-up bag. As we know, once I (Carol) … Continue reading →

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. . .and we're back!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by city-made_admin

Wow. It is good to be back. Between baby Caroline and birthday month, we have been busy at citymade. We have also been busy sewing and creating. Celebrating so many birthday’s in the month of March presented us with an … Continue reading →

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Multi-use Wet Bags

Posted on February 23, 2011 by city-made_admin

We love(d) cloth diapering our babies at city made. However, there is a lot of gear that comes along with cloth diapering. We designed these waterproof take-along wet bags to put wet or dirty diapers in. These handy bags are … Continue reading →

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Citymake of the Month: Custom iPad Sleeves

Posted on January 10, 2011 by city-made_admin

For the month of January we will be featuring our custom iPad sleeves. Here is the deal: Give or send us your gently used tweed, wool, corduroy or denim jacket and we will design a custom made iPad sleeve for you. Cost: … Continue reading →

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Home Studio Pendants

Posted on December 27, 2010 by city-made_admin

Today’s repurposing post is a great gift idea that we found on Etsy.  These necklaces are made from scrabble tiles by California couple Stef and Mark. These necklaces are done so beautifully and were loved by the recipients this Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Foil Bag Bows

Posted on December 21, 2010 by city-made_admin

Here is an easy and inexpensive way to get pretty silver bows for your holiday gift wrapping. 1.  Start with a foil bag, we used a Vics popcorn bag. 2.  Cut the bag in strips horizontally (you will end of … Continue reading →

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Ribbon scrap taggie blanket

Posted on November 26, 2010 by city-made_admin

We at citymade are happy to announce the arrival of citymade sister Catherine’s new daughter, Josephine! Congratulations to Catherine, John and Oscar on the new addition to the family. We always love to do sewing-for-baby projects, so Josephine wa a … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Napkin Rings

Posted on November 16, 2010 by city-made_admin

It is almost Thanksgiving  (which means we only have 47 more posts before our year long re-purposing challenge is over), and we, at citymade, are here to help you get ready for the holiday. We begin with the Thanksgiving table. … Continue reading →

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Fabric Scrap Door Cushion

Posted on November 14, 2010 by city-made_admin

Today we created a door cushion with some fabric scraps from our scrap bin. We were able to stuff the cushion with used dryer lint and sew in two elastic hair bands to hook it onto the door knob.  This … Continue reading →

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Door Handle Key Pocket

Posted on November 11, 2010 by city-made_admin

I am sure many of you have often misplaced your keys. It’s o.k. It happens to all of us. Citymade has a solution for you. The door handle key pocket. We took scraps of felt to make this door handle … Continue reading →

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