Category Archives: Bags

Is Your Basket Ready?

Easter is here (for those of us who celebrate it), but even if you don’t celebrate it, you could always use a fabric basket, right? That is just why citymade is here.  And so we have made some baskets. We … Continue reading

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Sewing, sewing, sewing

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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It's baby week

It’s baby week here at citymade! Citymade baby is almost here (just another couple of weeks). In honor of the impending birth of Melany’s baby, we are busy creating adorable baby accessories. This week we will feature some original creations, … Continue reading

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Anna's Dance Bag

Citymade daughter Anna started dance class today.  As we were getting everything ready I realized that Anna did not have a cute little dance bag to put her shoes in. “Can you make me a dance bag mom?”  Anna asked. … Continue reading

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Citymake of the Month: Custom iPad Sleeves

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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Citymade's 365th post–one year finished

For the sake of the day, Citymade commissioned a video project (from the husbands) to show a few of the less glamorous repurposed outcomes. While this post is the culmination of the once-a-day repurposing challenge, it is only the beginning … Continue reading

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It’s back. . .wait for it. . .It’s Scrap Week, again!

We know you have been waiting for it. Well now it’s back! We have gone through our scrap bin. . . again. . . and are ready to share some fabulous ideas! Our first scrap project is a scrap basket. … Continue reading

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The Brothers' Rad Pocket Pouch

Colin here: I came up with this idea from a ninja cartoon. Mom: That’s because you watch too much t.v. Yeah, but then I wouldn’t have gotten the idea in the first place. Mom: O.k. your right. Continue. Anyway, when … Continue reading

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Fabric Printing, part 5

Carol here. Continuing on with our painted fabric week we present toys to fabric to snack bag. My kids have hundreds of little plastic animals. Since they are getting older, they don’t play with them so much anymore. We thought … Continue reading

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Fabric Printing, part 3

Anytime we take a piece of clothing apart, to repurpose it, we salvage all the buttons, zippers, and trim. As a result, we are left with quite a collection of buttons. We wanted to see what would happen if we … Continue reading

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