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Category Archives: Easy
Another take on Bike Baskets
We LOVE when we receive things that our friends/family has re-purposed! This one comes from friend of citymade, Heidi, and features her adorable daughter, Natalie. Heidi took an old pair of Nat’s jeans and sewed them into this cute, and … Continue reading
Final Fabric Printing
In our final fabric printing post we used some big bubble wrap and the sleeves of an old shirt. We painted the bubble wrap (not popped), with white fabric paint. Then we pressed it onto the sleeves and we got … Continue reading
Fabric Printing, part 6
This print is our favorite! It was such a simple process and the result looks so cool. We took rubber bands and an old stamp. We wrapped the rubber bands around the stamp in a random pattern. Then we put … Continue reading
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
Fabric Printing, part 4
When we planned this week, we emptied out our “repurpose bin”, (yes, we have a bin full of odds and ends that we want to reuse), and looked through it. We found this lid from a peanut butter jar, put … Continue reading
Posted in Home Decor, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged fabric painting, jar lid, repurpose
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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
Thrifty "re-think"
Here is a storage container “re-thought”. Â While at Thrift World we saw this great storage bin. It was in great shape and was probably used to store media or books at one time. Â Maybe it was the size and shape … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged car organizer, storage bin, thrift store
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Going Thrifting, Part 5
We found this interesting table cloth. It was a bit worn and had some holes and a few stains. We decided to use it to make a kitschy apron. We were able to cut around the holes and added pockets … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Kitchen, Simple sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged apron, repurpose, table cloth
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Going Thrifting part 4
Yet another funky thrift store find, we both liked this magnet board. We just weren’t thrilled with the color or the condition. It was a little beat up looking. We put 2 coats of chalkboard paint (our new favorite thing!), … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Home Decor, Uncategorized
Tagged chalkboard, magnet board, repurpose
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Going Thrifting part 3
Fun thrift store fact: we spent just under $10 for all seven of our finds. Some thrift stores will have 50 percent off days or will make deals with you. Yet another reason why thrift stores are awesome. This embroidery … Continue reading