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Category Archives: Kids
Race Car Gift Box
Race Car Gift Box Today we repurposed a shoe box into a gift box for Jace’s birthday present.  How? 1. Paint the shoe box and the lid 2. Make the wheels: We used peanut butter lids, painted them black and … Continue reading
Take-Along Car Track
Take-along Car Track Today’s post was designed for a special little boy who is turning two next week.  The base for this car-roll is a pillow case and the pockets are made from a plastic vinyl that came from packaging. … Continue reading
Styro-Art
Today’s re-purposing idea: Styro-art We get veggies from the store on styrofoam trays (not quite sure why). Anyway, rather than put them in the trash, we decided to make some art with them. Carve a pattern into the bottom, then … Continue reading
Toy Jugs
Toy Jugs Here is another handy way to store little toys or art supplies. We took a milk jug and a detergent bottle and cut off the top with heavy duty scissors. The jugs can be decorated with sharpies or … Continue reading
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Don’t Kick the Can
Re-purposing project #20- Don’t Kick the Can Just an ordinary empty bean can? No, a pretty and functional pencil holder. Before you recycle the cans, consider using them for containers. We simply took some decorative paper, buttons and hot glue … Continue reading
Flower Girl to Snow Princess
From Flower Girl to Snow Princess This past Halloween I, Melany, had a request from my four-year-old to make a snow princess costume. Â Having never sewn clothes before this task seemed very daunting. Â Instead of starting from scratch I remembered … Continue reading
Play Castle
Princess Lauren Repurposed Play Castle Our re-purpose challenge for the day is a play castle made from re-purposed items. Our girls love to dress up, especially as princesses. Â I (Melany) drew up a plan for the castle and found items … Continue reading
Tights to Bows
Our re-purposing project for today begins with a pair of worn out tights. Â We have to admit that this idea is borrowed from another talented seamstress. Â We fired up the new serger, or as we have learned to call an … Continue reading
Introducing the Repurposing Challenge
Here is an introduction of some of our re-purposed creations. The pencil bags were made out of used plastic bags that we fused (NOT as easy as it sounds) and the other was made of juice bags that came home … Continue reading