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In keeping with purse week and using old jewelry,  we present the necklace purse. We had a necklace with a broken clasp. Melany made a purse then added the necklace as the strap. The necklace had eyelets at the bottom … Continue reading →

Purse week continues at Citymade. Ever wonder what to do with bracelets that you never wear? With a little creativity, you can turn them into handles for small purses and clutch bags. We used scraps of fabric from other projects … Continue reading →

We are focusing this week on re-purposing items into purses or bags. Today we present the doll purse*. There is a good friend of Citymade, Trisha, who requested a doll purse for her daughter. We decided to use re-purposed jeans … Continue reading →

This cute baby set used to be a tshirt. Really. We had a t-shirt that no one could wear, so we made a baby hat, a baby bib and a burp cloth. Melany added the applique’s for a stylish look. … Continue reading →

Today’s re-purposing project answers that age old question: What do you do with dryer lint? Well, you make pillows, of course. Simply use it in place of poly-fill to stuff a pillow sewn from your favorite fabric.  It took about … Continue reading →

From plain old jacket to beer jacket. Have you seen those really pretty wine bottle holders? Well, they are a perfect gift for a lady. But we have a couple of guys who really like beer. So, Melany took an … Continue reading →

Today’s re-purposing project: pin saucer. I (Carol) happen to have more saucers than cups from my wedding dishes (3 kids, go figure). By hot gluing a strong magnet on the bottom of a saucer, we now have a handy dish … Continue reading →

Our final curtain re-purposing project (for the time being) comes from Melany. For Christmas, she turned some old (and by “old” I mean, not used anymore), kitchen curtains into adorable pajamas for Ava and her favorite doll. She made the … Continue reading →

Curtains Here is another way to refresh old curtains. By cutting off the bottom of the curtain and sewing on a contrasting fabric you have a new look.  Melany used an old bed skirt for her contrasting fabric.