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Category Archives: sewing
Upcycled Ruffled Jeans
Princess Thundercloud makes me kind of crazy…she has this long, long legs and a skinny little waist, and she’s always outgrowing jeans in length before the waist, even when I cinch up the waist with those adjustor thingies. And she … Continue reading
Recycled ACU Ruffled Tote
Remember a few weeks ago when I used part of the hubs’ uniform to make ruffles on a tote bag? Well, I’d already cut up an ACU top to make those ruffles, so I decided to make a whole tote … Continue reading
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Throwback Thursday: Tag Blankies
It’s Throwback Thursday! Here’s a post from last summer…but it remains my favorite baby gift to make and give! Away we go… I like to give these tag blankies for babies to use as teethers or tactile learners, along with … Continue reading
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Converting Tie Shoes to Slide Shoes
I cannot tell you how many times we have attempted to teach our eldest child how to tie his shoes. The boy can fold any origami shape he wants, but he can’t tie a bow. Argh. For Christmas, I found … Continue reading
Chalkboard Table Runner
Today, I’m sharing yet another thing I saw on Pinterest, but was too thrifty to buy…a chalkboard table runner for a buffet. How ingenious is that, I ask you? I like to have placecards in front of each item on … Continue reading
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Girly-Girling It Up
Princess Thundercloud is like a giraffe…she has long, skinny legs and so even her brother’s size 5 jeans are too short. She just turned four a couple of months ago. Anyhoo, they were perfectly good pants, but I cut about … Continue reading
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Upcycling Jeans
My hooligans are horrendously hard on the knees of their jeans. The kindergartener just outgrew a pair, and since the knees were ripped out, I thought I’d upcycle them for Princess Thundercloud. I may have mentioned a time or thirty … Continue reading
