Category Archives: craft

Potholders for Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2009 by sewtheday

Now that Christmas is over I can post all the things I’ve been working on for gifts. :) My Mom said that she wanted potholders… so that’s what she got! I made a few for my Stepdad too, since he … Continue reading →

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Sweater Projects

Posted on December 15, 2009 by sewtheday

Taking my charity shop sweater, I tried to make a smaller sweater for Bennett, 16 months old. I realized only after I’d cut down said sweater that I should not have felted it if I was going to make a … Continue reading →

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Wool Sweater

Posted on December 13, 2009 by sewtheday

I’ve been seeing a lot in online blogs about recycling/upcycling wool sweaters into all kinds of things. So while I was out running errands today, I stopped in to a local charity shop and picked up a 100% wool sweater … Continue reading →

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101 Uses for Plastic Kitty Litter Containers

Posted on December 4, 2009 by sewtheday

This is an idea I came up with the other day to help people reuse and repurpose the containers left from buying and using kitty litter. I’ve been reusing them around my house for a while now and thought other … Continue reading →