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Owl Plushie
About a week ago I contacted Julie of QuirkyDame to ask her if I could try to pattern an owl plushie based on her paintings for my next Toy Society drop in May. She said the wouldn’t mind my making one…so … Continue reading
Posted in cashmere, needle felting, Plushie, Toy Society, up-cycle, wool
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Earth Day Challenge Results
There were 2 entries in my Earth Day Upcycle Challenge. The first entry was Stasi with a t-shirt upcycled into a potholder by making and using t-shirt yarn! Quite ingenious! Here are the before and after. The second entry was … Continue reading
Little things
My sewing time seems to always be in fits and starts. I rarely get to finish a project in one sitting. This leads me to make little things that I can finish fairly quickly. As a result, I’ve been making … Continue reading
Posted in fabric, kitchen, Little Bit, Reclaimed, repurpose, sewing, toddler, up-cycle
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First Drop
I’ve recently become aware of a group called the Toy Society from a post by Chez Beeper Bebe. They are a world wide group of people who make toys and leave them in different places for people to find, take home, … Continue reading
Posted in craft, Toy Society, up-cycle, wool
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Earth Day Challenge
Sew the Day Earth Day Challenge Recycling, upcycling and refashioning clothing is a great way to keep your crafting and sewing green! I would like to see what you all can make from any article of clothing. For example, you … Continue reading
Bunnies for the Basket
Here are the results of 2 of the many great bunny tutorials I’ve seen this past week. With Little Bit’s Easter basket to fill I figured these would be perfect. I found The Purl Bee’s finger puppet bunny tutorial through Lil … Continue reading
Cashmere Makes Yummy Hats!
I’ve been Sweatering…. That is… scouring local secondhand shops for usable wool, cashmere, and wool blend sweaters…. Here is a picture of the yummy colors of cashmere sweaters I’ve reclaimed. Last week I set to making baby hats. Here are … Continue reading
A Month
What a month it has been. I left Kentucky on February 8th to go to New Orleans to visit my family. I had intended to stay about a week there which, after smashing my car ended up being more of … Continue reading
Dryer Balls
After getting the idea from Resweater, I finally got around to making dryer balls. Here are the “naked” wrappped up balls of Wool scraps with some strips added to some to make them more round. They are about 2 ounces … Continue reading
Posted in fabric, hand sewing, repurpose, reuse, sewing, sweater, up-cycle, wool
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Sweater Kitty Bed
One of the first shopping trips to search for wool sweaters yielded a large creamy shetland wool sweater made by Columbia. There was this little tag on the sleeve that said “Convert.” I thought that quite an apt label. After … Continue reading
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