Category Archives: Clothing

Anna's Pinkalicious Shoes

Posted on November 1, 2010 by city-made_admin

Anna had this old pair of hand-me-down tennis shoes. They fit her great but weren’t quite “pink” enough for her taste. She decided to be Pinkalicious for Halloween and needed some appropriate shoes. Sparkly pink shoes are not hard to … Continue reading →

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Final Fabric Printing

Posted on September 26, 2010 by city-made_admin

In our final fabric printing post we used some big bubble wrap and the sleeves of an old shirt. We painted the bubble wrap (not popped), with white fabric paint. Then we pressed it onto the sleeves and we got … Continue reading →

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Linen pants to summer napkins

Posted on July 25, 2010 by city-made_admin

One of the glorious benefits of summer is the lush growing plants. We are growing quite a few things in the garden, including herbs. We took some of the Basil and Sage leaves and an old pair of linen pants … Continue reading →

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Panty Hose to Plant Tie

Posted on July 24, 2010 by city-made_admin

It seems like “they” don’t make things like “they” used to. Take for example the panty hose. After one wear, they usually tear or run. Very frustrating, until now. We have a new use for them. The plant tie. Just … Continue reading →

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Yogurt Container to Tie Caddy

Posted on July 14, 2010 by city-made_admin

If you happen to be traveling for business reasons, there are a number of expensive devices that will help keep clothes as nice as possible in a suitcase. But we say, why spend money when you can reuse something! Yogurt … Continue reading →

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Dress Re-Assembled

Posted on May 19, 2010 by city-made_admin

Go ahead, mess with the dress. This dress was City Made daughter, Lauren’s. She did not like to wear it because of the itchy collar and sleeves. We removed them and sewed the seams up and now it is an … Continue reading →

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Mother/Daughter Apron

Posted on May 8, 2010 by city-made_admin

Mother’s Day re-purposing project for today: Mother/Daughter apron. We found this really large pillow sham. It didn’t fit any pillows we had, so we decided to turn it into matching Mother/Daughter aprons. This was an easy project. We simply cut … Continue reading →

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T-Shirt Flowers

Posted on May 6, 2010 by city-made_admin

T-shirt Flowers These t-shirt flowers are easy and do not even require a sewing machine.  We cut strips from an old t-shirt and rolled them into flower shapes hand-sewing them together.  We covered a cappuccino tin with fabric and hot-glued … Continue reading →

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Mother's Day Brooch

Posted on May 5, 2010 by city-made_admin

Mother’s Day Family Tree Brooch This project was a little time consuming but really fun to do.  I took some plastic-coated wire twist ties (the kind that hold toys into their packaging just to make parents crazy!) and stripped the … Continue reading →

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Crease Free Pant Hanger

Posted on April 29, 2010 by city-made_admin

Crease-free Pants Hanger A wire hanger, a cardboard tube (I used the tube from my aluminum foil when it ran out) and a little tape is all that you need for this re-purposing project. 1. Cut a slit across the … Continue reading →

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