Monthly Archives: May 2010

Wash Cloth to Make-Up Bag

Posted on May 31, 2010 by city-made_admin

Our final wash cloth and towel week project is this handy make-up bag. It is one wash cloth, cut in two, and sewn together. We lined it with plastic from a lotion gift set and the zipper is from an … Continue reading →

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Wash Cloth to Wash Mit

Posted on May 30, 2010 by city-made_admin

Here is the next project with a wash cloth. We simply cut the wash cloth in half, folded over one half and added bias tape and a loop for hanging. Now you have a handy wash mit. Do this in … Continue reading →

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Wash Cloth to Wash Roll

Posted on May 29, 2010 by city-made_admin

Towel week continued: the Wash Cloth to Wash Roll. This is a great way to reuse a wash cloth. We sewed the bottom up and created pockets. Then we sewed a piece of drawstring on the ends. Now we can … Continue reading →

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Towel to Pool Tote

Posted on May 28, 2010 by city-made_admin

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Dish Drying Mat

Posted on May 27, 2010 by city-made_admin

Dish Drying Mat Here is another way to re-purpose an old towel.  We took an old hand towel, it doesn’t matter if it is stained or worn,  and sewed some cotton fabric to it (remember the sarong scarf?). For those … Continue reading →

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The Bolster Pillow

Posted on May 26, 2010 by city-made_admin

This next towel project turns a couple of old bath towels into something totally different. The bolster pillow. We just took 2 old bath towels and rolled them up. Measured some fabric to match a new bedspread and made a … Continue reading →

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Towel Re-Do

Posted on May 25, 2010 by city-made_admin

Towel week continues with a towel redo. Take that drab hand towel and turn it into a fun and decorative addition to your bathroom. We found some colorful, wide ribbon and sewed it on the end about 2 inches up … Continue reading →

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Towel Week Begins

Posted on May 24, 2010 by city-made_admin

< It’s Towel Week! This week we will show you some ideas for re-purposing old towels.  Our first project is a hooded bath towel.  This towel was made by sewing a coordinating wash cloth onto a bath towel.  This towel … Continue reading →

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Paper Towel Tube to Knife Protector

Posted on May 23, 2010 by city-made_admin

Protect your knives (and fingers) by re-purposing a paper towel tube into a knife sheath.  Simply flatten the cardboard tube, tape one end together and insert a knife.

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Rice to Cell Phone Saver

Posted on May 22, 2010 by city-made_admin

Have you ever dropped your phone into the toilet? What about putting it through the wash? (Melany?). Well, if your phone gets wet for some reason, you can dry it by submerging it into a bowl of rice. The rice … Continue reading →

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