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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Calendar to Blank Note Card
Here is another way to reuse an old calendar. This calendar was a desk top one that featured the paintings of Henri Matisse. By cutting out the paintings and putting them on a blank note card, we have a lovely … Continue reading
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Calendar to Kindness Award Chart
Remember the “Are we there yet?†time keeper we made with an outdated calendar?  Well, we have found another way to re-purpose an old calendar: A Kindness Chart Here at citymade we are loving summer and enjoying having our kids … Continue reading
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What HandMade Has to Do With The Economy
Why hand made, and what’s it got to do with the economy? Seems as though everywhere we look these days, “handmade†is popping up. The tremendous success of Etsy** and of shops like Beehive Co-op** are reflections of this. There … Continue reading
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Swimsuit Re-Do
Under where? O.k. Stay with us in this one. Ava received an adorable swim suit from her Grandma in Chicago. She wanted to wear it, but it was a bit too low for her. We found an old, gently used, … Continue reading
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Wedding Week Finalized
We end wedding week with one more idea from Amber’s wedding.  Amber found several coordinating linens from thrift stores for her napkins.  She used pinking shears to cut them so they did not even need hemmed.  City made has inherited … Continue reading
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Wedding Week (Tablecloths)
Re-purposed Tablecloths I hope you are enjoying following Amber and David’s wedding. Amber did a wonderful job of planning a wedding that was elegant but gentle on the environment. Amber used white sheets that she purchased from thrift stores for … Continue reading
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Wedding Week-Chalkboard Menu
We are celebrating wedding week here at city made. Â Amber, sister of city made, has provided us with many great ideas for a repurposed wedding. For her menu board, Amber took a cabinet door off of a broken entertainment center. … Continue reading
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Wedding Week-Thrift Store Plates
Here is another great idea from Amber’s ‘green’ wedding last June.  As we said in an earlier post, Amber made many thrift store runs in planning her wedding.  She talked with the stores about her idea of using mismatched china … Continue reading
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Wedding Week (Centerpieces)
More from Amber’s wedding: Here are Amber’s re-purposed centerpieces. She used ordinary tin cans, removed the labels and filled them with daisies. She tied raffia bow around the cans for an extra little touch. These were simple, lovely, and very … Continue reading
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Wedding Week (Wine Bottles to Lemonade Pitcher)
Wedding week continues here at city made. As promised, we are featuring some cool, re-purposed wedding ideas from David and Amber’s lovely wedding last summer. For the reception, Amber collected empty wine bottles ( she asked a winery for their … Continue reading
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