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Category Archives: Clothing
T shirt up-cycle, part 7
We are getting near the end of our T shirt up-cycling challenge with . Since what we were left with was a lot of T shirt pieces, we thought we would piece together this circle scarf. It was simple to … Continue reading
T-shirt challenge/Bunny botched T to purse
A few weeks ago we received a package from good friend of citymade, Kendra Shedenhelm. You may remember her from Mary’s baby gift post. She sent us a botched T to up-cycle. Well, the package she sent us was full … Continue reading
Sage is 1!
Another Birthday. Yay! Sage is the daughter of friend-of-citymade Kyan. Last year we made Sage a bib/hat/burp cloth set from a tshirt (a year has already past?). For Sage’s 1st Birthday, we thought it would be fun to do another … Continue reading
February citymake of the Month: Sweetheart skirt
Spring is just around the corner. For citymade, that means skirt weather. We present the Sweetheart skirt. Just for you. Here is your part. Email us at citymade@gmail.com. Tell us what size your child is ( we will need their … Continue reading
Men’s shirt to men’s apron
Here’s an apron for the man who likes to cook. And- he can feel extra “manly” because it is made from a man’s shirt. We simply cut the top of the shirt off and used the 2 sleeves for ties. … Continue reading
Men’s polo apron
Our next apron is made from an old polo shirt from Melany’s F-I-L. We liked the stripes, but didn’t really know what to do with it. One of our philosophies: when in doubt, sew a ruffle. So we did. Now … Continue reading
Dish towel apron
With the holidays comes a favorite tradition, baking! We love to make all kinds of holiday treats. What we don’t like is getting our clothes all messy. So, we are creating some aprons from some things we have around. ( … Continue reading
Felted Wool Slippers
Our next several posts will be holiday gift ideas. Â Here is a pair of warm slippers made from felted wool sweaters. Â We took two coordinating sweaters and felted them. Â For felting instructions see our previous mitten ornament post. Â To sew … Continue reading
Anna's Christmas Dress
We had this great red satin women’s shirt in our stash of items to repurpose. Â I had always pictured it as a Christmas dress for Anna. The time came to refashion the shirt into a dress so that she would … Continue reading
Dress to Maternity Skirt
We had this adorable dress, probably in the stuff we scored from my mother-on-law. We absolutely loved the fabric of this dress but the style didn’t work for either of us. Â I, Melany, decided to turn it into a … Continue reading
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