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Category Archives: Easy
Plastic Pouch to Tiny Doll Bag
This little plastic pouch had the cutest pair of pink shoes for Ava when she was a baby. Now, she is 6 and the pink shoes don’t fit anymore. But, the package was so nice, I couldn’t throw it away. … Continue reading
Wash Cloth to Wash Mit
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
Wash Cloth to Wash Roll
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
Posted in Accessories, Easy, Simple sewing
Tagged repurposed, shampoo, wash cloth, wash roll
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Towel Re-Do
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
Posted in Home Decor, Simple sewing
Tagged decorative, hand towel, repurposed, ribbon
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Towel Week Begins
< 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
Paper Towel Tube to Knife Protector
Protect your knives (and fingers) by re-purposing a paper towel tube into a knife sheath. Â Simply flatten the cardboard tube, tape one end together and insert a knife.
Rice to Cell Phone Saver
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
Chop Sticks to Corner Turner
Between artist rolls, sandwich wraps and snack bags, we have a lot of corners to turn. We found that the extra chop sticks (from all those runs to our fav Thai restuarant) became the perfect turning tool for all our … Continue reading
Dress Re-Assembled
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
Broken Basket Re-Used
A tisket, a tasket, we re-purposed a broken basket. We had a broken basket. Rather than toss it in the trash, we decided to make it usable again. We cut off the broken handles, and covered it with cute patchwork … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged basket, books, repurposed, sewing
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