Dave has been spending a lot of time the past several weeks organizing. Once gardening season begins everything else pretty much is put on hold. We have an area in the garage where we put stuff in boxes for me to take to the local thrift store, or the Goodwill truck.
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Recently, I have seen a lot of really cool upcycled tunics and tops. I’ve wanted to try my hand at doing that, but had no idea where to start until I found Wendy Bryant’s online classroom. She has a free course “Upcycling a t-shirt or a tunic.” I watched that class, and then purchased her…
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For the new year I’ve been looking to do something with all of those fabric scraps. I found the Postcard Fabric Art group on Facebook. They are a great group who love to encourage.
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I’ve been looking for ways to use some of my old ice dyed fabric, but these easiest grocery totes can also be made out of recycled jeans or other fabrics. All you need is the following: Outside fabric – 18 x 36 inches, or if you want to use two fabrics as I did in…
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I love thrift shopping. A week or so ago, Tena and I went shopping. It’s been so long since I thrift shopped with anyone, and it was so much fun. Here is what I purchased.
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I love using my dyed fabric, but I have been wanting to try upcycling some old jeans and other thrift fabric I have around my studio. Before cutting up the jeans, I needed to decide what I was going to make. If I wanted straps made from the jeans I wanted to make sure I…
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