Recycled Pants.

I think this one came out better than the last one I made.




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Army ACU Purse for a Friend

Her only specifications were that I make it "roomy" and make the pockets easy to open {someone had previously made her an ACU purse using the Army's actual pockets which are kind of hard to open}. She gave me only a large ACU top... and this is what I came up with:






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Picture Frame.

This picture frame is ten years old, maybe eleven. Bought it at Walmart... maybe Ames... for about $3 back in the day.

I painted it turquoise and then took some neon green color and rubbed it on spotty, I was going for a beachy look. I hot-glued shells from our trip to Cape Hatteras on the frame.





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The Beatles. A Purse.

This purse is made using an old raggedy pair of my husband's ACUs, some fabric a friend had given me many years ago, and the front is...

a piece of a sweatshirt I had bought in size XL, which turned out to actually fit me like a size XS... I'm pretty sure it was tagged wrong. But I couldn't throw the sweatshirt away, afterall... the Beatles. So it has hung in a closet for two years just waiting for me to do something with it.


This is now my purse. And I am completely thrilled with it!

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Recycled. Box turned sewing kit.

I started with a cardboard box that our Vonage adapter came in. It's a nice sturdy box with a lid:
After sanding the shiny box so it would stick, I Modge Podged some K&Company paper to the top and sides. I used the Girl Scout paper pack. I used some CTMH stamps for the buttons and lettering, added some ribbon. I used a brad and twill ribbon to make it easier to open.

I wanted the inside to be sectioned off so I cut some coasters and used CTMH Liquid Glass to attach them inside. I did have to cut the side flaps off the box to make it work with my sections.

And in there you can see the pin cushion I quickly whipped out for Gillian. It took all of five minutes!

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Work in Progress: Memory Quilt

I've been saving my youngest daughter's baby clothes for THREE years {that is crazy to me that she's three now} and finally cut them up to make her a memory quilt.

I got the front finished. My squares don't all line up, because of the many different types of fabric, but I plan to hide that with knotted embroidery floss. I can't wait to finish it. I just need to buy some batting and a backing and make some binding.

This is my first quilt... I'm feeling totally proud of myself right about now!

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A Small Pillow.

I made this pillow for my mother-in-law out of Hannah's baby clothes. I saved the baby clothes for a blanket but my mother-in-law asked if I could make her a pillow as well, so I did! There are still plenty of clothes left for the blanket :)



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Grammy's Wristlet Tutorial.

Grammy's Wristlet makes a GREAT gift. I made this for my mother-in-law. Lately I have been working on a Memory Quilt for Hannah out of all her baby clothes. Now that the front of the quilt is finished I decided to use her left over clothes to make this great keepsake for her Grammy!

She requested a pillow, which I did make. {it's set to post in a day or two} But I figured why not make her something she can carry with her!?

This free 3 page PDF pattern contains two different wristlet styles {we can't leave Grampy out, can we!?} 4 color photos and easy to understand directions!

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Pink Polka Dots

Honestly, I made this purse without anyone particular in mind, however, as I was making it I couldn't help thinking of my friend Dawn... she's a fan of pink!

I used the button hole foot on my sewing machine for the first time. That was interesting...





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Recycled Jeans Purse.

I made this purse for my ten-year-old daughter out of a pair of her old jeans.




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A Purse for Myself.

I love how this came out!!!




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