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14 Mar 9
DIY Easter Egg Planters

DIY Easter Egg Planters

Spring is here and Easter is on it’s way…. I am joining the fun of dyeing some colorful Easter Eggs this year. Making them into Easter Egg Planters that’s full of green wheat grasses. The Easter Egg Planters are easy to make and the wheat grasses only need 5-7 days…

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10 Aug 7
Amigurumi Bunny Pencil Holder

Amigurumi Bunny Pencil Holder

My first back to school craft for this year – Bunny Pencil Holders. They can be done by using some stash yarns and the free crochet pattern below. This amigurumi bunny pencil holder is not quite an usual “amigurumi” that we stuffed with poly-fill. I crochet a cover following the…

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18 May 6
Recycle: Denim Rosette Brooch

Recycle: Denim Rosette Brooch

This is the last tutorial on how to fully recycle an outgrown denim dress into a 4-piece outfit: make a denim rosette brooch out of a sleeve and it’s hem.   I got this idea from the denim-roll brooch I made from a jean’s side seam, which was meant to…

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17 May 2
Recycle: Denim Reversible Belt

Recycle: Denim Reversible Belt

So, you have seen the vest and the skirt refashioned from an outgrown denim dress in my recent 2 tutorials. Today, the third tutorial in the series is about sewing a reversible double-ring belt. The denim material of this belt was originally the bottom hem salvaged from the dress. Not…

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14 May 5
Recycle An Outgrown Denim Dress

Recycle An Outgrown Denim Dress

This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to recycle / refashion an outgrown jeans dress into 4-piece kid’s clothing + accessories. Each tutorial will illustrate how I convert the salvaged materials from the denim dress and turn them into a totally new design of…

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22 Mar 120
Recycle Tutorial: Woven Rag Rug

Recycle Tutorial: Woven Rag Rug

  Thank you for all the great feedback for liking my Braided Rag Rug. I understand that not everyone has a sewing machine or/and able to sew, so I created this no-sew version for the non-sewer who like to recycle their bed sheets or de-stash their fabrics to make this…

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