Another yellow dress refashion for Princess. Shortened sleeves, new (old) buttons and a resewn hem gave this great little thrift store find a nice update. BEFORE:
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Pink frame and a polka-dot banana seat. What’s not to love?
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Princess said the awesome jumpsuit I found at the thrift store was “way too weird”, but once I turned it into a dress using a thrifted, era-coordinating, quilt strip, she loves it. It’s a little “summery” but in Southern CA, we can pull this kind of stuff off all year round. Before: “Way to weird, […]
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I’ve been pricing out “stand alone” hammocks ever since we moved into our house two years ago. That’s why when I saw this one for $40 at a garage sale, I knew it had to come home with us.
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My church’s Humanitarian Services has an immediate need for full size quilts, so with the help of a “quilter friend” we set up a couple, all ready to tie in between Super Saturday crafts. Even though I had big plans for my thrifted floral sheets, this was a far better plan.
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Have I mentioned before that Utah thrift stores have THE best old sheets?Oh yeah, I have.
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Had to make this for Pumpkin sp she had the perfect thing to ear for the journal website photoshoot. Then I changed the styling at the last minute and didn’t even use it. Made from a stained tank (can you guess where the stain is?), a piece of eyelet scrap, and vintage buttons & doily.
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We’ve been phasing out the gift wrap in our house for a while now in exchange for fabric bags made out of the buckets of stash fabric piling up in the garage. Princess picked out this thrifted print particularly for it’s “grooviness”.
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Princess helped me come up with the idea for this appliqued sweatshirt for her little peace-loving friend using thrifted fabric: vintage quilt squares from the 60’s and an unfinished quilt piece made from crazy polyester fabrics. applique tutorial here
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All the iPhone cases just seem so “techy”. This one was made from scraps from a previous project and a pair of 10 cent thrift store, wide-wale corduroy pants (pouch lining).
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