I originally shared this project on Life After Laundry. Being a military family, with moves coming every 1 to 3 years, I prefer to use repurposed and upcycled items to organize and craft with. That way if I don’t have room in the next house, I can recycle them and not feel guilty. Plus, I enjoy…
It makes me doubly happy when I can repurpose 2 items into a crafty gift. Last year I showed you how I repurpose Christmas cards and turn then into adorable gift tags {here}. I love giving these gift tags as gifts and want to give them in a cute package. Of course, I…
I found this clearance long-sleeve t-shirt in the boys section for $.97. Really! I wear anywhere from a women’s size 4 to size 8 (don’t you hate that clothes sizes are not standardized?!). This XL boys tee made a not-too-tightly-fitting skirt for me. I had seen a great tutorial on Make It &…
I was at the store in the Fall and found these cute little tins with moisturizer in them. Both Nivea and Carmex make them. I just had to get a couple. Because I wanted to do a project with the tins. Because I needed to be able to carry moisturizer in my purse this…
Back when I was doing all the sweater upcycling, Sweater Sleeve Easter Cups and Repurposed Sweater Valentine’s Pillow, I saw this skirt at the thrift shop. I immediately fell in love with the pattern (maybe because it was January and yucky cold). It was marked down for clearance. I used to feel badly buying…
It’s April and time to start your Spring cleaning. You can access your April To Do List {here}. Depending on where you live in the country or world, spring cleaning in April means different things. If it’s too still too cold where you live to do some of these chores, slip them until May when…
Do you have a linen closet? Do you have piles of sheets and towels? Do you have gremlins that come at night and tumble everything around in the closet family members that don’t keep the closet as neat as you would like? 3 simple tips will keep your linen closet nice…
Do you remember the Sweater Pillows {here} I made as Valentine’s gifts? I used the body of the sweaters to make the pillows but still had the tops and sleeves left over. I really liked the color and textures of both sweaters, so I wanted to find repurposed project for both the pink sleeves and…
I am not a seamstress. I’m really am not a seamstress. I am a stay-at-home mom with time on my hands, too much time, I guess. I made this Repurposed Sweater Pillow last week as a gift for a friend. I loved the pink sweater so much that I just couldn’t…
Aiiiiieeeeeeeeee!!! Late Saturday night I was reading some of my favorite blogs. I went to Susan’s blog, Achieving Creative Order, and read that she’d received the Liebster Award (more about that in a moment). I’m a really good terrible skimmer when I read. I skimmed her post, left Susan a congratulatory comment and then glanced…