tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post1005448432334266975..comments2023-11-02T05:07:59.008-04:00Comments on freshlyblended: Book Review & Giveaway!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-33143131853276553552009-04-17T14:30:00.000-04:002009-04-17T14:30:00.000-04:00I've been making things from old things since ...I've been making things from old things since I was very young. It started with doll clothes, and worked up to furniture. It's not a sewing project, but the most recent object is a lamp I made from an antique table base that I salvaged. Any fabric, wood, or almost any material gets reused around here. The most recent fabric/sewing projects have been shirts for my twin boys from their father's & cousin's old clothes. It's always been my passion, and not just for thrift. It's the creative challenge - to come up with a project from an existing object or material with it's unique limitations. Resourcefulness has always been interesting to me.<br />Karentwinmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-75169016481004173452009-04-17T09:05:00.000-04:002009-04-17T09:05:00.000-04:00I recently bought a pattern to upcycle my daughter...I recently bought a pattern to upcycle my daughters' tee shirts into cute and funky panties... sounds silly I know, but with all of the cute embrodery and patterns on their tees I can't wait to put them together.Melissahttp://reidphotography-melissa.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-77366208168424671592009-04-17T07:37:00.000-04:002009-04-17T07:37:00.000-04:00I am going to make a baseball-themed quilt with pa...I am going to make a baseball-themed quilt with patches from all of my old softball team t-shirts when I was a kid. I played for six years and still have all of my old uniforms. I think it will be really cute.<br />sarahbcrawford(at)gmail(dot)comdeepsouthrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924925918637433407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-42458080416652775622009-04-17T02:04:00.000-04:002009-04-17T02:04:00.000-04:00I made a tea cozy from my daughter's outgrown swea...I made a tea cozy from my daughter's outgrown sweatshirt.basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849330544867578569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-67538006098428841722009-04-17T01:56:00.000-04:002009-04-17T01:56:00.000-04:00My wedding is coming up and my fiance and I are do...My wedding is coming up and my fiance and I are doing a "birds and bees" theme and trying to be as eco-friendly as we can. I'm taking pages from a few wedding magazines that I bought to create strings of origami cranes to hang at our reception. We're also using beautiful long eucalyptus leaves that we find in the forest to make name "cards" for our guests at dinner.<br /><br />Thanks for the contest!Jennifer H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-85640207860579145632009-04-16T22:05:00.000-04:002009-04-16T22:05:00.000-04:00I took a pair of jeans that were too short for my ...I took a pair of jeans that were too short for my preschooler but still fit her in the waist and turned them into a skirt by sewing two triangles of fabric into the front and back where the inside seam used to be (very Wonder Years). <br />I also made a coordinating jacket by 'quilting' fabric scraps onto a stained sweatshirt that I took apart at the seams. There's no need to piece the scraps - just lay them on the sweatshirt pieces and sew all over them until they're well attached. Sew the sweatshirt back together when you're done. Cut up the center and use binding to finish the edges.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131887039390810651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-13460604665757836802009-04-16T21:40:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:40:00.000-04:00I had a big box of broken crayons that no one ever...I had a big box of broken crayons that no one ever wants to use. We took off the wrappers and melted them down in a mini muffin pan. <br /><br />I love the results and they are so great for young kids to use. <br /><br /><br />You can see the final results <A HREF="http://blog.onourwayonline.com/2008/10/chunky-crayons.html" REL="nofollow"> HERE</A> <br /><br />Meg<br />Onourwayonline.comMegan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06620071723953364917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-90655846954538373552009-04-16T21:23:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:23:00.000-04:00This is a bit of a luxury craft item! I reused so...This is a bit of a luxury craft item! I reused some fabric scraps and made a coffee cup sleeve for those times that I forget my thermos. I feel awful throwing away a coffee cup and a bulky sleeve, so now I always keep one or two fabric ones in my purse!Christine Chitnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768515269822875271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-20877411894292631562009-04-16T21:19:00.000-04:002009-04-16T21:19:00.000-04:00I like to use old tablecloths or sheets to make pu...I like to use old tablecloths or sheets to make purses, aprons, or other items of clothing. Oh, and once I felted a wool sweater and made it into a purse.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295477805317258714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-17089447971200968462009-04-16T18:45:00.000-04:002009-04-16T18:45:00.000-04:00I cut up old cotton t-shirts and use them for clea...I cut up old cotton t-shirts and use them for cleaning and such.<br /><br />Cut nice corners off envelopes (a pretty good size is needed) and use them as bookmarks ... just slip them onto the corner of the page.<br /><br />Also, not really a reuse but an attempt to use less, we use cloth napkins rather than paper.deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177165936009538224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-70832456156102007192009-04-16T14:28:00.000-04:002009-04-16T14:28:00.000-04:00Dust jackets on young children's hardback books ar...Dust jackets on young children's hardback books are pretty much useless--they just get torn or are asked to be taken off every time the book is to be read. My daugher loves books and has quite the collection. So, I have taken all of her book dust jackets and am storing them in my gift closet. I use them, instead of wrapping paper, to wrap birthday gifts for children. Using strips of scrap fabric for a tie adds a nice touch.mamaTAVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390291198270050830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-51570244707447790052009-04-16T14:08:00.000-04:002009-04-16T14:08:00.000-04:00I use the colored parts of cereal boxes and other ...I use the colored parts of cereal boxes and other food cartons: I either a) use my scalloped circle punch and make gift tags, or b) I make envelope liner templates for various greeting card envelopes that end up in my collection; the lightweight cardboard is the perfect thickness for this.Mortadellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215871300602805208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-5899649832132272122009-04-16T13:53:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:53:00.000-04:00I have "shrunk" old wool sweaters by boiling them ...I have "shrunk" old wool sweaters by boiling them in hot water and cut them up for mittins using two different fabrics.Bevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-63028428085757645652009-04-16T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:21:00.000-04:00I made a pat of butter for a stack of fabric toy p...I made a pat of butter for a stack of fabric toy pancakes (I made from a pillowcase) out of a no-longer used swaddling blanket. Ok, 2 pats of butter, but it's VERY low on calories, so it's allowed! ~H~Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950987396443867255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-28234778938235024502009-04-16T08:51:00.000-04:002009-04-16T08:51:00.000-04:00though they may not be completely original, here a...though they may not be completely original, here are a few things I've been up to to recycle-craft....cut old clothing o sweaters to make chunky yarn to knit with, made my husband's favorite sports thirts from high school into a throw quilt, made fleec hats from old fleece jackets, used old sewing patterns to make wrapping paper & tags for a gift, used paper scraps from scrapbook projects to make a box of thank you cards. <br />So excited to see this book on the market...we should all be recycling & saves use much-needed cash too.zoesimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515569078977971764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-86915171357213933632009-04-16T00:11:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:11:00.000-04:00I made the cutest dog bed out of too-small-for-me ...I made the cutest dog bed out of too-small-for-me jeans. The back pockets worked great on the side of the bed to hold special treats for my pup to find.zzippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-11342135057008939692009-04-16T00:03:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:03:00.000-04:00what we've had fun doing at home is refreshing the...what we've had fun doing at home is refreshing the outside when the inside is not too bad, just out of style. for example, instead of replacing the chipped and ugly fake gold hardware on the cabinets and doors, my husband and i sanded and spray-painted them matte silver. instead of buying new buttons for clothes, i've been recovering them with fabric.shareriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378848003140520358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-70835862443249717222009-04-15T23:42:00.000-04:002009-04-15T23:42:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful giveaway and hopefully I can f...This is a wonderful giveaway and hopefully I can finally turn my luck around and be the proud owner of this beautiful book!<br /><br />For me, reusing what I already have always comes down to paper. I go through so much paper or I happen to accumulate hundreds over time such as: print outs, magazines, snail mail, junk mail, homework, grocery bags, newspaper, wrapping paper, etc etc..<br /><br />It is such a big part of our lives and it can be applied and manipulated in endless forms. Some of the many reuses I get from paper are: make my own envelopes, collages, remake my own paper with cool textures and colors, stationery, artwork, stencils, wrapping paper and the list goes on..<br /><br />A lot of this probably sounds familiar and I hope it does because then you understand how amazing it is to keep reusing our paper and take care of our trees :) <br /><br />-Karen<br />penoppi@gmail.comnovolarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603564941689196247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-42967894257133327602009-04-15T22:47:00.000-04:002009-04-15T22:47:00.000-04:00i study in textile printing/ textile designer ( do...i study in textile printing/ textile designer ( don't really know how to say it in english )..and i take all the textile that i dont use to make some buttons/pins.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907283769620216022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-61352325045159659272009-04-15T22:09:00.000-04:002009-04-15T22:09:00.000-04:00I have no super cleaver ideas- which is why I shou...I have no super cleaver ideas- which is why I should win- my thought is that if I had the book - I would have super ideas flowing! :-)Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-25519283586781704772009-04-15T21:28:00.000-04:002009-04-15T21:28:00.000-04:00i've been searching for clever shelving ideas from...i've been searching for clever shelving ideas from repurposed items... my favorite ideas so far are taking all of the drawers out of a dresser and stacking them as a modular bookshelf and things like old wooden-framed windows (with the glass still in them) or old wooden skis to make unique shelves.<br /><br />as for crafts, i've been using my husband's stained or torn chinos in lieu of flannel for facing inside bags. it's just as sturdy and because his pants are khaki-colored, it doesn't show through the outer fabric or the lining fabric.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753553949885480109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-52318879433260209032009-04-15T16:48:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:48:00.000-04:00I used two old bed sheets that we were no longer u...I used two old bed sheets that we were no longer using, a pink one and a white one, cut them in strips and crocheted a rag rug for my daughter's bathroom. Turned out really cute!Paula Lemoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209483815351012903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-45598475561559372812009-04-15T16:13:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:13:00.000-04:00I used my daughters old logo t-shirts to make her ...I used my daughters old logo t-shirts to make her a memory quilt. This was much better than using them for dust rags (which I do with the ones that did not fit into this scheme!). I also take my husbands old shirts and cut them into continuous strips and use the strips as yarn to crochet rag rugs. They make such sturdy, useful rugs. a.haun@sbcglobal.netannemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526668349590879593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-19671043730371847212009-04-15T15:30:00.000-04:002009-04-15T15:30:00.000-04:00awesome giveaway- woohoo! thank you lots.
i cut o...awesome giveaway- woohoo! thank you lots.<br /><br />i cut out the good parts of my children's outgrown and stained baby clothes and burp clothes. i piece them together to make little projects for them, like small funny plush and baby doll blankets, and other neat little scrapling doo dads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21501047.post-60031122096897807762009-04-15T15:21:00.000-04:002009-04-15T15:21:00.000-04:00I am so attracted to old hankies but don't know wh...I am so attracted to old hankies but don't know what to do with them--now I make pincushions and put a tiny bit of lavender in...ahhh, so calming (even when sewing is a wee bit frustrating :)sherri s.http://www.foziewisp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com