While visiting family in the Detroit, MI area a couple of weeks ago I was introduced to the Rust Belt Market in downtown Ferndale, MI. One of the vendors there is Cara Lundgren and she has a pretty sah-weet vintage clothing business going on. Not only did she have great items to choose from in…
With several birthdays on the horizon, I have been wanting to try my hand at making some children’s toys and gifts. Here is the report of my first attempt. I used my son’s friend as a guinea pig, since his birthday came up first, to try my hand at creating a toy that was functional, but portable. I decided on a simple…
I just cannot get enough of their patterns. Many, many years ago I owned a stretched canvas of a very bold floral pattern that I am sure was Marimekko fabric. I don’t know what ended up happening to that wall piece, but seeing all these bright colors and BIG patterns reminded me of how…
Now, for the last post about our laundry room makeover, I wanted to share just a little bit of information about the clothespin hanging bag. If you want to get caught up on this project please click here. Or, if you want to know more about the diaper boxes that I cleaned up for storage…
Since last Friday I have been writing about the laundry room makeover project I have been working on, over at Kitsch Designs. Earlier this week I gave more details about the curtain and valance that I created from a vintage laundry bag. You can click here for more information about that project. Now, I would…
Last Friday I posted at Kitsch Designs about our laundry room makeover in process. I wanted to share some more details about the curtain, valance and tub skirt that I created out of vintage fabrics. Here is the scene when we first moved in: And here is the same area softened up with vintage fabrics.…
Don’t forget to leave a comment over at Craftstylish to enter for a chance to win this cute book. It’s called Puppet Play and it’s by Diana Schoenbrun. It looks like it has some really great scrap crafts, plus cool pictures to go along with the finished item. Fun, fun, fun! Happy Recycled Stitching! Erika
I just learned about this fabulous designer and creator, Christine Haynes and all her vintage inspired dresses. She is trying to kickstart a pattern line so that we all can join in the fun of sewing her sweet fashions. Head on over to her site to learn more, and be sure to check out her video to get…
I pulled my vintage copy of The Vogue Sewing Book off the shelf last night and started looking through it’s musty pages. I had forgotten how bright and unattractive most of the featured fabrics were, having to remind myself that this was Copyright 1970. There are still some good tips in between the covers, so I…
I recently posted about creating a play castle for my son out of an old dishwasher box over here. One of the finishing touches was to add a little flag for fun and to personalize it. After thinking through all the possible things to put on this flag I decided a simple monogram would be…
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