No, it’s not a sumo; it’s a G-squared. My sweetie Gary made this hose holder for me from an old feed bucket.
Even nicer, he installed it for me in spite of a near 100 degree heat index. What a sweetie!
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My pal Holly gave me some white knit fabric that looks like lace. I wasn’t sure what I would do with it, so I put it away for safe keeping.
When I needed a birthday gift for Miss Tahra, I knew that she would love a swimsuit cover-up. And I knew just what fabric to use. [...]
I had a cute pajama set, but it shrank, as many of my clothes do. So I refashioned it into this tote.
I have donated the purse to a silent auction benefitting flood victims in my community.
I have a special fondness for all things Carhartt, and it’s not surprising. In all my best memories of my father, he wore canvas Carhartt work pants (dungarees?) and a chambray work shirt.
When I recently wanted to make a small but sturdy purse I was glad that I had kept an old pair of his [...]
I have never seen a manicure kit that I really like. Kits usually include two tools I need and three more that I have no use for.
So I made a custom kit for my upcoming vacation. It’s not as cute or compact as the ones in the store, but it has everything I will need [...]
Note: This blog was created to showcase my purses and other creations. But today I chooose to use it to rave about my BFF Tahra.
One of the greatest gifts the Universe ever gave me was when it put Tahra into a house on my street. I have no doubt that she magically appeared, just down the [...]
Website designer Linda Woods, who created my blog and taught me to use it, challenged me to refashion some worn-but-still-loved shirts into new items.
I made three into pillows, but couldn’t complete the project without making at least one handbag. Here are the before and after pics.
If you need a custom web designer or social network [...]
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bridesmaids threaten to throw down
When my sister got married 35 years ago (yikes!), these were the bridesmaids’ dresses we wore. I recently found my skirt in my mom’s attic, and thought it would be cool to make Sis a purse from the floral skirt fabric.
I used a tip from Mary Mulari, Queen of ReFashion, [...]
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Don’t let this sweet face fool you; Mimi is a tiger inside. She stalks, she crouches, she hides.
Someone gave me a cute but very large scrub top in a cat print. Since I already have no less than six cat print tops to wear, I chose to make this one into a pet [...]
This is a huge tote I made from fabric that was given to me by a sweet little girl named Jenny. I wonder what ever happened to her. (Jenny, if you read this, we all miss you.)
My friend and co-worker Karen (the Work Goddess) mentioned that she uses her own [...]