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Red Riding Hood

13/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized23 Comments on Red Riding Hood

…along with requisite “wolf” hehehe. This is the latest in my attempts to make usable things out of things not being used…. I pulled out of my bag of toss-outs this oversized cotton cardigan along with another old Tshirt tossed…

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Sleeve

06/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on Sleeve

Tattoo-ed sleeves are a “fashion” trend just like anything else, and so hot right now!  (ergo, probably destined to be so not some day  ðŸ™‚  )  in the meantime I’ve made for myself a new Tshirt that is a nod to…

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A tee or three

04/08/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on A tee or three

I have made a few new Tshirts… I’ve noticed a few examples of mixing and matching different colour and/or width stripes in the one Tshirt, and decided to have a go at adding something like to my wardrobe; using up…

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New-Old Hoodie

27/07/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized44 Comments on New-Old Hoodie

There is something exhilarating about transforming textiles otherwise destined for the ragbag into something fabulous … enter exhibit A: the new/old deconstructed hoodie that I have made for myself.  I was inspired by a really cute little thing that Cassie…

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An unusual dress

12/05/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized56 Comments on An unusual dress

Wacky warning alert… this is it!!   I’ve liked how Caroline is making good use of old Tshirts lately.  And Tim did a clean-out of his wardrobe recently, and part of the toss-out pile was a few old surfie Tshirts, in…

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Miniature “denim jacket” purse

11/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on Miniature “denim jacket” purse

I’ve been making some funny little purses; as silly birthday gifts for my crafty friends.  I got the idea for these from a miniature leather jacket coin-purse that we have from goodness-knows-where, I think it was given to Cassie sometime…

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Billowy white shirt

17/02/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized35 Comments on Billowy white shirt

I’ve made a shirt… and the twist is that this was until recently a pair of trousers.  Yes really! Before; as wide-legged trousers.  They were very low-rise in the style of about five years ago.   I could literally pull…

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Some basics…

04/02/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on Some basics…

Nothing in this post is write-home-about exciting, but I have been laying down some handy layering basics for the cooler days that will be coming up …. sometime? …  ðŸ™‚  I’m thinking ahead, to autumn.  Planning, you know.  Being organised  …

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