Thrifters Helping Thrifters

I just had to share this story.  Today I went to Goodwill for their half off sale.  I only got some stuff to use for moving, nothing special.  Anyway, while looking at some stuff on a cart I overheard a woman talking on her phone.  She was asking about ideas for a wedding shower gift.  Apparently it was today and she needed an inexpensive last minute gift.  At that moment I spotted a beautiful...

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Moon Cosmic Power!

Any Sailor Moons fans?  Found this cute game thing online, a Sailor Senshi Maker.  It let’s you create your own sailor scout and customize it to your liking.  It’s really fun.  Here’s the one I made. Not too bad for a first try, but I think it looks too much like Sailor Moon.  Still cute though.  I’ll try again later....

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More Ways to Wear a T-shirt

I can’t believe it’s been a whole week since the last time I posted anything, well maybe I can.  It is on the calendar and all.  Still, it’s depressing to think about it. Enough of that, I managed to find time late last night to do this.  It’s an ordinary Hanes t-shirt, or at least it was and ordinary t-shirt.  I cut the bottom off to shorten it and then cut the neckline to make it more flattering. ...

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Valentines for Valentine’s

As promised yesterday, here are the lovely valentines my sister made for her daughter to give to her class.  My sister cut various sized hearts from felt and glued them together in layers.  My niece wrote the names of the recipients on the back all by herself.  It was my niece’s idea to make blue and pink ones, blue for boys and pink for girls.  I wonder where she gets ideas like that?...

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Pink and Chocolate Stains

Managed to finish this dress last night and I wore it to church.  I think it’s perfect for a Valentine’s day theme especially with the scallop edge, notice I’m wearing one of those heart pins I made (see Pretty in Pink).  I gave them to some people in my Sunday school class.  Speaking of class valentines, my sister has been working all day on cute felt valentines for her daughter to give at school. ...

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Florals and B-day Surprise

Finished a couple from the list, and working like mad to finished the next one.  Ended up staying up till 2am cutting and sewing, probably shouldn’t do that too often.  Anyway, here’s the finished stuff so far. I made a case for my cell phone a while ago, but that one was just too bulky.  I needed one that was more streamline and still pretty.  For this one, I used two different scraps of fleece...

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Here’s an Alternative

The forums at etsy have changed, many would say that it isn’t for the better.  Either way, it seems to be permanent, so what do you do if still long for the old days?  Try this. Unofficial Etsy Forums, a new sort of substitute for the etsy forums now that they have “changed”.  A lot of what you loved before with some tweaks.  Etsians rejoice....

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Just a Couple of Updates

First off, anyone notice the new poll on the left side of my blog?  I have been wondering if I should change my blog’s appearance for several months, so I’m leaving the decision up to all of you.  Second, I’m assuming everyone here from Etsy has heard about what happened to the forums over there.  It got me thinking about how my forum site is set up.  So I made a change, all the forums at Crafting...

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Up to Fifteen

I drafted up my new project list.  Just like the last one, it’s short and sweet since I am still going to be pretty busy the next few weeks.  The move has been postponed, but I still need to pack.  Plus we’re extremely busy at the tax office right now, and we will get super busy after the 15th.  That’s when the IRS will start accepting and processing returns for people who itemize and have education...

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Valentine’s Boost

Happy Groundhog’s day is what I want to say, but I’m sure everyone has another holiday on their mind.  Valentine’s day is in less than two weeks.  To help, here’s a small list of some Valentine’s crafts I think are so cute. Wire heart pendant – Easy to do but looks beautiful. Valentine snowflake garland – Snowflakes aren’t just for Christmas anymore. Cupid poop – Super simple and hilarious, especially...

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