These chenille daisy pillows were the perfect project for recycling vintage chenille bedspreads. Okay, I may have a problem. Not only can I not pass up a good deal on fabric and yarn where ever I go, but I also can’t pass up a chenille bedspread at an auction or yard sale. Since I seem […]
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13 Easter Craft Tutorials and Patterns
Enjoy this baker’s dozen of fun Easter projects. I hunted through my archives to amass this list of Easter crafts I had designed for either Restyled Junk or other online publications. What a blast-from-the-past! I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them. There are general, crochet, sewing and (of course) restyled […]
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New Fall Craft Show Projects-2015
We have participated in craft shows for three weekends in a row. Thankfully, this weekend we can take a break. After each craft show I was either making more of things that had sold or making new things to fill in the holes from past sales. The shows were good, but keeping up with more […]
New/Old Etsy Listings Finally! Yes, Finally! I have finally been able to unpack my Etsy merchandise that I had packed away when I was preparing to sell my house. Yep, do the math. That was eons ago. I had added things to my shop as time went on, but the things that were packed up […]
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Sew Fabric Tube Pumpkins for Fall-Tutorial
Are you ready for a craft show best-seller? These pumpkins practically flew out of my last craft show booth. Even if craft shows aren’t your thing, several of these fabric tube pumpkins will add that touch of fall to your home that you have been wanting. One pumpkin is quick to make, but if you […]
Since moving I have had to utilize every possible empty space for storing my crafts and craft supplies. That included the space under my son’s bed. He’s away at college so I figured he wouldn’t mind. 😉 This last week I was going through some containers under the bed and I came across a WIP […]
More sewing with scraps. These cute little Scotties were made using my abundant stash of chenille bedspread scraps. They were the perfect project for those chenille scraps I just couldn’t throw away after finishing something else. Why Scotties? Well, I love anything vintage and I’ve been seeing a resurgence of them a lot lately. So […]
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Blast from the Past: Fall Projects
Blast from the Past: Fall Projects Wow! Halloween totally flew by! I’ve had unexpected family emergencies and family obligations the last few weeks that have kept me away from the blog. My efforts have all been put into keeping up with my paying gigs so blogging had to go to the bottom of the list. […]
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Chenille Bedspread Bunny Bag
Another Easter offering made from a white chenille bedspread. Chenille Bedspread Bunny Bag on CraftBits The bedspread I used for this just seems to go on an on. In the last year I have made things for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas…Okay, since I made multiples of each project I suppose it’s possible that […]
Added a few new hearts to my Restyled Junk Etsy Shop. Chenille Hearts Quilt Hearts Ticking Hearts Painted Jean Hearts Check out my Etsy Shop for the particulars. Enjoy!