Hello Readers. Happy Halloween 2025
Sewing is so much fun. I love to put pieces together and make something new and hopefully wearable. My daughter gave me a piece of amazing argyle fabric that she didn't want and it was perfect for making a very simple, very basic skirt. This is the kind of skirt I wish I learned to make in junior high sewing class when I was forced to make a tote bag. The bag wasn't fun or cute or colorful. It felt like a wasted opportunity. If the sewing isn't fun, why are we doing it? We can answer that later. For now let's make a skirt.I am a short, thrifty, creative upcycler refashioning clothes & more. On the cheap!
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The Simplest Skirt You Can Make
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The Velvet Cape Part 2
I am re-posting Halloween costume ideas for October. A great place to start is with a cape. A black cape can be a vampire, a witch, a Medieval Lord or Lady, a hermit, a bat, a spy.....
Hello Readers. I am back with more of this velvet cape. I originally got this in the mail from Amazon. I didn't order it, it was sent to me by mistake. (They didn't want it back and acted like I was crazy when I reported it. So, thanks to Amazon, I guess.) I used most of the cape to make a dress but I still had the top of the cape left over. What should I do with that?
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Jars to Canisters
Hello Readers. I like to re-use and re-cycle whenever I can. It's good for the environment and saves me money. I like both of those things a lot. I also prefer to use glass containers for food storage instead of plastic containers. This is a great way to get free glass containers. Let me show you what I mean.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Dress Up Your Bag
Hello Readers. I love purses and bags and I have noticed there are a lot of designers selling charms and decorations to add on bags now. I don't spend designer prices on anything so I wanted to find a way to decorate my bags with things I had on hand. Let me show you what I put together.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Jack-o'-Lantern Jacket
October means Jack-o'-Lanterns and candy. At least to me and my family. I found this orange cardigan style jacket at a clothes swap months ago and thought it would make a great Jack-o'-Lantern. Let me show you how I put it together. It was an easy project that you could do too.











































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