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My sister recently gave me a baby sling she used with both of her kids and asked if there was something I could do with it. My sister is fabulous and always loves a little glitz and glam so I really struggled with what I should do with the material ( it is a lightweight cotton with a bit of wear from use).  She's a hair stylist and always has her hair and makeup just right. So I thought, what does she always have in her purse? A Cosmetic Bag of course! I happened to have picked up a few...

These days I try to find any way possible to reuse old items or jazz them up a bit instead of buying new.  I am so fortunate to be able to have a brand new space to work in.  And when presented with this amazing space, I really had to carefully consider what items I was going to use to fill the space thoughtfully.   So when I was gifted this amazing handmade tool chest (made by my great grandfather, Asa) I knew I just had to use it in the new sewing studio. Now, I know nothing about restoration, so I enlisted some...

Today I am working on East and Market’s Revive program! I had some oddly shaped fabric left over on my cutting room floor from a Kimono I made for a a wonderful friend of mine.  I cut the leftover fabric into rectangles. Then I cut the rectangles into strips. From here I took two of the strips and secured them. Then I twisted them each tightly. After this, I then twisted the two sides together, but made sure I worked in the opposite direction from the direction each individual piece was twisted to ensure the rope didn't unravel.    And...