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Upcycled Bachelorette Dress
When I got a custom order to repurpose a dress that was used for a Bachelorette Party I was immediately excited. I knew this dress meant a lot of my customer, it was celebrating a new milestone in her life. What better way to remember the past and celebrate the present than to bring those awesome memories she had wearing the dress into her present day! She also asked if I could incorporate this necklace into the clutch. I gathered my tools and got to work! I started by removing the zipper, I had originally planned to work...
Carry Your Memories With You
East and Market loves up cycling for so many reasons...it reduces waste, the material has history and a story, it creates a one of a kind item...but I feel the most important pieces I have up cycled have been material that is significant to my life, materials that make me feel sentimental. I wanted to share my most recent project using a shirt my youngest son received as a hand-me-down from his cousin and recently grew out of. (double recycled there) I had my son wearing this shirt ALL summer because I loved it (he probably could have cared less). Needless to...
Repurposing Memories
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...
Restoration, A Key to Sustainability
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...
Reuse, Recycle & Revive: Our Global responsibility
East and Market is dedicated to decreasing our carbon footprint on the environment. We want to reduce the amount of waste we personally have the potential of creating as a business. Recent surveys have found that the average person in America throws away approximately 70 pounds of clothing a year! 70 POUNDS!!! Our Fast Fashion habits really do contribute to filling up those landfills for sure! I know I am guilty of this! It’s so easy to run into the nearest store and grab a shirt for a night out that I may never wear again. The United States E.P.A....