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Wardrobe ReFashion: the Pledge

by gidget green & natural living

I’ve been getting a lot more into repurposing/refashioning lately. So, I decided it was time to make a committment. I headed over to Wardrobe Refashion and signed the pledge for four months. That means that from September until the end of 2010 I am pledging to not buy any new clothes. I will repurpose, refashion, [...]

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Tank Top ReFashion {Tutorial}

by gidget sewing & crafts

I’m still working on a tutorial for my t-shirt halter (I’m hoping to make a tute that is adaptable to your personal size), but in the meantime I’m leaving you with this fun reFashion! Yesterday, Gigi was sick (poor thing- hoping she wakes up better today after a good night’s sleep) and slept/watched movies a [...]

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T-Shirt ReFashion

by gidget sewing & crafts

It started out as a boring t-shirt (cute print, boring shape, bought second-hand). I wanted to make it into a halter, based on a cute hand-me-down from my sister-in-law… voilá! Sorry about the poor, late-night lighting… I really love how it turned out. Can’t wait to make another!

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Encyclopedia of Me: C is for…

by gidget life is beautiful

Remember this series? I’ve been a slacker but have been wanting to get back into it… so here goes with C! Crafts Surprised? Probably not, if you’ve been here long. If I had infinite amounts of free time {and was more organized}, I would probably spend most of crafting. I’ve been known to dabble in [...]

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Muffins and Felt

by gidget food

First of all. My friend Sarah is so awesome, that upon reading my last blog post, she proceeded to bring me a copy of She & Him’s Vol. 1 CD that very night as we met to hang out/volunteer at Fill-a-Belly. Such a fun surprise! So, on to today. Some sweet friends came over for [...]

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Recent Projects

by gidget sewing & crafts

I’ve been trying to find time to craft amidst the stuff of life. Here are a few recent projects I’ve finished… A dress for our dear neighbor friend, modeled by Chiquita {pattern drafted by my mom}… A bath mat {pattern from SouleMama‘s Handmade Home}… And a mini Mei-Tai for Chiquita’s “Molly the Dolly” at her [...]

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Sew Much To Do

by gidget sewing & crafts

One of the reasons I needed a break from blogging was to finish up a few sewing projects. I still have a big one to be finished (a quilt I’m making as a gift) but I was able to finish a couple of things, including this shirt (similar to one I made myself a few [...]

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Chiquita’s Birthday Bunting {10- Step Tutorial}

by gidget sewing & crafts

So this post is almost 3 months late, but better late than never! On May 7, our little Chiquita had her 2nd birthday. We celebrated at the beach, with a few friends and some family under the cabana. I went pretty simple on decorations, although my favorite part was the homemade bunting I made. It [...]

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Getting Crafty

by gidget sewing & crafts

I’ve been trying to work crafts in to my days more lately. I even have a tutorial I’ll be posting soon! Here are a couple of projects I’ve done lately. A dress for Chiquita to wear to her Aunt’s wedding {Simplicity Pattern #3740}! A Ruffle Top for me {from Sew, Mama, Sew}! A quilt for [...]

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It’s the Absolute Ultimate!! #20~ Fabulous Fat Quarters

by gidget sewing & crafts

Great Fat Quarter Ideas There’s something about a shelf of color-coordinated fat quarters at a fabric store that I love… A fat quarter is half of a half-yard of fabric, cut on the fold to make a piece of fabric that is wider than a regular quarter-yard (18″x21″ versus 9″x42″), giving you a more usable [...]

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