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Tag Archives: thrifty finds

Upcycling Inspiration for Kid’s Clothes Week

13/01/201530/04/2015

The next Kid’s Clothes Week is happening in a few weeks (February 2-8)  and I haven’t sewn along for a very long time, but I really love the theme of the next round – UPCYCLED. Here is a quick round up of a few fun upcycling projects I have done and some tutorials that will… Read More

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Top Tips for Thrifty Fabric Shopping

18/06/201330/04/2015

I’ve been thinking a lot about buying fabric lately – where I shop and how I can spend the least. I’ve got a bit of experience in fabric shopping now, and I’ve worked out a few little tricks on the way. Here are my top tips for making the most of buying fabric on a… Read More

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Upcycle Tutorial – Baby Blanket to Kid’s T-Shirt

01/05/201302/05/2015

During Kid’s Clothes Week I made a couple of t-shirts for Lucy using baby blankets and I got such a lovely and positive response for them! Thank you! So I thought I’d share a quick tutorial showing how I cut the pattern from the blanket in order to get the blanket edges to form hems… Read More

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Jeans to Shorts Refashion – Tutorial

15/10/201202/05/2015

This tutorial was my contribution earlier this year for the series “Shorts On The Line”, when the northern hemisphere was heading into summer. Now that all of us down south are enjoying spring and the promise of some warm days ahead, I thought now would be the perfect time to publish this tutorial here, so… Read More

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Pillowcase to Drawstring Bag – Tutorial

28/02/201202/05/2015

More of a mini-tutorial – this is a really quick project. Pin It   The story behind it is that the other day, the cheap plastic ikea laundry hamper that I had in Lucy’s room lost its leg. No idea how, the leg just fell off. So I needed something to keep all those dirty… Read More

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Snowy Mountains Vintage

26/02/201230/04/2015

On our recent trip to the Snowys to visit our good friends, I went into the nearest town, Tumbarumba, and checked out the oppys and old wares shop. I am pleased to report that I struck gold, again! You may remember my love for kitchen canister sets in this post, and I picked up these… Read More

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Golden Books

22/01/201230/04/2015

Thrifting has been disappointing this week. I came home empty handed every time. But that is the game, isn’t it? I did have one little find for the grand sum of 10c, and it was a lovely old Golden Book. I adore them and look for them every time I’m in an op-shop. I loved… Read More

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Kitchen Vintage

08/01/201230/04/2015

I haven’t shared anything thrifty for a while so I thought I’d show you some fabulous retro kitchen canisters I picked up on holidays a couple of months ago. Here they are in all their bright red glory: We were visiting our good friends Georgia and James on their beautiful property in the Snowy Mountain… Read More

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Thrifty Finds

10/11/201130/04/2015

On a recent trip up to my parents in law’s place in Northern Victoria, I was lucky to have a child free morning so I went for a little op-shopping trip. I hit the jackpot in Elmore, a little town between Bendigo and Echuca. I picked up some gorgeous vintage sewing bits and pieces: Some… Read More

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