#wastelesscrafts

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Patchwork makeup bags

Made patchwork makeup bags out of secondhand and recycled materials to ask my BFFs to be my bridesmaids using this tutorial

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I teach elementary school, and my kids use small tote bags for their independent reading books. They've held up pretty well for bags that cost me $3 each at Walmart, but after four years a few of them were developing some holes. Inspired by @wastelesscrafts​ I decided to patch them with some fabric I already had, and I think it worked out really well. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Patchwork Pockets and Inner Thigh Mend

My jeans wore through in the thigh, so I removed the pockets and used the fabric to patch the worn parts. Then I used old jeans to quilt denim pockets and reattached them. I made enough HSTs for a few other patches, but I'm not sure whether I'll keep patching or call it a day.

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Sweater collar mend

Thrifted this sweater for $3 and immediately ripped the back of the collar when I washed it. There are probably better and prettier ways to mend this, but I just ironed on some interfacing and secured it with a few stitches.

Current works in progress:

Tons of origami roses for the wedding

Make up bags for my bridesmaids

Painting a thrifted coat hook with folk art inspired designs

Knitting a hat for my fiancé

Lots of mends for other people that I put off

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Lost Earring Necklaces

I really like crescent moon earrings, but I keep losing one of the earrings in each set. I bought some chains from the thrift store and turned the earrings into necklaces. I didn't expect to have so much trouble getting the earrings on the chain.

For the silver one, I was able to slip the middle of the chain through and tie a lark's head knot.

For the gold one, I didn't have a jump ring, so I made one out of the old earring back, then cut off the excess with a wire cutter.

Here are my supplies, except I didn't include the pliers. I wasn't expecting to need them.

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Quilted tote bag made from thrifted sweatshirt and scraps

Made a tote bag out of a thrifted sweatshirt and scraps from a dress that I made two years ago. I bought the fabric and finished 90% of it last year, then waited 11 months to finish it. It was supposed to be for my friend's birthday last year, so now it's just in time for her next one.

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Lace dress neckline alteration

Changed a v-neck to a square neck on a thrifted lace dress that I bought for my rehearsal dinner. A project that didn't drag on for months for once.

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Embroidered a free hat with a prickly pear

Not a big embroiderer, but this was a fun little project.