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At Dabbled we love to make something new out of something old.
It’s a great way to get new uses out of something that you don’t wear or is outgrown, and if you mess up, well, you’re not out expensive fabric, right? Plus, it’s fun to REFASHION!
Here’s a few tutorials to start you on your way!
Kids Refashioning Tutorials:
There are a ton of these out there, these were just a few I had saved in my ‘to write about’ file!
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Does your child have finger puppets that get lost and scattered about? Or is your child really a little small for wearing them on their fingers, but still likes to play with them? This is actually a re-run from 2008 when the boy had just turned 3, and was not really dexterous enough to wear his finger puppets, but still wanted to play with them. I’m busy working on a new project today, and there might be a few of you who missed this tutorial back then, so I figured I’d share it with your today!
This is a very simple…
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I just ran across this at How to Do Something, and I was so impressed I figured I’d add it to today’s inspirations list! She made it out of wood, and screen, and cans, and twigs… Seriously, how cool is that?
Go over there and check it out – she shows a step by step on how she did it.
If you missed it, the rest of the inspiration links for friday are HERE
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My lovely neighbor Katie has made a ton of these slings, for both herself and for friends, and she’s graciously shared this tutorial. This makes a great baby gift for a friend, and even if you’re not overly sewing proficient, you can make one for yourself while the baby is napping! These work for small babies, up to toddlers…
Katie has given us a great step by step with pictures, but if you have any additional questions, just ask!
Making a Baby Sling
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Here’s lovely valentines idea from the past from Heather Sitarzewski, which deserves to have an encore! Just change out the flag on this valentine flower arrangement cupcake and you’ll have a perfect little gift for mom, a friend, or someone special… You just need flowers, a fluted baking dish, and a few other supplies.
Need a quick cheery gift? Give someone a no-bake cupcake! The construction is so simple, you can whip one up for a birthday, or other special occasion in no time. (Download the flag pdf which includes flags for Happy Birthday, Thinking of You, Congrats and Get…
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After seeing this in the Dabbled flickr group, I had to spotlight it here on Dabbled.org. Check out this incredibly cool felt sculpture by The Felted Chicken!
Very cool, huh? I love the combination of airbrush and needle felting…
Check out her other cool felt work at her shop… I love the felt sushi!
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Here is a fun little idea I came up with last year, a cute valentines (or anytime) gift for a little girl. A stacked felt heart or flower pin.
This was inspired by the fact that kids grow out of clothes so fast, and while I was going to make a shirt or dress with a heart applique, instead I decided to make this pin (and a few others) so they could be used for a longer time. This looks adorable pinned on a dress or jacket, and would even work pinned to a hair elastic for a cute hair accessory.
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A lot of people liked the super easy sewing of the Treeskirt project, so here’s another quick and easy project!
My son has a favorite t-shirt that was getting a tad small… he wore it layered with a long sleeve shirt to a party the other day, which gave me the idea to make a long sleeved, slightly larger shirt out of it for him to wear this winter and spring.*
I forgot to take a “before” pic, but you’ve seen t-shirts and long sleeve shirts before, so just imagine them, hehe.
So, Here’s how I did it.
Materials:
1 long sleeve (LS) shirt (can…
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Apologies for the light (read: non-existent) posting this week. The 4 year old was home with me until Pre-K started back on Wednesday, so I’m just now getting caught up!
But, I did manage to collect a few cool links for your chilly January pleasure!
I love these washer necklaces at Little Birdie Secrets…Go check out the tutorial!
Crochet a Mustache Hat!
The Boy is seriously into Star Wars… So we made papercraft Star Wars characters the other day! Check out all the designs for free download on Toy-a-Day.
Oh, and a big shout out to Instructables… I won second place in their Halloween Contest (Food…
