When I saw the lovely cabled and embroidered wool sweater at the Goodwill I knew I had to felt it and make it into something--plus it was ...

I really enjoy thrift stores. I think it is about finding that useful bargain---or finding odd stuff I can re-pupose into something useful...

The Winter Holidays always make me think of toys! I have 3 wonderful Grandsons so let the toy making commence! here is the first one---a...

My friend Debbie in Alaska made this purse for me eons ago---I used it so much I literally wore it out. So recently I added some trims to c...

I have been "thrifting" wool sweaters...and I always throw them in the washing machine and dryer to felt them (ie. shrink them) o...

I have been rather absent here as I hunt for a job---which, ironically, is a full time job--but now I think it is time to move on from my li...

Four Inchies + mounted on a fabric covered stretched canvas. Working title : "Four-squared Flowers" and yes, they are re-purposed ...

Repurposed dresser drawers! On my recent trip to Portland I snapped these photos of my son-in-law's bookshelves --which he created from ...

I love cashmere , but right now I can't afford the yarn---at least not enough to knit myself a whole sweater. I'm always looking at ...

Take some nice deckle-edged paper, tear it to the correct size, sew on some (previously used) holiday postage stamps ---and Presto! a nice n...

I buy wool sweaters at thrift stores or garage sales--throw them in the washing machine and dryer---shrink them to the max--and then have ni...