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3Apr | 2013

Cardboard custom storage boxes

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . My studio . Tutorials . Upcycle | 8 Comments

Many of you already know it, I am slightly obsessed with using cardboard for as many projects as I can think. Right now I am in the middle of finishing up my studio, it has taken me a while, I though I was going to be done before Conner was born, on my last month of pregnancy I worked on a lot of different projects [...]

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29Mar | 2013

Upcycling Ugg boots – Recover and Fix

Posted by Joy | under Sewing . Tutorials . Upcycle | 6 Comments

The daughter of my best friend Autumn, had this very sad Ugg boots she was going to toss to the trash, I immediately saw potential on them and thought I could try to fix them (they were hardly worn and my same shoe size) I always wanted to play with boots, so it was an awesome opportunity =] If my fix didn’t work at least [...]

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17Jan | 2013

Nursery: typographic baby name wall-art

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Nursery . Upcycle | 18 Comments

I’ve had a lot of emails and comments asking to show how I made the name sign for the nursery, so today I’ll share how I did it and maybe others will want to experiment with their own baby’s names or just words, I think I’m going to make one for the kitchen next This project took me a long time because I made it [...]

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11Sep | 2012

Thrift store wood toy restoration

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Nursery . Upcycle | 7 Comments

I am an avid thrift store visitor =] and in my last trip I found some really cool stuff for me and for the nursery too. I scored this super cool wood 7 inch tall tricycle for 0.25 cents, and even tho I did not like the heart shaped wheel, I took it home for a little restoration. I used one of my favorite toys, [...]

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31Jul | 2012

My Studio: Organizing drawers and awkward spaces with cardboard

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . My studio . Upcycle | 25 Comments

By now most of you already know that I love to use cardboard for pretty much everything I can think of =] so using it to organize my sewing room is not a surprice, but I still wanted to share because I know this can help someone else with problems similar to mine. This will not be a step-by-step tutorial just because my build-in is [...]

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Cardboard custom storage boxes

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Upcycling Ugg boots – Recover and Fix

The daughter of my best friend Autumn, had this very sad Ugg boots she was going to toss to the trash, I immediately saw potential...

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