I saw this over a year ago on the Elsie Marley blog and never did anything with it until now. I thought about embroidering something on it but just went with the fun fabric instead.

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I saw this in my friends kitchen, she had 3 jars that had chalk board paint squares on them that she bought from Ikea. You could fill them with whatever you wanted and just write the name of the product with chalk on the little square. So I figured it couldn't be that difficult to do, could it? Usually when I say that it turns into a project from the pits of hell but much to my surprise it wasn't – In fact this was the easiest project I have ever done. I'm looking forward to doing this with more jars, even filling them with gifts for Christmas.

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A friend mentioned this book, Re-Bound by Jeannine Stein, to me and from what I can see online this book seems to have some interesting projects in it. I am excited to actually get my hands on a copy of this book. It is definitely going on my wish list for Christmas, although I am hoping to be able to find it used. Did you know Christmas is only 84 days away? I have a lot to do before than…ok now I am distressed, am I going to get all my Christmas projects done?

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Last summer, while visiting the Saturday Market in Portland, Or. I came across this lady selling tank tops that she had so creatively sewed handkerchiefs to. From ladies sizes on down to little girls sizes, and she even was selling little tank dresses with beautiful hankies sewed on the shoulders. I have been searching for her site on the internet but for the life of me I can't remember her name.

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I had this brown tee that I thought needed an extra something. It was actually my daughters and she was getting rid of it, so I decided to keep it. I had found a bunch of vintage doilies, hankies, and lace at my moms and after seeing how people on Etsy revamped dresses and tees I figured I would give it a try with this brown tee.

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Over at Threadbanger I found this tutorial – How to Make a Cycling Cap: Threadbangers Project for Earth Day.

What I love about this tutorial is that they use an old skirt to make the cap. I love how they incorporate the ribbon to the top, it adds so much to the cap.

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A friend of mine over at theWeeklyBrew.com gave me a bunch of Beer Bottle Caps a few weeks back. He had seen lots of items made with bottle caps on the internet so he immediately thought of me and asked if I would like to try something crafty with them. I looked on the different sites that I love for ideas and on Etsy I saw these cute magnets. Here is what my girls and I came up with.

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I am so excited to try this wonderful project I found at Super Naturale. I have so many t-shirts that I never wear and would love to give them a purpose.

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You know the mesh bags you buy onions, fruit or potatoes in? Don't throw those away. You can re-use them.

Here is a list of some of the many ways you can re-use your mesh bags instead of throwing them away.

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I found this tutorial over at familycrafts.about.com on how to turn an old necktie into a cell phone holder, coin purse or Ipod holder.

I tried my hand at this and I think it turned out O.K. The necktie was one I found at the goodwill and was thinking of my niece because she loves giraffes. Thankfully I found this project and I think she will like it.

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