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popcorn bucket
materials used laundry basket duct tape poster board foam paper hot glue
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cool runnings bobsled team
2 commentsthis was all handmade by us material used was stuff laying around the house mostly recycled materials trash bags garbage ties plastic totes chicken wire duct tape card board
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Fuchsia Fantasy
6 comments!The idea for my prom dress was formed long before a stitch was taken. I wanted to make something that would truly stand out because I wanted to wear it to at least two big events-my senior...
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Fashion Week Party
Normal 0 0 1 172 983 8 1 1207 11.1287 0 0 0 This look I threw together for a party during New York Fashion Week. The shirt is made from blue and white cotton gingham I purchased from my...
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Party Ensemble-- "Lots and Lots of Lace"
This cute party ensemble is perfect for the girl who wants to really stand out in a crowd. 95% of this entire outfit was handsewn, be it the lace shorts, the floral crosage, or the lace tunic. It was...
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Layering Back In TIme for Comfort and Warmth/Economic Decisions
Sign Of The Times.. I took this time to design something more affordable..variable and useable for the times..The economy has been so bad, I can buy an inexpensive but user friendly cottonand...
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Night on the Town
1 commentNormal 0 0 1 312 1779 14 3 2184 11.1287 0 0 0 These pieces I made and styled together for a night on the town with friends here in New York City where I live. The jacket is made of...
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Spring Garden Party Ensemble
1 commentNormal 0 0 1 291 1660 13 3 2038 11.1287 0 0 0 I designed and created this ensemble for a friend's Springtime Garden Party. I knew it would be a wonderful party with wonderful friends so I...
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Victorian dress
I made this dress for a trip to Boston. Thanks to Truly Victorian patterns I was able to make this dress without too many problems. I made changes to the front jacket and vest lowering...
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Rose's gallery #4
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Rose's gallery #3
1 commentIn 1983 I acquired a Bernina Matic 910 electronic sewing machine, which I love. Every process (with the exception of the framing of the needlepoint purse) was done by me exclusively. I...
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Tote & wristlet
This is a tote & wristlet that I made for my best friend's mother in law, the pink portion was a dress she wore when she was pregnant with her son many yrs ago, so now it is a uable keepsake!!
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Monster's Inc Halloween Costumes
Used paper mache to make the body for Mike and green fleece to make the shoe covers. Used wire from inside a play tunnel to make the body of Boo and covered it with pubple felt. Added clothes...
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"Dress for Halloween"
I designed this dress myself. It was a Halloween Dress for my son's girlfriend
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Carmon Marinade Square Dance Dress on a budget!
3 commentsI have been forever grateful that I taught myself to sew. In our changing economic times sewing has freed me from the bondage of believing I needed a vast amount of income in order to dress...
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Indian Saree
3 commentsThis elegant saree was made for a guest at an Indian wedding. The saree fabric is a blend of silk and cotton. The blouse was made from the end and borders of the saree fabric length. Tiny piping was...
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Elegant Lace Dress
2 commentsThis is my own design. The lace is an irridescent metallic lace underlined with one layer of silk chiffon over a layer of shimmery silk taffeta. The sleeves of the bolero are adapted from Vogue...
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Halloween Costume Contest
2 commentsMy home made Russian Nesting Doll costume. I made a chicken wire form for the shape around my dress form then draped canvas around. The head is lined with 1" thick sheet foam, and there are three...
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Halloween Costume Contest....Obama/Osama St Louis
President Obama carrying a box marked "Property Seal Team SIX" which holds Osama Bin Laden with a rocket through his head, covered in blood .
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More Cute than Cowardly Lion
Our family dressed up as the Wizard of Oz characters this year. My 1 year-old got to be the more-cute-than-cowardly lion. I used McCall's pattern M6105 to create the look. I modified the pattern for...
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Mary Poppins
This halloween I decided to be "practically perfect in every way" and dress as Mary Poppins! Inspired by both the classic film and the Broadway Production, I made a coat using Simplicity 2581. The...
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Star Burst Quilt
This large throw was hand pieced. The quilting stitches are a deep purple. It measures 64"x45".
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Puff/Biscuit Quilt
This quilt has individual squares that are hand stuffed. The top is cotton. The back is flannel. Fabrics include zebra print, fuchsia, black and green. It measures 36"x36".
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HEIRLOOM BABY ENSEMBLE
2 commentsMy granddaughter Ashlee requested an heirloom outfit for her new baby daughter, my first great, Aubrey Sarah. I shipped the outfit to TX on October 04, 2011 and then I saw this contest in...
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Brinks Burglar
I used two cardboard boxes, one large, one medium. I cut all the flaps off. I glued them together with very strong glue and let dry overnight. I then spray painted the boxes silver. I again let this...
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In honor of our Soldiers
I was asked to make an Army costume for one of my grandsons for Halloween, if I could. I didn't have a specific pattern for the costume, I just used a basic shirt and pant pattern that I had...
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Lions and tiger and bears OH MY!
For my 3rd grandsons first Halloween I fell in love with a pattern for a lion, McCalls 8938 pattern. I made the pattern with soft flannel fabric, using some of the slipper sole fabric for the...
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Another costume for another Grandson!
My second grandson wanted to be "Superman" for Halloween, I looked for patterns for the costume and could not find any, so I took a vintage pattern that I had of the old pajama's that snapped at the...
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My Costumes
My Grandson is a huge Star Wars fan and wanted me to make him a star wars costume for halloween, There are no patterns for them so I fashioned that costume myself. I made the main body by making a...
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BooBerry Cereal Ghost Costume
Boo Berry is super easy to make! Just paper mache a helmet, cut the eyes, nose and mouth out. Glue while fleece cut to drape to the knees (I airbrushed it very lightly with blue) and glue circle...
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Zombie Fairy Queen + minions
The zombie fairy queen! She will turn everyone with her fairy dust and is protected by her zombie fairy minions. There are 7 total minions 6 of them float around her each of them were her pals in...
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AHHH ALIENS HAVE LANDED
Jayden’s Alien costume is a ride-on UFO was handmade from a variety of materials. His Alien costume was made from thermal pajamas adorned with space shapes made out of foam fabric and duct...
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Halloween
Costume made with basic baby sleeper pattern with added spider features, using fleece fabric.
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Ponyo, Ponyo, fishy of the sea
My 3 year old LOVES Ponyo and asked to be her for Halloween. I used a classic Western style girl's dress, but replaced the typical collar with a Mandarin collar. I made a pair of bloomers...
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Rose's gallery #2
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Rose's gallery #1
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Bridesmaid dress, prom dress, clubbing dress - take your pick
4 commentsI love challenges and I decided to try to make the most beautiful, functional garment out of something headed to the dump. I used a car cover that had been out in the Alaska elements for over...
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Alice
1 commentAfter seeing screenshots for the game and one for the dress-I knew I had to make it. It was so beautiful and detailed. I knew it would be a challenge but I also knew that it would prove to be a good...
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Prettiest Purse
My daughter LOVES purses right now. Determined to have her costume reflect her current "favorite things" I brainstormed and put her halloween costume project into action. It is all made by momma...
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Haunted Portrait!
This costume was made for less than $10! Frame made from cardboard, second hand store pieces and pieces from my sons wardrobe and mine!
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