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Last year, when my little girl was getting ready to start 1st grade, I realized that her pen/pencil/marker case from kindergarten just was too massacred to use again. I couldn’t throw it away, though, with those three cheerful bright red zippers. I removed them carefully– well, carefully after I accidentally ruined the first zipper—and ended up with two perfectly functional zippers.
Functional, yes. Aesthetically pleasing, not so much. Those zippers were not only sewn in, but also glued in, so there were all these bits of paper stuck along the zippers that I couldn’t remove. Then, while fiddling with them while trying to figure out how to make this cool little container, one of the zippers slid off its teeth and I of course couldn’t get it back on. So, plan B? Make earrings out of them.
I bought some sterling silver earring studs on Ebay and just superglued those babies right on to the back of the zipper pull. Easy peasy!
These little zippers add a nice punch of color to your outfit with minimal effort…
…leaving you more time for the fun things in life!
Fun things such as creating super cool clothing from bedsheets. Yes, inexpensive thrifted sheets! I’ve already written about Sheri’s super-inspirational first refashion tutorial book, but for this weekend only her second book “Bewitched Bedsheets” is available for FREE Amazon Kindle download! (You don’t need a Kindle reader to read it.) More info here!
And remember when I unsuccessfully tried to copy Laura’s amazing Convertible Cardigan made from two scarves? I couldn’t figure out how to sew that cardigan which is just so cool, but I just found out that Laura is teaching an online course and sharing the pattern at Skillshare! The course begins September 25 and from that time on, you can access the course and materials or contact the instructor at any time you want. And guess what? If you click on this link (or the Skillshare one above), you will receive a $10 off discount from this or any other Skillshare course! So you can get the secret of this amazing cardigan and learn how to construct it with full guidance for a mere $10.
Think of all the Christmas gifts you could make from these two super deals! Don’t miss out!
Io dalle lenzuola ho appena cucito una camicia da notte, è il mio primo esperimento del genere, ma sono molto soddisfatta. Spero di trovare altre idee ai link che consigli
Ciao Pe! Mi farebbe molto piacere vederla! Ce l’hai pubblicata da qualche parte? Spero che ti piaccia il libro!
troppo belli gli orecchini zip!!
un baciotto
Sara
This is Sara
Mi fa piacere che ti piacciano, Sara!
Thanks for the groovy shout out…I hope to see your bewitched bedsheet projects soon ;O)
You can count on it, my dear! 🙂
Ottima idea, e grazie per le dritte!
Grazie per il pin, Silvia! 🙂
…come non ripinnarti? Riesci sempre ad essere originale… e chiara!
Mi lusinghi!
No sul serio, quando ti pinno vengo sempre ripinnata… stai sempre litigando con le versioni bilingue del blog?
Sì, ma mi mancano solo una ventina di post. Ora mi sto chiedendo se cancellare proprio molti dei post vecchi “inutili” da qualche anno fa, tipo sui giveaway degli altri, premi ricevuti, cose varie che nessuno leggerà mai. Per ora lascio quasi tutti, poi vediamo. Poi spero che il design nuovo sarà istallato fra qualche giorno. Abbiamo avuto un po’ di ritardi inaspettati…
Anche a me a volte viene voglia di cancellare post vecchi! Ma poi mi dico che così cancello la ‘storia’ del blog…
Lovely idea! I always appreciate a quick and nice refashion! I’ve seen you’ve already been pinned onto a “certain” Group Bard 😉
I’d like to let you know that your newsletter has huge pics inside and really long writing lines… And you look like a no-reply blogger… just letting you know – maybe there’s some setting to be … set!
Hugs,
MammaNene @ Sergerpepper
EEk! Thanks for telling me, Ms. MN! I just looked and for me the writing lines were pretty normal and the images big, but still normal. However some of the images are missing from mine. I will look into it!!
I love these! What a great idea!!!
And anyone can make them! You need absolutely zero crafty skills! 🙂
Grazie per la dritta!
Ora ho scaricato il mio Kindle…
ciao
Giuly
Spero che ti piaccia, Giuly!
Ciao Lisa.
Bellissimi!
Li ho segnalti su Creatività Organizzata.
Un bacio.
Stefania
Ho visto, grazie mille! E’ un onore essere segnalata sul tuo sito meraviglioso! 🙂