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jean quilt

The jean quilt is finished. I dropped it off at the auction committee office this morning.  Overall, I am pleased with it but I definitely learned some things the hard way in the process.

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by recovergirl on April 11, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in diy, handmade, quilt, recovered, recycle, sustainable

Posted by recovergirl on April 11, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/jean-quilt/

vintage scarf dress

Did you see that Marni is doing a collection for H&M?  I love the mix of patterns.  It re-ignited my interest in trying to create a dress from vintage scarves.  The first time I wanted to attempt this was after watching the Dries Van Noten Spring 2010 runway show.  The dresses above are made by [...]

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by recovergirl on March 16, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in blogs, creative, design, diy, fashion, inspiration, style, sustainable, vintage
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Posted by recovergirl on March 16, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/vintage-scarf-dress/

sweater skirt

I realize that it is almost time to put away my winter clothing, but before I do I have to first mention that this winter I discovered the sweater skirt.  I bought a second-hand sweater skirt similar to #5 pictured above.  I think I paid $16 dollars for it at the Wear House in downtown [...]

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by recovergirl on February 25, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in diy, Etsy, fashion, felting, love, Portsmouth, recycle, seacoast, sweaters
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Posted by recovergirl on February 25, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/sweater-skirt/

party animals

I work the night shift tonight.  Usually I spend all morning cleaning the house and doing laundry, but today I’m going allow myself some time to do something creative and fun.  I stumbled upon the picture above on Pinterest.  It’s from the blog  Oh Happy Day.   I love it!  I am celebrating my birthday [...]

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by recovergirl on February 22, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in blogs, creative, diversions, diy, inspiration, love

Posted by recovergirl on February 22, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/party-animals/

chalk lettering

I’m playing with the idea of making a sign for the Artist Curated Book Display with chalk lettering inspired by the work of Dana Tanamachi.  You may have seen her work in the latest West Elm catalog or on the cover of Oprah magazine.  So fun.

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by recovergirl on January 21, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in art, books, creative, design, diy, Portsmouth, projects, seacoast

Posted by recovergirl on January 21, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/chalk-lettering/

felted sweater blanket

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page.  I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

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by recovergirl on January 15, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in decorating, diy, felting, handmade, projects, recovered, recycle, sustainable, sweaters

Posted by recovergirl on January 15, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/felted-sweater-blanket/

Felted Wool Sweater Wreath

The post I wrote about this wreath was the most popular post of all time on my blog (before I deleted the whole blog and started fresh). I still get emails about it occasionally.  I figured it was worth posting again with a few words about how to make it. Here is a close-up shot. [...]

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by recovergirl on November 23, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in blogs, creative, decorating, design, diy, felting, handmade, holiday, inspiration, projects, recovered, recycle, sustainable, sweaters, Thrift Shops, vintage

Posted by recovergirl on November 23, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/felted-wool-sweater-wreath/

adirondacks made from old skis

I saw these chairs on the side of the road when I was up visiting my Dad in Landaff, NH. Pretty cool. I think they’d look great with a sheep skin thrown over them.

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by recovergirl on November 13, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in creative, decorating, design, diy, green, handmade, inspiration, NH, recovered, recycle, sustainable

Posted by recovergirl on November 13, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/adirondacks-made-from-old-skis/

recycled sweater dress

My presentation on slideshare.net has had 6,021 views.  Not bad.

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by recovergirl on November 12, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in creative, design, diy, fashion, felting, handmade, projects, recovered, recycle, sweaters

Posted by recovergirl on November 12, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/recycled-sweater-dress/

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