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How to Upcycle Clothing with Appliques
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How to Upcycle Clothing with Appliques

ByNicole Stevenson June 9, 2015April 2, 2017

When I was a kid I loved Sundays. It wasn’t just that I didn’t have to go to school. It was because that was the day that my mom and I would scour the neighborhood for garage sales. Normally I…

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How to Sew a Modern Fanny Pack
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How to Sew a Modern Fanny Pack

ByNicole Stevenson February 25, 2015February 25, 2015

I was not a fan of fanny packs the first time they came around in the 1980s. Back then fanny packs were generally a telltale sign of someone who didn’t dress cool. They were reserved for tourists, older people or…

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How to Make an Instagram Photo Pillow
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How to Make an Instagram Photo Pillow

ByNicole Stevenson August 22, 2014August 22, 2014

I’ve carried a camera with me just about everywhere for most of my life. At first was one of those long 1990s 110 cameras that sort of looked like hand held tape recorders. Then my dad gave me his 35mm…

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