http://icouldsewdothat.com Spend less, live more. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-shop-feature-handmade-by-jennifer-allevato http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/936#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:04:22 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=936   This month’s shop feature is Handmade by Jennifer Allevato: sweet art, embroidery and works on paper. Based nearby to me in Alexandra, Virginia, she has a lovely shop filled with mixed media art, mustachioed owls, brightly colored original water paintings and some really adorable embroidery. Her fun and colorful shop really caught my attention [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/664/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/641?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stuff-i-love-paper-made-from-poo http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/641#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:42:58 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=641 Yes, you did read that correctly. I am referencing paper recyled from excrement. Ewwww…. Well, The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company has a cute little slogan that reads, “We take the OO out of Poo”. This paper has been crafted from the undigested plant fibers left behind by elephants. It’s allowed to dry, cleaned and [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/641/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serendipit-donating-100-of-sale-proceeds-to-japanese-aid-organizations http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:35:02 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=615 The catastrophic events that have taken place in Japan over the last week are almost unimaginable, the suffering of the survivors nearly inconceivable. Fortunately there are several charitable organizations already providing aid. For this reason I am temporarily converting my Etsy shop over to serve as a means to collect donations to support the efforts [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stuff-i-love-crab-card-by-sweetperversion http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/581#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:56:05 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=581 As you may know from reading previous blog posts, I am the owner of my very own Etsy Shop, SerendipiT where I sell hand-made, sustainable fashion crafted from sustainable (used) fabrics and accessories from recycled materials. I am also a member of several teams and even lead one the Fashion:Remix Team. With all of this [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/581/feed 1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/518?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-shop-feature-interview-with-lolas-jewels http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/518#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:56:14 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=518 I enjoy handmade craft for many reasons as you may already know from previous posts. The benefits of purchasing handmade are many, you provide living wages to someone that you can get to know rather than supporting a faceless corporation who may be purchasing from abused workers overseas, you can ensure quality and customer service [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/518/feed 2 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/491?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-seller-giveaway-win-your-choice-of-any-print-from-cindycolumbia1958 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/491#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:42:48 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=491 Cindy is an artist with a shop on Etsy selling original acrylic and mixed media art. Etsy hosts many and varied teams where sellers group together based on geogrpahy, style, interests or craft genre. Cindy and I are both members of Team Discovery who is hosting this giveaway event. Please visit the blog and follow the [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/491/feed 1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/486?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=threadbanger-tutorial-how-to-refashion-a-sweater-into-a-brimmed-beanie http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/486#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:15:08 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=486 I’ve been busy crafting for Christmas, so unfortunately I haven’t completed any original tutorials recently. However, here is a really cool one that you can use to make last minute gifts for friends and family. The brimmed beanie is loved by boys and girls of all ages, so head to your closet or the thift [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/486/feed 3 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/471?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-so-scary-about-halloween http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/471#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:17:05 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=471 If you guessed it’s environmental impact, you’d be right. The amount of waste generated by this annual celebration is truly terrifying! The tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween has been around in the U.S. since the early 1900′s. With all of the parties, costumes and candy for trick-or-treating Halloween is one of the largest, most [...]

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