Sweater purse

Decorate your home for Fall... Big Cozy style... on a tiny budget!! Upcycling, Thrifty and Dollar Bins! First lets start with a big fun center piece I created spending less than $11. * $3 - The twig nest basket was a thrifty find from Goodwill, I am so in love with the natural raw feel to it but had no idea how I would use it at the time * $2.50 - The twig pumpkin was a dollar bin at Target $2.50! * $2 - Small pumpkin from the grocery store * $3 - Pumpkin scented candle is in glass vase to…

Converting a Handbag Into a Sweater Bag: This was a fun and easy project made from a child size Irish knit sweater and a designer hand bag that Margaret found at our church rummage sale. (Total cost for these two supplies $1.00.) What you will need for this project: 1 used sweater …

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There are plenty of wool sweaters out there just waiting to be turned into something! Make this cute recycled sweater tote bag and save a sweater!

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Turn an old sweater into a fun gift! Find out how easy it is to make a felted wool sweater handbag at Sparkles of Sunshine.

When I bought this sweater, I was only looking at it as 100% wool - good for felting. But after it came out of the dryer, the yarn and beaded pattern remained and still looked great. So I stared at it for a while, trying to decide what to do. The first two things I made were wrist pin cushions (posts coming later). Then I was thinking purse, so I deconstructed the sweater. I just cut along the seam lines and took out the zipper - which I kept. It was a nice separating zipper. In the future…

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I found some great blogs about how to make a purse from a sweater and decided to try it for myself. This sweater was one that I had really liked and when it did that dreadful sweater shrink thing, I decided to save it and remake it into something else. That and an old belt and a new purse was born. I didn't take pictures of the process because I didn't think I would be sharing this as a project but it turned out so well that I decided to go ahead and share with links to the blogs that I…