Change Bi-Fold Doors into French Doors!!!

 This. Is. BRILLIANT!   I kind of get annoyed with bi-fold doors.  They just open and shut awkwardly and seem to break too easily.  2 Little Superheroes turned her bi-fold doors into french doors!!!!!   I'm smitten with this tutorial!   Say goodbye to bi-folds!!!!

See how to change bi-fold doors into french doors!

Bench from End Table and Bed

Look at this gorgeous bench that was made from parts of an end table and bed!  It is so well done.  I would love to figure out how to make one of these for my porch.  ReFresh ReStyle created this masterpiece.

See the restyled bench.

DIY Hats and Mittens from Old Sweater

  Take those stretched out, stained, and out-dated sweaters and make them into hats and mittens.   Sweaters are a great thing to repurpose like Thrive often does.

See how to make a hat and mittens from an old sweater.

Three Chair Bench

 I've seen 2 chairs put together to make a little bench before, but never a 3 chair bench. How cool is that?   That would be fun for an entry way or hallway!   Home Depot walks you through making it!

See the 3 chair bench.

Sweater Leggings

Make leggings for your daughter out of an old sweater!  Such a cool idea from Ruffles and Stuff!  She calls them "Sweggings."   These are freakin' cute!!!!

See how to make sweater leggings.

Baseball Flowers

Would the "boys" in your life allow you to decorate their bedroom with flowers if the petals were made from baseballs?   Not mine!  BUT, I really like the look of these baseball flowers and would love to find a way to put some in my house!   My Salvaged Treasures created these cuties!  Nice way to repurpose old balls!

See how to make baseball flowers.

Men's Shirt Transformed Into a Women's Skirt

  Turn a men's shirt into a cute skirt with Sugar Bee Crafts!  I know my husband has some shirts that I'd love to do this with and he probably wouldn't mind some of them being taken out of his closet.

See the men's shirt into women's skirt tutorial.

Drum Shade from Embroidery Hoops

Hostess with the Motzes created a drum shade from a pair of embroidery hoops!  How cool is that?    I love the fabric she used to cover it.

See how to make an embroidery hoops drum light shade.

Grandfather Clock Turned Into Shelving

Growing up, we had a grandfather clock.  It was fancy...and noisy.   It seems to chime all the time.  I wasn't sad when it stopped working.  I've seen a few grandfather clocks at the thrift store.  They must have been broken because the price was reasonable.   Trash to Treasure took an old clock and turned it into a darling shelf.  I personally prefer the idea of a clock being turned into shelving than actually working and being noisy.

See the grandfather clock shelves!

14 Ways to Transform A Bag

What a fun round-up this one at Handbag Heaven is!   It gives 14 ways to dress up and/or transform your bag.  I LOVE several of the ideas.

See the ways to improve a bag. 

Faux Crocheted Skirt (and Boot Socks)

Want to know how to make a crocheted skirt and some boot socks?  Head over to Morning by Morning Productions for some little secrets.

See the crocheted skirt and boot socks.

10 Things to Make with T-shirts

Head over to Cheap Crafty Mama to see a round up of 10 cute things you can make with t-shirts!   Great ways to refashion all those t-shirts in your closet!

See the 10 Things to Make with T-shirt Round-up.

Shirred Circles Shirt (From Men's Shirt)

Mandy at Sugar Bee rocks!  She took a baggy grey men's shirt and turned into into a beautiful, flattering gathered shirt perfect for a woman!   LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! 

(And don't you love her necklace!  It's a Paparazzi necklace.   Mandy is a Paparazzi consultant too!)

See the side-gathered men's shirt!e

Dresser to Shelf

I love Liz Marie Blog took an old dresser and turned it into very functional and beautiful shelving!   I love even more that it fits in a closet and is such a perfect place for shelves.

See the dresser turned shelves.

Infinity Scarf from Regular Scarf

Scarfs are definitely in for 2012!   AND the infinity scarf is the most popular of them all!   Join Adventures in Dressmaking to learn how to turn a regular scarf into an infinity scarf!!!

See the Infinity scarf tutorial.

Toddler/Baby Leggings from Women's Knee Highs

Don't you love leggings for your little ones during the cold months? I do (sometimes even under their pants!) I made a ton of those knock-off Baby Legs from women's knee high socks for my two oldest. (They even wore them on their arms with short sleeve shirts.)

Now, Just Between Friends has created an easy tutorial about how to turn knee highs into leggings that go up over the diaper! Sometimes, I wished my former baby legs were leggings! I love this idea too. It looks so easy!

See how the women's knee high are turned into toddler leggings.

Play Kitchen Made From a Chair

You've probably seen play kitchens made from entertainment centers and drawers, but have you seen one made from a chair?   Over at Kicsi Haz you can see it.   However, you may have a hard time reading it because it is in a different language.  Maybe you can use Google Translate or something like that!   Pretty cool chair idea!!!!

See the play kitchen made from a chair.

Desk Into Towering Dresser!!!!

Gail, the repurposing genius at My Repurposed Life turned a desk into a very tall dresser. I've looked for tall dressers/chest. They are either non-existent or very, very expensive. Now, I want to try to find a desk that this idea would work for! Totally Awesome!

See the desk that was turned into a tall dresser.

Sequined Sweatshirt

I love the feel of a sweatshirt, but unless I am just hanging around the house, I rarely get to wear one.  They just don't look 'professional.'    However, Happy Together has found a way to dress up a sweatshirt by cutting off the top and adding some sequins.  Really cute!

See the sequin sweatshirt.



Guest Blogger - Homemade Ginger - Waterproof Bib from Bag

Hello Someday Crafts readers! I'm so excited to be sharing with you all today! My name is Megan and I blog over at Homemade Ginger.

I just celebrated my 2 year "blogiversary" by challenging myself for the entire year.  I'm calling it the 30 Days Project and each month I will come up with a new challenge for myself and blog about it.  For the month of November, my challenge is 30 days of Repurposing.

 I am blogging a new project every single day this month that has to do with repurposing something by giving it a new life!

 For example, one of my favorites I've done so far is repurposing a thrift store sweater into a sock monkey costume.

 And this repurposed ruffled sweater

Today, I will be sharing a tutorial on how to repurpose a reusable shopping bag into a waterproof pocket bib (with some extra leftover to make another mini-project!)

I found this $0.99 shopping bag at Marshalls and thought it was so adorable.  I've seen similar ones at Joann's and Hobby Lobby for very cheap.  The material is perfect to make something waterproof.

 And you can't beat the price! Especially considering the fact that most waterproof fabrics like oil cloth are super expensive.

 First, I took a bib I already had and made a pattern by tracing it.  I cut another piece the same size and shape of the bottom portion of the bib, which will be the pocket.

Use your pattern to cut out the pieces from the bag.

Next, you will need some double fold bias tape.  I actually made mine, but you could definitely buy some if you wanted to.  Sew the bias tape along the top edge of the pocket.

Pin the pocket to the bib and now pin bias tape all around the edge of the bib and sew on.

 

Lastly, sew on some velcro for an easy closure

And you are done! So simple!

 

Now, you will probably have a huge piece of the bag leftover.   So, why not cut it...

Serge or zig zag around the edges.

And use as a placemat!

Perfect for a messy eater because it's easy to simply wipe off.

2 easy projects from a $0.99 bag.  It would make a great frugal Christmas gift!

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  Thanks so much for having me today and feel free to stop by  Homemade Ginger and say hi!