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Spring beanie from a sweater

updated on February 15, 2020March 17, 20202 Comments

This spring beanie is the last part of my project “Complete upcycling of a sweater”. You can also read about how I upcycled the body of the sweater into a handbag and how I made a winter cap from the collar. I was left with the sleaves which I turned into a lighter headwear.

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Upcycled handbag from a sweater

updated on February 16, 2020March 10, 2020Leave a Comment

This is the second part of my mini-series “Complete sweater upcycle”. In this tutorial I will show you how I made an easy zipper handbag from the bodice of a sweater.

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Cryptex

updated on February 10, 2020March 19, 2018Leave a Comment

This year I deicded to make Lily a cryptex for her birthday. If you read Dan Brown’s book The DaVinci Code or saw the movie, you know what a cryptex is. The cryptex hides something inside and gives it away only when you turn the code correctly.