| When money is tight, you have to be
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| | great impression, but this can still look
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| resourceful. But, being resourceful also
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| | ok.You could also try stencils, painting
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| teaches your children to recycle, be
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| | a design or filling in an iron-on
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| creative and use their imagination,
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| | transfer. You might be dubious at first
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| 'thinking out of the box' at an early
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| | that the designs will remain once the
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| age!If you have clothes that are a bit
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| | clothes are washed, but fabric paints are
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| dull and uninspiring, or that are too
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| | supposed to be wash, fade and crack
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| worn and torn to send to charity, put
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| | proof.You could also try this technique
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| them to good use! Create something new
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| | with canvas shoes.Using Decorative
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| from old AND keep your children
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| | BeadsEnhanced plain clothes or those with
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| entertained for free at the same
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| | simple embroidered patterns by using
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| time.Applique-style DesignsYou can jazz
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| | bugle beads and seed beads, in
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| up boring clothes and bring them to life
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| | co-ordinating colours, to either make or
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| by decorating them with bits cut out of
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| | bead over a pattern. This is a very
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| your old clothes: use fabrics with
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| | simple yet effective way of really adding
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| patterns and textures and cut out shapes,
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| | some sparkle to an otherwise plain piece
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| words, flowers etc. If you are lucky
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| | of clothing.The Ugly Duckling gets a
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| enough to have access to a Sizzix or
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| | MakeoverSometimes you get clothes that
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| other type of die cutting machine these
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| | have been contaminated in the wash by
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| are excellent for cutting out some
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| | darker colours, or have stains that just
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| brilliant designs. You can sew the
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| | don't come out. Or, you can find really
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| shapes directly onto your item, and
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| | great bargains at a charity store or even
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| 'rough' stitches can often look better,
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| | brand new clothes that are in the sale
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| giving the piece a naive or rustic look
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| | because they are dull and unattractive
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| (so it doesn't matter if you aren't great
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| | and a bad buy for the store! Keep your
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| at sewing!)You can further enhance these
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| | eye out for these - we are trained to see
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| cut out pieces with beads, sequins or
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| | the nice, pretty clothes and go "urgh!"
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| fabric pens/paints.Fabric Paints and
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| | to the boring stuff, but re-train your
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| Stamping If you haven't tried fabric
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| | brain to think boring is good, because
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| paints before and don't really want to
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| | boring can be re-vamped into something
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| spend any money, buy some used bottles
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| | great (and original!) even if the colour
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| from eBay! Then get some plain t-shirts
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| | is a horrible pea green - try using
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| and jeans that have become stained and
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| | clothes dye or cover up stains using
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| start to play. Try decorating the jeans
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| | fabric paints or applique as mentioned
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| freehand, just by 'drawing' with the
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| | above. You can also add ribbons, flower
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| paints (they have thin nozzle attachments
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| | buds, lace, patchwork, beads, lots of
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| so this is fairly straightforward).
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| | things.You don't have to be overly
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| T-shirts can be 'stamped' using simple
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| | artistic or creative to customise your
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| rubber stamps: brush the paint onto the
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| | clothing - often less is more and a
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| stamp then straight onto the fabric.
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| | simple, understated embellishment will
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| Practice first as you don't always get a
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| | suffice.
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