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Runningdawg

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2. I am a beader
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 07:46 AM
Apr 2018

I shop mostly in local Native-owned businesses but I buy from Crazy Crow what I can not find there. I'm old school when it comes to fabric, I need to touch it to know if I want it. That's where the coupons from Jo Anns come in handy. I quilt a little (very little) but recently found a pattern I love and have deemed it this winters project. Between now and then I will be taking advantage of their "get 50% off one cut of fabric" to collect what I need a little at a time.
When it comes to jewelry findings, buttons, zippers, trim...don't laugh - I repurpose from the thrift store. I can buy and cannibalize a handful of clasps, multi strand dividers and such for the price of one piece new. Not long ago I bought an old 1950's prom dress exclusively for the rhinestone trim. 9 yards of it total. I paid $3 for the dress, used what I needed and sold the rest for a profit of $65.

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