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SmrtArt Seamstress of all kinds. Needle craft and paintbrushes expert! You wanna wear it. I can prolly make it just right for you! DISCLAIMER!

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T*mu and She*n might just keep me in business after all.Their lack of actual design and cohesive fabric choices got me t...
09/13/2026

T*mu and She*n might just keep me in business after all.
Their lack of actual design and cohesive fabric choices got me this job, first off to hem the cuffs and pants. But I was so thoroughly irritated that the lined the jacket in black AND THEN put black buttons with black button holes on it, I was practically screaming.
The pants were not lined at all, cool, and they actually put a white zipper in, but WHY a black button?! Gahhhh!
Soooo I picked new pale pink buttons and re-hand stitched all the button holes closed with a pink that matched the flamingos perfectly!
If I’d had the time and the client had asked, I would have reclined that whole inside too. 🤩🫠
No one should have face fashion faux pax to save a buck or two. šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø
Wanna know how to do this work yourself? message me and let’s set up a sewing teaching session!
I offer lessons from the most basic button and zipper repair, to hemming your garments and opening gussets for extended wear, all the way to full garment and costume making! Chicago burbs and zoom lessons available.
Remake, repair, reuse what you already own!

Big shout out to my newest top fans! šŸ’ŽMary Halper-my Grammy is my biggest supporter over here! Love you sooo very much G...
08/27/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! šŸ’Ž

Mary Halper-my Grammy is my biggest supporter over here! Love you sooo very much Grammy! ā™„ļøšŸ„°ā™„ļøšŸ„°ā™„ļøšŸ„°ā™„ļø

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Finished remaking my parents new bags for their corn hole game!Decided to custom make them in alternating colors out of ...
08/23/2026

Finished remaking my parents new bags for their corn hole game!
Decided to custom make them in alternating colors out of perfect match microfibers!
Hubs,kiddos &I tried them out first! They felt really good in hand!
As a heads up for those wanting some, this was $25 in fabric &took me 8hours to make from stencil sketching to stuffed &closed!
So yes, sure I’d love to make you some w/your favorite teams….if you appreciate the value of homemade that will last longer than a Temu purchase.

F AI! Kiddo wanted to change this mask into a winter fox….so we did that.Ai can’t make a mask for you. Let kids learn to...
08/07/2026

F AI!
Kiddo wanted to change this mask into a winter fox….so we did that.
Ai can’t make a mask for you.
Let kids learn to create, don’t let them become zombies behind a screen.
We’re gonna add whiskers tomorrow!

School is fast approaching! Fall and winter are just around the corner.Now’s the time for hemming, mending and repairs o...
08/02/2026

School is fast approaching!
Fall and winter are just around the corner.
Now’s the time for hemming, mending and repairs on your winter gear.
This uniform skirt is being hemmed up shorter with the original hem intact for lowering later for a handle down or growth for the original client. The first image you can see both original and new hems together. Second is original, third is new. A simple invisible whip stitch is used for this process.
For winter items, think about those pockets with rings holes, liners that need replacing and small moth holes from storage.
Don’t wait til October to get these items repaired! Message me now and they’ll be ready before the cold comes roaring in.

These tiny skull pillows needed a lot of love. The felt they were originally made with was very weak and thin and so aft...
05/17/2026

These tiny skull pillows needed a lot of love.
The felt they were originally made with was very weak and thin and so after a few years, simply grabbing them and tossing them around the couches, during fall season, had given them full on open holes where the stuffing was spilling out.
I raided my scrap stash from making masks, during the pandemic, for some fun pieces to cover the holes up.
The blanket stitch is easy but not fast at all, especially when working with fragile felt. I do absolutely love their ā€œFrankenstein stitchingā€ effect though. Really lends to the pillows overall spooky feel even more.
I know they’ll only last a couple more years before I have to patch the rest, or completely deconstruct and remake with a better black fabric. But this is what makes mending fun and unique to me and my home and personality.

So I whipped this shirt up a looooong time ago for a Howard costume, from The Mighty Boosh. But I did it crazy quick, ha...
05/16/2026

So I whipped this shirt up a looooong time ago for a Howard costume, from The Mighty Boosh.
But I did it crazy quick, had limited fabric and didn’t do any finishing at all.
I pulled it out of the bottom of the mending box and realized I had finally added the buttons but not the holes. And then realized it desperately needed to be reinforced along every seam, especially where the button holes needed to go.
Well, now I don t like the machine holes at all and want to redo them by hand, and I need y’all’s help deciding which color thread to use.
Poll belowā¬‡ļø
Dark brown, hunter green or soft gold??

I’ve had these gorgeous gloves of my great grandmother’s for many years and I attempted to repair them long ago before I...
05/14/2026

I’ve had these gorgeous gloves of my great grandmother’s for many years and I attempted to repair them long ago before I truly learned how to repair things. Last night I found thread to match and used my metal thimbles as mini darning eggs inside the fingers to fix these right up!
They fit my hands perfectly too!
So excited to wear them now!

When I’m out of juice to be moving around in my office, this is where I’m planted.This past winter my body decided to ac...
05/14/2026

When I’m out of juice to be moving around in my office, this is where I’m planted.
This past winter my body decided to act like it was in its 60’s instead of its 40’s. I wasn’t able to do very much besides knit,sleep&watch tv.
After many many many tests, we’ve finally been getting answers&remedies that are giving me improvement.
But now that I’m getting energy back,I’m kinda over doing it,so now today I’m here again,with a killer migraine. I’m hoping this caffeine will help make it go away. And I’ve got all the hand mending down here now too so I can work on that.
Tonight bedtime goal is 2am/earlier. Not 6:30am. That crapped me out. 😭

Before I got started on the house coat liner, last night, I got some quick mends finished first.Added two more patches t...
05/13/2026

Before I got started on the house coat liner, last night, I got some quick mends finished first.
Added two more patches to my patch jacket.
Always looking for cool, kitschy, fan patches. If you know of any neato ones, send me links!
Updated the kiddo’s scout shirt&sash for awards next week&crossing over to big scouts!
A quick mend of the elastics on her hair towels too!
You got mending/alterations you need done?
Message me! Chicago metro & southside.

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