{"id":1437,"date":"2014-02-17T13:45:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T18:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/?p=1437"},"modified":"2015-07-09T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T14:02:46","slug":"old-sweaters-make-warm-fuzzies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/old-sweaters-make-warm-fuzzies\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Sweaters Make Warm Fuzzies &#8211; Make your own and enter our re-design contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-Kaiser-head-shot-XSmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/A-Kaiser-head-shot-XSmall.jpg\" alt=\"A  Kaiser head shot XSmall\" width=\"100\" height=\"90\" data-size=\"100x90\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Old Sweaters Make Warm Fuzzies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make your own and enter our re-design contest<\/p>\n<p><em>By stylist and blogger, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/113902644852312558971\/about?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\">Annette K.<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Gloves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Gloves.jpg\" alt=\"Gloves\" width=\"269\" height=\"202\" data-size=\"640x480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Gloves.jpg 640w, https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Gloves-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upcycling!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the cool, hip word for re-design or re-create. And with the recent blasts of snow leaving us homebound and stir crazy, re-designing old things into new things might be the perfect antidote for your next bout of boredom.<\/p>\n<p>Visit your local Goodwill store and upcycle with sweaters. Create fingerless gloves, hats and mittens. The ribbing at the bottom of a sweater offers stretch-ability and durability, while the sweater\u2019s cozy texture offers a warm and \u201cartsy\u201d swag.<\/p>\n<p>Take a quick walk around the aisles at Goodwill and pick up a few sweaters to stash away for the next snow day.<\/p>\n<p>But be careful \u2014 these projects are addictive. You may end up wishing for more snow.<\/p>\n<p>Who would have thought?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/upcycle-doc_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"upcycle doc_Page_1\" width=\"446\" height=\"440\" data-size=\"743x733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/upcycle-doc_Page_1.jpg 743w, https:\/\/staging.yourgoodwill.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/upcycle-doc_Page_1-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you like to re-design? Are you a fashion designer?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Enter the Goodwill re-design Contest!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Re-design Contest offers aspiring fashion designers, students, fashionistas and hobbyists the chance to show their creativity by repurposing items purchased at Goodwill. Finalists will have the opportunity to display their work at the annual Goodwill Runway Show on Thursday, April 24, at the Body Zone, just off Route 222 in Wyomissing. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; the show begins at 6:30. The show is Goodwill&#8217;s largest fundraiser in Berks County. <!--For more information about the Goodwill Runway Show, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/news_events\/runway_show.php\">https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/news_events\/runway_show.php<\/a>--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DESIGN CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Avant Guard<\/strong><br \/>\nCreate an innovative look that is experimental and pushes boundaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Shirt Remix<\/strong><br \/>\nRepurpose a men&#8217;s shirt or shirts into a completely different ready-to-wear piece.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessories<\/strong><br \/>\nConstruct an accessory (e.g. handbag, hat, jewelry or shoes) using a variety of items.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2013 RE-DESIGN WINNERS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nClick Here to see the 2013 Re-design winners featured in Berks County Living <a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkscountyliving.com\/December-2013\/The-Future-of-Fashion\/\">http:\/\/www.berkscountyliving.com\/December-2013\/The-Future-of-Fashion\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--For more information on Goodwill Keystone Area\u2019s Re-design contest, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/news_events\/redesign_contest.php\">https:\/\/www.yourgoodwill.org\/news_events\/redesign_contest.php<\/a>--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Old Sweaters Make Warm Fuzzies Make your own and enter our re-design contest By stylist and blogger, Annette K. 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