Ive heard Sassy magazine used to have a sewing/diy section and wanted to know if anyone could suggest a good issue. I want to buy some old issues off ebay but dont reaaly have a lot of room for magazines I cant use. Thanks in advance

I have a magazine holder that says SASSY across the front in bright pink. I think i got it when i subscribed to the magazine as a free gift. sorry to go a little off topic, but i thought maybe if you want to trade for something, I can send it to you and you can store whatever you buy from e-bay in it. i think it would hold like 10-15 thinner magazines. it's made out of plastic, that is kinda like corrogated (sp?) cardboard. it's kida frosty/clear and velcro's shut. email me if you are interested.

jessystar21@yahoo.com

There are some scanned crafty pages from Sassy at SCP:>http://groups.msn.com/shinycraftypeople/home.htm

I don't remember the crafty articles being a regular monthly feature. The only crafty-ish articles I can recall were:
-sew a pillowcase into a dress
-turn a turtleneck into a shirt and headband
-methods to dye your hair
-elvis' favorite recipes (which I would love if anyone has them)

amyt

oh!!!!! i remember the one that was how to turn fishnet tights into a fishnet top!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3564598550&category=615
here are some for sale.

vixious

I remember one about turning a pair of camo pants into a jacket by cutting out the crotch (for the neckline) and down the fly (for the front.) Theirs turned out looking pretty cool, but the one I tried to make out of my parachute pants looked about like you'd expect a jacket made out of pants to look. HAHAHA!

My fave was the one that told you how to make a little jacket out of a sweatshirt. It had little frogs as closures. Soooo cute. I think my roommate has that issue, actually! She is one of those save-y people. If I find it, I will post it here.

Kay

voguevixen, which issue was this? I thought I had all of them. i have the jeans to skirt one and the redo your demin one but pants to a jacket I dont remember, although I've heard this from one other person so maybe i'm missing an issue

Oh holy cows. I don't remember anything else about the issue. I never saved any of them and this was what, 15 years ago? (Wow, now I feel really old!) I do remember it was camoflage pants though, not regular jeans. (And now that you mention it, I DO remember the one with the sweatshirt with the frog closures! That was cute!) So about the same time frame. I remember I suscribed the first year, and maybe had a few other issues, so I'd say one of the early ones. (How many years did Sassy run?)

sassy ran from 1988 to 1994 under jane pratt and a few years after that under some california people. are you sure you did not see the camo pants to jacket in seventeen?

Absolutely not. I have never bought or even read Seventeen. It was definately in the first year of Sassy, approximately the same time as the sweatshirt with frogs. (I'm thinking I made that one too, but for some reason didn't like the way it turned out. I started out with a too-small sweatshirt and it wouldn't close right I think.) Another one I remember was taking a skanky bridesmaid-ey dress, cutting it down and dying it into a cool cocktail dress. I never made that one because I never had a prom dress to cut down and never needed a cocktail dress, lol.

for those who are interested these are the sassy mag pages I have:

1. april flowers: how to make fabric flowers
2 tie dye to dye for: tie dyeing
3. all doilied up: make a purse out of a pillow case and doilies
4. bead it: embelish a little dress with beads
5. cheap frills: add lace to a button down shirt
6. sweat jacket: make a jacket with frog closures out of a sweat shirt
7. with bells on: embellish a sweater with gold tassels and bells
8. redo your denim: make a cropped jacket and jhodpurs out of jeans
9. bandana cap: cute skull cap out of bandanas
10. the shirt off your shoulders: inspired by j paul gaultier make a button down shirt and scarf into an off the shoulder shirt
11. buttoned up: change the buttons on a cardigan for a new look
12. from formal to fun: make a prom dress into a top and skirt
13:instant alice band: make a red cotton head band (like alice from alice in wonderland)
14. underouterwear: reader produced issue make pants that look like jeans with the underwear sticking out at the top and at the ankles
15. nothing up your sleave: make a cuff and collar set to make a sweater look like you have a button down shirt underneath but without the bulky ness
16:under where? : emebelish a cami and panties with roses
17: stud this: take a fanny pack and add punk rock studs
18: jacket renovation: crop a blazer and and shear see thru fabric at the bottom
19: new shoes: update a pair of ballerina slippers with lace up ties
20: when is a one piece a two piece?: make a bikini out of a onepiece bathing suit
21: dress yourself: make an empire waist dress out of a skirt and T shirt
22: build a better vest: update your vest with an equestrian motif silk scarf
23:fringy: make a karl lagerfield inspired skirt with ribbon fringe
24: fresh thrifty outfit of grooviness: make a top out of fishnets and a jumper style dress out of a XXL Tshirt
25: turtle head.: from a turtle neck make a balletop and alice band
26:not for the shy: make a goth tulle skirt for the prom
27: long enough: make a denim maxi skirt: the skirt to jeans way before everyonelse made them in the late 90's
28: yes, a pillowcase: pillowcase to a dress
29: reader produced issue making it: turtleneck to shirt and matching hat and large jeans with suspenders
30: the tie skirt: this one was never a sassy make it column. it was an article where todd oldham make one was well as other outfits out of thrift store clothes but no intsructions were provided

I can offer the photocopies to some one who would be nice to offer the photocopies to to others. I dont have the time to make copies for everyone but I'd like to share them with others.

I may sound obsessive but those are all the ones I have. I never parted with my sassy collection. so the camo pants to jacket is a mystery to me. I've only heard one other person mention that they remember a jeans to bolero jacket so something similar may exist and I just missed it. if anyone can solve the myster please post

i can make copies for free at school because i'm buddy-buddy with the librarian, so if you want to send them to me, maybe we could make a little copy sending tree? you know like you send them to me, i send them to two or three people, they each make copies and send them to three people, etc. sound plausible? let me know...

xoxo, ashley

aw man, can I get in on this action?
I have money....
I can get the Aussie side of the copy-sending tree going.
I"m at robnamy@bigpond.net.au
-gg

I would love to join the copy tree also. silver00fairy@yahoo.com
Thanks
Amber

I'd be more then happy to send off some photo copies... please add me to the list!

jennalyn14@hotmail.com

Thanks!
jenna*

ashley, I'll send you some copies and you can then post who you want to send copies to


liz

ooh, what a great idea...I'd love to be included!

Do you think there would be a problem with putting them on the web? That way people could just go to a page and print them out themselves? I have space on my site if you want.

V

if someone can do that that would be great. I dont have a scanner. just photocopies

L

are there going to be any copyright issues? otherwise when i get them from liz i'll scan them and send them to bumble v. let me know what's up, otherwise i'll set up some tree action.

ash

oh man i would lvoe acopy is this still happening ..can anyone tell me PLEASE???? I just LOVE sassy and wanted to do more with their DIY section

much love
Eugenia

hmmm, I don't know about the copyright issue. I don't think it should be a problem though. Ooh, can't wait to see all the yummy diy goodness!

V

I'd like to be in on this too!

I am so sad that I missed Sassy when was first published! :(
So Now I would LOVE to get a photocopy and distribute a couple copies to others. I want to play too. :) sorry to sound Obnoxious, but this just made my day!!!

Thanx!!!
Jaime
idomusic2@yahoo.com

send some photocopies my way!!

polesmoker69@hotmail.com

sorry i cant make copies and send them! or scan them, but i would love them for my collection od diy!!