Art & Craft Ideas, How to Tutorials, Handmade Gift
Oh, we all crave creativity. But sometimes copycat-designs are ‘just the thing’ to shave off time of making something ‘unique’. Here’s a novel idea that looks so ‘belonging’, that could be made with recycled items. I’d long to make it one day: a tribal necklace a la designer Proenza Schouler’s Resort Collection 2011. [...]
I had a golden name necklace when I was about four years old. Did you too??!! (Am I giving my age away now??? Yes, it was long time ago.) ;Well, these old fashioned name necklaces are back. Big time!! How so? New York Celebrities are wearing these instead of the LA glam girls’ beaded leather [...]
Even if you’re not clicked-into the Los Angeles celebrity-scene, you might have seen these little wrap bracelets. They are THE RAGE in Hollywood. If you’d buy Luu Chan’s, you’ll realize that what once was a tribal friendship bracelet, has transformed into a pricey heirloom. That’s what happens when you add diamonds and precious stones. [...]
I haven’t gone back to school for a ‘000 years. However, every Fall I still enjoy that feeling of a fresh start. Lovely. One of my best memories is how I used to get very nice new book wrapping paper, calendar and others kids desk accessories and stationary. We would making matching schedulers and organizers, [...]
This article on ‘College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating Projects & Ideas’ finishes the ‘Back-to-school Ideas’- week, however, during September we’ll add a few more individual back-to-school ideas, as they pop up in our minds. College Room, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Ideas Child Bedroom Furniture Stencil Plan This article contains free templates and a [...]
School bags are one of the most essential school supplies out there. And from personal experience as someone who studied for many years, it is a really good investment to have a couple of different style bags laying around: one for light days, one for heavy book days, one for gym, one for personal items, [...]
Time to celebrate going Back-to-School with flirty gifts that create smiles on the first day of school and help continue friendships. Fun Fashion Friendship Gifts that are Easy to Make Sure, there is the good-old classic friendship bracelet (click link to learn how to make it). But let’s go beyond the simple ‘threaded thingy’, [...]
A fun project to do with kids: We recycled an old zipper into a darling butterfly brooch. Step by Step Instructions on How to Make a Zipper Butterfly 1. Sniff through old cloths or recycled textile supplies to find a 22 cm long zipper. Pick a color you want, or if you [...]
I’m set to start yoga at the beach on the lake in beautiful Trevignano Romano with my stylish new yoga mat tote bag. How inspiring. My prior excuse of it being too much work to get organized is no longer valid as my new yoga mat carrier holds all: rolled mat, wallet, keys, belt, [...]
Look here because you’ve never seen anything like it before: Parisian fashion shoes 2011. Come window shopping with me… Suede Plateau Shoes with Fur Heel Or if you prefer, this pair comes in black patent leather and bright red fur heels. Mini Boots with Maxi Heels Black silk top, sky-high stilettos [...]
These fun fruity lunch and picnic bags are insulated and zippered. Fun design ideas, Found in Paris. Each bag can hold a few sandwiches and a small drink. Picnic Bag As big as two giant tomatoes, holds everything for a picnic of 2 (or 3). Matching DIY [...]
Here’s the tutorial for this easy to make beads, these fabulous, glamorous beads are made with fabric strips wrapped around simple cotton balls. Stitch the fabric down and embellish with contrast-colored shiny glass seed beads in a free –form pattern. As simple as that. Don’t they look glorious? source photo & original design: Alma Stoller [...]
Summer markets, country fairs, flee markets & antique markets are ideal locations to pick up materials to make your own unique bags. This burlap messenger bag is made from a burlap farm animal feed sack, an old belt plus a scrap of off-white demin for lining. This feed sack was found in a US antique [...]
Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Collect materials: string, or strip of leather, or yarn or jewerly wire coverd in fabric,….. ~ or equivalent.. + pretty beads + tools to attach beads. 2. String them together, creating a long beaded jewel for the book bottom end, and a tiny beaded end-jewel to be topping out of the closed [...]
These citrus sun bags are perfect to take along for a picnic, garden party, or to the beach. Just stash in your gear and off you go. Particularly the bottle bag makes great party hostess gifts also. To make it into beach bags, I recommend you quadruple the size of either bag. These [...]
This is UNIQUE! An elegant, knitted pineapple bag, adorned with silver pearl beads and beaded tassels. And with this free pattern, you get to knit your own. It’s a vintage pattern, published in 1840, by Mrs. Jane Gaugain in her book "The Lady’s Assistant, for executing useful and fancy designs in knitting, netting, and crochet [...]
Easy to make, lovely to wear. This hat will sure bring on a mood of frivolous vacation. You can crochet this hat in less than a day and it will make a great gift to your son for protection from the sun. :: Skill Level = Easy :: It’s also a craft kids can do. [...]
Big enough to be either a ‘diaper’- bag and beautiful enough to be an ‘going to town’ or ‘office’- handbag. May I show you this gorgeous, smooth handbag design by real sewing artist Rebeka Lambert. Looking at this bag, you can see Rebeka is a pro. However, with her sewing patterns with multi-page sewing instructions, [...]
Linky Party-time. Last week, I contributed a day’s worth of lessons from my jewelry repair workshop. Today, my Linky Party contribution is an overview of all 50 jewelry articles we have on this site, many of which I bet you’ve never seen before. Bookmark this page for future reference, and link up your own party [...]
We call can take inspiration from Jen over at Scissors and Spatulas, who did this amazing handbag refashioning. Clutch Bag – The Before Shot: A vintage-find clutch handbag. Clutch Bag – The After Shot: An up-to-date Summer clutch that will make creative gals do a double-take. [...]
I just answered an online question, what’s a Fat Quarter, and thought I should respond to it on the blog instead, as you all might be interested also. Fat Quarters are typically used for quilting and patchwork. They are bundles of fabric that are pre-cut to size. ‘What size?’ you might ask? And this is [...]
Doing anything creative? Show us: it’s Linky Party-time. My contribution to the linky party is today’s Jewelry Repair Workshop. Please do link up your contributions below. Jewelry Repair Workshop – Lessons From Day 1 Today was Day #1 of the “jewelry repair workshop’” that has been desperately needed in our home. I repaired this [...]
Every Monday (or Tuesday), it’s Bag Pattern day here at FineCraftGuild. Today I am featuring a pattern for you that’s fun with flowers: patchwork Dresden flower petals are quilted in long vertical lines lines for extra texture and form. The pattern offers a great way to use up old scraps. Designer – seamstress Angie A. [...]
This guy just has to be every creative girl’s dream: tall and good looking, organized, and best of all: he helps you find stuff as he remembers where you’ve put your things…!! May I introduce you to: … … Mr. ‘Craftbox’ ! This wonderful guy (.. ahem, Craft Storage Furniture) may perhaps be the answer [...]
The beginning of the week is always BAG TIME at FineCraftGuild. We have a nice collection of bag patterns already, but welcome today’s find of a wonderfully easy to crochet tote bag, that’s just as happy to stay around the house as it is being taken around town. It’s the kind of bag that, when [...]
Going green does not mean boring. It means Stylish! This Recycled Juice Box pattern is the ’living’ proof of how recycling has taken on a whimsical, upcycling, refashion-tangent and that there’s no going back! Great project to make this summer, but you got to start saving your used juice boxes now as you’ll need 20 [...]
This is a free sewing pattern for a summer bag. Make the bag using the pattern verbatum to take along a outside Sunday brunch, or enlarge the pattern to suit your needs. In the summer months I typically carry more ‘stuff’. This Gringham fabric is just perfect for either a fun ‘carry-all’-kinda bag or a [...]
In love with Anuschka hand-painted leather bags??! Then you’ll be interested in the leather painting tutorial that I’m featuring today. Learn how to Paint Leather Bags, Belts & Other Accessories Painting leather goods is one of the traditional art forms that Italy is famous for. Here you can find the most exquisite leather [...]
Today we’re all lucky. Guest writer Amanda from SimplyHomemade is featuring a free sewing pattern. Amanda enthusiastically agreed to design a handy-dandy purse organizer for us. We are thrilled, as she’s done a terrific job at illustrating the project step-by-step offering easy-to-follow instructions that we know even a beginning seamstress can work with. The [...]
This adorable string bag is just a perfect project for crochet beginners: it looks really fun and is ultra easy to put together. There are 5 components to this bag: the base, the body, the top rim, the cord, and the flower embellishments. The bag has a diameter of 7“ (18 cm) and 11.5” [...]
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