How to Crochet Front Loops, Video Tutorial
Many people have asked me for help with the crochet grass mat (picture below), so I thought to look into it. Crochet Grass Mat I have to say, the pattern instructions are confusing, if you are not familiar working with ‘back loops only’ or ‘front loops only’. As a picture tells a thousand words, [...]
Handmade Ruffle Rugs
: easy rug-making technique that even kids can do. This handmade DIY ruffle rug offers a great way to blow new life into the mountain of unused or outgrown t-shirts in your family’s (and your neighbors’) closets. Fabulous and colorful, they would make hip and fun floor mats for bedrooms and bathrooms. With colors wisely [...]
Handmade Rugs
Most visitors to this blog have found our feature of this eco-green towel-recycling DIY bathroom mat. I’ve noticed however, that not everyone has good ‘bathroom mat treatment’ habits, so I thought to share a few tips with you today, to begin with, and then I’ll give you an overview of the various rugs I’ve featured [...]
DIY Burlap Bedroom Rug
Pin It Coffee bags and other burlap products have been recycled in just about anything. I’ve seen Victorian chairs and poofs upholstered with them. They’ve been made into anything from Easter bunnies to Christmas tree ornaments, and most of all, been transformed into other kinds of bags. However, today’s idea is even easier: transform your [...]
Area Rug: Contemporary? Handmade? .. Crochet??
No kidding. Recycle a bed sheet, a few t-shirts, a sweater or 4, buy durable nylon rope,… or simply crochet with some wool yarn…. and make a modern area rug in a dash. I am sure you’ve all seen the grass crochet rug that we’ve featured a while ago?!! Today, I am going to [...]
Grass Crochet Rug Free Pattern
Pin It How cool is that? Perrrfect for your own home, as a gift to someone, and particularly, as a Fathers day gift. Lion Brand is the designer of this amazingly fun, modern or manly rug. I can see it in so many settings. The free crochet pattern for this rug / mat measures [...]
Eco-Friendly Bath Mat – DIY
Recycle & Be Creative. How about doing something back for Mother Earth: … like an eco-friendly home-decorating craft?! Here’s a fun and eco-friendly project to make a rug to enliven your bathroom. Towel Rug Pin It Give Old Towels a Second Life Transforming towels into super soft, eco-chic bath rugs. How-to [...]



