Art & Craft Ideas, How to Tutorials, Handmade Gift
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 [...]
Let’s plan ahead. This Thanksgiving I would like to have a number of people over for dinner. As this is a bit daunting to me, I usually like to have all the small details, such as the artsy & crafty decorative elements as well as the main dish to be made well ahead of time. [...]
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 [...]
These coat hangers caught my eye at Paris’ main Flee market. \While I personally have been designing crochet coat hangers, I was enamored by the thought of having these colorful wooden, felted and bead bejeweled coat hangers to cheer up my wardrobe. Which ones are your favorite? I love the ones [...]
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 [...]
A fence like you’ve never seen before, have you?! You gotta go to Carrboro in NC to see this beauty. Artistic and practical. This particular fence does not come with a manual, however, there are however plenty of YouTube tutorials on fence making from which to borrow the design ideas needed to pull this one [...]
Inspiring eye candy with lots of photos for you today. Calling all vintage (and just plain old) suitcases to come to work as storage. Didn’t we all have an old suitcase as coffee table in college? I know I did. There are however more ideas. What’s best about suitcases is that they come in all [...]
Great summer craft for kids: make your own succulent garden in that worn pair of shoes that has been the favorite for soooo long and that is just still too ‘precious’ to throw away. Have a pair of those, with soles all worn out and/or now cramping your toes? Perfect. Let’s recycle (upcycle) it!! [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
So totally up my alley, I could have made it. But I didn’t. Featuring the work here of Dom, from Sydney, Australia. Cool chick. Totally love it. Yes, this is easy. Actually, this is a project to file for when the kids are home, for weeks,, during the summer vacation. Let them help with the [...]
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 [...]
You might have recently seen this article with furniture made with pallets whereby we showcase a few indoor ideas on how to use pallets for furniture. And you might have seen Tiffany’s pallet chair \ bench? As the weather is improving, we all want to play outside. What better way than to cut [...]
Fixing a broken iPhone glass screen is as easy as 1,2,3. Never thought of fixing my own iPhone screen until I saw this how-to article at ‘Creating Really Awesome Free Things’. It’s a 3-part iPhone screen replacement video tutorial that takes you through all the steps of repairing and replacing the glass for much less [...]
So, this little half-litre wine bottle from the Merryvale vineyard has been with us ever since our honeymoon in the Californian wine country. We stayed at the Harvest Inn, In Napa Valley, and our honeymoon suite was fitted with a complementary gift basket which included some Merryvale wines. WEDDING SOUVENIR As an [...]
Every year, Earth Day is April 22. Last year around this time, I made a huge effort to find 50+ environment-friendly craft and DIY projects. All these projects look stunningly great and are made of 100% recycled materials. If you are interested in featuring this list on your own blog, please link to this page, [...]
So cute, I wish I would have thought of that. Lindsey of the Pleaded Poppy made this 100% recycled lampshade that is just glorious to look at. This lampshade will befit any room, depending upon fabrics chosen/remnants found in your stash. All you’ll need is scrap fabric and an old lampshade frame. The lampshade [...]
Tons of pallets are being used, abused and thus discarded, all the time. Great opportunity of us, reclaimers, upcyclers and creative misfits to transform these bastards into glorious work of artsy home decoration. Pallets are major recycling opportunities. Here are three easy but oh-so-functional DIY projects that stand out: 1= RECYCLED PALLET DAYBED [...]
Typically, just how lucky are you???! Well, you’re in more luck now: Inspired by having loads of unfinished projects, I felt inspired to make something I could start and finish in one sitting and have ever lasting fun with…. What would that be? A Shamrock Stamp (btw. LaGraine makes some excellent wines) [...]
Shabby or chic, cafe curtains have made a come-back. Or did they never leave the kitchen??? Either way, I’m sure you’ll be happy to find a pattern and step-by-step instructions how to make your own cafe curtains. Cafe curtains offer an easy & inexpensive way to create an informal cozy atmosphere. They let the light [...]
Want to make something new from something 100% recycled? Here’s a great ‘recipe’ for such a ‘something’ that I only discovered by accident. Shhttt… it’s a secret. Silver Doily, 100% upcycled but made of WHAT??!!! The Silver Doilies Secret The secret is: it’s made from a pack of coffee! [...]
When Martha Stewart’s craft team peeks over the shoulders of the Anthropology design team, and thinks ‘eco-design’, you know, you’re going to see a WINNING idea. I just love this pale pink ribbon necklace made with up-cycled and spray-painted costume brochures. Here is the How-to
Walking begin December in the late afternoon through the always romantic streets of Rome, as everything is so ancient and so laden with the energy of things that have endured the passage of time. You know how handmade things have that feel about them, of extensive handling and care in the making… How it has [...]
You have lots to be grateful for… Love to you all! Enjoy my 10-minute-recycled sock craft! It’s so easy, you don’t need a craft tutorial. Just look at the pumpkin picture. A bit of twine and a rolled-up orange sock will do!
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 [...]
Ladders add a rustic country atmosphere to a home, and can be used indoor or outdoor for decoration. This project goes into my ‘one day’ pile of things to do, but my step one was to collect ‘best of’ recycled ladder decoration ideas. Ladders offer great interim storage solutions: quick and easy places to put [...]
Crochet Bike Fashion Crochet & Bikes Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage Aha. And yooouuu thought that crochet was only for your body and your home? Not so. See here!!! A few lovely ideas on how to put that little crochet needle to good use for your bike.Image Bike Fashion Mosaic by Dutch Blue [...]
Today, I have a bit more than a single tote bag pattern for you. I have ** 10 ** bag patterns & tutorials for cosmetics, toiletries and make up bags, organized in 6 different styles. It’s summer and we need these bags rather than one more tote bag. Personally, I need a makeup bag [...]
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