Tear your sheets into strips, roll them into balls and knit up some rugs, coasters, table mats or whatever!
It’s easy, and what an awesome way to upcycle an often overlooked resource.
From Creative Jewish Mom Blog, HERE
A new take on paper beads
Paper beads are colorful, light, and easy to make. Take a look at this bracelet made of cone-shaped recycled paper beads by artist Devi Chand. Brilliant!
Blackwork in color
Teasemade created these little (5-cm) brooches by embellishing bits of a Liberty Tana lawn print, Birdsong. I especially love that she’s worked blackwork patterns over some areas. To see biggified photos, go to her blog post.
Inspiration: MafiosaGrrl
Jacquie of MafiosaGrrl entered her embroidered rendering of the spitting gargoyle of Notre Dame in her county fair. It didn’t win. Jacquie, please don’t start embroidering geese in bonnets! Just get your art to a more suitable venue. We’ll all … Read More...
Frantz Art Glass Newsletter Blog
Everyone that loves glass needs multiple places to go for good solid information. If you do lampwork Frantz Art Glass is one of those places. Mike Frantz gets the glass for all of us to make beads with. So that’s … Read More...
They Draw & Travel
They draw & Travel is such an awesome idea. I used to make personal maps of places I went to for fun, it’s a great creative exercise, and makes you think about how you use your neighborhood.
Anyone can submit
… Read More...A Lovely Locket
Lockets bring a charming and sweetly old-fashioned vibe to a bride’s ensemble. But modern brides love them too! Sparkle and Hay shares several ways to incorporate this meaningful accessory into your wedding day. Click here to read more.
Poolside Pallets
I love how Donna took an old barn door and turned it into not only something functional, but beautiful as well. A great place to hang wet towels from the pool and display a lovely basket of flowers too. But … Read More...
Refined macrame
If you equate macrame with hideous 1970s plant hangers, then you must see the post by Jeanine in Canada about pizzo Margarete, a delicate Italian knotted lace. Go to her Italian Needlework blog post.
Little Wallet sewing card
Megs from Monkey Beans whipped up these three tiny wallets from a Valori Wells’ sewing card. Cute, cuter, and cutest! Find out more here.
Tip: Value trumps color in successful quilts
Wayne at Wayne Kollinger’s Sketch Book gives a lesson in color and value for quilters. He says,
… Read More...Choosing fabric for a quilt isn’t just about picking colors you like. Color value is even more important than color in determining how
More Cake Toppers
Ah! A couple more traditional and a couple more traditional. I’m not sure what I’d go with!
1. Custom Polymer Clay Wedding Cake Topper, 2. Polymer clay cake topper for Adriana, 3. Basset Hound Wedding Cake Topper Polymer … Read More...
Parrish and Minnick at Helios in 2012
Two fabulous instructors and glass artists are booked to teach over at Helios Kiln Glass Studio in Austin, TX for 2012. These are the types of classes that will fill up quickly! Wander over to the site and check out … Read More...
Infant Car Seat and Felt Stroller Toys & Sock Fish Tutorials
Joel of “Made by Joel” decided to try making some car seat and stroller toys for their new baby girl to look at. He used high contrast scraps of felt, so they’re soft to touch, and fun for babies eyes … Read More...
Stitch a birdie keychain
Cindy of Cindy’s Stitches in Time made these little birdie keychains as baby-shower favors. (Great idea!) You could do the same. Or wouldn’t this make a great project to do with kids! Cindy doesn’t provide a pattern, but you could … Read More...
Serving Veggies and Dip
Luh-loving this serving idea for veggie dip and veggies from Eddie Ross. {spotted on The Party Dress}
Great idea for mounting needlework
Beautiful and brilliant! Christine of Les petites croix de Christine mounted sampler bits in shallow fabric-covered boxes, arranged neatly within a frame. Christine made her boxes of matboard. But just imagine the possibilities. Cover little jewelry boxes and lids left … Read More...
Stitching stones
I adore these felted stones embellished with embroidered lichen and moss. They’re the work of Lisa of lil fish studios. See more at her blog post.
Stitching on found objects
Low-res, 8-bit digital images are perfect for replication in cross-stitch, as Moxie proves with her stitchery on found objects. According to AndrewS of Craftzine.com (who pointed out Moxie’s work), these pieces are intended for an upcoming show, Super I AM … Read More...
What to do with an old CD
I love this piece by Annet of Fat-Quarter for so many reasons. Two at the top of my list: It makes beautiful use of a bead-and-ruffle technique she learned from Luiz Vaz. And it’s mounted over an old CD–one … Read More...