Who is greener than Betz? I have done a couple of articles on Betz White and she has an amazing imagination on recycling wool sweaters into a adorable cupcakes, teacups and either can be used as a pincushion. Betz has … Read More...
Lookie what she made: 100% recycled tote
Joanne from Craft Passion made this tote entirely from recycled materials: fused grocery bags, old jeans, a curtain, and a rice sack. Rather than trying to cover up the markers of the items’ previous lives, she uses them as design … Read More...
Tutorial: Cloth napkins
Wipe your mouth earth-friendly style with cloth napkins instead of paper. Skip To My Lou shows how to make them using both a mitered corner and a folded corner. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, cloth, napkins, eco-friendly[/tags]
Tutorial: Recycle a T-Shirt into a Headband
CraftStylish shows how to recycle an old t-shirt into a comfortable headband. Find out how at CraftStylish.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, recycle, t-shirt, tee, headband[/tags]
Earth Day Recipe Roundup
Earth Day recipe roundups.
Tutorial: Double-layer little girl’s skirt
Everyday Chaos shares a tutorial for making this double-layer skirt for a little girl. I love how the lower layer peeks through the opening all the way to the waistband. Get the tutorial.
Tutorial: No-sew tote bag
I suppose that a project that touts itself as “no-sew” technically doesn’t belong in the sewing category, but it uses fabric and it’s a really cool idea. Sarah James posts on Instructables showing how to make a tote bag from … Read More...
Tutorial: From a girl’s dress to a pretty purse
Darling Petunia made her Blue Blossom Bag from a thrifted girl’s dress. The top of the bag is the bottom of the dress. (The lining and the handles were made with other materials from her stash.) Read her tutorial for … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap burner baby bib
This baby bib by Make It and Love It is scrap-pieced on the front, which makes it a great project for burning through your scraps. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pieced, bib, baby, scrap[/tags]
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Mineral blush recipe
Chic Cheeks Mineral Blush
by Debbie Bilezikian, via MakeYourOwnCosmetics.com
This is a lovely, sheer blush to brighten and enliven the cheeks. It is in the “cool” range, designed for lighter skin tones. In this recipe, a “scoop” is 1/8 level … Read More...
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Use Up Your Stash!
From the Knitting Folks at BellaOnline.com comes this article: Making An Afghan Without Buying More Yarn.
When you look around you and see piles, boxes, bags, baskets, or tubs full of yarn many things may strike you other than chaos. … Read More...
Use Up Your Stash!
From the Knitting Folks at BellaOnline.com comes this article: Making An Afghan Without Buying More Yarn.
When you look around you and see piles, boxes, bags, baskets, or tubs full of yarn many things may strike you other than chaos. … Read More...
Evil Devitrifying Purple Glass
Follow Debra Jennings at Watch Me Create as she muses about her beloved purple glass, that others have such a hard time mastering. She shares lots of pictures and shows you the different color variations she’s been able to get … Read More...
Chevron Gloves
Looking for a great way to use up some of your yarn stash, but don’t want to work up bigger projects now that the weather is turning warmer? Try making smaller projects that are full of color, like these Chevron … Read More...
Home Decor and Tissue Box
Good Morning Everyone:
Today we start our series of home decor…
I hope you are ready to participate on this fun challenge this week. Spring is here what better time to spruce up eh?
I want to show you this … Read More...
Home Decor and Tissue Box
Good Morning Everyone:
Today we start our series of home decor…
I hope you are ready to participate on this fun challenge this week. Spring is here what better time to spruce up eh?
I want to show you this … Read More...
Tutorial: Color your fabric with markers and alcohol inks
When I saw these scarves at Yoli’s Sacred Journey, I thought they must be the result of some very complex fabric dying process. It turns out that she used permanent markers and alcohol inks. Get the tutorial.
Here … Read More...
Tutorial: Custom feather fringe
Creating custom feather fringe is not as difficult as it sounds. Threads Magazine posts a tutorial to show you how. Get the tute.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, fringe, feather[/tags]
Panel sale: Children in vintage clothing
Whipstitch Fabrics Product Description
Sweet cotton print fabric from Michael Miller features 10 scenes of children in vintage dress, engaged in traditional kiddie activities like picking flowers. playing piano, and swinging on a rope swing. Each individual scene measure approx. … Read More...