Picture courtesy of KnitWit site. Have you tried to recycle yarn? Have you bought a sweater at a resale shop and tried to take it apart to reuse the yarn in your project and pulled your hair out in the … Read More...
My Oops Scarf
I have wanted to try doing the felted medallions onto a scarf. Due too many factors that were my fault, I now have my Oops Scarf. First when I made the medallions I forgot to use the bamboo … Read More...
k-joi studios
k-joi studios is a website full of scrapbooking goodness! Searching through the site you’ll find inspiring layouts, freebies for digital scrapbooking as well as embellishments that you can buy from the k-joi studio shop. I’m looking forward to using … Read More...
Baking with Blue Jeans + Procrastinators Wanted
Old denim has been repurposed into many crafty things, but these simple pot holders by Canadian crafter Lise Farynowski caught my eye (OK, they actually caught the eyes of ReadyMade editors as they were sorting through the entries of their … Read More...
More Indie Craft Events
For a full list of Indie Craft Events please visit the archived posts on our main page.
Here you will find all the posts relevant to indie crafts before this blog was created.
New Editor Required For Sewing
We are looking for an editor who is interested in writing on Sewing related topics.
ou should be able to keep up to date with the latest crafty news and product reviews as well as be able to seek out … Read More...
Edible Candles
Earthly Body is a skin care company that creates natural body care products. They’re known for using hemp seed oil which is very nourishing to skin.
One of their new products is their “Edible Earthly Body Candles“. Not … Read More...
The Way We Felt
This is a video/slideshow done by Marie Spaulding. http://www.mariespaulding.com/This video/slideshow allows you to see several felting artist’s work and gives the address’ of their web sites. Check it out! View Video
British Food and Drink Festivals in August
If you live there, or will be visiting the UK during August, this might help you make your holiday plans:
Here is a list of British food and drink festivals which are to be held during the month of August: … Read More...
Recycling Yarn
Purchasing quality yarns for your project can become costly. Many knitters have become resourceful in obtaining yarn for their projects by purchasing knitted items from thrift stores, yard or tag sales, or estate sales and reusing the yarn.
How do … Read More...
Wine Cork Placecard Holders
The online shop Bright and Bold, which offers mostly modish home décor accessories and other fun things you didn’t know you needed, offers this set of reusable wine cork placecard holders. Based on the pristine appearance of these … Read More...
Glitter Scrapbooking Love
I am a major glitter lover. Well a lover of anything shiny and sparkly really. Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc. offers a set of ideas on how to add sparkly goodness to your scrapbooking pages.
Ipod Fertility Pouch
 Fertility or rather infertility is nothing to be laughed at but you have to have a giggle
over these IPod pouches from Stitchpixie.com with straggling sperm trying to reach the egg.
If you don’t have an Ipod never fear … Read More...
Crochet Amulet
Crochet projects may not seem the main stream material for jewelry making but some times it pays to be open minded, especially when it comes to original designs.
Some scrap yarn and some crochet needles and you could whip up … Read More...
Felt, Icelandic, Wool & Felting batts
They say that Icelandic wool is probably the finest fiber you can use for your felting projects in that it is the fastest and easiest fiber to felt. Our felting batts are processed from the shorter spring clip that is … Read More...
Knitting Needle Bracelet Tutorial
Not that I am a fan of destroying vintage knitting needles and creating jewelry with them, but here is a blog showing how one person obtained the same look as a jewelry designer I wrote about, Liana Kabel.
Jodie … Read More...
Coca-Cola Car
It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m sipping a Coke with my laptop hinged open, while my husband watches an Indy car race on TV. What a coincidence, then, that I run across this little Indy racer made from old Coke cans. Scott, … Read More...
Thoughts of Sugar Plums and Dreidels……
and thoughts of the number of gifts I want to make for the winter holiday season. I say holiday season because I give gifts for Channukah, Christmas, Divali, and, in my family of origin, New Year’s Day. So, please don’t … Read More...
Felted Silk Chiffon Scarf Project
Tammy has been crafting since she was a little kid. Her passion for fashion and wearable art started when her mom taught her to sew in fifth grade. She went on to get her degree in clothing and textile science … Read More...
Go Green! Contest
OK, crafters: Let’s make sure the crafting world is represented in the “Go Green!” Contest presented by Instructables, Popular Science and TreeHugger.
An overview of the contest: “We want to know how you’re reducing your environmental footprint, and … Read More...