Handmade Showcase: Red Hot
July 19, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, Handmade Showcase, Upcycled Crafts
Most of the country is experiencing a heatwave of immensely sweaty proportions (it’s so humid here, our air conditioning is causing our windows to drip with condensation), so I decided to fight fire with fire with this red hot handmade showcase!
Punk Rock Octo-plushie by jaynedanger
Dark Faerie Red Black Nurse TuTu by MTCoffinz
Eco Friendly Recycled Skateboard Necklace by Take Two Skate Shop
wolf popsicles t-shirt by BettyTurbo
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Handmade Showcase: Let’s Have a Picnic
May 24, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Bath + Body, Clothing + Fashion, Features, Fine Artz, Handmade Showcase, House + Home Dec, Upcycled Crafts
The grass is green, the leaves are out, and the sun is shining! It’s picnic time! Bust out the grill and the hamburger buns!
Or you can sit back and relax, and have a picnic vicariously through these handmade goods!
Grill. 24x24. by JuliePothJacobson
Hot Dog Necklace by drtyawsm
CHERRY PIE Double Skirt Apron by bambinoamore
Soap on a Stick by SoAppealing
Tutorial: No Sew Roman Shade Style Curtains
May 23, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Features, House + Home Dec, No-Sew, Tutorials + How Tos, Upcycled Crafts
This very clever tutorial shows you how to convert mini-blinds to a fabric curtain (similar to a Roman shade design) with NO SEWING.
Cute, quick, and cheap, just how I like it!
I’m actually disappointed I didn’t find this sooner, before I made a bunch of rod-style curtains for my windows!
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Tutorial: Upcycled T-shirt Rug
May 22, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, House + Home Dec, No-Sew, Projects for Kids, Tutorials + How Tos, Upcycled Crafts
If you have a mountain of t-shirt scraps like me, and you hate throwing said scraps away (also me), then you’re probably always on the look-out for projects that use those scraps. This rug tutorial from Family Fun is just that.
I’ve seen other t-shirt rugs and t-shirt rug tutorials (most of which involved crocheting, which I don’t really know how to do), but this is definitely the coolest one I’ve seen. Using a hula hoop as a frame, the t-shirts are woven together. No sewing, knitting, or crocheting. Anyone with a hula hoop and some t-shirt scraps can do it!
I’ve stopped buying textile rugs because my cat has some sort of Rug Radar when he pukes. Plus, they’re a pain to keep clean. But I think one of these t-shirt rugs would make a perfect bath mat. Plus, once the rug gets funky, you can toss it out and make a new one!
Click here for the full tutorial.
Tutorial: Faux Metal Wall Art
May 15, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Features, House + Home Dec, Paper + Scrapbooking, Upcycled Crafts
I’m a pack rat and I save lots of crap I probably shouldn’t. So I LOVE tutorials that turn junk into something awesome.
These faux metal wall plaques are made out of… you’ll never guess it… cardboard toilet paper tubes! That’s the kind of junk I usually won’t even save (mostly because if I start, I won’t be able to stop. Not because I’m above it. Certainly not. I’m an equal opportunity junk saver! There’s no junk too junky, that’s what I always say.), but now I’m tempted because these are super cool.
Click here for the tutorial at SuzysSitcom.com
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