Archive for the ‘Upcycling’ Category
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I bought a few wood end tables at a garage sale a couple of years ago. The kids use them for coloring, eating, playing, kicking, etc... They've been well loved. I think I only paid $5 for both of them and they were already a little worn so I never really worried about them. We've been restructuring our downstairs area and those tables were getting a lot more use and were getting harder and harder to clean off. I decided to come up with a solution. I've been thinking about it for... more » -
I predominately work on a laptop. It is all mine. I'm really used to using my touchpad and haven't used a mouse for a couple of years. This weekend, I'm having some strangers use my computer to help me do some usability testing for a client of Toolulu. Having a mouse for them to use was kind of important. I found a freebie mousepad I received from CHA and decided to personalize it! BEFORE: AFTER: THE PROCESS: 1. Measure your mousepad. Mine was 7.5" X 7.75". Using my Gyps... more » -
This floral headband was one of the quickest and easiest projects I've completed. I was inspired by some trash. My friend, Lisa, came over and had me serge the edges of some flannel blankets for her new baby. All the flannel edges that are basically trash, looked so amazing in a pile and I knew I had to make them into little rosettes. I made three rosettes. The larger one had a bit more fuzz along the edge. The smaller two...not so much. All you do is roll up the strip of flan... more » -
A couple of years ago today, we had a play date at my house and I let the kids go wild making beads out of my junk mail. You can use different materials to make these beads as fancy as you'd like. We used some glossy paper that I had on hand. Think about using scrapbook paper rolled up and finished with a clear lacquer and then mixed with glass beads for a funky bracelet or bookmark. Maybe I should try that... Supplies: junk mail (magazine paper, brochures, etc...) toothpicks (we cou... more » -
My son has a lot of loose teeth and has already shed most of his front ones (top and bottom). He never really quite got the concept of the tooth fairy (he has autism) when he started losing his teeth at age 4. In fact, he lost most of his teeth at school and would throw them in the trash. When we were at the dentist yesterday, I asked them if they would just nudge the loosest one out. They presented it to me in a little treasure chest. "My" first tooth! My son now understands the t... more » -
The guest blogger today is Nova, Glass Half Full Gal. We follow each other on twitter and have all sorts of crafty conversations! Nova's so crafty she did about 8 different crafts before settling on this one. Enjoy! I love to reuse and recycle. Though, where we live in the country a convenient recycling program. So, I'm bigger on reusing items. I think everyone can come up with a use for empty paper towel holders. The most common is probably binoculars. My son has created them on ... more » -
Today's guest blogger is Mandy. Mandy has been a craft challenge participant for a while and we've gotten to know each other through twitter. Her blog is rather new so I hope you'll go and check it out! She has a lot of great things on there. Hey everyone...this is Mandy from Id Rather Be Crafting and I'm so excited to be filling in for Christy. This post will show you one of two things: First, I suck at laundry. Second, (and in the vein of a Craft Challenge) if you use just a bit... more » -
Meet Lisa, our guest blogger for today! I know Lisa from my local knitting group. She's super funny and always has the best stories from her adventures in teaching Kindergarten. Enjoy this post from her! My name is Lisa. I'm a teacher, knitter, quilter, and all around crafter. During the summer months, I tend to find myself neck deep in ongoing projects and I blog about them here. A month or so ago I found a chair for sale. It was a beautiful wooden number with a rattan seat. The seat ne... more » -
The skirt pattern will have to wait until tomorrow. We're having a rainy day and I want to get some better photographs for the pattern. Instead, I give you this t-shirt tutorial a day early! Here is the finished shirt on my duct tape dress form. I really like the way it turned out and I can see myself making even more of these! There are so many variations you can do and it was super quick and easy. I started out with two t-shirts. The green one was ripped and the white one was... more » -
Last night I spent the evening living it up with Deb from Fresh Nest and the Yanni Voices. You can read about the concert at my personal blog. I'm second from the right and I'm sporting a refashioned t-shirt and a skirt I made. Please come back tomorrow for the skirt pattern. It is made in panels and is easily customizable for any size! On Wednesday, I'll be blogging about the shirt and how I took two Goodwill destined t-shirts and made one functional shirt.... more »
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