What Do You Want to Make Today?
Upcycling old fabric is fun and easy, and making a crocheted rug from an old sheet gives new life to otherwise unusable fabrics. Why I Needed a Crocheted Rug Last summer we performed what I took to calling the Great Room Swap of 2018. In order to move my daughter’s bedroom upstairs, we got rid […]
Sure, yarn is available everywhere in all sorts of styles, but it can be fun — and a great way to upcycle — to make fabric yarn out of an old sheet or fabric you don’t like or want to use in another way. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. I told you […]
I guess I should call this faux origmai (fauxgami?), because this felt origami Valentine bag/decoration isn’t really origami. There is folding involved, but also cutting to make the heart shape, which is pretty much frowned on in real origami. Plus it’s felt, not paper. This design was inspired by the heart shaped corner bookmark from […]
If you were inspired by my call to #givewarmth this holiday season, I want to help make it as easy for you as I can. Even if you don’t consider yourself very crafty, it is possible for you to quickly and easily (and rather inexpensively) make a whole heap of scarves you can give to […]
This weeks’ creativity boost theme is upcycle, but instead of writing all about the different ways you can use old items in different ways, I wanted to share a specific project I made in honor of Election Day. No matter who you are voting for, if you are a woman, this is a historic election […]
I am an affiliate of Leisure Arts and was sent a review copy of this book. All opinions are my own. When I was teaching fiber arts to kids at my daughter’s school last month, I wanted to offer them a lot of potential means of entry into different crafts, and part of what I […]
I’m a day late on my project for this week’s Iron Craft challenge from Just Crafty Enough, but it’s a good one. A few months ago I had a couple of major craft fails right in a row. One I talked about (my total lack of iron-on transfer skills), but the other I didn’t. I […]