How-To: Big Bow Clutch
Last week, Blue Eyed Freckle shared a great tutorial for turning a placemat into a cute lined clutch. Now she’s taken the clutch a step further by adding a fun, giant bow. See how she made the bow and clutch on her blog.
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Custom Simple Garden Stakes
Oh man, I love etsy. How would I have found RustyRoosterMetal without it? According to the profile, two brother-in-laws work out of their garage creating metal art. This set of four stakes can be made with whatever words you would like to see. Now, I know that these are not the least expensive garden stakes […]
How-To: Self-Cleaning iPad Sleeve
Joelle at Re-Nest shares this project for creating a (slightly) self-cleaning iPad sleeve from an old sweater and pillow case. We love our new iPad, and while the device is fun to use it sure does get smudged easily. While looking at an old pillowcase made of super soft material (like our eyeglass cleaning cloth) […]
Another Tiny Yellow House
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen (Stoughton, MA) is back, with another episode of his Tiny Yellow House. This guy is such a natural, “endlessly entertaining,” as Letterman likes to say. In this episode, Deek gives us a tour of his mini-cabin/house built out of recycled junk (from dumpster diving/repurposing), and curbside materials. With a guitar tease/ guest […]
How To: Create a Container Garden
Gardening is a rewarding craft that bridges the gap between art and earth. Plants grow and thrive and all they need to do it is a bit of water, sun and love. They give us colors, textures, and flowers, all of which can be combined in endless ways. Provide them with a container and some […]
Book Review + Giveaway + Pattern: Crochet for Bears to Wear
Crochet for Bears to Wear is the new crochet book by Amy O’Neill Houck. Today is the start of the official blog tour and we are so excited to be kicking it off! As a side note, I never realized until a couple weeks ago how expensive doll clothes are. In some cases, they are […]
How-To: Light Bulb Terrarium
I know Brookelynn already posted about the light bulb planter slideshow by arte.sano, but I couldn’t help but point out another take on the same project! Check out tinyterra’s awesome, totally thorough light bulb terrarium tutorial. She sells them in her Etsy shop, as well!