Bib from a T-Shirt
I love this T-shirt bib tutorial over at A Ervilha Cor de Rosa.
holiday projects
How To: Dog Coat from a Recycled Jacket
Make a dog coat from an old jacket and keep it all in the family with one more hand-me-down recipient, your dog.
Birdhouses from Recycled Roof Tiles
A group of Japanese artists are recycling roof tiles and making them into birdhouses. I like the look, and otherwise these tiles would be going to waste. Via BBG.
How-To: Stay Tab Chain Maille
Sean @ MAKE points us to Instructables user quixotiCfluX’s tutorial for stay-tab chain maille. More: Pull Tab Lampshade
Tyvek Lunch Bag
Tyvek is a strong, tear and water resistant material used for FedEx mailers and housewrap. I took apart a brown paper lunch bag and sketched out the shape on a flattened Tyvek mailer, then used my sewing machine to attach the seams (glue would work, too). The resulting lunch bag won’t last forever, but maybe […]
DIY Kids Play Kitchen for Under $10
Christie at Childhood 101 made a DIY kids kitchen for under $10 using materials she had around the house or purchased at the hardware store.
How-To: Recycled Sweater Wool Jewelry
Lee Meredith of Leethal Knits shares her tutorial for making jewelry from recycled wool sweaters. The project comes from a series of classes she taught over the summer in Portland, Oregon, and she also includes pictures of a few projects from her students. As she mentions, the techniques are simple and the creative possibilities are […]