Make a Morsebag
Morsebags.com shows you how you can sew yourself a quick and easy tote bag like kayray above who used old bed sheets. Link.
holiday projects
Refashioned Jeans Apron
Michelle points us to Lucy of My Byrd House’s monthly apron tutorial where this month’s she makes an apron from a pair of jeans. Link.
School Gear from Thrift Store Jeans
I’m Heavy Duty posts about the love of making and how school gear and fashion accessories can be easily made from thrift store jeans. Link.
Old Skool Nintendo Controller Coin Purse
The.deadly.mrs on Craftster shows you how to transform an old skool Nintendo Controller into this fun coin purse. Thanks Leslie! Link.
HOW TO – Lamp from a Bottle
Here’s an instructable on how to turn a favorite bottle of yours into a lamp, with few tools and $10 worth of supplies at the hardware store. Make a Lamp from a Bottle (Instructables) – Link. From the pages of CRAFT CRAFT: 04 – “Pop Bottle Lamp” by Jason Torchinsky and Sally Myers pgs. 127-129. […]
Gradient Button Necklace
I love craftlog’s tutorial on how to make this elegant shell button necklace which is simple to make. It could also look fun with buttons of varying color or color tones. Definitely time to revisit my button collection! Link.
FrankenToys for Pets
Aaron writes: My dog chews through toys rather quickly. In an effort to lengthen their lifespan I’ve begun cobbling them together with a needle and thread. I set up a flickr group for me (and anyone else) to post pics of their creations. Visit the Franken Toys Flickr group to join and add your creation. […]