Sewing Kit in a Jar
I love this project from Martha Stewart that shows you how you can transform an old fashioned Mason jar into a portable sewng kit complete with pincushion on top! Link.
holiday projects
Birdseed Grocery Bag
Want to go green when bagging your groceries, but you don’t like the looks of most recycled shopping bags? Hannah of Made with Love by Hannah had the same problem: i’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for some kind of reusable grocery bags that tickled my fancy, but haven’t seen any that i liked enough […]
Mosaic Art by Jason Mecier
Jason Mecier is a San Francisco-based mosaic artist best known for his astounding and kitschy portraits of celebrities fashioned from foodstuff like beans, cereal, and macaroni. His Olsen Twins portrait is made from various candies such as peppermint sticks and (I think) Chiclets and jellybeans. The Carol Channing portrait above was fashioned from yarn and […]
Crocheted Computer Tape Baskets
Crochet Me points to baskets crocheted with computer and video tape by George Brett back in 1975. George was also featured earlier this spring on CRAFT with this post on his knitting machine art. [ via ] Link.
Sprocket and Innertube Belt
Make this sprocket and inntertube belt from recycled bike parts with this Instructables tutorial by reno_dakota. Link.
Refashion a Baby Hat from a Dress
Radical Cross Stitch has a tutorial for recycling old clothes into cute baby hats. Takes only minutes to make from beginning to end. Thanks Kakariki! Link.
Refashioned Girls Dress from Men’s Shirt
Cheyton on Craftster shows you how to take an ordinary men’s button down shirt and turn it into this cute dress for a little girl. Link.