Embroidered Recycled Rings
Modish points to these beautiful handmade rings at Recycled Rings that are hand sewn using different embroidery techniques and set on old pieces of jewelry. [ via ] Link.
holiday projects
Altered Altoids Tins
These altered Altoid tins look like vintage treasures in the online gallery up at art-e-zine. Pictured above is a piece by UK artist Gillian Allen and a retro Chinese newspaper tin by Mo Wassell of Oklahoma. See the rest of the vintage style art by scrolling up and down the page. It’s amazing to see […]
HOW TO – Make Recycled Magazine Boxes
Abstract Octopus Attack has a flickr set on how to make these super stylin’ boxes made from recycled magazines. Link.
Crochet Bag from a Sack Dress
I love this crochet bag pattern by Lauren Irving on Crochet Me which is refashioned from her old “sack dress”. There’s some great details on how to make your strips of fabric “yarn” and how you connect them together. Link.
Tennis Ball Bench
Dutch designer Tejo Remy has designed and constructed these eye-catching benches made up of tennis balls at Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. A great alternative to those hard cold benches usually in museums! But why not try your hand at making something like a stool for your home?[ via ] Link.
Reusable Grocery Bags benefiting Asia’s Hope
I love it when crafters take things in their own hands to make stuff for a good cause. Take Susan of joybucket who is making these reusable grocery bags out of old rice bags. Susan writes: The idea is to take empty 50lb rice bags that restaurants use and sew them into reusable grocery bags. […]
Refashioned Jeans into a Craft Apron
Betz White took an old pair of jeans and refashioned it into the cutest craft apron complete with pink rick-rack and beautiful applique. Link.