Vintage Bra Wristlet
Amy at Craft Chi takes a vintage bra and turns it into a beautiful delicate wristlet. [ via ] Link.
holiday projects
Vintage Belt Floor Mat
A DIY in the making? This beautiful floor mat is made from vintage belts and is selling at Branch for over $600. Looks like a fun project to start by scouring all the thift stores for old belts! Link.
FedEx Envelope Reusable Lunch Bag
R. Stern writes: I made my boyfriend a reusable lunch bag out of a FedEx Tyvek mailing envelope. I modeled it after a paper lunch sack. To keep glue away from our food, I used a sewing machine to do up the seams. Because Tyvek is tear-resistant, the stitches should hold it for many lunches. […]
Coffee Sleeve Quilt
Whip Up points to Magpie & Cake’s awesome quilt made from coffee cup sleeves! mcaplan writes: Based on the premise that quilts are traditionally made from scraps of materials, Siobhan has created a quilt out of the discarded coffee sleeves that are scraps from our morning coffees. Take a peek at more photos of the […]
Plastic Bag Crafts Roundup on Treehugger
Kath at Treehugger has a great write up on all the crafty things you can make from plastic shopping bags. Check out her great roundup! Link.
Motherboard PCB bracelet
Phil @ MAKE writes: Good use for old motherboards that don’t work — a bracelet! Link.
Talking Pea Puppet Tutorial
PuppetBuilding.com has a tutorial for talking pea puppets by Sean Johnson. Learn how to make talking puppets from large Nerf balls! Link.