Dress made from Ramen Packets
Splurch pointed us to Karina of Virginia who used 196 ramen packets to make this dress for her “Wearable Art” project. She also used chopsticks to make a bracelet and to embellish her hat. Link.
holiday projects
T-Shirt Hobo Tote Bag Tutorial
Take an old t-shirt and made this hobo-style tote bag by pfeffermint_ish on Craftster. I love the roomy interior and pocket. A stylish way to get rid of your old T-shirts! Link.
Green Messenger Bag
Mark Rutley writes: Seeing as how it’s close to Earth Day, I thought I’d send in some pics of the green messenger bag I made for my wife. The bag measures 14″ wide, but 13″ tall, by about 4″ deep. It’s made from 95% reused material. The 5% non-reused material was from some scrap webbing, […]
HOW TO – Knit Espadrilles
Casie of Floofle! shows you how to take an old pair of flip flops and re-make them into a cool pair of knitted espadrilles. Love the colors here! Thanks Ansley! Link.
HOW TO – Make a Rag Rug
Vintage Chica has a great recycle tutorial on how to make a cool looking rug out of your scrap fabrics, t-shirts, old clothes, by crocheting them all together. [ via ] Link.
Magazine Mobile
Miss Woolly has posted up this cool looking mobile by frazier & wing that’s made up of pages of old magazines cut in different shapes. Cool idea to DIY. [ via ] Link.
TreeHugger’s Guide on How-To Green Your Wedding
Thankfully, I don’t have to worry about a wedding anymore but I do know the headache and DIY craziness you can go through trying to figure out what to do for your big day. I love this guide compiled by TreeHugger on how to go green from invites to tips on how to declutter and […]