HOW TO – Make a Cigar Box Purse
Amie Gillingham, director of EBSQ, pointed us to their most recent live demonstration on how to make a cigar box purse. Link.
holiday projects
Old G5 Monitor is now a plush hamster pad
Posted in the new CRAFT forums – Bjornyeo of MacHam figured out how to reuse his old G5 monitor. He cleverly turned it into a modern den for his hamsters, Gucci and Prada. Link.
Grow Some Winter Bulbs
Sarah over at Pink of Perfection has a great project on growing bulbs, which she can watch grow over the cold winter days. Check out her post and how you can make these great looking bulb holders from old soup cans and fabric. Just beautiful! Link.
Holiday Project: Make a Snowman Ornament from a Light Bulb
Now there’s no need to throw away your light bulb when they burn out. Why not transform them into a cute snowman ornament for your tree? Thanks Mark D! Link.
HOW TO – Make a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter out of old Paris Metro tickets
Hubert de Lartigue has found one of the coolest projects to make out of old metro tickets. Of course his are metro tickets from Paris, but you can use tickets from your local metro. The full tutorial is explained in both French and English with great photos. Que la Force soit avec toi! Link. Related: […]
HOW TO – Turn a placemat into a totebag
Musings of a Domestic Goddess has a great refashion project on how to turn a placemat into a totebag. Link.
HOW TO – Make a holiday star from old cards
Jenny Harada, crafter of cool monster hats, has a great DIY project where you can recycle your old holiday cards. Jessi says, “Save Christmas Cards you receive to make this cool Holiday Card Star.” Link.