Unbuffered, acid-free tissue paper should be used for storing heirloom garments and fibers, just the same way acid-free photo albums protect your keepsake pictures from color change and decay. From the review on Cool Tools: For years I’ve been relying on inexpensive, unbuffered acid-free tissue paper to ensure some dear family heirlooms will remain in […]
There’s this new trend of organizing books by color. I love this photo by chotda linked via the Rainbow of Books Flickr group. This growing trend is cool but if I were gonna do this, I’d probably have to create a little digital database so I’d be able to find the right book I was […]
Flickr user Super*Junk modded out her white Expedit bookcase with squares of colored paper and halogen bookcase lights from IKEA. The result is cheery and fun–a perfect way to display kitschy collectibles. More pix on her photostream. Link. Related: IKEA projects on Craftzine – Link. IKEA Hacker blog – Link.
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.
Christy Petterson has a great article up on Get Crafty about her new personal craft resource center — an old Rolodex her mom gave her. I love this as a quick and easy solution to organizing your supplies. True there are sites on the web for this like Craft Memo but isn’t it more crafty […]
Teresa Franco shows you how you can easily organize your zippers by safety pinning them together and hanging them with a push pin. Link.
Vanessa of Etsy says: “We’ll be hosting a talk at the Etsy Labs Monday night with Antonio Gould, an English new media educator, if you guys would like to join in. It’s all about indie businesses using the web to say small yet thrive!” For more info, check out their blog.
