Cathy of California just hepped me to the great news that not only are classic Ladybird Books being reissued (check out the Ladybird Books entry on Wikipedia for more background on these fun kiddie books published in the ’60s and ’70s), but you can also purchase beautiful full-color prints featuring artwork from various Ladybird volumes. […]
Flickr user Tudo de Trapo created this beautiful quilted footstool using a variety of vintage fabrics–and the machine she used to sew it is 100 years old. Vintage Footstool
Amy at Craft Chi has a tutorial showing you how to make this cute refashioned tank top embellished with thrifted lace doilies. Link.
PlanetGreen has a project excerpt from the book 99 Ways to Cut, Tie & Rock your Scarf with this project on how to make a pair of simple lounge pants from a vintage scarf. Link.
Bluelines points to The BookScans Database which has thousands of vintage bookcovers you could use to create your own art or to use in your craft projects. [ via ] Link.
Mark on BoingBoing points to this great flickr set of 1950’s Valentine’s Day cards scanned in by James D. Kimberlin, an avid garage saler who found 4 large scrap books of cards. Perfect to use for your Valentine’s craft projects! [ via ] Link.
We posted about Cathy Kasdan’s plastic bag dresses earlier last year here and they were featured in CRAFT: 04. Cathy sent a note to Threadbanger about her recycled plastic shopping bags dresses and we had to share the love again for these beautiful pieces. You can see all the photos in her Flickr set. She […]
