School Gear from Thrift Store Jeans
I’m Heavy Duty posts about the love of making and how school gear and fashion accessories can be easily made from thrift store jeans. Link.
Yarncraft
Manos del Uruguay Yarn
Casey of Quesedilla Craft has started a Flickr group featuring projects made with Manos del Uruguay Yarn, a fabulous yarn made by a women’s cooperative in Uruguay. Pictured above is a scarf made by maansloep. Read more about this amazing yarn in her blog post here. Link.
Cloth Baby Shoe Pattern
Jojo of Stardust Shoes has a pattern and tutorial on how to make these cloth baby shoes. I love the fabric and button detail. Thanks Shannon! Link.
Amigurumi Acorn Pattern
June at Craftybits has a free crochet pattern to make these adorable lil’ amigurumi acorn! Thanks Eve! Link.
DPN Project Holder Tutorial
Jessica points us to Sweet Little Domestic Life where Robyn shows us how to make double pointed needle holders out of finger puppets and pencil toppers. Link.
Kevlar Thread
Have a toddler in your life who loves beaded jewelry (necklaces, bracelets), but who just can’t resist popping them and splattering the beads everywhere? Sick of your buttons popping off? Use thread made out of Kevlar! Available on Amazon – [via] Link.
Purse Handles 101
Lisa at U-Handblog demystifies all the various purse handles and shows you how to attach them to your bags. Link.
