Tara Young at Etsy writes: Three years ago, Alice Saunders, a.k.a. Forestbound, and Francesca Zmetra, a.k.a. Thirteen Eighty-Five, became roommates in an old house in Jamaica Plain, MA. They didn’t know each other at the time but because of their similar styles, they bonded instantly and became close as friends and creative colleagues. Alice’s aesthetic […]
Instructables user smh writes: Here in Pakistan we suffer from frequent power outages that last hours. Since I’m a university student, I needed a portable source of light but I found that candles weren’t bright enough. I came up with a simple mini lantern that takes less than 5 minutes to make but lasts for […]
They’ve really been on a roll over at the Inhabitat blog lately. I’ve been admiring a lovely garden shed made out of recycled fencing that they recently featured, and now my new favorite post is about these ingenious (and cost effective) coffin shelves, dubbed Shelves for Life. Apparently they wrote about these shelves a few […]
Here’s what to do if your pool raft doesn’t have a cupholder: make your own drink holder out of pool noodles!
Bitter Betty Blogs has a tutorial for creating this cute peek-a-boo effect with rick-rack joining two pieces of fabric. She’s used it for curtains in her kitchen, but points out that it would also be a great to use along hemlines and tablecloths with contrasting bands of fabric.
Anne Collins of PointClickHome.com shows you the process of how she made her amazing birch log table. All for only $80 in materials and a wood saw with a few screws and nails she recreated a $2,000 design piece. So stylish!
Heidi and Anna at Pickles have some free knitting patterns to make these knitted “poufs”, aka stools. (The ladies are in Norway and “puff” means stool in Norweigian). Try your hand at knitting Puff Daddy (gray stool above) or Puff Daddy’s Baby (cream stool below). You can also check out the Pickles Etsy shop for […]
