How-To: Make Laminated Placemats
I love this “daily placemat” idea from Wise Craft who takes some of her favorite fabric and turns them into laminated placemats in her tutorial.
Home Decor
How-To: Strengthen and Enhance a Recycle Bin
This isn’t really a mending project, but it’s in the spirit of mending, and helped me teach a valuable lesson to my 13-year-old son about repair and reuse, as opposed to “throw it out and buy a new one.” It all started when I got sick of looking at the brown paper bag of recycling […]
How-To: Starburst Mirror
Instructables user usedtobelieve shows us how to make an easy and attractive starburst mirror wall decoration.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Loop-d-Loop Curtains from Button It Up
We are so happy to feature this Loop-d-Loop Curtain project from Susan Beal’s new book, Button It Up: 80 Amazing Vintage Button Projects. This beautiful curtain is an easy no-sew project by simply using two tea towels. Just glue on the button design enclosed in the pattern. Be sure to add your finished curtain to […]
Instructables Gardening Guide
Spring is on its way. If you’re thinking of getting your green on anytime soon, Randy Sarafan at Instructables has compiled a Home Gardening Guide with some excellent how-to guides on many different aspects and scales of gardening.
How-To: Ottoman from Old Suitcase
If you can’t fix your old suitcase, try turning it into a new ottoman with these instructions by Instructables user solmstea.
How-To: Planting Asparagus Crowns
A friend just gave me an asparagus crown (the network of roots that supports an asparagus plant), so I figured I’d better figure out how to plant it! Unlike many garden vegetables, asparagus are a long-term investment; you aren’t supposed to harvest the asparagus for the first few years, to give the plant time to […]
