10 Creative Responses to Junk Mail
Treehugger points to this fun post on ProQuo, highlighting ten creative responses to junk mail, which include shredding the non-glossy stuff to use as garden mulch, and making paper.
recycle
Sample Scrap Shop
Shelterrific tips us off to the Sample Scrap shop, which offers up discontinued and excess fabric from textile industry manufacturers, repackaging it into fun sampler packs for crafters.
Memory Mobile
Polliwog’s Cakewalk made this memory mobile from objects she found at the beach this summer. Thanks Diane!
Yoga Mat Strappy Sandals
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: user sami sue made these stylish strappy sandals from an old yoga mat based on the ThreadBanger tutorial for flip-flops. I think they’re a chic alternative design. More: ThreadHeads – Refashion a Yoga Mat into Flip Flops CRAFT: 07 The Shoe Issue Sandals from an old auto tire on […]
HOW TO: Cardboard Kitty Lounger
Everybody knows cats love cardboard boxes. Well, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories just put up a tutorial for a classy cardboard chaise lounge that’s sure to please. Just don’t forget the Fancy Feast. From the pages of CRAFT: 01: “Catnip Castle” by Julia Szabo, pgs 94-101. Preview the article now in our Digital Edition.
Fabric Scrap Bookmarks
Anna Maria Horner gets rid of her leftover fabric scraps by transforming them into these easy-to-make fabric bookmarks. Find out how to make one in her quick how to.
HOW TO – Neck Pillow from Old Pants
Betz White created instructions for how to turn a pair of your child’s pants into his or her very own neck pillow.
