Emily on Inhabitat has a beautiful article about the recycled textile jewelry of Silvina Romero of Buenos Aires. From the article: Silvina started working with discarded textiles about four years ago during the height of the Argentinian economic crisis, gathering scrap fabric, thread, nylon, and more in a neighborhood called Once, where many of fabric […]
I never knew junk mail could look so good. Check out Patricia of A Little Hut’s tutorial on how to make your own junk mail art, as well as cards and bookmarks. Looks fantastic! [ via ] Link.
Wheat Carr sent this in to let us know about the Duck Brand duct tape’s “Stuck at the Prom” contest. Pictured above is Adrienne Beilier with her date Zach Cupler in duct tape fashions created by Adrienne which used up 40 rolls of duct tape. See the past winners by clicking on Class of ’06 […]
Betz White started to make some cuter than ever flower pot pin cushions made from felted sweaters. Where does she find these cute colors? I love the fold over sweater rib for the pots. Link.
These wine cork placecard holders are begging to be made by someone. These ones pictured above are for sale and made of resin. Check out the comments on DIY Maven’s Curbly post to see one made by another crafter. If anyone does make something like this, let us know! Now to collect all the corks, […]
What do you do with your old Playstation 2’s? Turn them into these stylish plastic chairs! That’s what British design firm Sprout Design did with the Reee Chair (available for sale on the British shop pli this fall). These chairs are made of 100% recycled plastic Playstation console casings. Who knew gaming could turn into […]
Next time you’re eating chips tell the person you’re with that you’re eating them for your next craft project. Eva made these cute potato chip bags and her kids use them to tote their pencils to school. Eva says you can even sew on a strap to make it a cute wristlet! Check out her […]
