How-To: Make a Laptop Bag Out of Fused Plastic Shopping Bags
Learn how to make a laptop bag out of fused plastic shopping bags in this week’s ThreadBanger video. Then, head on over and check out our plastic bag crafts roundup.
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How-To: Crochet Patches
Crochet Patches By Andrea Dunlap A few years ago when I was working on a documentary in Peru, I only had a few pairs of nice hiking socks with me and one of them got a hole. I didn’t have a sewing needle or thread, but I did have a set of crochet hooks and […]
T-Shirt Pillow Tutorial
When you can’t mend it anymore, A Patchwork World transforms her friend’s daughter, Ava’s favorite T-shirt into huggable pillow in her T-shirt pillow tutorial.
Cereal Box Lights
I am totally enchanted by these pin-pricked cereal box lights from designer Anke Weiss. I’m not always a fan of projects that use repurposed materials so prominently (at least from an aesthetic sense; of course it makes sense for the planet!), but these are so beautiful and so magical and so funny I’d be thrilled […]
Cashmere Sweater Stuffed Animals
A company called Teddylux turns old cashmere (moth holes, etc) into luscious stuffed animals. If I owned any cashmere, I’d certainly be inclined to make a cuddly bear out of it before throwing it away. Via Cool Hunting.
Soda Bottle Coin Purse
Sew a zipper into the space between the bottoms of two soda bottles and voila! A coin purse! I’m also thinking it would make a great electronics caddy, preventing the wiry bits from getting smushed. Via EMSL.
Special Crafty Book Deal on AlterNation
For those of you who love to refashion, author Shannon Okey is giving you a special deal on her book, along co-author Alexandra Underhill, AlterNation: Transform. Embellish. Customize. 25+ DIY Fashion Projects. Shannon writes: In preparation for some exciting upcoming stuff, we are clearing out our stash of signed copies. If you would like to […]
