I love this Repair Manifesto from Platform 21, and I think it fits beautifully with our March is Mending Month theme. Here are a few of my favorite points from the manifesto: Repairing means taking the opportunity to give your product a second life. Don’t ditch it, stitch it! Don’t end it, mend it! Repairing […]
On Teen Vogue, fashion designer rogan gregory shows how-to recycle a crocheted tunic into an eco-chic shopping tote.
Traci of My House Boutique shows you how easy it is to refashion old knee high socks into these adorable baby leg warmers. I love the pointelle socks she used for this project! [ via The Crafty Crow ]
It makes me happy to see a project to do with less-than-fantastic art school paintings once they’ve outgrown their novelty. In school I always tried to make small things while learning for this exact reason, but now I won’t see those big ugly canvasses as such a waste! Convert the painting into a reusable grocery […]
Instructables user modhomeecteacher writes: For about $3.99 plus the cost of iron-on interfacing I reupholstered this oval ottoman (which I built and upholstered in the red fabric years ago) with a snazzy, big plaid pleated skirt from Goodwill. After removing the waistband, the pleated skirt flattened out and became a huge piece of fabric.
I finally got around to trying out this great tutorial from Instructables on how to turn your regular jeans into maternity jeans. What a great idea! Maternity jeans cost half the earth, and it’s hard to justify buying them for just a few months. So far I’d been making do with one pair of store-bought […]
I know March is mending month on CRAFT, but it’s not March yet! Instead of fixing his old ripped pants, my boyfriend preferred I use them as scrap fabric (believe me, I offered to patch them). Well, the legs of pants are long tubes, perfect for making a bag for your yoga mat, so here’s […]
