Refashion a Headband – CRAFT Video Podcast
Sonya Nimri of sonyastyle.com shows you how to take a beaded pearl necklace and refashion it into a cute headband.
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“Fan Mail” Dress
A Dress a Day posted this pic of Nancy Judd‘s gorgeous “Fan Mail” dress. Colorful junk mail (catalogues, solicitations, newspaper ads) were folded into fans and sewn onto a skirt and dress made of scrap canvas and a mantilla for the hair. The vintage shoes are covered with old postage stamps. The inspiration for this […]
Ad-hoc Adirondack Chairs
Luke @ MAKE points us to this neat trick up at Inhabitat: Design students Jeffrey Gerlach and Andrew Stanley have instituted an informal furniture catch-and-release program. With just a few steps, they have discovered a way to construct a clever and stylish Adirondack chair using Department of Public Works roadblocks that are simple, easy-to-assemble, and […]
HOW TO – Maternity Jeans from Regular Jeans and a T-Shirt
Here’s a great project to accommodate your growing belly if you’re expecting. Instructables user karenelisam made a detailed tutorial on converting an old pair of jeans and a t-shirt into comfy maternity jeans.
Security Envelope Pendants
Simple graphic resin pendants can get a bit boring, no? Try using interesting textures like those found on the inside of security envelopes. The My Ugly Kitty blog has lots of glamour shots of these little gems. Via the CRAFT Flickr pool. More: HOW TO – Make Resin Jewelry
Fused Plastic Bag Shoes
Wow, look at these boots from fused plastic bags! From Treehugger: We’ve talked about plastic bags fusing before as a way to keep polyethylene bags going, and even pointed you to a tutorial to DIY, but so far we hadn’t seen the material applied to footwear and in such an elegant way. These boots are […]
Pallet Chair
Friend of MAKE Mikey Sklar writes in: Everyone has pallets. Wendy Tremayne explains just how easy it is to convert your standard pallet into a beautiful adirondack chair. The only costs involved is a few dollars in nuts, bolts, washers and screws.
