Posts Tagged ‘craft’
Craft Month 2011 – Day 16 – Upcycle Earrings
Today’s project is a major upcycle. For it you will need 2 paperclips, the string or yarn of your choice, and a set of earring hooks. The first step is to unbend your paperclips and reshape them into the design of your choice. I made a simple triangle. Then wrap the edges in string, followed…
Read MoreCraft Month 2011 – Day 14 – Book Bag
Today’s project is really awesome! I made a purse out of an old book. I’m very excited about how this project turned out. I got to make use of the cover of a book that was falling apart (I’m trying to come up with ideas for the pages. Leave me a comment if you have any ideas.) I…
Read MoreCraft Month 2011 – Day 12 – Lightbulb Terrerium
Today’s craft project is a terrarium. How is this a craft you ask? It’s a craft because I have created the terrarium base myself, out of an old lightbulb. For full instructions on the process, particularly taking apart the lightbulb, see this tutorial from the hipster home. I used my beading tools to do all…
Read MoreCraft Month 2011 – Day 10 – Hot Iron Travel Pouch
Today’s national craft month project can be done aas a sewing project, or a hot glue project. I did mine as a hot glue project, because I couldn’t get the layers of fabric through my sewing machine. This travel pouch was made for my travel size flat iron. It’s an amazingly simple project. For this…
Read MoreCraft Month 2011 – Day 4 – Handmade Book
It’s already the 4th day of National Craft month, and I have to say I’m very proud of myself for having not missed a day yet. I’ve got a lot of things going on right now, but it’s really refreshing to sit down and craft for a bit in the evening. I’m very proud of…
Read MoreCrafty Tutorial – Dry Erase Board
Welcome to the Crafty Dry Erase Board Tutorial! This is a simple project that you can do with things laying around your house. The only thing you may need to purchase is a dry erase marker.
Read MoreFabric Flower Tutorial #1 – Pointy Petals
Today, I am giving you a tutorial on how to make one of the types of fabric flowers I have been making recently. We will start with the pointy petaled flowers, because this is the first kind that I made. They’re easy… I promise!
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