Have been working at home this week – on my day job (magazine layout design) and on my quilting project (book project with Chronicle books) – so have been super busy but surprisingly not too horrible to live with. The key has been menu planning – yes indeed, planning breakfast menus and dinner menus. This [...]
These are the cutest – I loved the clear instructions and various fabrics shown – this project would be great for gifts, party bags, or just because! Link to origami fabric pocket tutorial from Alison.
It’s rough being a BOY in a sea full of girly blog tutorials and sewing ideas. …
For whole of february, Made is teaming up with Made by Rae for a whole month of boy only tutorials and ideas – including: boys clothing, crafts and toys + 12 guest bloggers – sounds exciting.
To kick start [...]
there is a new craft blog on the scene and this one is dedicated to all the handy and crafty blokes out there.
ManMadeDIY.com is a new crafting website that doesn’t presume its readers are female. It’s a home for men excited about crafts, art, design, home décor, and food. Men for whom “making” means more than soldering, and who proudly store their knitting needles next to their circular saws.
I am sort of loving the recycled paint tin pendant lights and they have a free downloadable poster ‘happiness is a hot glue gun’ + lots of other great stuff including tool tips, grammar help + crafty haiku.
A totally sweet card from Janice (I can’t find her wrapping paper online, but it is AMAZING). Link to download.
come join our whipup flickr pool and see what’s happening – some valentines craftiness.
1. Valentine popcorn treat bags, 2. Valentine’s Day conversation hearts cupcakes , 3. Untitled, 4. Valentine’s Day Garland, 5. love letter pillows: ready to give, 6. french knot button, 7. Untitled, 8. Simple origami hearts, 9. interactive + valentine
Sarah has been busy with various fun valentine garlands. Including cellophane heart perfect to make with kids and this cut out heart pictured below. This project involved stiffening fabric and then using a heart paper-punch to make a negative heart space on the garland.
sculpting with fabric scraps with this textile leftovers scarf tutorial. Thanks Jo: it’s great for recycling and using up all those scraps and bit and pieces that you don’t have a use for otherwise.
If you collect vintage cards or happen to have a whole heap in a shoe box stashed somewhere – then here is the cutest way to use a few of them – a card bunting.
