update: this offer is over now, but see this post for info about the hat pattern! are excited to vote? i think most of you do stuff! blog readers probably already are, but, if not so much, i want to get you more excited! to everyone and anyone – if you comment here or emailContinue reading “yay, you voted! high five!! here’s a pdf for you!”
Category Archives: general crafts
mom’s applique birthday card
my mom collects elephant things, and her birthday was friday, and my gift to her was not elephant related, so i wanted to make a card that was. i had just read jenny’s how-to for using an iron-on applique method on 3-ring binders, so i tried the concept out on the card and it totallyContinue reading “mom’s applique birthday card”
recycled t-shirt photo album on craftstylish!
my next craftstylish holiday gift project post is up! tutorial for making a custom photo album with a recycled t-shirt cover and filling it with photos and stuff. i really love this project! i hope you do too!! i think it’s funny that i have always been against holiday season stuff starting too early –Continue reading “recycled t-shirt photo album on craftstylish!”
wool, yarn, and contemporary craft
once again, i have a bunch of things to talk about here today, i’ve let it build up again… so first of all, my second craftstylish post went up yesterday – tutorial for a blanket made with felted sweater blocks: and i did a felted sweater wool projects roundup on threadbanger to kind of goContinue reading “wool, yarn, and contemporary craft”
how to make freezer paper stencil prints with scissors!
first, thank you everybody for all the supernice comments on my last post and my engagement flickr picture and stuff! in case anyone else is curious, yes i probably will make my wedding dress, or at least recon a vintage dress in some way. it will be a crafty occasion i’m sure! so, remember theContinue reading “how to make freezer paper stencil prints with scissors!”
recycley skirt how-to part 3: simple sweatshirt skirts!
oookay this one has been on hold for awhile, so i’m happy to finally bring you the sweatshirt edition of my recycled skirts series! and to make up for the pause between projects, this one is actually 2 different designs! if you have a blank sweatshirt (or you don’t mind the image being upside down)Continue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 3: simple sweatshirt skirts!”
zine overload and i knit a sweater!
the zine symposium was pretty awesome! here is what my cramped little half-table space looked like: while it felt similar to a craft show, it was pretty different from what i’m used to… i only sold small stuff – zines, buttons, patches – and i did a ton of swapping! i met a lot ofContinue reading “zine overload and i knit a sweater!”
recycley skirt how-to part 2: vintage sheet double wraparound!
ok time for my next skirt tutorial! this concept came to me when i was thinking about wanting to make skirts with vintage bedsheets but how some of them can be pretty see-through… so i thought, double layered would be cool… and the double wraparound idea was born! this sheet is a little silly, butContinue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 2: vintage sheet double wraparound!”
recycley skirt how-to part 1: asymmetrical scrunchy t-skirt!
yay, it’s the first of my many-part series of how-to’s for skirts made from various recycled things! i’m going to try to do one per week, and there will be 4 or 5 or maybe even more different skirt projects, woo! i’m starting simple with this t-skirt – you just need one t-shirt and someContinue reading “recycley skirt how-to part 1: asymmetrical scrunchy t-skirt!”
blocks, banjos, and metal!
for pete’s birthday i carved these two music recording gear lino blocks and printed a bunch of shirts – 7 to be exact. 4 with those and 3 banjo shirts, including this one which is actually embroidered, not printed, that i posted about on threadbanger a few days ago. wanna see them all? ok! blockContinue reading “blocks, banjos, and metal!”
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