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May 12, 2008
Rocking Toy Reupholstery
During a bout of apartment overhauling, Design*Sponge reader Anna reupholstered her daughter's rocking chair toy with inexpensive Ikea fabric. From the finished product, you would never guess the original toy was a faux-velvet plush snail. via Design*Sponge
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
May 12, 2008 07:00 AM
Homemade, Recycle |
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May 11, 2008
Skittles Wrapper Prom Dress
Patch Work Alice decided to be different and made herself a prom dress made from Skittles wrappers.
Alice writes:
Well I was invited to prom yet again this year and felt like doing something a little out of the box. I'm very interested by all the unconventional materials people sew with (I believe it was the garbage bags that gave me the idea). Anyways seeing as I'm also trying to build a portfolio, I figured why not. And so many cavities and sugar highs later it was complete. Really I automatically knew I would use skittle wrappers (because they are fantastic and rainbow...and I love fantastic rainbow things). I also wanted to make sure nobody else had made a dress or anything out of the same kind of wrapper.You can see more photos in her post on Craftster too.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 11, 2008 01:00 PM
Fashion Tech, Recycle, Refashion, Sewing |
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May 7, 2008
Stylish Stool Revamp
Flickr user Very Lame found a beat-up stool in the garbage. After removing the cruddy vinyl cushion and replacing it with this colorful Sukie handkerchief, she's got herself a stylish new one-of-a-kind seat!
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
May 7, 2008 07:00 PM
Home and Garden, Recycle |
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HOW TO - Make a Cardboard Playhouse
Amber points us towards this easy tutorial for making a recycled cardboard playhouse for kids. These would be so simple to customize with paints and other fun decorations.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
May 7, 2008 12:00 PM
Green, Kids, Recycle |
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May 6, 2008
Bandana Shirt/Dress for Girls Tutorial
Daisy Janie shows you the steps on how to refashion a bandana shirt/dress for girls.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 6, 2008 09:00 AM
Recycle, Refashion, Sewing |
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HOW TO - Paint Your Shoes
Mutantcarrot posted instructions on Cut Out + Keep on how to mod your shoes by painting them. Give your old shoes new life with a paint job.
For more shoe mod ideas, check out Craft Volume 07.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
May 6, 2008 06:00 AM
101, Recycle, Refashion |
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May 5, 2008
Cardboard Button Felt Flowers
Megan at Plum Pudding shows you how to make these easy cardboard button felt flowers. A fun and easy recycle project to make with kids!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 5, 2008 01:00 PM
General, Kids, Recycle |
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Microfiche Earrings
Buckett from In the Buckett blog conducted a little craft experiment with microfiche. He made earrings out of microfiche in the shape of space invaders and Tetris blocks. Boy, I remember when microfiche was as high tech as a library got.
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
May 5, 2008 07:00 AM
Jewelry, Recycle, Vintage |
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May 2, 2008
Zipper Shoes
Anitra of Coffee Pot People loved her scuffed up black shoes so much she found a solution to save them with a crafty face lift, turning them into fun zipper shoes. Thanks Diane!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 2, 2008 09:00 AM
Recycle, Refashion |
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Rag Rug Tutorial
Crazy Mom Quilts crochets old t-shirts into rugs and shows you how to do it in her rag rug tutorial.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 2, 2008 08:00 AM
Crochet, Green, Recycle, Refashion |
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May 1, 2008
Cereal Box Wallets with RePlayGround at Maker Faire
Drop off some of your old cereal boxes at the RePlayGround booth #131 at the Maker Faire this weekend. Tiffany Tomato will be on hand to show you how to turn them into these handy and stylish cereal box wallets!
Related:
Bring Your Old Raincoats to Maker Faire
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
May 1, 2008 09:00 AM
Maker Faire, Recycle |
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April 29, 2008
HOW TO - Make a Tin Can Pincushion
Who knew that something so sweet could come from a leftover cat food can? Learn to make this attractive and easy pincushion via the tutorial at Design Sponge.
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 29, 2008 01:00 PM
Recycle |
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April 28, 2008
Cassette Tape Wallet Tutorial
Rachel at Chezlin has a cassette tape wallet tutorial where she shows you how to recycle all those old cassettes in a fashionable way.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 28, 2008 09:00 AM
Green, Recycle, Refashion |
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Refashioned Sweater to Cardigan
One Pearl Button takes a simple V-neck sweater and refashions it into a lovely cardigan complete with crochet flower embellishments in her refashioned sweater tutorial.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 28, 2008 07:00 AM
Green, Recycle, Refashion, Sewing |
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April 26, 2008
ThreadHeads Earth Day Special
With Rob and Corrine at ThreadHeads, take a ride with the guys who started a really amazing project called Wearable Collections. Then, learn how to make a picnic blanket backpack out of all your old tee shirts!
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 26, 2008 05:00 PM
Green, Recycle, Refashion, Video |
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April 24, 2008
Recycled Terrycloth Plushies
These stuffed animals are made from vintage terrycloth reclaimed from towels and washcloths from the 50s through 70s. I love how the patterning is composed on the animal form. Via Cool Hunting.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 24, 2008 04:00 PM
Amigurumi and Toys, Fabric, Recycle, Refashion, Vintage |
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April 23, 2008
DIY Welcome Mat
Ruajennie made her own welcome mat using pieces of outdoor carpet and astroturf bits, turning it into a nice patchwork of a mat.
Related:
HOW TO - Make a Custom Welcome Mat
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 23, 2008 10:00 AM
Home and Garden, Recycle |
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Bring Your Old Raincoats to Maker Faire
Bring your old raincoats to Maker Faire May 3 & 4 in San Mateo and Kendra Stanley of City Bag Trade will help you turn it into a waterproof shopping bag! You'll be able to find Kendra in the Maker Market area, Booth #905 (next to Recycleworks). Check out City Bag Trade for more info on Kendra's raincoat shopping bags.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Apr 23, 2008 09:00 AM
Announcements, Green, Maker Faire, Recycle, Refashion |
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April 22, 2008
Recycled Water Jug Storage
Apartment Therapy just linked to this Instructable by Randofo showing how to create a shelving system using recycled 2-gallon water jugs. Recycled Water Jug Storage
Posted by Jenny Ryan |
Apr 22, 2008 07:00 PM
Organization, Recycle |
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Lamp from Washing Machine Barrel
Check out this chic lamp made from an old washing machine barrel over at Apartment Therapy. It might fit in really well with a tin ceiling or vintage tin pie pan wall hangings, since it's got that same perforated look.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Apr 22, 2008 04:00 PM
Home and Garden, Recycle |
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