How To Deal with Side Seams when Making T-shirt Yarn
One of my favorite materials to upcycle is t-shirt yarn. Many t-shirts are manufactured on tubular looms, so they don’t have side seams....
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Feb 14, 20131 min read
How To Make Long-stemmed Paper Roses
I’ve made paper roses ever since I was a young child. I didn’t always have glue or tape on hand nor floral wire and green tape for that...
May 22, 20123 min read
How To Make a Bicycle Rim Pendant Light
First, I need to introduce you to two uber-creative people. Andrew Wagner stands tall in the world of DIY and crafting as the current...
Mar 31, 20122 min read
How To Tie a Bow like a Pro
My boyfriend’s birthday was coming up, and I needed to get him some gifts quickly! I was dreading the possibility of a fruitless hunt...
Mar 13, 20123 min read
How To Fuse Plastic Bags
I like to use fused plastic because the material is easily available and versatile. I use it in quite a few of my projects. I made a...
Jan 23, 20123 min read
How to Make Jars with Decorative Lids
I like saving all my glass jars. I have a bunch of tall spaghetti jars and short, plump pickle jars. They are so handy to have around....
Jan 12, 20124 min read
How To Make Medium-sized Icosahedral Origami Accessories
This is the second video in my origami accessories tutorial. In the first video, HOW TO make Sonobe units and octahedral origami...
Dec 28, 20114 min read
How To Make Small Octahedral Origami Accessories
I spotted a fun art piece by Ian Trask that consists of various-sized balls. He made them by wrapping different materials with colored...
Dec 21, 20112 min read
How To Use Leftover Christmas Wrapping Paper
Are you dreading the inevitable mountain of Christmas wrapping paper that’s fast approaching? Fear not! I’ve got some suggestions to help...
Dec 20, 20112 min read
How To Cut Continuous T-shirt Yarn
T-shirt yarn (tarn) is quick and easy to make. It can be used in an endless array of projects. Try to use it in crochet, weaving a bath...
Dec 16, 20113 min read
How To Make a Macrame T-shirt Throw
This throw is actually a piece I designed for Nate Berkus when he challenged me to decorate a living room. It started out as a bath mat....
Dec 12, 20113 min read
How To Make a Six-pack Ring Pendant Light
One morning while getting coffee in the kitchen at work, I happened to glance into the trashcan. A stack of six-pack rings sat neatly on...
Oct 16, 20111 min read
How To Make a Dress Shirt Pillow Sham in 6 Easy Steps
Here's a quick and super-easy way to give your well-loved button-up shirt a second life as a comfy throw pillow. Go make some throw...
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