MERCADITO
5 commentsI'm a portuguese Interior Designer with a passion for arts and crafts...I always made things and created...You can see more on my Flickr in:http://www.flickr.com/photos/26003113@N03/and in...
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Gorgeous Beads and Unusual Pieces to Check Out
1 commentWhether you're looking for vintage Lucite, trade beads, or semiprecious beads, Dava Bead and Trade has a very cool selection of unusual pieces to browse online or in person at their shop in Portland, Oregon.
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Refurbished Clothes Drying Rack
2 commentsI like to think of myself as a pretty practical girl. I accept any gifts from the hand-me-down gods with open arms and don`t see the point in baking something when it will taste just as great...
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Simply Elegant/Everyday Beautiful Felt Jewlery
6 commentsI love making jewlery using handmade felt beads! I try and keep my designs simple so that the color and the feel of the wool gets all the attention. Wool is so fun to experiment with...I've only...
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Recycled Necktie Card Holders
12 commentsI made these business/credit/gift card holders from second-hand neckties. I *love* shopping for second-hand neckties :)
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Autumn Paperbag Book
2 commentsThis book started with plain old brown lunchbags (the ones with the bottoms). I folded them and piled them end to end then sewed them up the middle to create a book. This allows for flaps...
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Library Pocket Tag Book
3 commentsThis little book has a number of library pockets bound together with a coil binding and chipboard covers. In each pocket is a tag. The quotations, images, papers, pressed flowers and...
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Valentine's Day Fan Card
This pretty fan card is quick and easy. It is just a series of fan blades decorated individually with papers, doilies, vintage collage images and embellishments. A hole is punched in the...
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Autumn Altered CD Card
2 commentsDon't we all have CDs that we no longer want or that we've received in the mail? Why not alter them? I've covered these CDs with paper, collage images and real pressed Autumn leaves then...
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English Paper Piecing
5 commentsEnglish paper piecing is a type of patchwork where fabric is basted around a piece of paper at the size and shape desired. The fabric pieces are then whip stitched together. The paper is removed...
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Sew Subversive — A Handy Resource for Lovers of Vintage, Restyling, and DIY!
This book—by the founders of Stitch Lounge—is chock-full of easy, innovative, and fun projects.
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Vintage Bead Book Spotlight: The Family Creative Workshop Series
I love all things vintage, and some of my favorite sources for vintage jewelry-making inspiration come from the craft books and magazines of the past. You can find these treasures online and in thrift stores. Here are some great places to hunt for true vintage crafting magic.
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Tips for Buying Beads and Jewelry Supplies Secondhand
2 commentsFinding a vintage trinket, charm, or bauble at a yard sale or a favorite thrift store can feel like you've struck jewelry-making gold! Here are some of my best tips for spotting treasures among castaways.
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What are the three most important things to consider when making a quilt? Fabric, Fabric, Fabric.
1 commentIt’s what you see and what you feel and for most of us, it’s why we sew in the first place–we just love working with fabric. If you’re new to quilting I recommend starting out with cotton because it’s easy to sew and the cotton fabrics available nowadays are just so gorgeous you may not want to consider anything else.
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