Christmas is just around the corner, for those of you who celebrate it, and we have DIY ornament crafts, instructions for making gifts, recipes and tips for getting the most out of your holiday season before it gets the better of you. DIY Decor & Gifts Since Christmas ornaments make good gifts and stocking stuffers, I’ve lumped all the links ... Read More »
Here’s a collection of 42 tips to make your crocheting easier and more productive. Some of them are about the crocheting itself, but most are about keeping your supplies organized and in good order, and avoiding common problems and pitfalls that happen in crochet work. I hope they help you out! Crochet Tips To keep balls of yarn from falling ... Read More »
I stopped buying bottled water a couple of years ago. I now drink filtered tap (because water here tastes bad, not because I’m afraid of the quality of it) and only buy bottles when I find myself unexpectedly on the go without a canteen of filtered tap. But bottled water isn’t the only kind of recyclable plastic bottle: milk jugs, ... Read More »
This is such a simple thing to do that I can’t possibly make a tutorial out of it. It’s a great little money saver, and a great way to recycle something which otherwise would have ended up in the trash. It can also be fun and creative, if you put some artistic effort into it. Recycled Candles You know how ... Read More »
Prescription medicine bottles typically can’t be recycled in the US (I’m not sure about other countries). Even if your prescription bottle has a recycle emblem stamped into the bottom, that doesn’t mean your local recycling agencies will do anything but destroy it. This all has to do with safety regulations: governments are worried that traces of the medication will somehow ... Read More »
A friend of mine makes these beautiful reversible, no-sew blankets. As the name would imply, they require no sewing at all, and are very simple to make – in fact, you could easily make your first one inside an hour, and over time you’d get quicker at it. The end result is a cozy, comfortable, reversible blanket with little knots ... Read More »
Fabric Painting is a very easy craft to learn on your own. You don’t need much in the way of supplies to get you started. You also don’t need any particular drawing/painting talent, as long as you can make yourself a stencil. It’s a really fun way to personalize clothing. Fabric Painting Supplies Armed with nothing more than a few ... Read More »
How many old photos do you have, back from the days before you could just snap them digitally on your phone? And are they tucked away in drawers here and there, and boxes in the attic, and a few in the piano stool, and some in shoe boxes with other memorabilia from that road trip you took in 1994? Maybe ... Read More »
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