Placemats can add a nice touch to a dinner table. If you have an old pillowcase you can turn it into a fun placemat for your next casual dinner party. How to Reuse a Pillowcase to make a Placemat: 1. Fold your pillowcase in half. Cut along the folded edge to create two pieces....
Make your own Ice Cream Pops! Oh my gosh, these look so VERY delicious. The hardest part will be waiting for the ice cream to firm up around the stick. MMMM….and then there’s Maple Ice Cream! with candied walnuts. How about reusing some potato chip bags to make a book cover? If Audrey Hepburn...
Okay, it doesn’t fit together as nice as Sharing Means Caring, but you get the point. Yesterday I received my end of a trading deal I made with Divine Depth Designs and I couldn’t be more stoked! Robin contacted me a few weeks ago and was interested in my puffy green purse. She offered...
My Dad would be so proud. Since I was about 12 years old my dad has been trying to get me to wear deodorant instead of antiperspirant. He is not a fan of the aluminum in the antiperspirant. I would always try the weird smelling deodorants, but it wouldn’t last long. I was a...
My cool older brother has been sending me magazines by the truck load for the last few months. I like the idea of sharing your subscription. I will admit, it is nice to be on the receiving end rather than the sending. But, my brother has always been nice to me when it comes...
I am a really big fan of both homonogous and dangle earrings. For this week I thought I would experiment making some dangle earrings. The main ingredient for this lovely new accessory is an old silk tie. The best part is that these earrings are super light weight! How to Reuse a Silk Tie...
I don’t really know what to tile this post, but basically I have had a nice and sturdy pink box for years that has been holding all of my important stuff. It broke the other day; the glue got old and the top portion of the box fell off. Instead of gluing it back...
As far as I am concerned, summer = skirts. I love wearing skirts. Especially soft, cuddly and poofy skirts. Since I am teaching myself to sew upcycled clothing, I wanted to check out my predecessors on the Internet. Skirts seem to be one of the most popular type of clothing to upcycle, so I...
In February of this year, Dutch designers SpaceOperaForm used the technology behind fabric softener sheets/dryer sheets for an art installation. When a person would walk through two sheets they would react to that person’s presence because of the static electricity. Those large scale dryer sheets created a beautiful experience for viewers. Dryer sheets seem...
Girls can wear ties too, you know. They will just wear them a bit differently. This tutorial has two tutorials in one. I wanted to learn how to make a tshirt flower, and, at the same time, learn to make a necktie necklace. So, that is what I did. Here is how to reuse...
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