If you’re anything like me, you tend to hoard things that look like they may be useful later: empty thread spools, glass jars, bottle caps, and those ubiquitous wine corks. [Creative Commons photo by Claudio Matsuoka] I’ve got a big bowl of corks in the kitchen that’s mocking me. They dare me to find a [...]
Keeping a Craft Room Green and Organized
January 20, 2009 By 8 Comments
If you’re one of the lucky people that has enough space in their house to have a craft/art room, like myself, then you know how quickly things can become messy and cluttered after you’ve been working on a project. Depending on if the project has a deadline or not, it can also mean that you [...]
DIY Patriotism: Awesome and Eco-Friendly Projects in Honor of our 44th President, Barack Obama
January 20, 2009 By 6 Comments
Y’all, our country hearts Obama today. Autumn has already been talking about some awesome Obama art she’s seen, Tina over at Eco Child’s Play talked about how to find green Obama souvenirs, and I wrote another post about inauguration activities just for you to do with the kiddos. You know what we’re lacking, though, right? Our own [...]
Screen Print Your Own Eco-friendly Fabric
January 20, 2009 By 41 Comments
The beautiful textiles made by the likes of Kirin & Co., Pippijoe, and Mod Green Pod are inspiring and beautiful, but they carry a designer price tag. If you can’t afford designer hand-printed fabrics, consider screen printing your own. By printing your own fabric you can control the materials used, the design, and colors. Learn [...]
Fun Winter Flowers, Valentines and Stitching Tutorials that I Love
January 20, 2009 By 7 Comments
Have you ever wanted to expand your crafty side and try stitching a creative texture on a fabric, hanky, notecard or decoration? If so, here are a few neat finds and tutorials on the subject this season: The ideas for crocheted valentines are too cute (shown above) the step by step card stitching process is [...]
