Make Magnets from Any Paper: My Three Favorite Methods
Magnets are a fun and easy way to show off your tiniest art, upcycle your favorite photographs, or display comic book panels, sweet love notes, or pretty papers of all kinds.
Magnets are a fun and easy way to show off your tiniest art, upcycle your favorite photographs, or display comic book panels, sweet love notes, or pretty papers of all kinds.
I’m always on the lookout and reserve a special place in my heart for those craft books that truly do use eco-friendly methods and/or materials.
Here, then, are my favorite eco-friendly craft books published in 2022!
But if you were one of the 800 members of the Auntie Sewing Squad, you helped make over 250,000 fabric masks to donate to 200 communities around the country, prioritizing the vulnerable communities that were the most affected by COVID-19 and the most disenfranchised from the political power bases that informed community response.
Quilts are seasonal anyway, so if you’re planning a quilt, why not indulge in some holiday cheer and make an awesome Christmas quilt?
Looking for a crafty way to support a great cause?
Lori Guilderson, owner of Charlotte’s Friends, gives traditional dolls (think Bratz) a feminist makeover. Meet Lori and learn all about what inspires her!
Whether you’re growing food, succulents, or houseplants, you need something to put those babies in. These upcycled and DIY planters come in all different shapes and sizes, so you can choose what’s best for your garden.
Want to give traumatized or hospitalized children something secure and soft to cuddle? Check out Project Linus, which provides handmade quilts and blankets to children in need across the country.
Cats and dogs deserve our crafty love, too, especially when they’re all alone in an animal shelter.
The Craftys is the awards ceremony that celebrates the best in DIY and craft across the United States.
Marchers and supporters for the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., on January 21, 2017, have inspired an international craftivist movement called The Pussyhat Project.
This fifth grader wants you to help send a girl to school. She launched a charitable crafty business to help young girls get the educations they deserve.
If you know a kid who loves nature crafts, then it’s worthwhile to provide that kid with a guidebook to the natural world, one that shows her the processes that form all the things that she enjoys creating with.
Got some egg cartons taking up ALL the space in your recycling bin?
They also print tote bags from utility grates, and gym bags from concrete!
Cambodia Knits empowers women to support their families through craft. We are thrilled to share this Q&A with founder Monika Nowaczyk!
Doll Shoe Lane wants to give one of you a free pair of 18″ doll shoes!
Is it kudzu that is the menace where you live, or is it honeysuckle?
You might not think of sewing as a way to change the world, but when you use your skills to make cloth napkins, dish towels, and rags, your impact is huge.
Air pollution in Beijing is at an all-time high, and this craftivist is creating smog bricks to raise awareness and maybe even help the problem.
A Repair Café is a local event where neighbors come together to mend everything from torn clothes to broken small appliances to furniture.
Of all the possible sewing projects that my kid could possibly desire, a doll hospital gown has to be one of the easiest.
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about older people who do good works by making things by hand.
Artist Mbongeni Buthelezi uses melted plastic to create beautiful works of art.
Sole Hope heals kids, and they use old jeans to do it.
I’m the one who does all the comic book and record album craft tutorials, and the one with the photos of my two kids doing all kinds of crazy stuff like wielding power tools and pipe swords, which some of you super like to yell at me about!
Heck yeah! We found purses made of vinyl records. Think that’s cool? Wait until you meet the designer behind these totally rad retro crafts.
With the right choice of product and material, the process can be contemplative and enhance your skills and stretch your creativity.
I’ve been a fan of Jen Gale since learning about her make Do and Mend Year. Check out her TED Talk and a Q&A with Jen!
I love the way this simple DIY furniture makeover transforms an old dresser into a statement piece.
British crafters, rejoice! If you make upcycled goodies, there’s a brand new outlet for selling your wares. Remade in Britain is open for business.
The Purple Buddha Project is helping artisans in war-torn Cambodia heal their hearts and feed their families.
Sometimes an artist needs some inspiration.
1. Do you love to upcycle? 2. Do you love to refashion? 3. Do you live in Denver, Colorado?
What’s the COOLEST thing that you could make with a Mason jar?
An FM radio, is what I’m thinking.