January 4th, 2010 by Karen in Fabric Crafts, Recycling Crafts | No Comments »
Today I decided to replace my ironing board’s worn out, stained, rusty cover and add a few layers of extra padding between the original foam and the new cover. It was not hard to do and took a few simple skills:
Sewing together large pieces of fabric to run the length of the board, since I [...]
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December 30th, 2009 by Karen in Holiday Crafts, Recycling Crafts, Tutorials | No Comments »
Here’s a nifty way to make garland or hanging decoration out of CDs. My household has lots of them because of various computer programs that are burned, used, then no longer needed, or music that has all been replaced by electronic files.
First, collect cds with the same finish on the “bottom,” the side you would [...]
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December 16th, 2009 by Karen in Crafty Thoughts on Life, Recycling Crafts | No Comments »
I have a few gift ideas that I can’t quite publicize in picture-form yet because the recipients might also read this post!
But I want to share these ideas with my readership, if there is any, because they can be quite cheap if you do it right but also very unique and fun to make, so [...]
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