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When I was a kid, we adorned our tennis shoes with hand-made goodies, and yarn pom poms were totally in. A knitter, my mother always had remnants of skeins of yarn, and all you needed was a piece of cardboard and a pair of scissors. Yes, I know they make pom-pom makers – little plastic [...]
Produced in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Crown Royal has been a popular whisky since the 1940s. In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the country and Seagram president Samuel Bronfman introduced Crown Royal as a tribute to the monarch and his wife. Until 1964, the whisky was only available in Canada. With annual [...]
Spool knitting, (aka French knitting, cork knitting, or punnikpopje) is one of my earliest crafty memories. My spool knitter was a simple green plastic affair – just a tube with four flimsy tines sticking up – but I loved it and spent hours patiently knitting foot after foot of acrylic peach yarn into a tube [...]
Looking to spruce up an old set of canisters? Want to turn those blah-ones you picked up on sale into a retro-wonder? This walk-through on flickr (username: ignutzz) tells you just how to do it. You’ll need tape, primer and paint, along with a well-ventilated area. Now you can show off those storage containers in [...]
Why did I never think of this? Of all the clock projects I’ve studied (I’m still trying to find the perfect one for my living room), I never thought that the answer might very well be staring me right in the face. Instructables.com shows us – in pictures – how to do this ridiculously easy [...]
Remember all those holiday crafts you made in grade school? Every holiday called for special projects – table favors, wreaths and other decor you’d take home to Mom. Easter called for eggs, chicks, bunnies and baskets in glorious pastels. I remember weaving construction paper strips to make my own little Easter basket, which we filled [...]
If you’ve been looking for the perfect way to upcycle that thrift store clock, Shelly Leer at ModeHomeEc walks us through her restyling of a Goodwill timepiece. The result is a beautiful, modern style wall clock that leaves us drooling. While this project might just take you an entire weekend, it would definitely be time [...]
Retro Planet’s new line of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) typography signs are definitely unique. These original signs bear words like “kitchen,” “bath,” “cupcakes,” and “laundry”, and are great for do-it-yourselfers and creative people. You can paint a sign to match existing decor or just go wild with patterns and custom techniques. Crafty person that I am, I took [...]
We’ve seen lots of great ideas for design placement and re-purposing of tabletop gumball machines, but this idea for an aquarium is brilliant! This project isn’t for everyone – you may need to get help with some of the steps, like using a glass cutter. The end result, though, is so worth it. Don’t have [...]
Looking for a creative way to put grandma’s old fabric on display? This simple yet brilliant idea posted at The Purl Bee is also inexpensive. Crafters used newly produced fabric, but well-stored pieces from decades past will add nostalgia. Other materials include wood embroidery hoops and fabric glue. You could also paint the hoops and [...]
Years ago it was common to carry home fresh bread, cakes or pastries in boxes or paper held closed with decorative twine. This twine was commonly red-and-white (and sometimes blue-and-white). Many would untie it carefully and save it for future fix-it use. Some refer to baker’s twine as butcher’s twine, though the twine the butcher [...]
If you’ve been hunting for that perfect match of vintage meets today’s tech, we just might have found it with this unique project. Via Design Sponge, SugarSCOUT’s Sara and Stacey share turning a train case into a fully-functional station for charging those gotta-have gadgets. While this isn’t a “quickie” project, we think the end result [...]
While packing up your Christmas decor, you might be tempted to toss all those cards in the trash or recycle bin. Don’t! There are plenty of creative things you can do with them – from making cards for next year to supporting a good charity. Here are some ideas, all culled from my Mom and [...]
Remember making garland out of construction paper? For decades kids made these in school and at home. The project requires nothing more than colored paper and a stapler (or tape). While crafting has gotten much more ornate, we love this back-to-basics, old-school method of decorating the tree, alcove or hallway. This Christmas take the kids [...]
