EcoNest - Eco Friendly Nesties Etsy Team: Snapping Reusable Paper Towels
Our household is paper towel free, has been for years. I keep a drawer of old t-shirts and rags for spills, but these, well I think they are divine. I would love to have these pretties sitting out for at least the counter spills. And I’ll save my drawer of rags for floor spills. I have a billion yards of flannel, I wonder how many snaps I have?
DIY-Kid’s art portfolio : becoming home
My daughter Wednesday is an avid painter, drawer, glitterizer etc. and I am an avid photographer of her in process. I love this idea of combining the two. I think it would make a wonderful Christmas or Mother’s day or Father’s Day gift!
Play kitchen and market stall via IKEA Hacker
This is as pretty and detailed a homemade play kitchen I have seen. I love the addition of a market stall. So much fun.
doily wall art : little lovelies
The thing about using thrifted doilies in crafts is that most of the work is done for you. All you have to do is the simple stuff like stitch them together fore a table runner, or this which is even easier.
Glow paint splattered inside mason jars.
For everyone who ever wanted a jar of fireflies but did not live anywhere near the country! I love this so much it almost hurts!
Vintage Style Doily Bunting - by thewonkytree on madeit
While we’re on the subject of vintage doilies can we ooh and ahh over this as well. I think we can all scrounge up some bias tape and second hand doilies right?
I am in love and need to go and collect doilies to dye with tea and then make into a curtain. BBS!
Last summer I found a couple pairs of ballet flats at Wal-Mart for nine or ten bucks a pair so I thought I would be cool and grabbed two pair (One black and one purple) well, not five minutes into wearing the first pair I got the beginnings of a blister. Gish darnit! I was stubborn though, instead of taking back the unworn pair and donating the other I kept them. The first pair I carefully removed the grosgrain ribbon and voila! no blisters except now I had a very boring pair of shoes. Which also looked a little unfinished. So the two pair sat in my to-do box for a year until I could figure out how to use them. Enter ebay and the awesome cone studs I found. I couldn’t wait to attach those bad boys to my girly shoes and when I did, I was in love.
Now they are not only much more comfortable they are cute too! Also, I found that with the studs, the stitching holes worked perfectly.
They were super easy to make. The hardest part is getting your hands on these little babies. I bought mine from an Ebay seller called Crush Crush, I think they also have an Etsy account but don’t quote me on that. I bought ten and I wish now I had bout a hundred (Instead of the pyramid studs that I can’t seem to lay straight!) they are so much fun to use.
Thanks to the threaded bottom of the stud, all you need to do to fasten one to your object is make a hole big enough for the threaded bit to fit through and screw the cone stud on top. Easy peazy lemon squeezey!
I really think they turned out fabulous. Just a little bit of rock and roll for this soccer mom you know what I mean?
I haven’t quite decided what to do with the purple pair yet, I am thinking a bright contrasting ribbon of yellow or orange woven around the edge, not sure but I’ll share them when I get to it.
Three cheers for my first Tumblr tutorial! Although, I do have a crafty blog over here @ Blogger with a lot of crafty/refashioning DIYs if you care to check them out. Mostly children and holiday related as I have a little one whom inspires me endlessly.
Will you make your own?
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