Eco-Friendly Bath Rugs DIY. Straw textile chair : andrea brena. Knitted army : andrea brena. IMG_3117. HOW TO make six-pack pendant lights. One morning while getting coffee in the kitchen at work, I happened to glance into the trashcan.
A stack of six-pack rings sat neatly on the trash heap. It’s such a waste they get thrown out after being used just once to keep soda cans together. The plastic has an interesting shape. It’s pliable and translucent. I figured out a simple way to highlight the six-pack rings’ attributes and lift them to a wonderful new use. I found inspiration in Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp. Bear with me. The diameter of the large plastic take-out container lid is about 10" Supplies 4 wire ties 1 large plastic take-out container lid (diameter ~10″) 1 aluminum soda can 60 six-pack rings (60 is only a recommended number. 1 X-Acto knife scissors If you don’t drink a lot of canned drinks, visit your local convenience store, grocer, or drugstore and ask the stock person for six-pack rings.
Ruler 1 pointed permanent marker 1 pendant light kit 1 LED light bulb Dremel tool with small drill bit 2 clothes pins or binder clips. Introducing Quarterly Craft Kits. I try to design my luxe projects using the materials we throw away most often.
Over the past year, however, I’ve heard many of you say you don’t have certain materials or enough materials to finish projects. I launched the Quarterly Craft Kit, because I want everyone to enjoy the creative process. Each kit contained all the materials and instructions you’d need to handcraft your own upcycled home accessories. Kits included popular projects from the Relevé Design repertoire. HOW TO make a macrame t-shirt throw. This throw is actually a piece I designed for Nate Berkus when he challenged me to decorate a living room.
It started out as a bath mat. Earth Day Craft– T-Shirt Weaving. Apr16 by Ellen Luckett Baker by Ellen Luckett Baker.
HOW TO cut continuous t-shirt yarn. T-shirt yarn (tarn) is quick and easy to make.
It can be used in an endless array of projects. Try to using it in crochet, weaving a bath matt, or making a trendy scarf. I’ve used it to create a macrame throw. In the macramé t-hsirt throw tutorial I recommend cutting multiple strips from t-shirts. This gives you strands that are shorter and thus easier to work with, but there’s a tradeoff. If you use a longer strand you’ll have less of these connection points. Supplies. T-Shirt Yarn. I've made our cotton dish cloths for some time now, and have grown tired of seeing my hard work quickly deteriorate, no matter how thick and tough they're crafted.
So, I'm now making them out of recycled t-shirts. They're less expensive to make, and since they require larger knitting needles, I am able to make one in less than an hour. Little Dandelion. Les Interieurs, Interior Design by Pamela Makin, Sydney. Linen throws / Little Dandelion. Interior view of Les Interieurs Have you ever been to Les Interieurs in Newport Beach Sydney?
If you haven’t, you must make a beeline to its doors. Les Interieurs is arguably one of the most beautiful homewares stores in Sydney. It is the creation of Pamela Makin who is a renowned interior stylist. Pamela’s retail concept is refreshingly unique in that she curates a new homewares collection every few months. Pamela also loves to support local designers, artisans and craftspeople: that’s were Little Dandelion comes in to the picture.
Little Dandelion linen throw When I first walked into Les Interieurs I was a little overwhelmed because everything is just so darn beautiful. Little Dandelion woollen chain scarf OMG – I love those hand knitted twine baskets in the picture above. Little Dandelion bed runner I LOVE white linen. The bed runner in the above picture is made from a heavy grade linen. Try it Out Tuesday – T-shirt Yarn « Find Focus. Several weeks have gone by since I started writing “Try it Out Tuesday” posts.
Each week I have read the corresponding blog or instructional information related to a pin I’ve added to a board on Pinterest. My goal was to make sure I didn’t just collect a bunch of ‘pins’ without ever trying out the recipe/craft/project/idea that the pin represented. So far all the ‘Tuesday’ blog posts relate to cooking and recipes, so this week I wanted to try something from my board of craft ideas!
T-shirt Yarn: Crochet Desk Organizers. Upcycling 101: recycling t-shirts into craft yarn - Detroit Arts and Crafts. If you're a crafter who is concerned about your budget or the environment, you may have heard of t-shirt yarn.
T-shirt yarn can easily be made from t-shirts that won't be used any more so that you don't have to throw them away or end up with way too many dust cloths. It's a great way to upcycle, which is important if you're trying to live eco-friendly It's also rather versatile. It's a chunky yarn, so it can be used for things like rugs and blankets, and it's a natural fiber (if you're using the right t-shirts) so it can be used it the kitchen and dyed easily to match décor.
If you don't knit or crochet, and have no intention of learning, cutting t-shirts into strips also leaves you with cord for things like tying plants in your garden and other things that can use a stretchy cord. Recycled T-Shirt Yarn Dish Cloth Pattern. Last night I gave myself an hour to SIT, something I don't do very often.
I sat while knitting with the t-shirt yarn I made. Of course, my fingers were busy even though I was sitting. To replace all of our holy dish cloths, I came up with the following simple dish cloth pattern.Materials Needed: Recycled cotton t-shirt yarn, 2 balls (equivalent of 2 small t-shirts or one large t-shirt) One pair straight needles, size US 10 (6mm) Directions (to make a 10"x10" square): CO 22 sts.
Row 1: K2, P2 to end, K2. Row 2: K2, P2 to end, K2. Repeat rows 1 & 2 until pieces measures 9.8".