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Turn Photo Negatives Into Artsy, Personalized Lamps

For less than $10 you can make a one-of-a-kind lamp that commemorates your personal history or other past events. Creative lighting aside, this quick project also finally finds a use for those old 35mm negatives you have lying around. http://lifehacker.com/5790240/turn-photo-negatives-into-artsy-personalized-lamps
http://www.parlourhomeblog.com/2010/07/cheery-home_02.html

Parlour: Cheery Home

Found this fun house tour on Apartment Therapy , and thought it would make a lovely post for this Friday in July!
http://ninimakes.typepad.com/nini_makes/2010/06/twig-flower-pots-for-giving-or-keeping.html

Twig flower pots for giving, or keeping: a tutorial - Nini Makes

Twig flower pot I like to give plants to friends or family instead of cut flowers.

life in general: yarn bowls

http://shannonbrown.typepad.com/life_in_general/2011/04/yarn-bowls.html I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not.
Fabric . You will be making a maxi dress so buy fabric accordingly. I stand 5′ tall (I know, I know, I am tiny) and I needed 2.5 meters of fabric with a 45-inch width.

tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress » Bored and Crafty

http://boredandcrafty.com/?p=3886

The Shirt Skirt | Sew Like My Mom

When I met Dana , I fell in love with the skirt she was wearing . http://sewlikemymom.com/the-shirt-skirt/
http://www.designsponge.com/2011/04/diy-project-kokedama-string-garden.html The days are getting longer, and the sun is shining more; I can’t think of a better time to get my hands into soil and play around with some fun plant experiments for spring! I’ve seen kokedama — Japanese moss balls — looking great hanging in homes, but I never realized how easy they are to create. Netherlands-based designer and all-around super-creative Aura Scaringi made this simple tutorial for crafting your own hanging kokedama garden using a combination of peat soil and akedama , or bonsai soil.

Design*Sponge ? Blog Archive ? diy project: ?kokedama? string garden

beltmaking 101

http://blog.caseybrowndesigns.com/2011/03/beltmaking-101/ Finally–the long-awaited beltmaking tutorial! way I make my fabric-covered belts has been learned from a mix of trial-and-error and vintage manuals.
I did not get a photo of the this, but take the small pocket pieces and fold in half with right sides together.

New Green Mama: Reversible Messenger Bag Tutorial

http://www.newgreenmama.com/2010/12/reversible-messenger-bag-tutorial.html

How to make gift bags from newspaper | How About Orange

When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper.
Art Director and Evil Genius of Urban Threads, an alternative machine and hand embroidery site. Every week I cuss and swear in my studio and macgyver together a new tutorial. You can see all of them ...

At-home screenprinting

Judah Method - Bleaching Experemnet on the Behance Network

I created this experiential tee as a concept logo tee for Judah Method Clothing a small christian clothing company.The tee was created using a vinyl car decal, ducktape and bleach. While this is not a cost effective way to mass produce tee's it is a great way to prototype.Here is some insight as to the process, a photo guide, and the finished concept.