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Incredible Crafts Room Uses Cheap Space-Saving Solutions. Design is one thing – deployment is another.

Incredible Crafts Room Uses Cheap Space-Saving Solutions

All of the ingenious storage and shelving in the world cannot help if the person utilizing them does not do so with forethought and intentionality, as this incredible space-saver craft room illustrates. Etsy seller Megan of? Just Undo It: Re-Folding Clothes into DIY Bags & Backpacks. Any do-it-yourself idea should get bonus points for not requiring any fasteners, hardware or other accessories to work – and extra credit for utilizing just one object, particularly something nearly everyone has a spare of in their closet.

Just Undo It: Re-Folding Clothes into DIY Bags & Backpacks

The video says it all, without requiring more than 20 seconds (let alone anything by way of words) – how to just flip, fold and wrap your way to a temporary laptop-to-go bag that even your precious computer should feel nice and secure inside. But why stop there? Other strapped backpacks and shoulder bags are possible too, as well as pillows and (if you are feeling really daring) even a baby carrier … be really careful, though, if you intend to build and use that particular variant. ConceptualDevices likes to keep things nice and easy, playing with elemental videos and simple sketches to show very clear new ways to organize existing objects and data into nifty new formations.?

“A hoodie is not just a hoodie. 8 Drawing Exercises That Every Artist Should Practice. Wire Drawing Exercise Example from save-janos.net – this example has been placed on a painted acrylic background With this exercise you are not going to be drawing at all.

8 Drawing Exercises That Every Artist Should Practice

All you need is some wire and a pair of pliers with cutters. Essential life skill: money origami. Essential life skill #3: folding a shirt and tie from a dollar bill.

Essential life skill: money origami

In terms of usefulness, I rank this right up there with the ability to parallel park. This is my first-ever money origami attempt, which was much more successful than the parallel parking section of my driving test, which I failed. Granted, nobody needs to parallel park in rural Minnesota where I grew up, so the incentive to learn was not great. A more useful skill is avoiding animals in your path, such as my math teacher's escaped pig which was loitering in the middle of the road one morning during my lesson. Mr. math teacher came to the door in his boxers when we knocked to tell him his hog had gotten out. You can fold yourself a drawerful of shirts by following an instructional video. How to Design a Pattern Repeat {Guest Post by Julie Gibbons} {Persian Birds by Muhlenkott} So many of us in the craft world have skills across multiple disciplines – but there are no doubt processes and skills that you have NO idea about, right?

How to Design a Pattern Repeat {Guest Post by Julie Gibbons}

For example – some of you might have no idea how I take raw silver and turn it into jewellery via the use of hammer, anvil, and soldering torch. For me? I have no idea about the creation of patterns. I’ve always wondered how on earth people come up with these amazing patterns that just go together on every side. Well, today we welcome Julie Gibbons, who takes us through the fascinating process of designing a pattern repeat. 兔小贩——手工DIY>废物利用_来自泪无光的图片分享. Yoda Hat (lots of pics) NOW WITH TUTORIAL!! My four year old son decided that he wanted to be Yoda for halloween.

Yoda Hat (lots of pics) NOW WITH TUTORIAL!!

I took about two days to whip up this hat for him. He really wanted the eyes on there. I was just going to do the ears and hair, but he begged me for the eyes! It was fairly easy to do and I think it turned out well. Though I now want to keep going and make it a full Yoda face ..... though the poor kid couldn't see then. And finally me modelling the hat .... don't laugh! Okay I added more, my youngest son wearing his brother's costume:

DIY Multi-Strand Scarf : Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth. I am a huge fan on no-sew projects from recycled clothing.

DIY Multi-Strand Scarf : Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth

If you were a fan of my no-sew DIY Workout Shirt, you will enjoy this one as well. Plus they will look très chic when worn together! Behold, a scarf that is perfectly lightweight and easy-to-wear to your Yoga or Bar Method class and stylish enough for running errands around town! 25 Handmade Gifts Under $5. If your gift list is long and your budget is small here are some great Handmade Gifts that you can make.

25 Handmade Gifts Under $5

Keep in mind that handmade items are not just beautiful but special… Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Crafty (35 Pics) DIY Dress Design Idea: Create Your Own Color Scheme. What if you could make your dress reflect your mood or tastes of the moment, redesigning the colors and patterns from scratch each time you wore it?

DIY Dress Design Idea: Create Your Own Color Scheme

Best of all, such a simple idea could be extended to all kinds of clothing with equally compelling effects. The idea is as simple as the execution: colored markers are placed in small stitched pockets dotting the dress design from top to bottom. These are allowed to bleed into the material, creating circular spots of color as they do. The wearer can stick to one color scheme between washes then start all over again and create a new design each time they do wash their clothes. Fernando Brizio has, in short, handed the power over to the consumer to have a custom dress with each and every wear. As these highly varied examples show, there are limitations with the types of patterns one can create – but within that there is a good deal of room for recreating the design each time.

兔小贩——手工DIY>配饰_来自兔小贩的图片分享. DIY glitter tights. Hiii everyone!

DIY glitter tights

I hope you all had an amazing time on Christmas! Some of you asked me how i did the tights of my previous post, so here is a brief explanation of what i did! P.S. Crafts. Discover life's little pleasures.