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Vintage suitcase chair. The &Times& They Are A-Changing: How to Make a Basket from a Newspaper. May 3rd, 2012 Email 1339 users recommend A charming basket (or comfy pet bed) is crafted from an issue of the Sunday New York Times. Recycling never looked so good. Jeff Rudell Weaving newspapers is a perfect activity for kids who are stuck inside on a rainy May Sunday (and it works with adults, too). A simple ribbon or two can turn even the most modest of materials—in this case an old newspaper—into a thing of beauty. Photo: Jeff Rudell The entire 126-year-old farmhouse I grew up in was insulated with old newspapers, wadded up and stuffed behind the walls and between the studs. With such a long history with newspapers, it struck me as odd recently to realize that most of what I did with newspapers these days (besides read them) was bundle them up and deliver them to the curb once a week in anticipation of the 6:00 a.m. recycling truck that comes every Monday to retrieve them.

View 3 member project galleries. Creative Kismet & Blog Archive & Button Bracelet Tutorial. This tutorial was updated on Sept. 28, 2007.

Creative Kismet & Blog Archive & Button Bracelet Tutorial

Please see my flickr photo set with step-by-step photos. And also check out the Button Bracelet and Button Jewelry Flickr Group. What you need: Embroidery Floss- (I used DMC® Metallic Embroidery Floss) assorted buttons (any kind) glue scissors ruler2 -Light-medium twisted beading needles (you may not need these)I make my bracelets roughly 7-8 inches long. You may want to measure your favorite bracelet to get a better length for you. 1. Sweatshirt liposuction. Nate Berkus: DIY Projects. If you are frantically looking to lose weight, opt to buy Phen375.

Nate Berkus: DIY Projects

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Make A Purse From Vinyl Records. Dictionary [shoo]s. Don’t Buy, DIY!: Woven Ribbon Sweater. Seen on the runway in John Galliano’s Christian Dior Fall 2010 RTW Collection were whimsical, feminine knitwear pieces with satin ribbons woven and braided throughout.

Don’t Buy, DIY!: Woven Ribbon Sweater

Photos: Monica Feudi, GoRunway.com Within weeks of appearing on the runway, many Japanese clothing brands picked up on the design, re-interpreting the idea and selling them en masse to a demanding public, creating a micro-trend stat. In the U.S. I haven’t seen any clothing brands create their own version of this – which is just begging to be DIY’d! (Check out Outsapop and A Pair and a Spare for their coverage of this idea; and The Hearabouts’ DIY version.)

Difficulty: (Easy/Beginner) You Need: *chunky-knit sweater (I chose one with cabling, from YesStyle.com. And… *scissors *measuring tape *hand-sewing needle & matching thread (not pictured) How To: 1. At the top of the track of weaving, note the measurement on the tape. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pretty easy, right?