Category Archives: Crafts

All kinds of crafts mostly created by recycling or upcycling waste and old objects.

Soda can aesthetics

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Art for Housewives

«Our imagination flies; we are its shadow on the earth». – Vladimir Nabokov  via Whiskey River Soda can ornaments Transform a soda can into an ash tray Soda can flowers, how to make them Upcycled aluminum cans: tin flowers at … Continue reading →

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Yo yo, yoyos and yo-yos

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Yo-yo quilt (vintage) via Yo-Yo Pillow + Going Yo-Yo + Fabric yo-yos are fun and super easy to make! + YO-YO QUILT AND FLOWERS + Yo Yo quilt. Calamity Kim’s yoyoS Product Review: Yo-Yo Maker + Laws of Physics and … Continue reading →

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Cardboard looms and Vacation Weaving

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Art for Housewives

A Community Weaving Project at the Museum of Contemporary Craft Looming Thoughts blog + Kumihimo cardboard loom + Make a knitting loom with stuff from your trash can + Pot holder looms + Cardboard Weaving Frame. How to make a … Continue reading →

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How to make coiled fabric baskets and rope bracelets

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Why not coil a little? Coiled Fabric Basket by AbbysSewAwesome How to make a coiled fabric basket using clothesline and strips of fabric + Coiled Fabric Bowls! (tons of photos) + How to Make a Coiled Fabric Bowl + Previous ART … Continue reading →

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Tea Towels

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Art for Housewives

My mom gave me some of her old “vintage” tea towel calendars. I used some of them to make huipiles. Here’s Chiara modeling a tea towel huipil (unfortunately  she put it on backwards! Oh well). Soft Toy Dog called Shane made … Continue reading →

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