Yes, but tell us now about The Grunge. And the pillows.
September 21, 2009
Smells like teen spirit all up in here. Check out kelly+olive’s easy tutorial on how to turn a secondhand flannel into a pillow cover. For your couch, for your bed, for the saggy booths in that ratty club where you can totally come as you are (even in your {pearl} jammin’ DIY plaid bloomers!).
Via CRAFTzine.
BellToy and Bear
September 18, 2009
A snap of my latest craft. Two softies for a friend’s twinset, due in December.
Simple to stitch, stuffed with bamboo fiber (antimicrobial!), and with sound built in: the eensie pillow, the one with the grosgrain pully-things, has a bell buried inside for some special jingle-jangle. Hint: The bell is housed inside a soft plastic cage (yes, it’s supposed to be a cat toy, but whatevs) so the stuffing won’t muffle the ring.
Care to share your own sews?
Make your own undies!
July 6, 2009
Another great DIY drawers tutorial, via CRAFT and belle and burger. If you’re bummed on bloomers, try these standard panties made from your favorite tees that have maybe seen better days. Double plus good!
Couch covers, complete.
May 7, 2009
Remember that makeshift cutting table? Here’s the offshoot of all that scissoring:
New slipcovers for my previously tweedy couches, plus new pillowcases, too. Pat on the back. Pat, pat, pat.
Cut, cut, cut!
March 13, 2009
The latest in the Living Small craft canon: slipcovers for our couch cushions, out of this print from Ikea (yes, Ikea!):
Yet, great fabric and a headful of determination do not slipcovers make; though I own a fine sewing machine and a new pair of pinking shears, I am without a spot to cut straight lines out of 59″-wide swaths of cloth.
And so, I give you the latest in the Living Small space wrangle: my makeshift cutting table!
If you have a table that takes a leaf or two, you can create one of your own. All you have to do is pull the halves apart approximately one-quarter inch, and you’re golden. No need for fancy rotary tools and cutting mats and special aluminum channels built into your surface. Small solutions strike again!
What’s your latest creative reuse?
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