Art Furniture from WW2 Mines
It just doesn't get any more Steampunk than this! Benches, armchairs, tables, beds, wood-burning stoves like something pulled from a Jules Verne story -- even a baby carriage! The mine…
How to Make Pop Bottle Flowers
Have you seen those fantasy faux-glass flowers made from recycled pop bottles? I mean the delicate fragile-looking twisty looking ones, like those the US-based artist Laura Astor) used to make.…
Herb Garden Graveyard
Forget the traditional parterre Herb Garden, if you can’t keep herbs alive! Goths, ghouls, and any gardeners with a sense of humour about their plant-growing failures will enjoy a decorative Herb Graveyard instead. (more…)
6 Easy Bags to Sew or Crochet from Recycled T-Shirts
Want to keep the summer memories alive, but your fav souvenir T-shirt is past its “best before” date? With just a few basic sewing or crochet skills, you can “upcycle” that tee into a cool new purse or handbag, grocery bag, big soft tote… the possibilities are endless… (more…)
Recycled Blue Jeans Quilt
Think about all you've been through together, those great-fitting friendly old jeans and you. Who wants to just trash those favourite jeans, when they get beyond wearing? Check out these recycled-denim quilt pattern and tutorials for cool ideas... [read more]
Knit Your Own Dog
No dogs allowed at your digs? No worries! Thanks to British knitwear designers Sally Muir and Joanne Osborne - you can knit your own faithful companion.
The Violent Crochet Visions of Patricia Waller
You think you’ve seen some truly disturbing crochet work over the years? If you haven’t checked out Patricia Waller’s works in crochet and other media, you ain’t seen what yarn + imagination is capable of. (more…)