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Home Ec. of Silver Lake

Some of our best DIY project posts came way by special guests post from local Los Angeles crafting specialist and friend, Jenny Ryan. If you're ever in the vicinity of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction,...

How To: His and Hers Stenciled Pillowcases

click for more pics When it comes to pillows, we're very particular. We prefer a mushy, down-filled pillow that can be squished and fluffed throughout the night., while our husband prefers an extra-fi...

How To: Make Upcycled Quilted Coasters

click for more pics We've got an ever-expanding collection of cute patterned dishtowels in our kitchen drawer, but some of them are starting to show their age. One of our favorites is this sunny daisy...

How To: Sew an Envelope-Back Pillow

click for more picsNothing cozies up a room like a stylish pillow, but we have to admit we have a tendency to get bored with ours after a while. So we like to sew our own removable pillow covers, whic...

How To: Make Over a Lamp

We've been less than thrilled with our bedside lamp for a while now. It works perfectly fine, but we're way over the blah, not-quite-pink, not-quite-beige color of the base, and the outdated, rickrack...

How To: Make Your Own Magnetic Matchbooks

When the pilot light on our stove goes out, or we want to light a candle to help kill the fumes while chopping onions, we usually have to dig through our kitchen junk drawer to find some matches. We w...

How To: Make a Patchwork Pet Bed

We've got a new puppy named Dizzy calling our apartment home, and were in need of a snuggly, pet-specific place for her to hang out and snooze. We're also on a budget (and obedience school wasn't chea...

How To: Make a Kitchen Cupboard Message Center

We've been making a lot of improvements to our kitchen over the last few months, but without much counter space we were still lacking a space to keep track of recipes and such. We're not a fan of havi...

How To: Make a Custom Wall Clock

Jenny Ryan, our special crafting correspondent and author of Sew Darn Cute: 30 Sweet & Simple Projects to Sew & Embellish is back with a stylish and simple DIY project perfect for a weekend project. A...

How To: Make a Recycled Leafy Catch-All Box

Today we welcome guest blogger, Jenny Ryan, a friend, neighbor and crafting expert whose resume is longer than an IKEA catalog when it comes to the world of DIY. We've invited her to share some of her...

Look! Tater-Stamped Kitchen Curtain

Our friend, nearby neighbor and crafting grand poobah Jenny Ryan shared this really fun DIY project using a potato...yes, a spud, Bud...to embellish some Tekla towels from IKEA into a custom stamped k...