How To: Turn Tea Bags into Curtains
Time Out New York
Time Out New York magazine features artist Este Lewis' homemade curtains. — she sewed 200 tea bags together to make a window curtain. Do you like the result?...
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How To: Turn Tea Bags into Curtains
Sleeping Beauty Chandelier by Nadine Sterk
The beauty of this chandelier is that it is actually a knitting machine — when the lamp is turned on, it knits its own lampshade. ...
Spooktatular Accessories for the Home
Roundup
Earlier this month Jess Watson brought us Chic & Modern Halloween Decorations, but here are a few more…playful ideas. Whether you’re into spooking up your home for the holiday or you like a ...
Least-Liked Craft?
When it comes to crafts, we're almost always on board. But that's not to say there aren't a lot of crafting projects out there that drive us nuts. At the top of that list? The crocheted doll toilet ...
Even More Craft Rooms
Craft rooms are enticing. I wonder what it is, specifically? The organization (or at least the potential) of it? The assorted mix of boxes, cubbies and containers? The variety of colors, textures, p...
Paint Your Own Wallpaper
Check out these hand painted walls from Devon’s in Provincetown. Artist Denny Camino used simple, child-like shapes and patterns to create one-of-a-kind wall art....
How To: Make Your Own Glasses from Bottles
Makezine
More crafting! Here’s a project that’s about a 5 on a 1-10 difficulty scale. Actually, it’s not that tough, it just requires some precision and a few tools you most likely don’t have around ...
Getting Crafty with Pipe Plumbing
In the spirit of Arts, Crafts & Collections Month here at Apartment Therapy, how about finding new uses for everyday objects? Pipe plumbing is super inexpensive and can be found in most hardware sto...
Making Old New Again: Creative Lampshade Frames
Old lampshades have wonderful bones. The sculptural steel frames are great for DIY craft and decorating projects — a simple coat of paint is sometimes all they need. The armature is also a gre...
Knitted Chairs: Crafted Cozies for Plastic Chairs
Yuvinia Yuhadi is out to reclaim the potential of the ubiquitous plastic lawn chair — as the cheap patio chair "infects the globe" she has started a movement of crafters and knitters that are ...
How To: Make a Plaid Pillow from a Goodwill Jacket
Shelly from Flipt Studio sent us this pillow making project which utilizes those fantastically wild plaid jackets you can find from at the Goodwill or other thrift stores. The tutorial is really a 3...
Charley Harper Modern Needlepoint Canvases at Purl
This is very cool — Purl has introduced a collection of handpainted needlepoint canvases based on the work of Charley Harper. From Purl's blog: "We think that needlepoint canvases are an ideal...
House Tour: Hudson Valley Fiber Farm
New York
Location: Hudson Valley, New York Size: 3 bedrooms, 1,400 square feet Years lived in: We’ve lived in the house full-time for about 8 months, but it’s been in my boyfriend’s (Patrick's) family s...
How To: Make Your Own Knitted Pouf
We love the Flocks Pouf from DWR and we understand they are hand knit (on huge needles) by Christien Meindertma, but spending $1,360 for what is essentially a floor cushion is just not going to happe...
10 Embroidery Art Favorites from Etsy
click thumbnails for larger pics We've found ourselves gravitating toward textile arts lately (there was the felt show and that quilt obsession). So it's no surprise that we're drooling over all the ...
How To: Make a Rolled Paper Wreath
This project is from the Rag and Bone Bindery. Urban Outfitters has jumped on board the recycled-magazines-into-objects trend, but we prefer the DIY versions, like this wreath or the magazine wall t...
Colorful Japanese Masking Tape Arrives Stateside
click thumbnails for larger pics This colorful Japanese masking tape has been causing a huge uproar in the blogosphere. It has been a little difficult to find... For a short while, the tape could be ...
The Obscure & Strange Findings of Curious Expeditions
click thumbnails for larger pics We've been armchair traveling lately. The images above are from our favorite wanderers, the Brooklyn-based couple of Curious Expeditions. Two years ago, video editor...
Modern Quilts by Luke Haynes
click thumbnails for larger pics Check out these awesome photographic modern quilts from Luke Haynes — "Working from photographs, Luke Haynes disassembles, digests, and reconstructs images as p...
Good Questions: Creating a Craft Room?
click thumbnails for larger pics Hello there! I want to have this bedroom double as a craft room — I would like to have space to knit, cross stitch and draw. I'm thinking about adding a sofa to...
Hot or Not? Ray Knitted Lights by llot lov
click thumbnails for larger pics These knitted lights by llot lov — a German design studio that leans toward the experimental with concept designs — were shown at a designer's fair in Ger...
How To: Make Papier Mâché
Claire from Poopscape created a fantastic tutorial for papier mâché to make these faux bois containers. I don't We've never attempted papier mache, but the folk in the know at Craftzine...
Mosaic Art by Mary Engel
We have a soft spot for folk art, which may be why we responded so well to the work of Mary Engel. Mary will be included in an upcoming book by Garth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com, which will feature...
Gift Wrapping Inspiration from Valerie Courtney
The New York Times 12.11.08
The New York Times asked Valerie Courtney, an associate product designer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, for her tips to make practical everyday packaging special enough for holiday gifts... ...
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