I am so happy to report that I finished the lamp and I am also happy that I really like the way it looks! Here is how I redid the lamp shade
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How To :: Making Fabric Covered Buttons
For this month’s Craft Leftovers Monthly I included vintage fabric covered buttons in everyone’s package. And one thing I noticed while looking through them all is that they are pretty easy to make (without a kit) from just a washer, some
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Apartment Remake :: Lamp Remake Part III
I’ve hit a few bumps along the road of redoing this lamp. Mainly, lots of rain. So today, I woke up and it was sunny out, finally! It’s go time lamp! I taped it all up using masking tape and newspaper. I bundled up the cord in some more newspaper […]
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How To :: Making Butterfly Bobbins
I first learned how to make these great little bobbins in my beginning weaving class at Northern Illinois University. They are great for weaving, especially tapestry weaving, but also when working brocade on the floor loom. The thing is, they are great for knitting and crochet and pretty much any […]
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Apartment Redress :: Lamp Remake :: Part II
Today was so rainy. I actually really liked it. I worked on crochet stuff earlier, and then was a kit making machine for the rest of the morning. The rain was nice but completely foiled my plans for the Lamp Remake today. You see I picked out my spray paint […]
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Apartment Redress :: Lamp Remake
Lamps are expensive. This one is free and in our possession already. It’s not half bad either, just a little, well…. “out dated”, not in a fun funky interesting vintage way either. Jason also needs a lamp for his work area, but this one isn’t so great because the shade […]
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Apartment Redress :: Sewing Chair Part II :: Finished!
I am so happy that I decided to do the Apartment Redress series. It has really kept me motivated to keep improving my space. I think that if it weren’t for you, not only would I have not started reupholsterying this chair, there is no way I would have finished […]
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Apartment Redress :: Sewing Chair Part I
I forgot to show you the best part about this chair! And here it is, hidden spool treasure.
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How To :: Potato Stamping
I love printing, just about any kind really. From the copy machine to silk screening to block prints and monoprints. I love it all. And one of my favorites, that’s the easiest, quickest, really fun and super easy to clean up is potato printing. You can print about on anything with them and they are cheap and the supply list is short unlike silk screening or even block printing really. Granted, you can’t get realllly detailed, but it’s great for greeting cards, pots of plants, even fabric really.
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Apartment Redress :: Sewing Chair
I had the highest of high hopes that I would have time to clean our bedroom and take a picture of the dresser where is should be… well… that didn’t really happen. I did manage to start cleaning in there, so that is good. I also did finish the dresser, […]
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How to :: Saving my Knitting :: Part I :: Life Lines
I’m not sure why I never thought about writing about this before, but today as I was ripping back 8+ rows for the 1 millionth time I did. I worked at a yarn shop for almost 2 years (just ending this past May when I moved to Ames) and helped […]