On my list of things to try in my Crafty Lifetime, painting shoes is one item that I can now check off! I have altered a pair of fake leather shoes and painted them using acrylic paint (first white, then two coats of pink). It was super easy to do, although not too durable I’m […]
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DIY Skirt with a lot of Embroidery
Happy World Embroidery Day today! Whether you are celebrating with stitching on an old embroidery project or starting a brand new today in honor of this special day, I hope that you take the time to embroider something. Today on July 30, it is namely the World Embroidery Day, a day when we feel a […]
Making it Flamenco Pink
I love dye that you just poor into water and use as it is. This is “Flamenco Pink” my favorite after “Golfish orange”. Yum! Related PostsA fabric rainbow, a foldout zine and other pretty stuff Video tutorial: How to create a Ring Binder Tiny Chest of Drawers Goodie bag of thrifted yarn Monochromatic Green Page
To Recycle an angora sweater
I found a lot of wool sweaters at the Recycle workshop. I put all of them in the washer over night. The first day I grabbed this, already felted, angora sweater and started to make a cap. I just cut it out free hand, and sewed it together on the sewing machine. Then I embroidered […]