• 31 Mar

    Blog: Decor It Yourself

    DIY Lighting Round-Up

       I must say, I am really loving how the Structured Blossom Lamps turned out! You can play around with changing the color of the base to go with the new shade, and use different colors of felt to liven it up even more.        This is just one of the many DIY lighting projects there are o

  • 30 Mar

    Blog: TB Projects

    How To Sew a Summer Tank Dress

      The temperature's rising, but maybe you've tired of the ol' tanktop-and-jeans ensemble.  Maybe you want a go-to summer dress but still want it to be comfortable for when it gets really hot.  Revamp a tanktop with the addition of an old men's tee,** and live in soft-washed cotton comfor

  • 26 Mar

    Blog: ThreadBanger

    Weekly DIY Roundup: Craft Space Organization!

    Craft: blog had a fantastic "Make Space for Crafting" series over the last couple months, for which I got my own studio (above and below) cleaned up and organized; I'll now be moving in a month, redoing my whole studio, and I'm sure to be getting tons of ideas and inspiration from this series!  So,

  • 19 Mar

    Blog: ThreadBanger

    Weekly DIY Roundup: Fingerless Mitts, part 3 - Knit!

      This last category of fingerless mitts - knitting patterns - is so huge, so many designs out there, that I had to really limit my roundup to my personal favorites, trying to get a variety of simple, lacy, cabley, for different styles.  I also kept my picks to only independent designs - I lef

  • 12 Mar

    Blog: ThreadBanger

    Weekly DIY Roundup: Fingerless Mitts, part 2 - Crocheted!

       So many cute crocheted fingerless mitts patterns out there!  From very basic to super complex, there's definitely something for everyone... Starting with the most simple no-thumbs variety, I love all the colors in Attic24's Wrist Warmers (above also):I like the fun 2-color pattern in t

  • 09 Mar

    Blog: ThreadBanger

    Threadbanger Changes its Vibe

    Threadbanger just celebrated its 3 year anniversary and its crazy to think about how much has changed since that first episode. Just look at how short my hair was!! Our website and graphics have undergone many changes as well. We started out with yellow, black and white. Then moved to red, black, gr

  • 05 Mar

    Blog: ThreadBanger

    Weekly DIY Roundup: Fingerless Mitts, part 1 - Sewn and Recycled!

       Now that it's March and there's a touch of Spring in the air, I'm starting up a 3 part fingerless mitts roundup series!  This week isn't super long - all the ideas and tutorials I could find for mitts that are either sewn or recycled (or both), not knit or crocheted.  The knit and cro

  • 03 Mar

    Blog: Decor It Yourself

    Dishware Round-Up

      This week’s episode of Décor It Yourself delves deep into dishware. We made our own 3-tiered serving trays and a cake stand out of up-cycled vintage dishes.    In the episode I gave you a look at and a little info on my favorite dishware collections, vintage Pyrex, Le Cru

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