Posts tagged books

• 18 Sep

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Notebooks!

     Last year around this time of year I did back to school roundups of backpacks & messenger bags and pens, pencils, & cases, so for this year's schooly time of year I decided to bring you a collection of fun notebook projects.  I love notebooks - I have one I carry with me everywhere, fo

• 10 Jul

  Blog: TB Projects

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Recipe Organization!

  In the Summer months I find myself cooking and baking more than usual - the fresh fruits and veggies paired with the extra sunlight perhaps.  I am not at all organized with my recipes, and now that I'm using them more I'm wanting to get them in order, so I've rounded up some great recipe cards, box

• 25 Mar

  Episode: ISpyDIY

  I Spy DIY, Summer Rayne Oakes, Style Naturally

  We sit down with activist model Summer Rayne Oakes and talk about her new book, Style Naturally.Style NaturallyCheck out our blog to win a copy!

• 19 Sep

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Book Review: Collage, Assemblage, and Altered Art

     Collage, Assemblage, and Altered Art: Creating Unique Images and Objects by Diane Maurer-Mathison is a book for those who'd like to become a collage artist. Collages are more than just a means to decorate high school binders with images from Seventeen with a glue stick. Although, I did make som

• 29 Aug

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Backpacks and Messenger Bags!

  After the Threadheads' great backpack tutorial on the show last week, I wanted to show you a few more options for handmade backpacks and messenger bags you can make for back to school time! These simple drawstring backpacks by Little Birdie Secrets are made with recycled pillowcases. I made a bag

• 27 Aug

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  DIY Zines!

  I just spent last weekend at the Portland Zine Symposium, selling my DIY zine and swapping with other zinesters, and I wanted to tell you a little about the DIY zine world in case you don't already know about zines. I'll start with the basics - zines (from the word magazines) are self-published boo

• 25 Aug

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Book Review: Complete Embellishing

     Complete Embellishing is the first book by crafter extraordinaire, Kayte Terry, the former Visual Manager of Anthropologie. It's a personal and inspiring work, illustrating how crafting and embellishing have been a formidable presence all her life. Sometimes a battle and sometimes a bur

• 22 Aug

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  DIY Roundup: Yet Another Shelf Idea!

  Need a super cheap DIY bookshelf that won't take up too much wall space? Check out this instructable tutorial for making "invisible" bookshelves! All you need for each shelf is an old hardcover book (that you don't mind destroying), an L bracket, some screws, glue, and basic tools.  I ma