Posts tagged cheap

• 15 Jul

  Episode: Decor It Yourself

  Floor Make-over for Under 0, Decor it Yourself

  This week Meg shows us how-to redo your kitchen floors for under 0. Perfect for all you renters out there!Penny FloorConcrete FloorRainbow Floor

• 04 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Crochet a Rag Rug

    Over the years, I have filed the idea away in my head of making a rag rug. The project I really wanted to try was a Martha Stewart bath mat made from braided towels. I have had that project on my mental list for years now. However, the thing that held me back from actually MAKING a braid

• 10 Feb

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Make Easy Crazy Quilt Blocks

    Have a lot of fabric scraps? Make these easy crazy quilt blocks! They're great for quick and easy projects like coasters or placemats, or put a few squares together and try a more ambitious project like a tote bag or a quilt.The basic process for making these is sewing scraps to a piece

• 20 Jan

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Shocking Discoveries about Needle Felting

  Inspired by this needle-felting tutorial at Dabbled by Sally from Pollywog's Cakewalk, my mom and I recently embarked on a needle-felting odyssey*. We're still refining our technique, but it is a fairly simple process, and also much more fun than you might expect. The thing that has kept me from n

• 13 Nov

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Cool Website Alert: Dollar Store Crafts!

    This fabulous new blog is by the editor of CROQ craft zine and blog, Heather Mann, and is full of awesome projects made with items purchased at dollar stores, in dollar sections of stores, and for id="tagged_items" post_count="8" or less at discount stores. Heather finds projects all over the crafty web and reposts them

• 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

• 15 May

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Printing on Fabric!

  I thought that contact paper screen printing idea from the podcast last week was fantastic, and since I've had a bit of experience with some different fabric printing techniques, I wanted to show you a bunch of methods you can try out!The concept that sucked me into the printing world in the first p

• 12 May

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Curtains Extravaganza

  Curtains can make or break any room, but they can be so freaking expensive. Even Target’s curtains, at a panel aren’t really feasible, not for my budget anyway. And then there is the hardware and the hanging - let's face it, curtains can get out of control. Here are my tips for buying and ma