Posts tagged eco

• 29 May

  Episode: Projects

  How-to Make Shorts from an Old Shirt, Threadbanger Projects

  While Corinne and I are out of town this weekend we're letting you the viewers take over. Special Guest Threadbanger Ryan Moore shows us how to make a pair of summer shorts from an old pair of jeans and fellow threadbangers share their ideas and projects. Check out Cut Out + Keep for more tutorials

• 22 May

  Episode: Projects

  How-to make a BBQ Hat and Apron, Threadbanger Memorial Day Special

  Getting no respect at the grill? This week to help Celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend we're showing you how to make your own Chef Hat and Apron out of some old bed sheets.Check out the pattern in the blogSubmit to the Ignite Film Festival

• 22 Apr

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Handpicked Eco-Etsy Items!

    Looking for a gift that's ecologically sound this Earth Day? Etsy hand-picked its most awesome eco-friendly items just in time.  My favorites are the chic Wood Circle Clock and the upcycled Woven Seatbelt Messenger Bag!  Above is the people's choice winner: a recycled steel fire pit. 

• 17 Apr

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Recent Earthy Project Highlights!

   With Earth Day coming up next week, several craft blogs and websites are doing green themed months, weeks, roundups, etc, and there are way too many cool projects out there for me to begin to do a thorough roundup here, so I'm just going to point to a few sites... Starting with Craft and their Cr

• 17 Apr

  Episode: Projects

  How-to Make a Cycling Cap, Threadbanger Projects

  This Earth Day our good friends over at Rocks and Salt Design show us how to make an awesome cycling cap just in time for spring.See more from Rocks And Salt and Rocks and Salt on Etsy!May is Bike Month.  Be sure to check out RockTheBike.com , Ginger Ninjas, and FossilFuel for more inspiration!Oh,

• 23 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Fused Plastic Shopping Bag

      How-to make a shopping bag out of fused plastic:*For the small shopping bag you will need 8 fused squares for the body of the bag and two fused rectangles for the handles.* For the large shopping bag, you will need 12 fused squares for the body of the bag and 4 fused rectangles for

• 20 Mar

  Episode: Projects

  How to Fuse Plastic Bags into a Laptop Case - Threadbanger

  This week learn how to fuse those unwanted plastic bags into your very own Laptop Case. Do your part and help the Earth Heros fight off the evil Plastic Bag Monster. Here's a list of links mentioned in this episode:Bag MonsterThreadbanger Forum Threadbanger blog

• 18 Mar

  Episode: Projects

  How to make a Bike Chain Bracelet Threadbanger

  Our good friends at Littles Creatures are showing us how to make a Bike Chain Bracelet. Show Tuck and Snippit some love and tell us what you think !