Posts tagged reuse

  • 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

  • 03 Jan

    Blog: Decor It Yourself

    DIY Idea For Your New Year's Corks

        Now that Christmas is over and you are recovered from the New Year's celebrations, here's a way to re-use the corks you popped during the holidays season. I found this cool cork how-to over on Design Sponge and made a few as Christmas gifts.   *Simply collect your corks*Cut

  • 12 Nov

    Blog: ThreadHeads

    Cool Website Alert: Craft Leftovers!

       Kristin Roach's Craft Leftovers blog has been a favorite of mine for a long time now, and it just keeps getting better as time passes! Kristin posts a new pattern or project every week, all aimed to use up pieces of fabric/yarn/etc left over from bigger projects. From the about page:

  • 25 Jun

    Blog: ThreadHeads

    Interview with Cosette Cornelius-Bates!

       I'm so excited about the release of Knit One, Embellish Too by Cosette Cornelius-Bates (aka Cosy), having been an admirer of her work through her blog for awhile now. Cosy is an amazing accessory designer/knitter, and yarn recycler and spinner. While I know not all you threadheads are

  • 20 Jun

    Blog: ThreadHeads

    Weekly DIY Roundup: Scrap Thread Uses!

    Browsing the forum, I noticed sheenozucchini's post asking for ideas for using scrap thread, as I have been asking myself the same question while my scrap thread container fills to the brim. So I did some rounding up and here's what I found...Include scrap threads in your paper beads for added dura

  • 23 Apr

    Blog: ThreadHeads

    Composting in your home...

    Learn how to compost in and outside your home at the Queens, NY "Garden & Grub Potluck Picnic" Bring your favorite vegetarian dish and help beautify the largest community gardens in Astoria.Saturday, May 24th, 11 – 2 pmGoodwill Triangle/Two Coves GardenTriangle at 30th Ave., 8th St., & Astoria

  • 27 Dec

    Blog: ThreadHeads

    Hey You, Recycle This!

    This fantastic UK website called How Can I recycle this? answers and discusses all the ways to recycle your favorite wornout items. Everything from old bras to old hair rollers can find some way to be reused or at least find a way into some post modern art project. And we know that just throwing awa

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