Upcycle business cards into bookmarks
April 19, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crafts, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft
I’ve been thinking about upcycling and recycling projects in honor of Earth Day.
Green and eco projects are always a good idea.
I wanted to celebrate Earth day by coming up with some fun ‘eco-upcycling’ projects that would be quick, easy and oh so friendly to the Earth.
I’ve made a few notes about a couple of them, and will be sharing them this week.
Today, a very very easy one popped into my mind.
I was rummaging through a drawer and
I found a bit of inkle weaving that had been left over from another project.
I thought… hmmm…. this would make a great bookmark!
Bookmarks are …read more
Vintage lace collar or worthless scrap?
September 26, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet
My sisters-in-law and I absolutely love going to second hand stores.
A couple of weeks ago, we were in one of our favorites, when Sis spotted this old old crocheted piece in the back of a drawer:
She held it up to me and we both fell in love with it.
She asked the lady how much it was, and the lady tossed her wrist and went,
‘Oh, phfft, it’s free…. it’s worthless….. there’s a hole in the middle!’
Sis and I looked at each other in amazement and had to stiffle guffaws of delight and amazement.
Afterwards, I thought that this is another perfect example …read more
Links for learning crochet stitches
May 21, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crochet, how to
In response to my posting about
how to crochet a fake wasp nest, I was just asked, ‘what does hdc’ mean?
hdc is half double crochet in North American terminology.
I googled for sites that tell you how to do it…. and came up with this:
crochet stitch how to’s
) Hope this helps!
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