Crafterbation

Fused plastic bags made a huge splash last summer on a number of blogs. Their popularity is kind of a no brainer. They are a great way to reuse all the plastic bags everyone seems to collect far too many of, and they are pretty simple to make. I’ve seem some great tutorials for these on esty [...]

One of my favorite shopping bags, is the fold up one that I got last summer at Target. I have a few of them actually. They are designed to fold up into this little zippered pouch that is about the same dimensions as a check book. When the bag is open that pouch turns into a little [...]

I’ve been on a bit of an appliqué kick, with this first string of posts. I think it has a lot to do with my latest project.   It’s a Cooking Mama Apron! Or rather an apron, adorned with a hand cut felt appliqué of none other than Cooking Mama of Nintendo fame. It’s a little bit [...]

This rad scraf is by Kajsa of syko, a remarkable designer from Finland. I love the combination colors and patterns she chose for the bird appliqués, and how they contrast with the grey jersey material she used for the scarf. Plus this is exactly the kind of scarf that I can totally still pull off in San Diego, [...]

A while back I stumbled across a tutorial for these simple monogrammed pillows on design*sponge.  I love the simplicity of the single letter and the strong typefaces they used. If you’re looking to get started with an easy applique project, look no further.