March and all its dreary weather has flown by with the help of some plushy goodness. Now April is just around the corner and Craft Leftovers Monthly is here to help usher in the spring season!
:: Bike riding
:: Basket making is the prominent theme (recycled paper and reed weaving projects)
:: A great spring bunny pattern from Absolutely [...]

Last week I told you about the shirt frenzy I’ve been under lately, cutting out the patterns for 3 shirts in one day! Well, I actually got one finished!

I did exactly as Design-It-Yourself Clothes spelled it out, and it worked! Check this out:

Rah! The most awesome shirt ever! It was a little too big in [...]

I love making handmade ornaments and this week, the internet craftdom has been ripe with great ornament patterns!

Aren’t these just beautiful? The way the fabric is cut up and pinned makes them wonderful for using up scraps. You can get the tutorial on Knitty Gritty Thoughts. This one is my particular favorite. Keri has such [...]

The couch totally needs a redress. I really want to make a slip cover, but wow that’s a huge project. I think I need a baby step first. I want to do something to jazz up this bag boy on bricks (literally, but that is a story for another day – too sum up the [...]

I really enjoyed the book 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew  by Garth Johnson; it is exactly what it says. With about 4-9 pictures per page it is the largest catalog of creative people I have ever seen. So inspiring!

It’s grouped into 6 different categories: paper, collage + assemblage; couture + soft goods; jewelry [...]

Hooray it’s here! It’s today!
The Winter issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is on sale.

Subscriptions are on sale!

Box sets of Volume 1 are available!

And everything in the new shop is 15% off today and tomorrow (calculated at checkout automatically, no code required).
And when you place your order today or tomorrow you will be entered in a [...]

Two week ago I moved into my new studio and everything fits wonderfully, but this back wall was killing me. It was too office and not nearly studio enough. I needed color. I wanted paint. I ran though several ideas that were all overly complicated and overly costly. Time for a Redress project! I posted [...]

And some freaking awesome goodnews. Can I swear? I’m swearing. I got my hands on a sweet ass crazy awesome, zine maker’s dream come true copy machine! Jason and his two friends went down to the ISU surplus sale last week and found, I kid you not, a Canon ImageRunner 5000 (refurbished costs about $3k) [...]

I love my coffee first thing in the morning. And I love my second cup just as much… except by the time I get to it, it’s already cold. A cozy is so in order! Order up!
Materials
+ 20g worsted yarn; color A
+ 10g worsted yarn; color B
+ 10g worsted yarn; color C
+ Crochet Hook; size [...]

A key factor in choosing colors for any project is to think about the overall color scheme of your apartment. What color are the walls, what accent pieces do you have? What are the large pieces of furniture – patterned, solid, bright red, beige? Since Jason and I have been college students living off a [...]