We made these hanging thingamajigs a few years ago, and they are still so lovely! They are all made out of recycled materials, old sweatshirts and clothing and old barrel rings. What better way to capture the summer breeze than with some old lace? And perhaps add a little bit of sparkle, in case you …
This is one of my favorite Christmas DIY:s! Instead of packaging gifts in paper that gets tossed out, I sewed us a bunch of pretty bags that we can reuse for years to come. I got to repurpose a lot of preloved materials, which also made my heart a bit extra warm! Old Christmas curtains, …
I love upcycling and reusing old, loved materials for something new! What better way to keep old doilies and napkins in use than to turn them into pillow covers? It is so easy to sew new covers for your pillows – just take a rectangle of material (in this case, some old table cloths), turn …
There are some things I miss now that I have problems with my eye sight, and beside knitting, sewing beads is at the top of my list. It is just so calming to sit and sew, to see your creating grow beneath your hands, and also to know that you can produce these small art …
This year we’re ditching all the Christmas wrapping papers and are ”wrapping” our gifts in these – our new mini-Santa’s bags! I bought some cheap red cloth, and old table cloths and runners and sewed them into bags. It was a real fun project, easy to sew and so satisfying to use up all the …
What do you do when you have a whole stash of scraps of lace that can’t really be used for anything important? You turn them into a lovely lace garland! I laid out my lace scraps and sewed them onto a ribbon. I was in the mood to make it as quickly as possible, so …
I’ve been thinking for years about how to make an easy and comfortable wreath, and now I think I’ve found the solution! I started by twisting 6 strands of cotton cloth – old T-shirts, sheets and cloth that has been cut into 1 cm wide strips. I made a long twist that fits around a …
This is one of my favorite Midsummer-DIY:s – a homemade table Midsummer pole! We cut pieces of round bar and glued them onto each other like a cross (Niklas first carved out a piece in each of the poles so that they would fit). Then we fastened the pole to a square block and painted …
Here’s a fun necklace I made! I wanted to make something inspired by the Victorian ”Lover’s Eye” jewelry, but my ”eye” ended up having glaucoma (I used the wrong glue!) so the only one knowing the thingy on the right side is an eye…! I used up a lot of pink star-paillettes for the flower …
My parents are definitely making the most of this social distancing/quarantine-time – my dad is baking bread and keeping busy like always, and my mom is sewing and being creative. Just look at what she made for Niklas for his birthday: I mean, look at that apron! It’s just perfect for the barbecue season, with …