In this video from Craft, Sonya Nimri of sonyastyle.com teaches you how to take a beaded pearl necklace and refashion it into a cute headband. You need some fishing wire, elastic cord, ribbon, scissors and a pearl necklace. We like the ribbon trick at the end.
This Threadbanger episode stars guest designer Liz Tilley. Tilley teaches you how to make both a hat and shorts from an old pair of pants. Cut Out + Keep made a hat using this tutorial.
Katrina Chalifoux of Rockford, Illinois won the Cheap Chic Weddings 2008 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest. Katrina's toilet paper wedding dress above was one of 564 entries in the contest. Karina spent two weeks creating the dress with a raised flower pattern from molded toilet paper. Katrina took home a $1,000 gift card for her creation. This year's judges included Ripley's Believe it or Not!, Charmin and Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com. You see some of the other finalists here. Here'a a video about the annual contest.
This knitted hand warmers by Purl Bee look like they would be very comfy. They also look hip and trendy. They give your fingers some breathing room so you could still wear them on a day that wasn't quite as cold as it should be -- like so many of the winter days seem to be ever since global warming started. Mittens with holes that free your fingers also make it much easier to grasp things. You could select different colors than the Purl Bee used but you should make sure they are colors that work well together before you start making the hand warmers.
You can find a tutorial and pattern on the Purl Bee (hat tip Craftzine.
Lizanne Falsetto, CEO of thinkProducts, wears the thinkThin Pink wrapper dress with eco-fashion designer Deborah Lindquist. Falsetto's thinkthin Pink bars benefitted Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Lindquist created the dress to promote the bars for October breast cancer awareness month. The thinkthink Pink wrapper dress will also be showcased at several fashion shows.
Hilary Duff and Michaels have announced the Stuff by Hilary Duff DIY collection. The collection features a variety of fashion accessories and embellishments that can be added to shirts, hand bags, jeans and hats. A recent statement from Michaels explains more.
Using the stuff by hilary duff sportswear collection as inspiration, Hilary chose her favorite trims, details and graphics for charms, patches and iron-on transfers. The DIY collection includes bold chain link bracelets and necklaces, and cool vintage-inspired charms to easily create fashion masterpieces. T-shirts, hand bags and hats become a canvas to embellish with iron-on graphics, studs and stones. In addition, military and heraldic inspired crests are being featured in the collection.
"My new line of DIY fashion crafts at Michaels under my stuff by hilary duff label allows you to get creative with your style -- so you can always wear something new to highlight your own individuality," said Hilary Duff.
Hilary provides the design direction for the stuff by hilary duff line. This new line seamlessly complements Michaels' vast assortment of approximately 40,000 products including apparel crafts, beading, jewelry making and kids crafts. Michaels will provide customers an opportunity to add their personalized style to fitted T-shirts and handbags during complimentary in-store demonstrations of stuff by hilary duff DIY fashion in all Michaels stores, nationwide and in Canada, on Sunday, August 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. local time. Customers can visit http://www.michaels.com/ to find a store nearby.
"Hilary embodies the spirit of the Michaels' customer with her individual sense of style and her creative edge," said David Abelman, senior vice president of marketing for Michaels. "'Tweens and teens are embracing crafting as part of developing their identity. The stuff by hilary duff DIY fashion collection fuels their personal creativity and imagination, and it further enhances our DIY crafting assortment."
There is also a video on Micheals here where Hilary Duff explains her new line of fashion accessories. You can also see four project ideas on Michaels' website here. The projects include two necklace and bracelet sets, an embellished canvas tote and a cap adorned with stuff by Hilary Duff. Hilary Duff is an actress and pop singer. Her latest single is Stranger - the second release from her album called Dignity.
We have read several posts here, here, here, here, here, here and here about a day called National Wear An Apron Day which is celebrated today May 14th. Where did this unusual idea for a day come from? The creator of the day is The Kitchen Madonna. She isn't shy about wearing her apron either. Here she is wearing her apron to the Post Office. Estogen Files has posted the official press release. Next year's Apron Day celebration could be even bigger.
Look at this fabulous Gollum hat from Regina Rioux Gonzalez at Crochet Me. It's perfect for fans of fantasy novels. You can wear it and go about complaining of those nasty hobbitses that want your precious.
Want to sport a conversation piece that is as appropriate on the convention circuit as it is for a day of snowboarding? Well then, this hat's for you! Inspired by my favorite LOTR villain, this big-eared chapeau is worked up in warm wool Koigu and created entirely single crochet. Short rows are used to create a wrinkled brow, and easy construction techniques allow even the novice crocheter to tackle this wacky headgear with little problem. It's a satisfying project that is sure to turn heads.
Every geek needs socks that remind him or her of Atari games. These TechGuy socks should do the trick.
This sock pattern, written for supersoft, superlight, superwash sport weight yarn, is a great basic pattern that can be used to make your tech guy smart looking socks with just a touch of tech. Or, if your guy's not so geeky, leave out the tech and make regular guy socks. (Heck, knit the small size and make some for yourself!) For techy socks, use one of the charts provided or make your own. In fact, most of the images from old video games or computer screenshots are already pixelated for you. Just draw in the graph lines and you’ve got yourself a chart!
Magknits has the patterns and instructions here. Here's a good techno song to play why you are making them. (via Make)
This knitted hand warmers by Purl Bee look like they would be very comfy. They also look hip and trendy. They give your fingers some breathing room so you could still wear them on a day that wasn't quite as cold as it should be -- like so many of the winter days seem to be ever since global warming started. Mittens with holes that free your fingers also make it much easier to grasp things. You could select different colors than the Purl Bee used but you should make sure they are colors that work well together before you start making the hand warmers.
Look at this fabulous 
Every geek needs socks that remind him or her of Atari games. These 