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Scrappy furniture getting smarter

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2008-08-22 20:39:17 by Roy in Ponoko - Blog
...scrap pieces in their existing form. Of course, this is basically how chipboard and MDF are made - by glueing together wood particles - but the results are much more attractive to the eye. Would be good to see a board material like this as a stock at materials suppliers via Core77 other recent pieces in the same vein are Gord Peteran s Table...
 
Tags: furniture, wood, wood offcuts, wood particles, pieces, recent pieces, scrap wood furniture, scrap pieces, possibly laborious process
 
 
 
 
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I think my dog has OCD

2007-12-30 06:38:12 by WhiplashGirlchild in teamsugar -- Connect. Share. Enjoy.
 
...scrap of paper that had fallen in there somehow. We picked up the scrap and threw it out, and then he was fine. But until then, he was freaking out. He hated when it was in there, but was fine once it was gone And finally Last night, I washed out one of my bras and hung it over the shower curtain rod. He sat on the bathroom floor and barked...
 
Tags: bowls, shower curtain rod, hung, whine, fill, fine, huge eater, shower head, night
 
 
 
 
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Tips and Tricks for Sewing with Knits

2008-01-11 17:16:14 by Editor in BeSewStylish
 
...scrap of fabric cut to about the same curvature to see how you like the results Shouldering the Burden - When making a knit top or dress, I stabilize the shoulder seams to prevent stretching. To do this, I fuse a piece of interfacing to the back shoulder piece or pieces. I use a 3/4 inch wide piece of fusible tricot. I place the edge of the...
 
Tags: knits, stitch, regular straight stitch, sweater knits, stitch length, knits call, knits afford, knits easier, sew knits
 
 
 
 
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news: tablescraps needed in LA

2008-08-13 16:56:27 by kimbui in Chic By Nature
 
...scrap collection program will embrace the idea of separating their kitchen waste by dumping it in the new city-issued green pail and later emptying that pail in the citys green 60-gallon curbside bin, which collects leaves, tree branches and other green waste I compost at home and it drastically reduces the amount of waste that Im sending to...
 
Tags: waste, waste cycle, table-scrap collection program, program, table-scrap collections tags, city officials, city, 60-gallon curbside bin, urban cities
 
 
 
 
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Button loops,

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2008-08-20 09:09:00 by Marji in FiberArts Afloat, a misnomer
...scrap to work with after cutting this jacket out. Certainly not enough to cut any pockets, nor any bias strips, so the button loops must be cut from a straight grain length of fabric First, I cut a length 3/4" wide by however long the scrap was, and tried stitching a tube, right sides together and turning it. No Way was this going to work....
 
Tags: button loops, button, loops, graph paper technique, graph paper, paper, jacket, cut, strip
 
 
 
 
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A Scrapalicious Scalp.

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2008-08-28 23:12:00 by LalaLiu in Art Geek and Fashion Freak
...scraps that were left over from summers of random DIYing and my recent fashion show collection. I just can't let go. Not even of a little piece of fabric Thankfully, I listened to my instinct and saved the scraps because I found a new way to reuse these scraps in my everyday wear. Nothing earth-shattering here, just really simple and easy...
 
Tags: fabric scraps, fabric, slip ribbon, ribbon, wrong, super wrong, scraps, head, black ribbon
 
 
 
 
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You Can Fuse Leather

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2007-12-07 01:15:03 by Editor in BeSewStylish
...scraps of leather and some standard craft fuse and had at it. Sure enough, it worked like a charm! I did likewise with tailors canvas and got good results that stuck (pardon the pun) as well How to do it To fuse interfacing to leather, I use a silk organza press cloth and a heat setting somewhere between wool and cotton. Press down (not too...
 
Tags: fuse, leather, standard craft fuse, ann steeves, fused, tailors canvas, pearl finish, stiff interfacings, metal finish
 
 
 
 
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Star Wars metal art AND Darth Vader Weighs 800lb for $7000

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2007-12-29 12:43:03 by PinkNC in teamsugar -- Connect. Share. Enjoy.
...scrap metal, especially lots of old car parts. So not only are you impressing your favorite Star Wars fan, you're also shopping green The Metal Park at Bryant Park, also carries Predators, Aliens, Terminators, Batman and more Source: http://shop.bryantpark.org/2007/12/youll-be-star.html
 
Tags: metal, metal art, metal park, visit metal park, metal park sells, bryant park, scrap metal, holiday shops, darth vader
 
 
 
 
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Not All That Glitters Is Gold

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2007-12-02 10:16:00 by Blue Floppy Hat in NONSENSE ON STILETTOS
...scrap twice around my head, higher up the crown, actually helped with not letting my fringe poke me in the eye. It also didn't make my hair foof out weirdly above the band I tried wearing it as an Alice band too, it kind of worked... stayed in place and didn't slip off. Would definitely raise eyebrows if it made it past my bedroom door, and...
 
Tags: band, alice band, natural habitat, bit, slip, instant hippie, head, bedroom door, raise eyebrows
 
 
 
 
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DIY Suitcase Planter

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2008-01-15 13:22:00 by Sarah in Modern Roost
...scrap wood He lined the inside with plastic, placed potted succulents in the case and covered them with landscaping stone. The stones are heavy, but he reinforced the bottom with support beams and screwed the legs onto the frame underneath I showed this photo to a few friends at work and they said it was a very manly planter CORRECTION:...
 
Tags: suitcase, legs, prefab chair legs, vintage suitcase, scrap wood, support beams, manly planter, frame underneath, anthropologie version