home decorating - CraftStylish

View All

showing 81 - 100 of 230 posts
First < Previous 3 4 5 6 7 Next > Last

Sort By:

Subscribe to RSS feed

CHA Coolness Continues: Artfelt

Diane Gilleland, contributor | February 2nd, 20092 comments

Check out this easy felting system, which lets you paint with fiber.

view details

Crochet a Sweet Heart Garland for Valentine's Day

Linda Permann, contributor | February 2nd, 20093 comments

Blogger Cassi Griffin shares a step by step tutorial for making crocheted hearts.

view details

Wall to Wall Paper

Jeffery Rudell, contributor | February 2nd, 200919 comments

Tasked with the challenge of designing a trade show booth for CraftStylish.com, a group of the site's contributors decided to practice what they preach: reuse and restyle!

view details

Neawear--Unique Jewelry and Wall Wear

Jennifer Stern, contributor | February 1st, 20092 comments

Check out this inspiring story of how this graphic designer in Montreal, Canada, turns hand embroidery and jewelry designer.

view details

Kaleidoscope Kreator: More CHA Innovation

Diane Gilleland, contributor | February 1st, 20093 comments

I was bowled over by this crafty image-making software. Imagine, your own custom kaleidoscopes, printed onto fabric or paper!

view details

Yudu Rocks at CHA

Diane Gilleland, contributor | January 31st, 200912 comments

Take a look at an elegant new home screen-printing system, just launched at CHA.

view details

How to Make a Mantra Mirror

Jennifer Worick, contributor | January 26th, 20097 comments

With a little red paint and some dry-erase pens, you can add some Feng Shui mojo to your home for Valentine’s Day and beyond.

view details

How to Make Curtains from Recycled Sheets

Lee Meredith, contributor | January 25th, 200910 comments

Here's a quick, no-sew project for the new year—make curtains from recycled vintage sheets! The best part is you can easily change the sheet with the seasons or whenever you feel like it!

view details

How to Make a Super-Simple Recycled Quilt

Diane Gilleland, contributor | January 23rd, 200925 comments

One trip to the thrift store should yield all the supplies you need to make a warm quilt: two pretty sheets and a blanket. And the making couldn't be easier.

view details

How to Use Draw-Cord Gathering to Give Your Curtains a Little Pick-Me-Up

Shannon Dennis, contributor | January 20th, 20091 comment

Draw-cord gathering is a stable, easy way to create even gathers. Try this technique to recycle a floor-length curtain into a new valance!

view details

How to "Waste" Paper

Jeffery Rudell, contributor | January 19th, 200910 comments

If necessity is the mother of invention, then poverty must be its father. Here, frugality, utility, simplicity, and creativity join forces to create a handsome trash can from a handful of trash.

view details

Recycle Your Tin Cans into Simple, Stylish Craft Storage!

Susan Beal, contributor | January 18th, 20095 comments

I decorated some plain aluminum cans from the recycling bin with strands of my favorite beads for a quick and easy storage idea—this one holds all my scissors in one handy place!

view details

How to Recycle a Sweater into a Chair Cover

Erika Kern, contributor | January 14th, 20096 comments

Sweaters are great and comfy, but sometimes even though you still love your sweater, you just don't want to wear it anymore. Here's a project to turn your favorite unworn sweater into your favorite seat in the house!

view details

How to Sew a Fabric Bowl

Linda Permann, contributor | January 14th, 200944 comments

Combine fabric strips and clothesline to make these sweet fabric bowls. Here's the step-by-step tutorial!

view details

How to Whip Up a Set of Winter Wineglass Charms

Susan Beal, contributor | January 11th, 20091 comment

January is the perfect month for a low-key dinner party for friends, and what could be better than a quick, easy crafty project to decorate the table? Make this set of wineglass charms for yourself or your hostess in just a few minutes!

view details

How to Make a Mosaic with Your Old Plastic

kayte terry, contributor | January 8th, 200927 comments

Expired credit cards, used gift cards, and outdated insurance cards aren't of much use to anyone! Unless you cut them up and make them into a colorful, sparkly mosaic. Here's a tutorial for covering a frame with your old cards.

view details

Reorganized Craft Room Resolution Redux!

Susan Beal, contributor | January 7th, 20092 comments

Here's another look at how I've reorganized my beading stuff on a set of shelves—dividing things up into different areas has helped keep it all really easy to access and use.

view details

How to Turn '80s Sweaters into Fashionable Floor Cushions

Erika Kern, contributor | January 7th, 200914 comments

Honor your favorite television OB/GYN with a floor cushion any Huxtable would love! It's super easy with a few thrift store sweaters.

view details

New Year's Resolution: Organize Your Beads with Beaded Labels!

Susan Beal, contributor | January 4th, 20094 comments

My New Year's resolution is to keep my beads and charms organized so my craft room doesn't turn into a sparkly, shiny mess and a half. Here's how I redid my bead boxes for an easy and pretty storage system!

view details

How to Rescale a Single Embroidery Design and Make a Snazzy Pillow

Jennifer Stern, contributor | December 27th, 2008

Start the New Year off with a fresh look for your couch or bed with this bolster pillow. Sometimes all you need is one design...in three sizes! Here's how to mix three fabrics together with a single design that's been converted into small, medium, and larger.

view details