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today's craft: cardboard tube bracelets (idea found here ) what you need: * tp or paper towel rolls * paint * scrapbook papers * fo...

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Got any old books you never read? Use a couple of pages and make a vintage paper bow tie. 1. Supplies: An old book, a craft scalpel, a pair of scissors, a small stapler and som wire. 2. Cut out two pages of the book and make accordion folds on both pages, each fold being about 1 cm/0.4 in. 3-5. Bend the pages on the middle as shown on the photo. The next step is to align the pages with the gap facing away from the other page. Attach the pages by putting the first fold on one page into the first fold of the other page. 6. Make a loop from a book page and staple it together. 7. Thread the two connected accordion folded pages through the loop. 8. Place the loop in the middle and the tie bow will appear. I've used wire to attach the bow tie around my neck.

You can of course make tie bows of all kinds of paper using this procedure: newspaper, paper money, coloured paper, musical notes, craft paper, maps, brochures, magazines and the list goes on...

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Got any old books you never read? Use a couple of pages and make a vintage paper bow tie. 1. Supplies: An old book, a craft scalpel, a pair of scissors, a small stapler and som wire. 2. Cut out two pages of the book and make accordion folds on both pages, each fold being about 1 cm/0.4 in.

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Make an egg carton dinosaur hat craft with your kids!

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I love seeing kids' homemade gifts. Don't you? There's something beautiful about receiving a gift made by tiny hands. Today several kid-craft loving bloggers an

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Wow! Such a cool idea for old Pop Tabs. Easy too.

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Quirky DIY that teens especially will **adore**! We made one and where hooked!

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For my birthday brunch we all made newspaper party hats. We had such a great time gathering flowers and creating instant and custom made hat...

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This post was originally published over on Christina's Adventures a few weeks ago. If you don't follow her already, go check her out! Love her home decor and frugal ideas.

Today I'm going to share a really easy, inexpensive idea perfect to help with the cool fall weather we've been having!

You won't believe how easy it is to turn a t-shirt:

And save a BUNCH of the t-shirt for later projects too! In fact, all you need are the sleeves!

1. Chop off your sleeves. You don't need to be too precise, but give yourself some length to work with.

2. Lay out a hat that fits well (opening to bottom of sleeve) and mark about two inches ABOVE it.

3. Cut both sleeves across where you marked your measurement.
4. Cut the seams off both sleeves.
5. Now you've got two rectangles with one finished edge each and no seams. Open them up and lay them with right sides together.
6. Fold them in half together.
7. About two inches down from the top, cut in from the fold.
8. Continue cutting across, angling up at a curve toward the outer corner.
9. When you open it up, your two rectangles will look a little like batman.

10. Pin along the sides and across the top, leaving the finished edges along the bottom open.
11. Sew up one side. When you reach the first point, plant your needle, lift your foot, and turn your hat. Set your foot again and sew along the top curve. When you reach the second point, plant your needle once again, lift your foot, turn your hat, set your foot and continue to sew down the final side.
When you sew, make sure you back sew at the beginning and at the end.
Here's a poorly drawn diagram that may help:
Or it may not. I don't know. Use what works!

13. Once you're done sewing, trim the excess seam allowance off.

14. Turn it right side out. You can iron it now if you'd like.

15. Tie a single knot in each of the pointy parts.

Was that easy, or what?!? I told you! I love the stretchy-ness of this hat. It's also nice and soft, since the t-shirt was already "broken in". The lightweight fabric is perfect for this time of year, at least around here where it's kind of chilly, but not super cold yet.

It's so easy, it's addictive. You'll probably want to use all of your old shrunken or stained t-shirts. Don't worry, you can do variations!
For this red one I cut only one long point up the middle instead of two smaller points on the sides. Then I sewed it and knotted it the same way. I added the button placket from the front of the short sewn at an angle on the side of the hat for a little detail. I kind of love the fact that she looks like a garden gnome.

This green one is really fun. I cut it out much like the first hat, then I made two pom poms out of the gray and white striped t-shirt. I tied them onto longer pieces of the t-shirt, then stuck them in between the two hat pieces when I placed them right sides together. When I sewed around the hat, I made sure to sew through the long strings that had the pom poms on the other end.

I may have, perhaps, gone just a tiny bit crazy. In addition to the 8 I made my own children, I possibly made 6 more to add to a baby shower gift.

I'm not sure if that's resourceful, or just sad that I have that many old shirts hoarded. Huh. In any case, have fun making some cute, one of a kind hats this fall! When you're not doing that, come check out
my facebook page, pinterest boards, or instagram!

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This post was originally published over on Christina's Adventures a few weeks ago. If you don't follow her already, go check her out! Love her home decor and frugal ideas. Today I'm going to share a really easy, inexpensive idea perfect to help with the cool fall weather we've been having!

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Whether you're a beginning sewer or an experienced seamstress, you can look cooking-show chic while you cook. Refashioned from an old button-down shirt, this apron features coordinating pockets and a colorful waistband for a fashionable twist. Go for flair when choosing the accent fabrics.

Things You'll Need

Step 2: Create the Apron Front

Finished Apron

Tie the waistband around your waist, pour a glass of wine, turn on some music and get cooking in your fabulous new apron.

Use the bottom portion of the shirt to make the apron. Measure 15 inches up from the bottom of the shirt using a measuring tape. Mark this distance across the shirt with a washable marking pen and cut along this line. Flip the shirt over and cut up the center back so you can lay the shirt out flat.

Flip it again, and now measure and mark 30 inches across the front of the shirt. Center the button placket when you mark. Cut the new sides.

Large button-down shirt with a pattern you like

Seam ripper

Iron and ironing board

Measuring tape

Coordinating fabric for waistband, 3/4 yard

Coordinating fabric for pockets, 1/4 yard

Washable marking pen

Fabric scissors

Sewing pins

Coordinating thread

90/14 medium-weight universal sewing machine needle

Sewing machine

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How to Make Aprons From Shirts. Whether you're a beginning sewer or an experienced seamstress, you can look cooking-show chic while you cook. Refashioned from an old button-down shirt, this apron features coordinating pockets and a colorful waistband for a fashionable twist. Go for flair when choosing the accent fabrics.

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artist, fashion designer, careers, recycled materials, sketch, Earth Day, runway, designs, creative,

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bags

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Learn to sew a simple (and adorable) reversible bag for kids!

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Brainstorm with students:  What would fashion week look like? (week of April 24-28th)  Put ideas on chart paper

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ανακυκλώσιμα

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Recycled Fashion Show, by Maria Loizou Raouna- At 'May Kolossi Fectival' 2012. Kolossi Primary School has prepared a fashion show with all grades participating in the preparation and presentation of clothes from recycling materials. Το Α΄Δημοτικό Σχολείο Κολοσσίου πραγματοποίησε επίδειξη μόδας στο Μαγιάτικο Πανηγύρι 2012, με ρούχα φτιιαγμένα από ανακυκλώσιμα υλικά.

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Fashion show

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Recylced trash fashion show at Emerson Elementary

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The students here at Ralph W. Emerson Elementary put on a fashion show wearing only recycled items. They wanted to promote cool, unique ways to re-use trash items.

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Aim:  How can artists become designers and make connections to Science?

Objectives

To introduce to students ways to reuse old clothing. This exercise teaches students to think before throwing an item away, making them better consumers for the future. In addition, they will learn a new way to satisfy their endless quest for new fashions.

Students Can... I can make connections between art and science

I can appreciate how found and recycled objects can be made into art.

I can use my knowledge of art to design clothes and act as a fashion designer

I can talk & write about the process and share my designs with others.