Home Made

Minneapolis writer Christy DeSmith profiles vest designer Marsha Theis, a 62-year-old retired schoolteacher, in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Years ago, Theis started felting vests from bits and pieces of recycled sweaters to wear herself, and has since sold a few hundred of the one-of-a-kind wearable-art garments.
“Her creations are anything but boring,” DeSmith writes. “One has the [...]

Family Fun magazine has posted a homemade ornament project on its website that uses felting to make a solid color wreath ornament from one sweater, or a multi-color ornament by mixing and and match several for our look.

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Evoke the spirit of the season with a wreath arrangement for the front door that will greet visitors, friends and family.
First, consider what kind of wreath will express your feelings, interests, or ideas. Select foliage branches (fresh or artificial) and decorations with a common theme. Then, proceed with the instructions on our Home Made Guides [...]

Wind chimes are a pleasurable addition to almost any patio, porch or garden. Gwen Schoen of the Sacramento Bee has posted a craft project making a wind chime from miniature clay pots. When the pots sway in the breeze and tap each other, they emit a soft clinking sound.
Whether it is for your own use, [...]

In a marketplace full of mass-produced, unimaginative, cheap and often shoddy goods, the handmade, custom-crafted and artisan quality creation is in great demand and often at a premium price before the right shoppers.
At Farmer’s Market Online, as with other markets worldwide, there are almost always more buyers for handmade crafts and other goods than there [...]

A windsock or wind cone is a tube made of fabric designed to indicate the direction of the wind and, in some situations, the relative wind speed.
Windsocks are often used at airports to gauge wind direction or alongside highways at windy locations to warn of gusts and strong breezes.
At home, windsocks can be seen flying [...]

Wire work is ideal for introductory jewelry making. In its annealed state, non-ferrous metal wire can be worked with accuracy, using little force. You need only basic tools to make a gilding metal bangle. Here’s How To…