11 Clever and Simple Ways You Can Upcycle Rubbish Into Useful Everyday Items This is a guest post written by John Stuart for PT Winchester. They sell all sorts of interesting things including webbing, various kinds of thread, different sorts of cord and plastic fittings that might be useful for bag making. Keeping hold of old items can often be looked down upon. However, there is a difference between hoarding and being economical and trying ... Read the Post...
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Year of Bunting July Challenge: Bunting For a Card or a Cake
Year of Bunting July Challenge: Bunting For a Card or a Cake Over the last 10 days or so, it's somehow become July. So it's time to have a look at what people who took part in June's Year of Bunting challenge made! There was only one entry last month. It was this bunting from Hazel, cleverly made from compost bags. This isn't something I would have ever thought of doing, so it didn't make it onto the list of possibilities when I ... Read the Post...
Free Crocheted Bunting Pattern
Free Crocheted Bunting Pattern Making crocheted bunting is a fun way to use up odds and ends of yarn from other projects. This pattern shows how to make traditional bunting triangles, worked in the round. The triangles are quite small, although obviously that depends on the weight of the yarn and the size of hook you use! If you want to make your flags bigger, you could go round again a couple of times. There are instructions for doing ... Read the Post...
Bunting Tote Bag Tutorial
Bunting Tote Bag Tutorial This is a post I actually wrote 3 years ago when a new law was introduced in the UK that required shops to charge for plastic bags. I'm recycling it because it fits in nicely with the Year of Bunting! For making the bunting tote bag, I'd recommend using a strong fabric, like a heavy weight cotton. The canvas I used was left over from some curtains I'd made, and the appliqued bunting from scraps of cotton from ... Read the Post...
