Category Archives: Crafts

Making Lined Drapes (Office Redux Part 2)

Yesterday, I talked about our office redesign and promised that today I would show how we made the drapes in our office for under $30.  These drapes are a basic panel.  They’re lined and have a rod pocket for the curtain rod to go through.  This also gathers the top of the drape.  They’re super [...]

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Office Redux: Part 1

Neal and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment.  Our spare bedroom is our home office and our sewing & crafts room.  When we originally moved in, we had Ikea Expedit desks separated by a 4×4 Expedit bookshelf along one wall.    We had a tiny little table for sewing but since we own (and [...]

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Can We Please Stop “Upcycling”?

If you’ve ever browsed crafts marketplace, Etsy, you’ve encountered the term “upcycled”.   Upcycling is a clever marketing term that people have invented to try to make their craft seem “green” or environmentally friendly.  In non-PC terms however, upcycling = “making crafts out of trash”.
I think Helen Killer of Regretsy (a fantastic site that snarks the [...]

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