04 Oct 2015
Continue ReadingEasy Halloween Candy Holders
October is a month that’s full of fun activities; kids can have unlimited candies; adults need a shower of ideas on trickery costumes and food; some wants to turn the
Category: Recycle | Upcycle
23 Jun 2015
Continue ReadingDIY Fabric Storage Box
If you’ve read my previous post about the drinking water machine I have just installed in my kitchen, you probably have seen this fabric storage box in my pigeon-hole cabinet
27 Dec 2013
Continue ReadingCurled Paper Star
Let’s welcome the new year with some curled paper stars and wish upon a star that the new year will be a better year for everyone. Here are my new
14 Mar 2012
Continue ReadingDIY Easter Egg Planters
Spring is here and Easter is on it’s way…. I am joining the fun of dyeing some colorful Easter Eggs this year. Making them into Easter Egg Planters that’s full
10 Aug 2011
Continue ReadingBunny Holder Amigurumi
My first back to school craft for this year – Bunny Holder Amigurumi. They can be done by using some stash yarns and the free crochet pattern below. This bunny
03 Aug 2011
Continue ReadingSew A Rompers From An Old Sweater
I sewed another clothes for my daughter and this time it is a rompers with ribbon shoulder straps. The main material of this rompers is from my old knitted sweater,
03 Jul 2011
Continue ReadingToddler Knit Shorts
As an addition to the shorts patterns, this is the toddler size shorts sewing pattern as promised. This toddler knit shorts has the same original design as the kid shorts
18 May 2011
Continue ReadingSew Denim Rosette Brooch
This is the last tutorial on how to fully recycle an outgrown denim dress into a 4-piece outfit: make a denim rosette brooch out of a sleeve and it’s hem.
17 May 2011
Continue ReadingDenim Reversible Belt
So, you have seen the denim vest and the denim skirt refashioned from an outgrown denim dress in my recent 2 tutorials. Today, the third tutorial in the series is
14 May 2011
Continue ReadingRecycle An Outgrown Denim Dress
This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to recycle / refashion an outgrown jeans dress and sewn it into into 4-piece kid’s clothing +
22 Mar 2010
Continue ReadingWoven Rag Rug
Thank you for all the great feedback for liking my Braided Rag Rug. I understand that not everyone has a sewing machine or/and able to sew, so I created this
12 Mar 2010
Continue ReadingRecycle Tutorial: Braided Rag Rug
My mum threw me 2 bundles of old bed sheets she found during spring cleaning. She knows that I love to recycle and able to make something good out from
10 Jun 2009
Continue ReadingFree Pattern – Crochet Drawstring Bag
I am so glad that my blog's migration is finally over, phew!!! After numerous sleepless nights fighting against broken links, fine tune the layout (still doing though), adding plugins, widgets, blah blah blah.... I am back to posting again, YAY!!! As promised, here is my first free pattern for the drawstring bag made from T-shirt yarn, yup, another recycle project for the environment. You can click the image below to get the free pattern link in acrobat .pdf format.
19 May 2009
Continue ReadingMaking Of T-Shirt Yarn
Another tutorial to help in saving our Mother Earth by turning unwanted items into something useful. This is the T-shirt yarn ball I made out of an old T-shirt which I
14 Apr 2009
Continue ReadingFused Grocery Plastic Bags
Do you have the habit of keeping your grocery plastic bags? I do, and have plenty of them in my cabinet. I know that I will find good use for