Cute Tags for Craft Shows

Now that Spring is showing it’s first signs I’m getting ready for craft show season. I’m signed up to be in the Rebel Rabbit craft fair on May 25th (If you’re in the Portland, OR area be sure to check out their website: http://www.rebelrabbitcraft.com/ ) I picked up a cheap pack of tags to mark the prices on my stuff, but they seemed just a little to bland for me.

These boring white tags needed a little something, so I pulled out a piece of pretty scrapbooking paper, my Xacto, ruler, and rubber cement:

I cut the paper in 1″ squares and attached one to each tag. It didn’t take very long at all, this is such a quick and easy project!

I’m really happy with how they came out. I think they’re much more eye catching now and look better than the bland little guys they started out as.

Thrift to Craft

There are so many great sources for materials and supplies for crafting out there.  It seems that with the current popularity of being crafty as being trendy, more and more supply shops are popping up.  Combine that with the amazing resources on the internet and you may never have to worry about finding just the thing you need.  One of the great resources for unique supplies, and one of my favorite sources for my personal crafting, is thrift stores and garage sales.

As much a game as it is shopping, you get a chance to hunt and dig, to stretch your imagination and find things to craft with that you may not have thought of otherwise!  I have seen so many great projects popping up that utilize thrifted, recycled, “up-cycled”, and trash materials to create fantastic one-of-a-kind pieces!  It’s really exciting!  Finding a new use for unloved junk, and saving us all a little bit from the landfill is a noble venture, indeed.

There are some things you’ll find the most while thrifting.  Old patterns and notions (bias tape, elastic, buttons, snaps, etc.) can come in handy and are generally dirt cheap.  You shouldn’t have to pay more than a dollar for any of this old stuff.

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Craftster Craft Challenge #26, A Beary Warm Hoodie

It time again for another Craft Challenge! I posted a teaser photo of the Cuddly Cousins last time, and now it’s time to show those cute little teddy’s fate!

Click more below to read about the challenge, process, and final piece.

Click this link to hop over to Craftster and check out the contest entries.

This post does contain graphic images of teddy bear disassembly

Cuddly Cousins

Take a look at my little collection here of Cuddly Cousins (as it says on their ear tags).  This is just a little teaser to show some of my supplies for April’s Craftster Craft Challenge.  I am a frequent visitor at Craftster.org, and I cannot resist a good challenge, so I try to come up with something each month to submit.  This month’s challenge is #26 Dollar Store Challenge Round Two.  The challenge is to spend $10 at a dollar store and craft something fabulous and unexpected.  I made a special trip last week to the biggest dollar store in town and picked up these guys.  Wondering what I’m going to do with a pile of teddy bears?  You’ll just have to wait and see! (entries are due April 1st-5th)
This will be my third time entering a craftster challenge.

previous entries:

#25 Biking in PDX guitar case

#23 Sad Suit to Ruffle-y Cute 

Pincushion Swap

I recently participated in a craft swap on Craftster.  The theme this time?  Pin cushions!

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Tuna Can Pin Cushion Tutorial

I have a pretty big collection of pin cushions I’ve made floating around my various crafting areas. They’re a great project if you want to make something quick and easy, and they can make great gifts for crafty friends. I like to whip one up whenever I get down to the last little scraps of some fabric that I’ve fallen in love with (It’s great to be able save those little bits in a way that you can see them and use them every day). Now I know that there are probably a million pin cushion tutorials out there right now, so how could my blog be complete without adding my own?

I don’t think I’ve seen any cushions out there quite like this one. I really like it because it is nice and sturdy with it’s flat, weighted bottom, so I’m less likely to knock it over. It’s a good size for me; it holds plenty of pins and is harder to lose. I can also pick it up confidently without having to worry about getting poked by pins poking through to the other side.

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PDX Biking Guitar Case

I’ve entered this month’s Craftster challenge: Represent your hometown. I decided to pay homage to Portland’s Bike culture with a Guitar case I made for a friend of mine. He’s big into rebuilding bikes, so that was the theme I used.

All of the bike parts were recycled from old bikes.

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