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Hi, You Crafty People, welcome to our little blog. Come with me.  I want to share something with you.  Have you ever heard of Plarn?  The first time I heard about it was a few weeks ago and I would like to now share my new found knowledge with you.  Plarn is short for plastic yarn. You don't have to buy it. You need to make it. Now let's take a look and imagine the possibilities with this cute project. Making Plarn Cutting The Plastic Bags This part of the tutorial will show you the first step in converting ordinary plastic bags into plarn . What a weird word. Tie the Strips Together The result is short plastic loops that are joined together into one long continuous strip for crocheting, knitting, or weaving. Plarn Projects . Are you thinking about making some plarn? Is your mind spinning with the possibilities? If you would like to receive our blog updates please subscribe via email or follow us ...

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Hi, You Crafty People, welcome to our little blog. Come with me. I want to share something with you that Cole has been working on. This week we are featuring DIY Clothes Pin Magnets . It was first posted on Young Mommy Memoirs in March 2013. Now let's take a look and imagine the possibilities with this cute project. CLOTHESPIN MAGNETS These cute clothes pin magnets are so easy to make! Materials Wood Clothes Pins Paint - colour of your choice Paper - coordinating pattern with paint colour Magnets White Glue All you need are wooden clothespins, paint, white glue, paper and magnets.Nicole decided to paint these clothespins pink and yellow, and added cute small floral pattern paper for a cute cottage chic, springtime look. Directions Paint your clothespins, if you'd like. Plain ones look really nice, too. Cut your paper to fit the top of the clothespins. Once the paint is dry, glue the paper onto the clothes pin with white glue. Stick a...

Hi, You Crafty People, welcome to our little blog. Come with me. I want to share something with you that Cole has been working on. This week we are featuring a DIY Hemp Bracelet. It was first posted on Young Mommy Memoirs. Now let's take a look and imagine the possibilities.    Materials for DIY Hemp Bracelet I'm a huge fan of hemp because it's eco-friendly, natural, vegan, durable and nice looking. However, any type of cord can be used for this as long as it's about 1 mm thick . And the fun part - selecting the beads you want to use! Keep it clean and simple with pretty white beads, or mix it up with some funky colours, shapes and sizes!  The materials you will need are: 1 mm Hemp  Small beads of your choice Scissors Fabric Adhesive (or White Glue will work) Instructions  for DIY Hemp Bracelet 1. After you have selected your cord, and the beads you want to use, it's time to dec...

Hi, You Crafty People, welcome to our little blog. Come with me. I want to share something new with you. Well new to me anyway. This week I am featuring a DIY Rag Rug.  Now let's take a look and imagine the possibilities. Rag Rug Inspiration I can’t remember when I decided to try my hand at making a rag rug – suffice it to say it has been a very long time. Seeing all these wonderful crafts on the net has inspired me to get busy. And it just so happened that I was going through my granddaughters clothes, removing items that are too small or too stained or have rips when it hit me – I can use these to make my rug. I have the motivation. I have the material (t-shirts.) I have the right tools (my hands and a big crochet hook.) Let’s get started! Cutting The Material Into Strips My first challenge was to figure out how to get the longest strips possible from the garments. The fewer joins the better – I think so anyway. Joins can be lumpy. The...