by Yellowbug | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog, Labs, MakeSHIFT
What do you do with your old favorite shirt (with a section that’s been stained)? Why, combine it with another article of old clothing (i.e. your boyfriend’s old, oversized shirt), and what do you have? A new dress, of course. Not bad, right? Wanna...
by Yellowbug | Nov 13, 2012 | Blog, Labs, Stenciling
Okay. Artist Ver Coronel just brought our stencilling standards up a (few building storeys) bit. Not only were we awed by the intricacy and detail of his stencil pattern, but the fact that he hand-cut his stencil, with the above result is simply awesome....
by Yellowbug | Nov 5, 2012 | Blog, Labs, MakeSHIFT, Sewing, Upcycled
Okay, well it’s not exactly a brand-new wardrobe. More like, a lot of awesome new pieces from old stuff? 🙂 We’re cooking up a workshop with fashion designer Mae Aguinaldo for those of you who want to learn how to make bags, tops and other wearable items...
by Yellowbug | Oct 29, 2012 | Blog, Labs, Patterns, Printmaking, Rubbercut Stamping
The air grows chilly as the (dare we say it!) Christmas season approaches. What better way to warm yourself with handmade love than with hand-stamped scarves! We experimented a bit with some extra cheesecloth we had (not the most ideal scarf fabric, but it worked,...
by Yellowbug | Sep 17, 2012 | Blog, Labs, Paper embroidery
From decoupage we go a bit into the sewing way, but instead of seams, we figured it might be more fun for everyone if we stuck needles and thread through paper material. Really. 🙂 And even more fun if we sewed around the beautiful illusrations of Arlene Sy....
by Yellowbug | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog, Decoupage, Labs
And let’s welcome a new week with a preview of what our craft elves are preparing for us to exercise our creative powers on… Decoupaged clocks! (ˌdeɪkuːˈpɑːʒ)–pardon our French–goes beyond just sticking pieces of paper on a surface. It takes...
