DIY/Crafting Archives | Autostraddle

How to Make a Sexy Leather Wallet (and Learn Basic Leatherworking Skills!)

Sew up an A-Camp craft right in your own home!

How to Make a Vision Board (From a Vision Board Skeptic Willing to Change Her Ways)

It’s time to do your favorite thing: focus on your feelings!

DIY Soy Massage Candles For The Holigays (and Beyond)

Pour hot wax on your partner! The perfect activity for chilly winter nights.

Sew Your Own: Your Favorite Queer Characters’ Wardrobes

For Halloween or for every day, here’s how to stitch up a look inspired by your favorite fictional queer women.

Sew Your Own: Pants Projects for Any Skill Level

Trousers, jeans, and shorts that fit your body and your gender.

How To Easily Grow Your Own Onions (And Other Root Vegetables)

Infinite scallions, infinite power!

Make Your Own Kickass Block Printed Patch

A patch that you’ve made and sewn on yourself — especially if it’s sewn with dental floss — is a badge of honor professing your ideals, feels, and crew.

Host Your Own Indigo Tie-Dye Party, Make These Amazing Handkerchiefs

We had so much fun making indigo tie-dyed hankies at A-Camp! For those of you who couldn’t be there or would like to host your own indigo parties this summer, here’s a simple tutorial to get you started.

How to Make a Sexy Leather Key Fob (and Learn Basic Leatherworking Skills!)

This leather key fob is easy to make and is a perfect introduction to working with leather — it can be made in a flash once you’ve got all your tools and supplies together.

Homemade Weed Lube Will Get Your Love Pocket Stoned For Valentine’s Day

Chocolate might give a temporary sugar rush, but this DIY weed lube will keep your vagina high all night long.

Make an Advent Calendar Using a Stick and Some Paper Sacks (and Other Things)

You could spend your afternoon making an advent calendar on this very first day of December!

Learn Basic Embroidery With These Essential Stitches

“I get a real sense of satisfaction from making something cute and domestic, just a bit deviant. Whether it’s a cake piped with ‘Happy Fucking Birthday’ or a set of kitchen towels with embroidered ball gags and whips — I just can’t get enough.”

Make Your Own Tarot Card Pouch (That Doubles as a Spread Cloth!)

This no-sewing-machine-necessary pouch can be unfolded to reveal a soft and supple reading mat — perfect for the cardslinger on the go. It’ll take less than an hour to sew up and will be the envy of everyone in your coven.

How To Make A Cute Dopp Kit For Your Overnight Essentials

Carrying around a Whole Food’s tote stuffed with a change of undies and a toothbrush won’t last forever. You deserve better. What you really need is a Dopp kit to keep all the essentials on hand to keep you lookin’ your best for that new babe.

Reuse, Recycle, Repoussé: Beer Can Earrings

This week at A-Camp, we’ll be using all these cans to make simple repoussé earrings. If you’ve got a can waiting to be recycled, bust out your scissors and join us. And if not, I bet there’s something cold in your fridge just begging for you to drink it.

Mom-Tested, Mom-Approved Holiday Crafts to Make with Kiddos

My mom, expert holiday lover and lifelong crafty lady, came up with three fun holiday crafts to do with kids and we did them together, because I’m her kid!

Get Out There: Make a DIY Passport, Go On All the Adventures

Before you get out there with our new series, get in here and make a passport book to keep track of all your adventuring!

Yes, I Made It: Slow Fashion and Making My Own Clothes Changed My Life

Sewing began as a creative outlet for me, an activity that married my love for theatre with my love for DIY, but it has since progressed into a more nuanced understanding of my body, my style, and the consequences that my personal choices have on the world.

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