Quilting For QUILTBAGS Part 3: Patching It Together
After many (many) hours, you’ll have a quilt all ready to grace your bed, sofa or chair with its warmth, charm and I-made-that-ness.
Make A Thing: Water-Resistant Picnic Blanket and Matching Napkins
For all of those queer Autostraddle picnics you should be attending.
Make A Thing: Upcycled Graze Trinket Boxes
Upcycle your flap-top boxes into trinket boxes to hold your favorite precious little things.
Make A Thing: Washi Tape Boxes
Washi tape makes everything so much better. Also, if you enjoy “box” puns, you’re welcome.
Make A Thing: Scrabble Tile Coasters
A thing to make for the word nerd in your life.
Make A Thing: Paper Mache Hot Air Balloons
I want to subtitle this post: Because why the eff not.
DIY Beauty Bar: Bug Off!
Looking for a DEET-free way to keep mosquitos away? Mix up an anti-bug soap or lotion bar.
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 2: Materials, The Gathering
Walking into a fabric store can be daunting and disappointing. How is it that they can carry Toy Story fabric, multiple John Deere designs and 15 different Christmas patterns in July but don’t have anything that you’re looking for? Don’t worry, I promise that there’s something there for you.
Make A Thing: Easy, Fast and Sparkly Jewelry Dishes
These could be a really nice gift for your femme ladyfriend who always complains about losing her earrings at your place when the cat knocks them off the nightstand at 3am. Ahem.
DIY Beauty Bar: Dry Shampoo For Everyone
Summertime means staying up late on warm nights… maybe even too late to wash your hair. We’ve got just the thing for you.
Quilting for QUILTBAGS Part 1: It’s All In The Design
Ever wanted to make a blanket? There are centuries of grandmas and just generally grand people who have been making quilts and will happily lend their shoulders for us to stand on.
DIY Beauty Bar: Body Butter
Whip up some homemade lotion that’ll keep your body soft all summer.
Make A Thing: Paper Weaving
Paper weaving is time consuming but easy and really pretty in the end.
DIY Beauty Bar: Flaxseed Gel For All Your Coiffure Needs
This stuff holds your hair in place without giving it that oh so popular glue-in-your-hair look that so many gels offer.
Make A Thing: Father’s Day DIY Roundup
Father’s Day is June 16. Prepare yourselves.
DIY Beauty Bar: Pit Stop
Smell nice and damn the man all at the same time! Make your own deodorant.
Made A Thing: Black Apple Dolls Tips and Tricks
Join me on this journey of making things from other people’s tutorials.
T-Shirt Stencils for T-Shirt Stenciling, Autostraddle Style
Intern Geneva made four perfect stencils for you to cover yourself with after you go through the easier-said-than-done process of spray-painting them onto your old favorite shirts!
Make A Thing: Making Mountains On The Mountain
Tiny little mountains to snuggle on or off the mountain.
Nerdcraft: Craft Like a Nerd With Perler Bead Sprites
You, too, can put together your own bead sprites in the shape of 1-up mushrooms, Pokémon and the TARDIS. Gather up your geeks and go.