Spins & Needles Now Posting DIY Project Instructions Online!
Those of you who subscribe to our newsletter know this already – but after getting all our archives organized and all our DIY ducks in a row, Spins & Needles is happy to announce we’ll now be...
View ArticleDIY Project: Canada Day Stencilled Pennant Bunting | String Garland
So for us Canadians this Thursday is Canada Day, which means it’s the country’s birthday and equally as important it’s a holiday and more time to DIY! I’ll be posting a couple Canada Day-related...
View ArticleDIY Project: Miu Miu Brooches and Keychains Using Shrinky Dinks
I know I’m late jumping on the Miu Miu 2010 Spring/Summer DIY bandwagon but I still love this line! The cat, dog, swallow and nude women prints are so iconic. So last Thursday we held a Pop-Up summer...
View ArticleDIY Tutorial: Make Stuff Corkboard Inspiration Wall
Here’s a project if you’re heading back to school this fall or want to spruce up your workspace. You can post inspirational photos, notes, magazine clippings, etc. The inspiration for this was super...
View ArticleDIY Project: Batik Chic Scarf
As promised, here’s the easy-peasy DIY tutorial on how to make your very own batik chic scarf using inexpensive materials from around the house. Batik is a printing technique and type of textile...
View ArticleRetro Holiday Decoration Inspiration
One of my favourite thrift store finds of all time is a 1967 Better Homes and Gardens: Treasury of Christmas Ideas book with tons of retro holiday inspiration. To get you in the mood for tonight’s...
View ArticleDIY Project: Foam + Cardboard Deer Heads
By popular demand, here’s the link to the original instructions for the DIY Deer Heads which inspired one of the projects at last month’s Spins & Needles Apres Ski installment, courtesy of Dorm...
View ArticleParty Ideas: Plan Your Own Bricolage Brunch Part 2 – DIY Projects
What’s a bricolage brunch without the DIY projects? In the last post we featured Part 1 of how to plan your own bricolage brunch, mainly focusing on decoration and recipes. In this post we feature a...
View ArticleDIY Project: Ampersand Typography Sign
Ampersand love in design has been around for a while, and yes, we’re part of that group too. My first introduction to this logogram was as a kid watching Wheel of Fortune – I always thought it was so...
View ArticleDIY: City Limits String Art Project
It’s almost back to school, so we’ll be posting some of our fave DIY’s from Spins & Needles events in the next few weeks. First up is our City Limits String Art Project, featured at our Geometrics...
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