Self-made Tools – Page 57

Diagonally Crocheted Potholder

I find the construction of this potholder interesting.
It seems that you can also knit it.

Links:
Double-thick Diagonally Crocheted Potholder
via: Double-thick Diagonally Crocheted Potholder
via: I’m looking for a certain potholder pattern

I’d never have thought of needle felting a whole rug, but I like it ;-)

Links:
Needle felted rug – with tutorial

Also a great idea: to make a jewelry holder from an old T-Shirt :)
But there are more ideas ;-))

Links:
T-Shirt Jewelry Holder (Second life shirt)

Isn’t this a great idea about how to make a stool from old magazines?

Links:
Magazines stool

These tags look, as if they were real leather, don’t they?

Links:
Faux Leather Tag

Well, do you still have old plastic bottles and don’t know what to do with them? How about a bird feeder?

If not, you can still make a bird feeder from a Tetrapack :)

Links:
Plastic bottle Bird Feeders

What a great idea: if you need ice packs for lunch boxes, picnics and the like, you can use directly frozen food, e.g. frozen pudding :)

Links:
Tip: Edible ice packs

I like at this shoe rack, that the side panels were made from the letters S-H-O-E-S: a real shoe rack ;-))

Links:
Easy Design Shoe Rack
shelf

I like this folded paper candle holder very much and it should be quite solid, but you must always be careful when handling candles ;-)

Links:
Folded Paper Candle Holder (Yahrtzeit)
You can find the corresponding chart here: Gecko’s Foot

I presented here several paper lamps already, here is another paper lamp, that I find very interesting.

Links:
How to: Make a Modern Paper Lamp Shade