The thousand lives of a rug
El Costurero Magazine offers us a lot of DIY ideas to reuse old rugs lying around the house. From cushions, bowls, paintings, lamps to wedding dresses! Take note of all these tips and start creating.
EL COSTURERO MAGAZINE | 25.01.2011 | Editorial Staff
Who would see me buying mats I would think that I have a lot of sofas and tables to decorate. But you'd be wrong, the reality is that, although it sounds strange, that typical piece that every grandmother weaves to put the glass of water on the bedside table, has awakened a new world full of glamour.
Jillian she used them to make her own wedding dress, pattern included. Three weeks and metres of wool later, the result is this. You may not dare, but she does. ....
The author of the blog Tiny Happy I wanted to experiment by mixing something new with something old, the result is this "neo-Victorian" blouse.
How about opening the boot and rescuing the oldest ones? Some are so valuable that it's worth hanging them up as a mobile, as shown at MarthaStewart.com.
To make toys and wild animals, like those of Anna Klara. From mat to lionNow that's a change, and what a change! And what wild faces they are!
A long time ago Design Sponge published a tutorial on how to create bowls. The one in the picture belongs to the designer Jane Schouten.
But what really made me buy compulsively in the Chinese was this post from re-nest: 7 Ways to use doillies in a fresh an moder way. Well, and the fact that I had to cover up a slight hole in the sofa, the causes of which I can't reveal...
This post is a transcript of the article he published El Costurero Magazine about the multiple uses we can give to the mats.
