Fabric sighting on a chair makeover

Check out Beth's awesome Danish Craigslist chair, newly reupholstered in my Sticks print. A perfect combo! See the before and after at ...

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DIY projects for the weekend

If you're itching to spruce things up a bit this weekend, take a look at these ideas for the home (via a Google image search.) That oran...

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Dali desktop wallpaper

This desktop wallpaper with a humorous Salvador Dali quote is an oldie but goodie by Brooke Francesi . It's from Design Milk's Desi...

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Make a coffee-cup paper calendar

Every month Scout Creative releases a free printable calendar you can assemble into a 3D paper toy. These always make me smile, and May...

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Doily-print fabric made with photosensitive dye

It's spring in Chicago, which means wet things no longer freeze outside and the sun actually shines. So I tried another project with Ink...

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Seamless watercolor patterns

If you're looking for pretty patterns to spruce up your blog or Twitter page, check out these watercolor seamless backgrounds from Augus...

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Make origami bows from magazine pages

Turns out it's oddly satisfying to make a bow from a single square of scrap paper. No glue or tape needed; just a scissors to make a cou...

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DIY projects using vinyl

Vinyl is fun—you gotta love edges that don't fray! I'm pondering a couple projects, and in the meantime Googled to see what other pe...

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Free fonts from Font Fabric

Fellow designers, have you investigated the fantastic free fonts at Font Fabric? There are lots of useful typefaces in the giveaway section...

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Modern DIY supplies coming to Target

Todd Oldham has teamed up with Target to produce a collection of art supplies inspired by his 2009 book, Kid Made Modern . The kits and supp...

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Edit images online with PicMonkey

The popular online photo editor Picnik has been purchased by Google and will no longer be available to users without a Google+ account. How...

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Designing necktie ribbon

I work full time as a graphic designer, and usually that means creating logos, brochures, business cards, websites, and other marketing mate...

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Quiz: What's your decorating style?

Better Homes and Gardens will attempt to diagnose your decorating style with this little quiz . My result was "Country French." No...

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Links to free Japanese sewing patterns

The other day I spent some time poking around Japanese Sewing Books , the blog of Yifarn, a mom of two girls in Singapore. Like many of us,...

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Retro desktop wallpapers

Morning, all. Hope you had a great Easter/Passover weekend. My parents visited from Minnesota and hit the road a bit ago for the nine-hour d...

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DIY Pantone Easter eggs

The graphic designer in me couldn't resist attempting faux Pantone Easter eggs. I dyed these boiled eggs by standing them vertically in ...

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Birthday present

I found this hiding in the cupboard, awaiting my morning latte yesterday. It's a gift from Alex and I love it. (I, um, may have sent him...

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Free printable birthday/thank you cards

Love Vs. Design has posted printable flat cards with a geometric theme, free for the downloading. Save yourself a trip to the store! Speak...

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Make an origami Easter bunny

Follow along as Sara Adams demonstrates how to fold a little origami rabbit right here . The bunny is designed by Jun Maekawa. I have no ide...

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