Crafty tutorials coming soon

Just wanted to tease everyone with a few craft tutorials I have cooking.

I’ll be running a make-and-take booth at the North Idaho Fair on Aug. 29. More details are coming soon, but in the meantime here’s a sneak peek at a couple of the projects we’ll be making.

First, the fabric flower hair pin above. Has anyone else noticed how these are all the rage? All you need to do to know for sure is to catch the Spokane band Mon Cheri performing. See ?

Craft No. 2 will be the no-sew pennant banner you can see here .

Craft No. 3 will be a booklet/journal/recipe book bound by a twig and some string (photos coming soon). And craft No. 4 is, well, Craft No. 4 isn’t coming along so well. Bear with me.

Best of all, all the projects will be made with materials scavenged from secondhand stores and garage sales. That means you can re-create these crafts at home on a shoestring and with a clear conscience. (I hate to say it, but the craft industry can be pretty wasteful. Hopefully these projects will inspire you to think twice before throwing away an old sheet set or article of clothing.)

I’d love to see you at the fair , but if you can’t make it don’t fret. I’ll be posting the tutorials here soon.