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A Stress-Free Yoga Mat Carrier

 

by Dilys Tong

Making a yoga bag shouldn’t be so complicated that it causes you to curse and thus increase your blood pressure. It should be easy and take little to complete. Really, we should be humming “Om” to the sound of our sewing machine, not screaming bloody murder at it.

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Travel Smart and in Style – No Ordinary Passport Carrier!

 

by Dilys Tong

 What could be a better way to escape the winter blues than to go away somewhere nice and hot? I don’t know about you, but I never know where to put my passport. As we all know, you should never put your passport in your purse or your luggage, in case of theft.

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Sweater Girls

 

by Karen Hamilton

My first project was supposed to be a sweater but my mom persuaded me it would make a dandy navy blue and pink potholder. Started the day Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, it became a metaphor for ambitious projects to come.

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Holiday Gift Bag

 

by Dilys Tong

This Holiday season, there is no reason why you can’t be festive and be environmentally conscious the same time. Instead of using wrapping paper to wrap your gifts, you could make your own gift bags. The best part is that this bag can be reused afterwards as a shoe bag for your Manolo Blahnik’s.

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How to Hem Your Own Pants

 

by Dilys Tong

Ok, so there is this huge warehouse sale and after much elbow fighting, you found a pair of awesome, perfect fitting dress pants for $20.00! There is just one problem, the pants are too long! It doesn’t make any sense to pay $15.00 for an alternation when you only paid $20.00 for the pants. The solution? Hem the pants yourself.

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