Crafting inspiration on the cheap: thrift store finds
As I carefully venture for short, safe trips into a thrift shop or two, I have re-discovered the way they are great resources for trying out some new crafts! For example, for the past couple of years I've been wanting to try that long-ago art of macrame, as it's coming back into style. I used to have fun with it in the 1970's! I purchased this little hanging just for inspiration: Although I probably wouldn't do a square frame, I like how the crafter tied the knots simply to make a design, and then of course hung the different fibers from the bottom. I have had a really hard time finding the correct kind of cording to use for macrame--even online. Finally, yesterday at a thrift shop, I came across this huge spool of red cord! I think it will be great for Christmas macrame, don't you? I'm excited. Then, something I've always wanted to try is needle felting. Not wanting to begin collecting a lot of supplies, though, I never took the plunge but then...