Sunday, December 6, 2015

Season 1 of Break + Remake Wrap Up!



And that's a wrap!



Thank you so much for watching season 1, I had a blast. When we come back in March there will be more co-hosts, fun projects and cool thrifty crafty book reviews. Yay!



Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page or @BreaknRemake on Instagram.



Use what's around!

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Sustainable Present Wrapping



Here are 3 tips for easy present wrapping for the holiday season!



Materials:

Fabric: bandana or scarf

If you check out the thrift store you can get bandanas and scarves on the cheap! The two I use in the episodes were thrifted finds. Oh and hey, is the gift getter sew crafty? Then get the fabric out of your stash to wrap the present.



Bags: fabric or paper

This one is easy, fabric bags are great. If you have time on your hands and need a destash, you can whip them up yourself. However if you are pressed for time and monies, grab some paper bags from the store. Use them until you need to recycle them.



Boxes and tubes: from cereal or frozen foods, tubes from toilet paper

Nothing says you're on the naughty list like getting a TP tube. But really, if you are looking for a sustainable, easily recycled wrapping they win. Doll it up with some fabric, newspaper or a craft paper that has a high recycled content.

Cereal and other food boxes are great because they come free with every purchase.









Let me know if you use any of these ideas on the Break + Remake Facebook group. If you liked this video please share with your friends. Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page or @BreaknRemake on Instagram.


Use what's around!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Fitting Thrifted Shirts for Men



If you are an avid thrifter, don't be sad when you find a shirt fits but is not tailored! Take it in using this simple tutorial.

Materials
Thrifted shirt
Safety pins
Thread to match project
Sewing machine
A buddy!

You need to use the buddy system for this project unless you magically have a dress form of yourself. So make a day of it and partner up! Take the time and line up your side seams if you are taking darts out of the side. This may take a few tries, but once you get the hang of this it's easy.





Big THANK YOU to Cesar for being such a good sport and letting me use him as a dress form. I'm super mean too, and I made him sew his shirt too! 

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Easy Creepy Cute Halloween Pictures



This is the final episode of the Craft Spooktacular! This one is easy peasey lemon squeezy, that's why I saved it for last. You can do this right before your party, just make sure you let the ink dry a bit or blot it before you put it in your frame.




Do a search on free Halloween clip art and a bunch of cool images pop up. If you want to get super fancy you can draw your own. Then you can get super fancy and use glitter or metallic paints.

Materials:
Thrifted book
Thrifted frame
Scissors
Ruler
Marking tool
Computer
Printer


Now to go finish my Halloween costume! WOO! What are you going to be?

Let me know if you make this item on the Break + Remake Facebook group. If you liked this video please share with your friends. Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page.

Use what's around!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Painted Bottle for Creepy Halloween Decor

Yay! Fall decoration is starting in ernest now. It's not just us freaks who start celebrating fall on Pumpkin Spice (September 1st). Painting glass jars that your food comes in is a great way to get some cheap materials and, if you paint on the outside of the jar, they are still 100% food safe. Happy decorating!



Materials

Glass jars- I used some vintage, some from a friend who was cleaning out her craft supplies and some were jam jars.
Glass paint- FolkArt Enamel paint is made in the US and can be either air cured or in the oven. Martha Stuart Chalkboard is made in the US
Sponge Brushes
Palette
Heavy paper for label template- draw a fancy box and use it as a paint guide, or make a simple box mask using tape
Pencil
Scissors or blade
Tape

Let me know if you make this item on the Break + Remake Facebook group. If you liked this video please share with your friends. Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page.

Use what's around!

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Upcycled Fabric Pumpkins

The Halloween fun continues with this sweet little tutorial on fabric pumpkin making. So easy! My friend was moving and getting rid of old clothes so I totally lucked out with my orange fabric for this project. The rest of the fabric was either upcycled from the costume shop.


Matierials:
Fabric for pumpkin and stem
Ruler
Chalk or other marking tool
Rolly cutter or scissors
Fiber fill
Hot glue

These will make a great addition to your fall decoration. I wish it was fall in southern California. We are going through another dang heat wave. So all I can do is burn my pumpkin spice candle and pretend.

Let me know if you make this item on the Break + Remake Facebook group. If you liked this video please share with your friends. Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page.

Use what's around!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Sugar Skull Pillow





Now begins the Halloween Spooktacular Crafts! I'll be offering a tutorial a week during the month of October to get you feeling like a Halloweenie!

Start your Halloween decorating off right with this fun sugar skull pillow. I used pillows that have been laying around my house forever, and upcycled fabric from the costume shop I work at for the skulls. This project is great, because if you want to change the pillow out and put the skull on a different item it is pretty easy to switch.


Matierals:

Thick fabric for the skull

Paper to make skull pattern

Fabric paint

(we are using a method like the embroidery hoop art, check out that tutorial for more details)

Fabric markers - I used Marvy Graffiti markers, non toxic and made in Japan

Embroidery floss

Embroidery needle

Scissors

Let me know if you make this item on the Break + Remake Facebook group. If you liked this video please share with your friends. Do you have an upcycled or recycled craft idea you want me to try? Let me know in the comments, or on the Break + Remake Facebook page.

Use what's around!

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Halloween Teaser

Starting October 4th Break + Remake will do a clever craft project each week. What is a clever craft project? I'm glad you asked. All these projects will be with upcycled and recycled materials. The paints I use will all be made in the USA (less shipping cost and waste, solid environmental laws). 

Let's start a conversation about where our craft supplies come from and how we as crafters can help create a culture of sustainability, make do and mend, all while having a great time. Creativity is weird in that the more restrictions we put on ourselves, the more cool ideas we come up with. 

Let's use what's around!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Upcycled Fabric Headband











Hi!

Today's tutorial is building on one of the previous tuts. Check it out here!



The materials list is pretty straight forward

Hoop Art- pick the piece you want to cut up and make into a headband

Interfacing

Felt- I got my felt from the lovely Benzie Design

Headband- you can get a blank anywhere, or re-use one that you already have

Pins

Thread to match your project

Hot Glue gun- pew pew!

*Sewing Machine- I used one for this project but you don't have to, this will totally work hand stitched as well.



Thanks for watching!



If you make something from the Break + Remake tutorials or if you are a recycle/upcycle crafter come show me your stuff on the Facebook Group page!



Halloween Craftstravaganza is coming up. I'll be doing one tutorial every week for you during October. So awesome it's SPOooOKY!!!



Craft with what's around!

-Joan

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Hand sewing Knots Minisode!





Hi All! Are you ready for some simple hand sewing knots? This is the basic knowledge you need to get you started hand sewing. Then we can talk about mending. And then altering! WE WILL DO WHAT WE WANT TO OUR CLOTHES! You don’t tell us!



Well, that escalated quickly. Anyway. You guys get good at this hand sewing thing cuz I got big plans for us.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Embroidery Hoop Art




Hi everyone! 
I'm really excited about this technique, you can use it to do silk style painting on any fabric.


Big thank you goes out to Nik from Wasting Thyme. She is my co-host for this one and gave 
some great tips and tricks.


Here are your list of materials:

Fabric - I got mine donated from the scrap bin at a costume shop
Embroidery hoop - easy to find at second hand/ thrift stores
Fabric paint - in the vid we use Lumiere by Jacquard and Tulip Metallics
Dye-na-Flow - a really thin fabric paint that acts like watercolor or silk paints
Paint brushes
Paint lid/palette
Needle 
Thread
Scissors

Here's a template, if you'd like to make yours just like ours - twinsies!

If you guys need help with a watercolor tutorial, let me know in the comments below ;)


If you make this show me on the Facebook group

Have you liked Break + Remake on Facebook yet? 

Right now I'm planning the Halloween Extravaganza! For the month of October I will be doing a TUTORIAL A WEEK all centered on Halloween decor.

Embroidery Hoop Art - watch video here!
Embroidery Hoop Art with Break + Remake


Sunday, August 2, 2015

Running Stitch Minisode





Here is a fun running stitch technique tutorial for ya, this video is for the very basics of sewing. It will help you with the painted picture frame jewelry holder tutorial and with next tutorial, painted embroidery hoop art.



I shot this on location at my work!



Find me on Instagram, Facebook or if you made on of these projects, join the Break + Remake Facebook group and show me! I'd love to see your hard work.



And if you have questions or would like me to cover a topic, comment below or ask on Facebook.



Thanks for watching!

-Joan

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Picture Frame Jewelry Holder

On this episode we are gonna make a picture frame jewelry holder.

It's really simple and fun to make. So grab your supplies and let's do this.

Grab:
A picture frame
Netting or tulle - Let’s talk below about where to get this
Sewing needle
Thread
Hot glue
Scissors








Big thank you to my co-host Maddie from Folk Dreams Studio.
(Natalie from The Sunshine Grove was behind the scenes)

I got my netting from a friend who makes costumes and knows I’m a hoarder into second hand craft supplies. You can get netting from a big craft chain or you can pull your netting or tulle off of a poofy dress. 

Did you make this? Show me! Come over to the Facebook group and upload your pictures

Do you have any craft techniques you want me to cover in a minisode? Comment below and I’ll see if I can help. If I don’t know how to do it, I surely know someone who does!

See you on August 2 with a simple running stitch tutorial.
Thanks for watching
-Joan

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Bloopers from Painted Picture Frame Episode

Here's some out takes for you guys!







We'll see you on July 19th with a new craft tutorial on how to make a simple jewelry holder. See you then!

-Joan

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Painted Picture Frame - episode one of Break + Remake

Today is the DAY! Here is the first episode of SEASON 1 WOO! Happy dance!

A big thank you goes out to my co-host Natalie from The Sunshine Grove



(AND to the lady behind the camera, Maddie from Folk Dreams, you'll meet her next episode)

Grab the following:
Thrifted picture frame
Acrylic or house paint of your choice
Paint brushes
Water can for rinsing brushes
A plastic container lid, you'll see why in the episode
And if you need it: A foam sanding block

If you make a picture frame, or have ANY questions about techniques, let me know here in the comments below or join our Facebook group

Thanks for watching!
-Joan


Saturday, June 6, 2015

Welcome to Break + Remake



Here we go! Welcome to Break + Remake. We officially launch the first season on June 21st. Follow me on InstagramFacebook and Twitter @BreaknRemake

You guys! I did it!