Sofia Encinas New Valentine’s Day Products for February!

by SofiaE // February 2, 2015 // No Comments

Today I am going to show you all whats new in our shop for this month! We are constantly trying to come up with new ideas at the shop, looking at material and fabric in a different way than most.... Continue reading →

How to Make a Decrative Flower Out of Your Leftover Seams

by SofiaE // January 14, 2015 // No Comments

In this post, I would like to show you all what you can do with those bottom shirt seams that we have cut off the t-shirts when making t-shirt thread in our other patterns.  FLOWERS! MATERIALS T-shirt (it doesn’t matter... Continue reading →

HOW TO: Make a Simple Pin Board Out of Recycled Material

by SofiaE // January 7, 2015 // No Comments

Here I will teach you how to make a super cute, creative pin board out of cardboard and empty rolls of toilet paper! MATERIALS Old Cardboard Boxes/Pieces of Cardboard Old Empty (clean) Toilet Paper Rolls Paint (whichever color you like)... Continue reading →

HELP!! I’VE BEEN ATTACKED BY THE SPIRIT OF THE GRINCH INSTEAD OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!!!

by SofiaE // December 15, 2014 // No Comments

I don’t know if this is something that only happens to me, but December just started and I am already tired of Christmas music and Christmas stuff ALL OVER THE PLACE!  I still haven’t put up Christmas decorations or a... Continue reading →

Recycle vs. Upcycle

by SofiaE // December 10, 2014 // No Comments

Recycling… Upcycling…  Whats the difference right??  WRONG! I like to recycle and reuse products, but my passion is giving used products a second chance through the artistic design of upcycling. For me the difference between recycling, reusing and upcycling is... Continue reading →

How to Make Your Own Thread Out Of T-Shirts (Part 2)

by SofiaE // December 3, 2014 // No Comments

I already showed you how to make thread out of t-shirts when they have a side seam… Here is an alternative way, with NO SEWING and NO LINKING needed!   For instructions on how to make thread from a t-shirt... Continue reading →

How to Make Your Own Thread out of T-Shirts

by SofiaE // November 26, 2014 // No Comments

Think its impossible to make bags, floor mats, hats, toys and basically anything else knitted or crocheted out of t-shirts???  Well its not!!  You just have to know how to make the yarn first, and that’s what I am going... Continue reading →

Why Recycling Is Important!

by SofiaE // November 19, 2014 // No Comments

Today we are going to talk about something that affects us all, no matter how big or how small….  RECYCLING! Contamination is a problem for everyone, Recycling is the easiest way to combat global warming and we its something we... Continue reading →

Urban Art (Street Art) in LA!

by SofiaE // November 12, 2014 // No Comments

What is Urban Art (street art)???  Should it esteemed or forbidden?  Today we are going to explore the good, bad and the ugly of Urban Art. It is the art expressed in the street, usually illegally. Artists use different techniques such... Continue reading →

HOW TO: Dress Up Your Mannequin Heads

by SofiaE // November 5, 2014 // No Comments

Here We Will Show You How To Make Your Mannequin Heads and Demo Heads Look Better and Unique! MATERIALES Styrofoam Head (Normally they come white, but I had painted mine black) Sheets paper, either newspaper or magazines that have pure... Continue reading →