Ready Made

by Heather
(Grand Rapids, Mi)

Ready Made magazine is a modern crafter's magazine full of contemporary projects for advanced crafters with urban-eco taste. The step-by-step instructions cover a variety of genres including easy clothing design, furniture, and home decoration and cooking. All instructions are easy to follow, and the bright, detailed pictures are very helpful.

Up cycling, (or recycling) is a popular theme throughout the magazine. Readers are inspired to create inexpensive "green" objects of art. I loved learning how to screen print t-shirts and revamp my old, worn out furniture with materials from the Goodwill.

I absolutely love the projects that encourage me to use things I have around and don't want to throw away, such as cigar boxes, board games, and clothing. Many of the items needed for crafts can be purchased at garage sales or resale shops.

I've used several ideas from the magazine to make unique, inexpensive Christmas gifts for my friends such as recycled grocery totes, homemade spa treatments, screen printed t-shirts and fun jewelry. They went over so well that some people commissioned me

Ready Made is my favorite magazine; I keep every issue, and look back at them often for inspiration!