I know that r. mentioned freezer paper is passing in one of his posts and I feel it important to expand on the glories and wonder of freezer paper. This stuff is a godsend for crafting for a couple reasons. The first that it is pretty cheap, a roll of 75 square feet was under five bucks. It works amazing for stencils/patterns. One with the soft white the tracing onto the freezer paper is smooth and easy (or relatively easy if you can draw a straight line, which we at anarchycox have problems with), the other is that it cuts smoothly with either craft knife or scissors. The key for me though is that the shiny side is a bit tacky, which means that I can iron the paper onto fabric for cutting out pieces for patterns. In patterns, they always say pin your paper to your fabric and cut out, but this isn't stable enough for my liking. With freezer paper I give it a quick iron and it sticks, but after when you pull it off there is no residue. It is a simple and wonderful crafting tool.
By the by, I really, really hate the words "upcycle" and "upstyle". They are stupid and useless words that try to sound fancypants and come across as lame. I do however love the word "snickerdoodle"
For those who like the photos here is a picture of my sewing corner in use:
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