Posted in Journal, tagged fabric charms, reclaimed fabric, recycled charms, recycled crafts, recycled jewelry, recycled upholstery, valentines crafts, valentines jewelry on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s a few other pictures of the stuff for the show…
Posted in Journal, tagged painted dolls, recycled crafts, recycled menswear dolls, scrap dolls on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been working on my dolls for the craft show this weekend and my daughter is pretty concerned about mommy’s ’sad dollies’. Most of today I’ve been putting finishing details on them and answering questions about why they are so unhappy and how I’d really rather she didn’t play with them. I didn’t [...]
Posted in Ideas, Journal, tagged homemade crafts, homemade dolls, homemade ideas, recycling crafts, recycling doll crafts, recycling ideas, upholstery crafts on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m getting ready for the craft show and my house is a mess. It’s a contained mess, really… I’ve kept my stuff to just one area - but it takes someone with my well honed skills to find the right thing when I need it (wink). I finally figured out an arrangement [...]
Posted in Ideas, tagged antique trim, charms, easy crafts, hand made charms, recycled projects, recycled upholstery, recycling crafts on January 25, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m trying something new, things here on the blog are suffering a bit - I’m so sorry about that :(My big excuse - I am getting ready for a craft show here in the DC area I’m really excited, it is a Valentines theme show and I am totally into making hearts and [...]
Posted in Journal, tagged birds, control, frugality, inexpensive shopping, recycled children's books, recycling, thrift store finds, thrift store shopping on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here my find of the week. I came across this home for my little bird at the thrift store. I have a thing for birds these days. The best thrifting in my opinion is when it finally becomes an exercise in patience as opposed to frantic ‘I can’t believe the price - fill [...]
Posted in Ideas, Journal, tagged antique trim, charms, easy crafts, hand made charms, recycled projects, recycled upholstery, recycling crafts on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m still loving the old bracelets, disassembling and recycling old necklaces from the thrift store and adding a few new components is my new favorite thing. I am using new jumprings and eyepins - having them fall apart would ruin the charm I think. I am in love with my little recycled upholstery [...]
Posted in Ideas, tagged handmade jewelry, recycled aluminum cans, recycling artist, recycling crafts, recycling ideas, recycling on Etsy, upcycled cans on January 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been shopping on Etsy today and did some specific searches for folks doing recycled crafts. I came across a few recycling artist with some really fun ideas. I love these crafts using reclaimed, repurposed soda cans.
This picture is from LostAndFoundObjects2’s store on Etsy. I love the pop art feel of this these [...]
Posted in Journal, tagged button bouquet, easy crafts, frugal living, homemade ideas, recycled crafts, responsible consumer on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
I came across these button bouquets last week while shopping through Etsy, aren’t they darling? I love all the colors, and am a big fan of the kind of bouquets that last a long time. They would be such a wonderful and cheery little gift. I’ll try to talk my husband into [...]
Posted in Journal, tagged creativity, Ideas, ideas for art, ideas for clothing, inspiration for art, recycled clothing, recycled crafts, thrift store on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you have a favorite store, a place you go to look around seeking inspiration? I have a few places I visit to encourage new ideas. One of my favorite places is Anthropologie. They always have something beautiful and frothy, I love the composition that goes into their fancy embroidered skirts and [...]
Posted in Ideas, tagged childrens shoes, easy crafts, easy recycling, frugal living, homemade ideas, painting childrens shoes, painting shoes, recycling crafts, recycling ideas, recycling shoes on January 15, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a little project I did with a pair of Children’s Sunday Shoes. It’s simple and sweet way to add a little life to a pair of recycled shoes.
