Saturday, January 30, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Reclaimed Fabric
I also have tons of fabric samples like the one on the left. They were bought to make pillows and some of them will make pillows but I just have so many.
The large piece of fabric on the right was a tablecloth, The edges were a bit tattered but the fabric itself was in very good condition. Again, I had bought it to make rag rugs but it was much too pretty to cut up. Anyway, what do you think? I like the idea of reclaiming good fabric from finished items, how about you?
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Upcycling is so Green Treasury
'Upcycling is so Green' by debupcycles
I love green, I love living green and the color green.
Handmadeology
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Found an Awesome Etsy Shop!
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| Tea Light Candle Holder |
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| Essential Oil Diffuser |
The tea light candle above was what first caught my eye, I love it and had to explore her shop more. I found this really cute essential oil diffuser, too. Isn't it great?
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| Elegant Tea Lite Holder |
I sent Victoria, the shop owner, an email asking for permission to use her pics and to tell us a little bit about herself and her shop. This is what she said
"Up Cycled One of a Kind Creations for your home!
Fabulous Finds from Local Thrift Stores are my main inspiration, I love to work with jewelry pieces,and gently used housewares; it is challenging to take these wonderful finds and create something beautiful and useful.
That must have item that makes our eyes light up at first glance, it's all about the bling!"
So if you have a few minutes check out Victoria and Pava Creations on Etsy for some wonderful upcycled items.
Monday, January 18, 2016
About My --------- Upcycled Potholders!
I'm going to start with my denim potholders. People, mostly men but some women (including me) wear their jeans until they're falling apart.
I also find scraps of cotton batting, leftovers from some ones quilt project, at various places.
In the first potholders pictured I used scraps of denim in another shade to make the hearts and outlined them with machine stitching in red so they would stand out. In the picture above, you can see the outline of the stitching on the back of the potholder. For the ones on the left, the apples were cut from scraps I had leftover from making a pillow out of a mans shirt which was also found at the Goodwill Outlet, the leaves were just scraps I had picked up somewhere.Everything except the thread is upcycled or used up from scraps, if I run out of something like the cotton batting I don't go running to a regular retail store for more. I just make something else until I find it again.
I love the challenge of finding ways to use the things I buy to their fullest extent. Even the scraps that are too small for anything else end up in pincushions or my compost pile as long as they're natural fibers.
Remember, we only have one Earth, it's time to start taking care of it.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Sustainable Living on Etsy
'Sustainable Living' by debupcycles
I love all the shop owners who make an effort to make sure they're items are sustainable and earth friendly. To make this treasury I searched Etsy for "sustainable" and just picked some of my favorites.
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