Category Archives: Recycle and reuse

I sew with thrifted fabrics, felt old wool sweaters for toys and use a lot of old items for new purposes!

Sea monsters, dronts and altered oceans

This is the newly thrifted book that I am working in as my Art Journal; I love these old books with thick sturdy pages, but I’m having a hard time finding new ones at the thrift shop. Where are they … Continue reading

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Mosaic Table in blue for a Cozy Garden Corner

Lately I have read yummy books and taken pictures of the garden (mostly the pink buds and then flowers of the Magnolia Tree). I’ve been lazy in the sun most of the time because it was a great hot weekend … Continue reading

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Recycled paper beads in a necklace

I have made paper beads with a recycled newspaper and some glue mixed in. This is a easy fun project that you can do without any preparation. Just put some stripes of newspaper in a pot of water and wait … Continue reading

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Tutorial: How to make an inspiration board from a big frame

If you are a visual person (like me) you absolutely need a inspiration board in your home, maybe several?! If you don’t have one already, follow along in my tutorial on how to make one! It’s very easy and you … Continue reading

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Giveaway: one of these jeans handbags

Remember the fun of ONE World-ONE Heart last year? Well, it’s back again this year – and I’m participating on a whim. I’m giving away one of three jeans bags to someone with a big heart – maybe it’s you?! … Continue reading

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A girl with many passions

These are recycled tin cans that I’ve wrapped in gray wallpaper. I love tin cans, they are such great containers for pens, scissors, paint brushes and all those little items that is floating around in my life. These are for … Continue reading

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Snowstars on bright blue mittens

Dad’s old wool sweater is bright blue. That kind of blue that almost shines in your eyes. Indigo blue, sky blue, wintery cold day blue. And it’s too tiny for dad. But the blue wanted to be recycled, so I … Continue reading

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Candle holders with buttons

- Hands up, I’ve got a glue gun now! Ho-ho-ho! Ingredients for this craft; Candle holders in glass from IKEA that I found in a thrift shop and buttons, also bought at a thrift store. Tool; The amazing glue gun! … Continue reading

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Tutorial: Make china mosaic pot

I’ve been wanting to make something with mosaic for ages, and this summer finally I found both the time and the place. Here is a little tutorial on how I did a flower pot with pieces of porslain on it! … Continue reading

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Another post about pink stuff

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