Recycle time. Not only old jeans, but old idea…. Because I started to make this handbag out of a very old pair of jeans (that I probably wore 10 years ago or something)… They’ve been laying around in the recycle bin for a while now. I cut them up and sewed in a lining (from […]
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Category: Thrift & Recycle
To thrift means buying second hand (used, discarded, vintage) items at flea markets or thrift shops. To Recycle is to take care of Earths limited resources. Let’s use our creativity and look for cheap finds and fun re-usable items together.
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 did obey. I made a pair of fingergloves for my mother. Her favourite colour is […]
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! I haven’t used one of these before but to glue all the buttons on the […]
Beginne jeden Tag mit Sonne…
It was a long time since I posted photos of things I’ve thrifted, even though I’ve taken a few of them. So without further ado, here are some items that got taken home from flea markets and thrift store this year: I can never resist buying; lace, plates and cups with vintage rose prints. I […]
Turquoise Dress for Summer Days
Turquoise – a new favorite colour this year. It has really been speaking to me lately. And it is such a summery fresh colour, don’t you agree? Here are some turquoise photos for you to enjoy. Thrifted toy cat, very plasticy and very turquoise. I was told his name is Pilchard, and I don’t mind. […]
Tutorial: How to make a Mosaic Covered Flower Pot
I’ve been wanting to make something with mosaic for ages, and this summer I finally found both the time and the place. And the material, some coffee cups featuring lovely vintage roses! I decided that my first project should be to cover a flower pot with pieces of broken porcelain, using the rosiest of pieces. […]
Another post about pink stuff
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Vintage magazine fun
I got reminded about my vintage collection of craft magazines when I red Laurels post about how fun they are. I bought a couple of them in the beginning of last year at a flea market, just for fun. I got the inspiration after hearing about a woman who made a book abot craft projects […]
Filing System for Collage | Folders filled with fr...
How about a Filing System for Collage? I’m trying it out. I bought a bunch of these vintage folders and a rack to hang them in at the thrift store (tervinningen) last year. The plastic label holders I got new from a office supplies store (Svanstrms), and then I printed labels to put into them. […]
Altering a book called The world we live in
In the new year I’ve finished my forth art journal and started a fifth one. Starting a new journal is always fun – and scary, to me. You know what you had, but you never know what you’ll get. The previous once have been spiral bound blank books in two different sizes. This one is […]
Restoring a Book from 1945
What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books. Thomas Carlyle When I started to learn about book binding last semester I was told to bring an old vintage book to the class. A book that needed […]
In the mood for Christmas…
Finally, I’m getting into Christmas mood this week! Maybe a bit too late, but in time to make the above little decoration bowl with roses and tree ornaments from the thrift shop! I saw this idea in a book about Christmas crafts in the book store, and just wanted to try it… I bought the […]