Sep
29
Finally, a sweatshop you can feel good about buying from. Annie’s Sweatshop offers a fine sampling of handmade stylish doggy accessories, including super-soft collars made from old silk ties (shown), sustainable pet beds made from recycled plastic and harnesses repurposed from…
Sep
26
Janet Cooper is a recycled artist who incorporates interesting used goods that aren’t found in any ordinary garbage bin. Her funky mixed-media quilts, dolls, assemblage ladies and — my favorite — tin can figurines use vintage labels and packaging, antique…
Sep
24
Catherine of SweetyPrize is one versatile gal. If she’s not crocheting, she’s decoupaging. If she’s not decoupaging, she’s paper-crafting. And if she’s not paper-crafting, she’s beading.
A good portion of her items she sells on Etsy are made from recycled items (she’s…
Sep
23
Sharon from Rekindle Me puts her folk-arty flair on flea market finds, including used furniture and home accent pieces, and sells the one-of-a-kind works at craft shows, at a local store and on her website, www.rekindleme.com. Her Autumn’s Falling Leaves…
Sep
21
Jennifer from Made From the Heart at Etsy does a smashing (yuk, yuk) job of transforming used tin cans into stylish jewelry. I’m particularly fond of her sun-shaped Coke pendant ($7), shown.
Jenn shared with me how she started making recycled crafts:
“Originally we…
Sep
20
Sorry if I seem to be on a totebag kick — there are just so many good ideas out there. This fine tote tutorial comes from the imagination of Tiffany of RePlayGround. Perhaps the best built-in feature of this particular tote?…
Sep
18
This has to be the most elegant recycled denim tote I’ve seen. Then again, I wouldn’t expect anything less from a project that appears on Martha’s website. Dimensional floral brooches take this project over the top. The same article also shows…
Sep
17
One can never have too many totes, especially when attempting to avoid using those evil plastic grocery bags. Craftbits member Tiffscraft shows us how she sewed up a simple little T-shirt handbag. What a great way to use up a tee…
Sep
15
Prolific knitter and fellow Wichitan Jill pointed me in the direction of a great organization: Wichita Women’s Initiative Network. Among the products that these women craft with love are top-notch rugs ($30) and place mats ($20) made entirely from old denim and…
Sep
13
Marianne Kirby of Once Upon/Reclaimed Whimsy (at Etsy) fashions some unique accessories, including a handful of gorgeous gear rings, which are typically accented with stones or beads. This ring, Gear Ring 5 ($18), is made from a salvaged gear part, is accented…
Sep
12
Here’s another show for folks in the Pacific Northwest …
The sixth annual 2007 RE Art Recycled Art Exhibition will take place Oct. 5-27 in three locations in Bellingham, Wash. The Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery will feature the work of…
Sep
10
If you’re in the Boise area, be sure to catch the first-ever Second Chance Recyclable Art Show, an exhibition and auction of art created from recycled materials, scheduled to take place in downtown Boise’s Linen District September 22-29.
A grand prize…
Sep
9
Laptop sleeves abound, but do you really want to pay the high prices for such a small piece of material? I found this detailed laptop-sleeve tutorial linked from Craft magazine’s e-newsletter. Lined with sweatshirt material, creator Sam made the sleeve from a…
Sep
8
Sisters Enqi and Xin from Singapore opened their online shop Maki Squarepatch less than a year ago and already are seeing success worldwide. No doubt it’s due to their fun, fresh and imaginative line of one-of-a-kind clothing, bags, accessories, cushions, and…
Sep
5
Tammy Jones of HGTV.com approached the world-famous Highway 127 Corridor Sale with crafting in mind, and came up with some unique creations.
“The key to yard sale crafting is to try to envision an object’s potential — brightened with a fresh coat…






