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31

Cream City Ribbon

July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments

This pretty — and very tactile — ribbon is just about as green as you can get. Cream City Ribbon is made from 100-percent biodegradable cotton yarn and comes in a variety of solids and stripes. If you regularly incorporate ribbon into your crafts and gift-wrapping, you might want to try the company’s new Premium [...]

Jul

29

Junk (and Macaroni) Portraits

July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Mosaic artist Jason Mecier takes macaroni art to the next level. The artist is known for making portraits of the stars with alternative materials, like this Carol Channing work made with junk. Also featured in his art are jelly beans, macaroni, candy, yarn and beans — which helps humanize portraits of even the most air-brushed [...]

Jul

26

Vinyl Record Headband

July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

You’ve likely seen old vinyl LPs upcycled into fashionable cuffs and contemporary bowls. Now make a matching headband using the same melting-and-molding techniques. Head on over to Craftbits for an easy step-by-step tutorial.
Technorati Tags: headband, hair, vinyl, LP, record, Craftbits
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Jul

24

Steampunk Ring

July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Sylvia Anderson’s steampunk ring is a hands-down portable conversation starter. Made with an antique watch movement — including interesting embedded jewels — this particular ring is adjustable to nearly any ring size. While the gears may not help tell time anymore, they certainly act as a beautiful stand-alone work of art.
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Jul

23

Postage Stamp Earrings

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I love the idea of recycling postage stamps — artwork in miniature — into earrings. The fact that I’m a Frank Lloyd Wright fan doesn’t hurt, either. C.D. Childs offers a number of vintage postage stamp jewelry items, each encased in glass and finished with lead-free solder.
Technorati Tags: stamps, Frank Lloyd Wright, jewelry, [...]

Jul

21

Recycled Contest for Kids

July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hey kids — how does $10,000 sound? That’s how much you can win by entering the Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition, which is challenging kids age 5 to 19 (U.S. only) to recycle, reuse and re-engineer everyday materials into out-of-the-box inventions. You could win $10,000, a Dell laptop plus a trip to Boston to [...]

Jul

20

Stuffed Animal Headphones

July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

WurlitzerGirl shares an Instructables tutorial on transforming a cheap pair of headphones and a couple of stuffed animals into a plush — albeit kooky — set of headphones. Had I saved all 48 of my childhood stuffed animals, I could have made many-a-pair of these 80s-inspired head accessories.
Technorati Tags: stuffed animal, doll, [...]

Jul

19

Vintage-Inspired Bobby Pins

July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Found & Made Designs is exactly what it sounds like — a studio that creates handcrafted items using bits and pieces of vintage, recycled or repurposed materials found at estate sales, thrift stores and junk piles. In this delightful Etsy shop you’ll find conversation-starter jewelry and desk accessories pulled from the pages (literally) of vintage [...]

Jul

19

Floppy Disk Desk Accessories

July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The 80s and 90s brought us big hair, questionable fashion trends and — to a lesser extent — floppy disks. Mike Rosati of Designing Time turns those rarely seen disks into colorful refillable jotter notebooks and other desk accessories. A notebook like this would make the perfect gift for your computer enthusiast or collector of [...]

Jul

18

Call for Recycled Art: The Altered Toy Project

July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

This just in from Mend …
Call to Artists!
Presenting the second Mend donation project, “The Altered Toy Project”. Mend is a non-profit educational arts organization, located in Boise, Idaho USA. As an organization, we are interested in exploring the potential of hand made objects. Through this project, we hope to expand awareness of the importance of [...]

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