Month: November 2012

Another Upcycle idea for Christmas

Another Upcycle idea for Christmas

Love this… who doesn;t have a ton of books in the house… you can put them to a different use with the innovation of stacking them strategically into a christmas tree.  It probably helps to have green covers…. Again, not my idea, but i thought 

Tonight is the Opening

Tonight is the Opening

Tonight is the Grand Opening of the Short and Sweet Pop Up Shop at Art House. Doors open for the boutique at 4pm, with a meet and greet the artists from 6-8pm. I will be there for a short time, but have another committment tonight. 

Clever Christmas Upcycle

Clever Christmas Upcycle

I saw this and immediately thought of a neighbor who has done wonderful gifts from wine bottles and corks… This is from the website recycleart.org – What a clever christmas tree made from spent wine corks:

Velvet and Shibori – think of the possibilities!

Velvet and Shibori – think of the possibilities!

how attractive a velvetine fabric dyed in the shibori tradition known as arishi- binding the fabric to a pole, adding dye.

Shibori – Part II

Shibori – Part II

Last week i did a post introducing Shibori, the Japanese art of silk dying.  But my post only focused on one type of Shibori and you need to know there are at least a dozen different techniques. A technique that is a refinement of what i do is called 

Crocheting a community together

Crocheting a community together

Crochet was just a passing hobby years ago, learned as a child, and if i remember correctly when other kids made practical things like hats and scarves, i crochet a teddy bear.  It was a project from hell that looked crude, and it still sits 

Packaging update

Packaging update

Upcycling is in my blood… omg, i have turned into my mom, making use of what i have, and taking advantage of free things… but with a cavaete – they have to add value, improve brand, and be readily available. All of this happened recently