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Creative ways to utilise existing materials to make toys, gifts, household items and other things. Welcome to Recycled Sewing.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Bird Brooch from Recycled Materials
My tutorial: How to Make a Bird Brooch from Recycled Materials
Can be found over at Epheriell Designs
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Junk Wave Workshop Recycled Bowl
Yesterday, I attended Megan Bayliss' recycled craft workshop called The Junk Wave.
Her workshop taught us how to craft bowls using junk mail, beads using cardboard, and bags made from chip packets! I have yet to complete my chip packet bag or recycled beaded necklace yet, but I did finish my little paper bowl last night..
The Junk Wave is a social enterprise that turns post consumer waste into saleable art and craft material. Megan Bayliss workshops with community members and early childhood centers, all around Australia, to teach around sustainability (recycling), business (social enterprise and triple bottom lines) and to develop skills in hygiene (clean communities includes keeping waste out of landfill and water ways) and recycled craft.
If a Junk Wave Smart Art workshop comes to your town, I highly recommend it!
Her workshop taught us how to craft bowls using junk mail, beads using cardboard, and bags made from chip packets! I have yet to complete my chip packet bag or recycled beaded necklace yet, but I did finish my little paper bowl last night..
The Junk Wave is a social enterprise that turns post consumer waste into saleable art and craft material. Megan Bayliss workshops with community members and early childhood centers, all around Australia, to teach around sustainability (recycling), business (social enterprise and triple bottom lines) and to develop skills in hygiene (clean communities includes keeping waste out of landfill and water ways) and recycled craft.If a Junk Wave Smart Art workshop comes to your town, I highly recommend it!
Monday, January 30, 2012
House Warming
A housewarming gift for a friend
House drawn freehand onto newspaper, sewn with recycled fabric (including felt)
House drawn freehand onto newspaper, sewn with recycled fabric (including felt)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Jungle Fabric Crayon Roll
My mum picked up some jungle themed fabric from a charity shop in the Uk which she posted to me in Australia for my crafty projects.
I received an order for two crayon rolls on Recycled Market, so I made one crayon roll (boy theme) in aforementioned jungle fabric..
Felt is eco-fi, and elastic ribbon is from the resource rescue centre.
I received an order for two crayon rolls on Recycled Market, so I made one crayon roll (boy theme) in aforementioned jungle fabric..
Felt is eco-fi, and elastic ribbon is from the resource rescue centre.
Monday, January 2, 2012
iPad Case
We have succumbed to technology, and got ourselves an iPad. I refuse however, to buy a new case for the iPad, when I can make one myself.
So, using the excess denim cut away fabric from a $3 thrift skirt refashion, and some leftover cool vintage Pucci-style fabric from a top I made, I traced around the outside of my iPad, and created a case. I did use quilt padding, to make it softer in between layers.
I used a button and hair tie to close its lip shut, and used fluorescent embroidery thread around the outside.
So, using the excess denim cut away fabric from a $3 thrift skirt refashion, and some leftover cool vintage Pucci-style fabric from a top I made, I traced around the outside of my iPad, and created a case. I did use quilt padding, to make it softer in between layers.
I used a button and hair tie to close its lip shut, and used fluorescent embroidery thread around the outside.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Boats
Last minute Christmas gifts, boats for boys room decorations, based roughly on this idea
My son helped me collect driftwood sticks from the beach for each boat's sail mast, which I coated in clear water-based non toxic nail polish. The anchor fabric you may remember seeing before, and calico for the boat base - its all op shopped. The rope for the tie at the top of each boat is actually a strap from an used gift bag.
Felt for letters, initials of the boys the gifts are made for, are made from eco-fi kunin felt.
My son helped me collect driftwood sticks from the beach for each boat's sail mast, which I coated in clear water-based non toxic nail polish. The anchor fabric you may remember seeing before, and calico for the boat base - its all op shopped. The rope for the tie at the top of each boat is actually a strap from an used gift bag.
Felt for letters, initials of the boys the gifts are made for, are made from eco-fi kunin felt.
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