Hi! It's Thursday and I am happy the week is almost over! The weather has been so nice the last day or so, that it triggered a "spring cleaning"marathon in my house :) It is hard keeping stuff organized with the renovation of my house still going on. So after going through items no longer needed and cleaning up my craft supplies I decided to do a quick tribute to the resourceful re-purpose artist!

Here are some great ideas from some Etsy artist who have put a new spin on recycling!

1. Large Circuit board clip boards by DebbyAremDesigns.
2. Gear head messenger bag by Crafterella made from fused trash bags! How cool is that!

3. Soda earrings by MademoiselleLemieux made from ..you guessed it soda cans!

(Above: pin cushion made from recycled fabric clippings)
I have been really trying to reduce the garbage my family produces lately. When you stop and think about things before you throw them away, it really starts to open your eyes. There are so many things that can be recycled, re-used, or re-purposed. I started putting a bag next to my desk about 3 months ago to catch all the fabric, thread,felt and other sewing clippings. It is truly amazing how much of these clippings I have saved! I have been recycling these clippings by using them as stuffing for pin cushions, sachets, and other reusable items. (Below: bag of clippings from the past month!)

Have a lovely Thursday everyone!

Etsy Picks!

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! My weekend consisted off some shopping, sewing, cleaning and baking! I do wish the weather had been better. It has been chilly and rainy for about a week! The only good side to that was everywhere I looked I was reminded of the household chores that needed to be done! When it is sunny you tend to turn a blind eye :)

Well I decided to show off some of my favorite Etsy items! I have been swooning over and hope to have some extra cash soon to swipe them up!

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(Above) I love this Mustard colored yarn ball by ChaunceyPGraham! I think it would be a lovely pincushion! Please take a look around Chauncey's shop! He has amazing recycled and re purposed items! Lovely!

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(Below) And not a surprise of a pick due to my obsession with sea creatures, especially squid! OrangeMoonToys 20,000 leagues under the sea shadow puppets! I am head over heel for these babies!! I have to figure out what I want to do with them...maybe frame them in crazy scenes? The possibilities are endless!!!! Check out OrangeMoonToys for other awesome shadow puppets!

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Here kitty kitty! Such a creepy but awesome kitty cat from WhoMadeWho! I love the vintage look, reminds me of old German Halloween decorations! And even better there is polka-dots!!! Visit WhoMadeWho for other great gifts, prints, and handbound books!



All right my sweets that is all for today! Off I go to sew! I have a ton of new idea that will be creeping into the shop soon! Oh and my tummy is in need of some lunch :)
Happy Monday!
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