I am endlessly impressed with how other people are creating some amazing things with re-cycled and everyday items. I wish I had the expertise (and the workshop and/or lab) to do this all day long but as it is, I just did an inventory of exactly how much fabric and stuff I have and realise that I have enough to keep me in projects until I'm 90.
But then I find new projects to try. When does it end?
Well, it's fun anyway.
I am on
a mission to find as many uses for old burlap coffee bean bags. My latest are exfolient scrubbers and as a backing for needle felted cards.Scrubbers:
Made from discarded felted wool sweaters on one side (or cotton/hemp yarn on a few) and burlap on the other. They are great for the bottom of your feet or on rough garden active hands.
Much nicer on the planet than harvesting sea-sponges or pumice stones or those bright but synthetic plastic pom poms.
Art Cards:
100% re-cycled and acid free card and envelope stock. Burlap backing, 100% wool felting. Some are abstract, some not, some have comic strip pinwheels added for extra fun.. all different.
Sun Hat anyone?
It's fun when you have creative nieghbours willing to discover new things with you....
Check out Interbent's post on these amazing projects using discarded bottles to build stuff: The beer bottle chandelier is really great but the bottle temple is my fave. http://www.interbent.com/amazing-bottle-art-how-to-recycle-glass-bottles/
If you are looking for fun on Sunday then come down to Main and Broadway for Market 1886. A mini car-free event from Broadway to 12th ave celebrating life "before there were cars". Maybe we'll see you there.
