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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Suggestive Victorian Do Not Disturb doorhanger in chartreuse green

This is featured on Indiespotting!!

This wooden doorhanger warns "Do Not Disturb" in a delicious chartreuse green color scheme.

The picture is an actual page taken from an antique copy of "Little Women"... The book was destined for a landfill, I salvaged it for mache and the awesome illustrations it contained!

The look on the people's faces in the picture is very suggestive, as is the shocked look of the person in the portrait on the wall behind them!

I just HAD to play with this picture.

This is a one of a kind item and is shipped Insured via Priority Mail.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Fabric Bangle of 100% Recycled Materials


Ok, so I will be creating and publishing a tutorial on these this week... this was just too cool.

I made this out of a nice sturdy hair dye box, two plastic shopping bags, and old curtain, a dress shirt, and a ribbon :)

It's available on Etsy, click any of the pics to visit the listing.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

I need to share one of my FAV sites with you!

Volition® Quote of the Minute
Where there is nothing to lose by trying and everything to
gain if successful, by all means try. Do it now.
W. Clement Stone

I am sick of the BS that a contest is "free" only to find out that to enter, I have to willingly acknowledge that in return my email address will be pimped to the 100 highest bidders in exchange for the fleeting hope I might win a t shirt.

No lie, I have REALLY won movie tickets from this site over four times (watch for the next promotion...) and also REALLY love the free stuff and contests section of their site.
http://www.volition.com/index.html

Of course with anything, you have to weed through the trash to find the treasure, but these guys are pretty good about what they represent.

For you foodies, go to the "Food and Recipes" tab to enter the "Food Court" and scroll down for a whole bunch of cooking resources; my favorites being the "Cool Food Sites" and "Packaged Goods Companies" links.

Give it a try... make sure you have a cup of tea or a snack nearby, it can take you awhile the first time you go to the site, there's SO much to see!

Thanks, Ray Sola, founder of Volition.com!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Daisy Chain Headband or Fabric Necklace with Peace Sign button

Daisy Chain Head band can also be a fabric necklace or even a pretty Flower belt for a medium to small person. With it's little pearly Peace Sign button, it conveys a serene message while keeping you in sweet style.

It is made from a vintage daisy trim affixed to an ethereal sheer white ribbon and is adorned with a vintage pearl button that I added a bit of decoupage to.

It measures 34 inches or 86.36 centimeters from one end of the ribbon to the other. The peace sign is glazed in iridescent pixie dust and tops a 5 inch dangle of pretty flowers.

Being that this is totally adjustable, this could also be used as a fabric necklace, a belt, a hatband, armband, or wrapped to form a cuff bracelet.

The ribbon makes it sturdy enough to be tied snugly without damage to your "Daisy Chain".

It comes prettily presented in a silver Ravena Relics gift box. :)







Monday, June 8, 2009

Repurposed Vintage 80s post Earrings w bonus Upcycled Ring in pink, blue, yellow, purple, green

These vintage 80's metal circular disc earrings were a plain Royal Blue until I got hold of them :)

I used some tissue paper from some 40th BDay gifts and some Weldbond non-toxic glue and turned them into pretty stained-glassish treasures....
I used an old "bone ring" bought from a vintage store and used the same technique, installing a few salvaged beads on it for some sparkly shine. It is a larger size, like an 8 to a nine so it is good on an index finger or thumb or larger sized finger.

This jives with any pink, yellow, green, purple or blue color scheme and POPS!!! with vivid color.
This set comes giftboxed.







Please reuse the box and keep it from becoming landfill...