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New Vintage finds and Upcycled
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French Country Cottage Half Wall Vase or Planter I accidently broke this vase so upclycled it into a French country style wall ornament. I sanded the edges and whitewashed the surface sanding it back to give a weathered look. I then drilled holes and added sculptural wire at the back to hold a plant or…
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Handmade- French Vintage Textile Cuffs
I finally finished some new textile cuffs … You can find them at Atelierinparis “CLARA” Emmett gave Clara a fine French adornment on her wedding day… ABOUT CLARA Hand made cuff all hand sewn. Base layer of vintage midnite black leather, interwoven with 3 gold metal studs, shreds…
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VICTORIAN Figural Silver Napkin Ring Holder
I really love this cute VICTORIAN Figural Silver Napkin Ring available from my vintage shop nostalgi Size 3-1/2 x 3 x 2 inches – 9 x 8 x 5 cm. An original, charming and whimsical silver plated napkin ring from the Victorian era. This sweet piece features a dog begging toward an ornate scroll-edged napkin ring engraved…
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Healing and Creating. Vintage Wrist Cuffs.
Yoka Having torn my leg muscle lately,I’ve been forced to slow down and rest up for 6 weeks so it will heal. Today, I’m sitting on the couch with a warm fire creating fabric wrist cuffs. My lounge room is a gorgeous mess of vintage scraps and odds and ends in boxes, bags and tins.…
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Reasons to Upcycle in your Creative Business
I really enjoy finding a new purpose for something that would otherwise have gone into the trash and saving it from landfill. In all my shops I mostly, reuse, recycle and upcycle materials where I can. Atelierinparis Outlook8studio Nostalgi Upcycle: “to process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something…