Category: upcycle
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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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Crazy Rust Dyeing
Lately I’ve been experimenting with natural dyeing processes for fabrics and papers. I’m trying out rust dyeing at the moment. I want to build up a collection of natural and rust dyed fabrics and papers so when my next creative spurt comes around, I’ll have plenty to work with. Over the years I have collected…
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My favorite time of the year
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OK! its hard garbage time in my neck of the woods. I’m a hoarder, so it’s really hard for me to throw anything out , if I think I can use it in my art and of course thats everything. This year, I actually found some old mattress’s, a toaster and some odd bits of…