As a crafter and artist, I am always looking for a new
project. My DH says it is not the craft I am looking for but the collection of
“stuff.” I love to collect craft supplies: fabric, paints, ribbons, yarn… you
get the picture. Then after it is all collected, I am onto a new search of organizing
ideas, so that it looks pretty (a whole new obsession).
I love to take old things and give them a new life. If I can
craft for pennies, why buy new. I do not like plastics, although I am typing on
plastic LOL, but really like to repurpose old fabrics and wood.
www.Pinterest.com has been a great place to get inspiration, but better than
that, it is great for virtually marking great sites to go back and utilize at
another time.
I also frequent thrift stores weekly, looking for old
picture frames, furniture, and anything that can be remade into something
fabulous. With the recent economy, I am not the only one doing this, making my
treasures harder to find. Another place to find freebies is www.freecycle.com. I have found and given
away many things on this website. These things are all free!
I have always been fortunate enough to live close to the
ocean. Sea glass and seashells are a great freebie. Always on a search of what
to do with the items, I visit websites, blogs and gift shops to inspire
me. Below are some real quick
ideas, the bottle is filled with sand, sea glass and shells from a vacation in
Hawaii, the tray is full of shells from my beach visits, but served well as a
vanity decoration for my master bath.
Next time you go on a walk and find a pinecone, seashells or
the next time you go to a thrift store and find a picture frame, broken dish or
an old lamp, imagine and then create. I hope to share what I find and
intimately what I create on this blog. The ideas are usually not my own ideas
but those I have copied or have seen in a magazine, you do not have to have a
great imagination, just a will to create your own things. The best gifts that I
have gotten are those that are handmade!
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