repurpose.remake.reuse.reclaim

There is no such thing as "away". When we throw anything "away," it must go somewhere. ~Annie Leonard I've been mocked for saving stuff having our place looking like a mini- SCRAP but I really do have creative ideas to make the things I save but time is always an issue. I can't really "Save the World" by up cycling but if I could do a little, it won't hurt. I just need to be more organized so I'll have more time to be more creative. I'd love to create/make projects with others while bonding and sharing stories. But like I said, I need to be more organized! That's the key--for me, anyway. I have been donating several items to SCRAP and I just found a place to donate fabrics for St. Anthony where the ladies come together and sew things for the less fortunate. That's another alternative to my bins of fabrics and yarns. In the meantime, here's a project by Mark Montano I made out of the following. Click on the link to ...

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity. ~Plato Finally posting this project made with Kiwi's ballet head-dress she only used ONCE and a used tee.  Simply cut several strips of the tshirt, and sew to make long tubes. You have to get a chopstick, or something of the like, to turn in inside out. Then add "pearls" to the petals I picked from the headdress and attach it to a small piece of ribbon then sew it around the tubes of tee. Just add a button and a makeshift buttonhole (just fold one of the tubes to create a hole). And VIOLA!  You can wear it with a plain tee or a dress-up outfit.