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Necklace Therapy

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So, it was a crazy past week. Crazy because hubby fell very ill and work still required him to be at the office even though it wasn't physically possible for him to continue. So, he was given a choice and we feel he has made the right one. Why work for someone with such Machiavellian tendencies? Hubs lost 4lbs in one week but now he's resting, plus he gets to spend more time with our son. 


While hubs was recovering, I managed to slip in a tiny crafting session just to calm myself and reflect on this nonsense, okay, crap (sorry for being so curt but that's how it all felt).

Greeny Crafter 7 - The T-Shirt Diaries

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This whole month has been crazy for me.  More of that later because I would like to feature a self-proclaimed "
crazy crafting momma" Robin!  Okay, not crazy, crazy (oh you know what I mean), but she's been extremely busy these past few weeks with her contest called  "Project Recycled" where fellow bloggers compete for six weeks in a series of competitions to see who can come up with the most creative upcycled/recycled clothing.  We get to cast our votes (think American Idol-style) and now she's going to start casting for season two really soon, so keep an eye on her blog :-)


Recycling and making children's clothing is one of Robin's passions. She was inspired by some amazing upcyclers like the designs of Little Blue Boo, Poor Pitiful Pearl, and Soren Lorenson Designs. Robin says "Really just seeing the amazing things these women are making out of old t-shirts and sheets make me drool."  I think I'm going to hop over and check those designs out.



Robin's favourites are the headbands that she makes out of old pieces of scrap fabric:








So where does Robin get her inspiration? Pinterest ! She also loves other blogs, and she says her two little ones, Phoebe and Holden, inspire her too. Sometimes she can just come up with something random out of thin air - the light bulb moment!  Robin has an interesting post on 10 Simple Ways to Upcycle if you need that light bulb moment too. 

Robin and Phoebe chilling out with their upcycled photo frame

Greeny Crafter 6 - My Recycled Bags

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This week's Green Crafter is..... drum roll.....RecycleCindy of My Recycled Bags.com.  This talented lady lives in the mountains between Washington and Idaho. Think endless nature and listening to the birds sing every morning.... smile.   RecycleCindy loves to crochet and use recycled materials in her projects.  She crafts items out of almost any material that sometimes could be considered trash - plastic bags, VCR tape, old sweaters, cassette tapes, old plastic packaging such as toilet paper packaging, bread bags, and other plastic wrappings. She has also used old jeans, t-shirts, bed sheets and other recycled fabrics for her craft projects. In fact, I learnt a new word from her - it's PLARN - crocheting with plastic! 

Lets take a look at some of her crafts:

I think this is a cool idea! I love the contrasting fabric....
Recycled Denim Oven Mitt
Where did all my plastic bags go? :-)
Maybe here....?
Ribbon Clothes Pin Bag
Plastic Bags to Clothespin Bag
...... or here?  RecycledCindy saw a crocheted tote bag made from recycled plastic bags and just loved the look of it. So let's say she got hooked! She also crochets motifs, flowers, scrubbies, purses, and other useable items from the recycled bags.  Now she uses old t-shirts to make them too!

One of RecycledCindy's favourites:
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Recycled Plastic Hobo Handbag
 I love the following craft - it's so thoughful!
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Wheelchair Walker Tote Bag
Check out this one! RecycledCindy used recycled bags from ...wait for it....bread, hotdog buns, bagels, toilet paper, frozen foods, hashbrowns, paper towel packaging, hamburger buns, taco shells, hoagie buns, and other pieces of plastic from numerous products having plastic packaging.  With so many bags, this rug has so many beautiful colours!
Plastic Trash Rug

And if you have any old cassette tapes (which I do!), perhaps you could try out one of her cassette tape bag tutorials!! My favourite is the cassette tape evening clutch!

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Cassette Tape Evening Clutch
So where does RecycledCindy get her inspiration? "I think of things that I need and make them"  That's definitely a useful tip. I wouldn't want to make something that I don't need and which would end up hidden in my wardrobe or store room! Thanks, Cindy, and we look forward to more of your crafts!


See you all next Monday for the next Greeny Crafters!


Greeny Crafter 5 - Needle & Nest Design

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Melissa of Needle & Nest Design in her
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This week's Greeny Crafter is Melissa of Needle & Nest Design, and she hails from Canada. As I write this post, Melissa will most likely be giving birth to her second baby, so she's been particularly busy these days. Mel is a stay-at-home mummy who enjoys crafting, baking and chasing the cats (hmmm....I think that would be with her first-born!).

Melissa said she "jumped" into refashioning and upcycling with her hubby buying her a sewing machine a couple of years back - "since then I would experiment and flounder my way through a few projects.  Blogging about my d.i.y's has kept me passionate to keep trying/experimenting with new goals in home decor/clothing."  

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny

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Nope, you're not going to see me in a polka dot bikini, but you might just catch me in my newly refashioned beach shorts!  I polka dotted them with the tangerine fabric of my old maternity top, which I had used for my snowflake dress, and added a little sparkle and lace to the pockets.  Don't you just love this colour? I just can't seem to get enough out of it.



Greeny Crafter 4 - Recycled Fashion

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Well, I still haven't decided what to refashion. Maybe I should just chill out and it will come to my mind, or may be I could just hop over to Erica's Recycled Fashion for some lovely inspiration!  Actually, I wasn't really sure whether putting "Recycled Fashion" in the title of this feature would be enough because i) she also blogs at Recycled Sewing about her crafts made out of recycled and unwanted materials; ii) she is one of the editors of the refashion collaborative blog Refashion Co-op; and iii) she just may be one of the wonderful ladies leading an op shopping tour for the Melbourne Op Shop Tours (Ugh, I wish I had known about these tours when I was last in Melbourne. I love vintage stores - sigh, next time!).  This is one talented mum!


Erica wearing one of her refashions!


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