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I cleaned. I organized. And now I need to get down to some alterations and knitting new designs. My studio is an Ikea, Craigslist, found art, handmade, collage space.
All the furniture is from Ikea, the Swedish mammoth of all things ready for a hammer and some cursing. The table is the Norden Gateleg Dining [...] I’ve been making cowls and a lot of them at that.
New Shamdoogle Handmade Knits! I’ve also been working on two [...] I’ve been trying to use up as much scrap fabric as I possibly can and I also needed a large bag to take with me to Olympia for a week. This is what I came up with. I made this patchwork bag from denim and wool suiting scraps from previous projects (the trouser to [...] I’ve been obsessively making clutch purses since buying some frames from Bits and Purses a couple of weeks ago. This Brella Upcycled Clutch is for sale on Etsy!
I made this clutch with scrap Joel Dewberry Ginseng print cotton fabric and by ripping apart a discarded umbrella and then using the nylon for an upcycled [...] It’s almost Labor Day weekend and I’m having a sale at my Etsy Shop. 15% OFF your ENTIRE ORDER! Summer’s nearing its end and it is time to prepare for fall. I’ve been doing some creative labors of my own…. Corks + Metal Frame = Cork Board!!! My co-worker and I found this awesome frame from [...] Upcycled Tyvek priority mailing envelopes make great clutch purses! Tyvek the fabric of the future circa 1980…waterproof and durable! Devo had it right, Tyvek is fire. This is a great way to re-use shipping materials for stylish accessories. This was my first time working with purse frames and while frustrating at points it wasn’t that [...] I took another great workshop at 3rd Ward this afternoon, bookbinding. It is part of the craft series presented by Etsy. Julia from Etsy and maker of Your Secret Admiral was a terrific instructor. My first book was a failure and I do not even want to show that to the world. And on the [...] I posted new items on Etsty! Click this! It was exhausting all the resizing, uploading, describing, etc. So I made some yummy Kimchi pancakes to revive me… And now after I’ve loaded trillions of pictures my computer won’t load the one of my kimchi jun, lame. Problem fixed… Homemade Kimchi made into pancakes I just got the pictures from Saturday’s shoot back from Mark Sperry. I’ll be spending my Tues. night posting a ton on here and on Etsy. I’ll be drafting some patterns and maybe if I’m lucky I’ll actually make something. With all I have to do for self promotion, creating and living I’ve chalked up [...] I’m late again on the 15 Fridays Experiment, the next installment will arrive shortly. It is a piece inspired by the pages of Betz White’s Sewing Green. As you can see, Allan, the terrific web-master for Shamdoogle has changed the layout once again. I think he keeps doing it for his own entertainment more than at [...] |
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