Category Archives: Crafts

All kinds of crafts mostly created by recycling or upcycling waste and old objects.

In Praise of Hands

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Luckily the tea was strong and helped keep me focused. I was at the table picking the raisins out from my scone not because I didn’t like raisins but simply to have an excuse to keep my head down so … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Art Narratives, Crafts, Daily Aesthetics, Lifestyle, storytelling | Tagged Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, handwriting, Harriet Powers, mudras, Octavio Paz, patchwork blankets, praise of hands, qi balls, Scheherazade, spills, Victorian crafts | Leave a comment

Smoke in the Eyes

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Art for Housewives

(from STORYBOOK “13 Drwings” ©) -30-

Posted in Art Narratives, Crafts, Just One of the Crowd, storytelling | Tagged 13 drawings, love, Smoke Gets in your Eyes, STORYBOOK | Leave a comment

Unfinished craft projects

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Art for Housewives

Crafting is good for us. It can be broken down into three main stages: Visualization Process Actualization When you decide to make something, this something must first be visualized. And visualization begins in the imagination. Imagination stimulates our brain. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Muy Marcottage | Tagged crafting, crochet; crocheted twine; purse, depression, flow, imagination, Knitting, meditation, Muy Marcottage, Pass the Project, recycled purse; recycled craft, Sustainable fashion | 3 Comments

Craftivism: Activism Using Craft

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Art for Housewives

After an oil spill off an Australian coast, the Phillip Island Nature Park asked knitters to make sweaters for penguins. Not only did the sweaters help to keep them warm, they also prevented the penguins from ingesting the poisonous oil. A … Continue reading →

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Storytelling Through Textiles

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Art for Housewives

Making something with your hands can make life magical. It gives you the possibility to take life stories and transform them into works of art. Leanne Prain’s book “Strange Material: Storytelling through Textiles” is full of such examples. Sewn narrations … Continue reading →