Category Archives: Crafts

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

Ex Voto Retablos

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on CONTENT:
In modern philosophical theory, an acknowledgment of power beyond human understanding is largely absent. Ex Votos however are votive offerings of gratitude for a vow or prayer fulfilled. Votive offerings are given before prayer fulfillment as appeasement…

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Ancient weavings and Chancay dolls

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Chancay dolls! Chancay dolls are named after the Chancay culture of Peru AD 1000 – 1476    

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Hillary Steel on the Endangered Mexican Rebozo

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on R. John Howe: Textiles and Text:
On February 9, 2013, Hillary Steel presented a Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning program on the Mexican Rebozo, a traditional Mexican shawl, woven in warp faced,  resist-dye ikat, that is in…

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Oaxaca… weaving!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on Black Sabbatical:
We joined a tour from the hostel today with the main aim of visiting Hierve El Agua (more on which to come) but ended up on a bit of a school trip to all sorts…

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Huipil of the day

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on tara whalley:
I love seeing what everyone wears to work each day- not your usual blue tie job! This huipil has patterns I hardly see, I was really drawn to the colour pallete and the circular motifs,…

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