Tag Archives: Recycled

Joie de faire

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Art for Housewives

pot and poster, studio los ojos Like a bowerbird*, I use junk to decorate my home. But junk that’s been joyfully transformed with some abracadabras. The hands are like magic wands that can transform ugly ducklings into swans. Making things … Continue reading →

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Soda can aesthetics

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Art for Housewives

«Our imagination flies; we are its shadow on the earth». – Vladimir Nabokov  via Whiskey River Soda can ornaments Transform a soda can into an ash tray Soda can flowers, how to make them Upcycled aluminum cans: tin flowers at … Continue reading →

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Recycled baskets

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Julibooli coiled basket at craftser Ed Rossbach Ed Rossbach, the basketmaker, weaver, and textile historian who changed the field of art in the fiber medium through his teaching, research, and writing, died October 7, 2002. He was 88 and had … Continue reading →

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Linda Schailon and plastic straws

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Art for Housewives

This past September I participated in the London Design Festival thanks to Linda Schailon of Ecopink. Ecopink organizes exhibition events with the intent to promote female creativity via art and design related to ethics and environment. Recently Linda won “Una … Continue reading →

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Something to hug: Teddy Bear

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Art for Housewives

Fred Lessing’s teddy bear Teddy bears: Crafter Uses Belly Lint To Make Teddy Bears + Teddy bear tutorial + Make a unique hat from a stuffed animal + scroll down for bear, Grace Payne, City of London Resident + 1914 … Continue reading →

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