Lately I have been looking at a lot of jewelry storage online, getting ideas for a new project. Not only do I have a TON of jewelry that is always getting tangled up together, but I also have a bad habit of taking off my necklaces and rings and leaving them in various places, only [...]
Archive for the ‘repurposed’ Category
Decorative Jewelry Organizer
April 10, 2012
Refinished Vintage-Style Bookcase
March 27, 2012
I bought this bookcase last summer at a garage sale for $8. I don’t know exactly how old it is, but it is at least modeled in the style of mid century furniture, with the short, angled feet and the cutout on the top shelf. And it was certainly beat up enough to show it [...]
Tiny Terrariums
February 7, 2012
I have had this terrarium how-to on Handmadeology bookmarked for what seems like forever, and recently felt inspired while looking through the glass jars at Goodwill. I found the two larger ones for only a dollar each. Thrifting is the perfect way to look for terrarium cases because often you can find cool older glasses [...]
Repurposed Vintage and “Inspired” Findings
July 10, 2011
A new interest lately has been creating adjustable rings using vintage clip-on earrings and other jewelry findings. I always love the super gaudy, huge beaded and rhinestoned vintage clip on earrings, but not only do I have pierced ears, I also have really tiny lobes and those things tend to look gargantuan on me. So [...]
The Sexy Librarian Fanclub
July 9, 2011
click to view larger! Some of my most coveted collected items belong in my vintage glasses frames collection. I started this stash a few years ago, but have always been completely obsessed with vintage frames. I can spend literally hours looking at frames online. After much lamenting and google searching, I bought my first pair [...]
“Masculine, Feminine” Book Project
September 30, 2010
This is a book project I did in my junior year at Mills for my class, “The Artist Book In A Gendered Space.”* In it’s tag, it is listed as a self-proclaimed “unique artists book made of woven metal sheets, wire, hinges, balsa wood, paint, small pleasingly touchable things, and lots and lots of glue [...]
Aunt Trista’s Works of Art
August 17, 2010
up til last year, this was my bed. My Great Aunt Trista was a very talented crafter, and I’m proud to say I get some of my tastes and talents from her. We have many of her handiworks in our christmas decorations, including tiny crochet snowflakes like these (not my image) which she would pin [...]
Yarn Grab-bag, & Tribute to An Unknown Talent
July 20, 2010
On a recent scouring of Goodwill, I found this bag of yarn for $8. The craft aisle at GW is usually hit or miss, there’s either nothing good, or a lot of things I want but have to limit myself.. this was one of those rare, good times. Based on several bags of expensive, beautiful [...]
