Recycling & Repurposing

Last week I had the desire to just make something.

I dug around and found this dress that is lovely but 'not me'

 and a pair of old jeans with a great pin tucked detail down the front.

 After a bit of 'playing'

 I have a reversible apron

 

(Thanks for modelling Gayle)

Crafting, Crafting, Crafting

While wandering our local 2nd hand shop the other day I stumbled across these sad looking lamp bases for just $5 each.

They both decided to follow me home with hope of becoming something greater.

 When they got home they found some thumb tacks that wanted to be with them.

 and after some magic PVA glue and spray paint look what they became.....

a perfect stand for my latest OPAM and Craft Fair finishes "Car" bags.

I am so excited about the stand.  I am excited because it worked and I am excited because it looked like what I had pictured inside my head.  I love it when things just work.

Props and Shaggy Photo Quilts

In my post yesterday I mentioned that my Hubby was making some props for me for the craft fair.

Here he is 'playing' with the old garden stakes

to create some rustic stands for me

that are perfect for holding my blackboards.  Thanks P they are perfect.

While P was making stands, I was finishing 2 Shaggy Photo Quilts featuring the photos of Bindi Taneal Photography.  Bindi is the lovely lady I am exhibiting with when I go to Emerald.  I think our work will really complement each other.  She has some great canvas images, calendars & cards to sell.

Now for the Shaggy Photo Quilts.

"Denim"

and a close up of the photo block

and

"Modern"

 This one was really out of my colour comfort zone, but I love it.  I think it still shows off the lovely photos but is fresh.

 and another close up.

So these can go in the pile ready for Craft Fair and I have to get back to the grindstone (after home work and looking after a sick boy).