Day 65 March 13 book bracelets

Remember making these out of Juicy Fruit gum wrappers?  These are a little bigger version of the same thing. I used book pages, magazines and maps.  They are really fun to wear.

Day 64 March 12 t-shirt sleeve pouch

I made a bag out of a t-shirt by cutting off the sleeves so now what to do with the sleeves?  How about some little pouches.  I used the hem  and inserted another piece of t-shirt for the tie closure and sewed the bottom.  To decorate I combined some letters from various other t-shirts to make words.

Day 63 March 11 beach glass ornaments

I love to collect beach glass on the beaches of Grand Traverse Bay.  I simply wrapped some pretty pieces with copper wire and added some beads.   Then I made hooks from some salvaged electrical wire so they can be hung from a tree or in a window or whatever.

Day 62 March 10 packaging charms

I bought a big container of cinnamon rolls the other day and when I was done I noticed the plastic was #6 - the same as Shrinky Dinks.  So I got to work and made these charms on this key fob. I put one of the stamps in the photo so you could see how much it shrinks.  I wrote my blog site on one with a thin sharpie others are stamped.   I  used a paper punch to put the holes in them before I baked them to shrink them. These are so much fun and have a lot of possibilities.

media frenzy

Well maybe not a frenzy but for me I have had a lot of publicity about this blog and I would like to send out some thanks. 
I was in the Traverse City Record Eagle and I was on Michigan This Morning with Michael Kasiborski on 9/10 News and Fox 32.
I can't say enough about the Grand Traverse Conservation District and the Boardman River Nature Center and all they do for me.  I am teaching a class there on March 19th at 1pm about recycled art.  I hope to see some of you there. 
Please leave any comments and suggestions in the comments section and I hope to get this computer problem solved soon.  Images have been a problem to download and they are so important.

Day 61 March 9 button rings

I have a lot of buttons and some of them are very old.  I put a few of them together and added a wide piece of elastic and they make wonderful rings.

Day 60 March 8 shoe hook

Who has a shoe on their wall?  It makes a great hook for scarfs or jewelry and you can put your keys or jewelry in the toe.  I covered an old shoe with pretty cloth and painted the tray it is on with chalk paint. So you can leave messages on the tray. And it is metal so it is magnetic too.

Posting

I am having major computer problems so posting is a little off.  I may have to post ahead of time or a little behind, but they will get posted.  Thanks for looking.

Day 59 March 7 cowboy bowl

I saw this done on a much larger scale.  I melted a package of cowboy and Indian toy figures into a bowl.  Kind of weird but cool.

Day 58 March 6 happy toys wreath

This wreath is made from happy meal toys and other thing that are glued onto a wreath form and them spray painted silver.  Add  a bow and it looks great for any season.

Day 57 March 5 button flowers

These are so cute and I am glad you can see them.  They are simple to make and look great

Day 56 March 4 zipper flower brooch

These brooches are made from zippers and buttons.  They look great on a sweater or coat.

Day 55 March 3 bottle bracelet

These bracelets are made from an empty conditioner bottle, some scrap paper, gesso and some copper tape that I embossed.

Day 54 March 2 suitcase dog bed

It has taken me a while to get the dogs picture in this and surprise! - I got both of them!   This is made from an old suitcase that was going to be thrown out that I attached croquet balls to for feet.  I then added a little cushion inside and a few blankets and toys and the dogs have a very cool bed.  And if you close the suitcase it can be used to store those dog toys and as a foot stool.

Day 53 March 1 grocery bag pouches

You could make these out of newspaper or magazines or book pages.  These are made from paper grocery bags and music pages.  I used the music paper because I didn't want to have the print on the bag showing.  They can be filled with candy and used for party favors or gifts or hung on the wall for dried flowers. They are very easy to make.