Monday in the making

It has been quite a productive week... Firstly, I finished making two items for a charity auction that I participated in...

I made a cherry red, up-cycled t-shirt necklace with five weeping roses. I used a mixture of embellishments to decorate the roses - beads, crystals and buttons.

I also tried a new item...

I made up a canvas using up-cycled t-shirt material and reclaimed fabric. All decorative elements were stitched on.

I also added a set of gift tags to the store (to view, click here). This set uses pages out of a book and depicts a variety of animals.

I still have plenty of crochet and paper mache to finish during the week. I hope to show you more items next week.

Thanks for viewing!

Monday in the making

It has been another hair accessory week for me. I have been playing around with a different flower design and have come up with this...

A rosy pink one and a sea green one...

 

These clips are made from up-cycled t-shirts using different shades of the same colour. Stitched together on a felt backing. View these items in my madeit.com.au store here.

On the list:

• card and pressie
• bibs
• a new toy design
• crochet projects

Thanks for viewing!

Monday in the making

It has been a long weekend here in my little space of the world. This weekend has meant a chance to go for a bike ride, in the fresh air and glimpses of sunshine. It has also given us a spontaneous chance to catch up with family and experience a country festival. Finally, it has also given me the opportunity to sink my teeth into some craft. Here are a few photos of the results...

I finally finished off this bag that I started making last weekend. It is made out of a t-shirt that had a groovy domino pattern. I had just the right coloured buttons to decorate the top with. It has an insert that has been made out of a red t-shirt, the inner part has a pocket and the bag is closed with a zip. This bag was lots of fun to make and I have other groovy t-shirts that are just waiting to be made into bags...

I have had this idea for a while and I managed to find some time to create this 'flower' clip, made out of up-cycled denim that has been frayed and distressed. It is embellished with a yo yo made out of an up-cycled scarf, a blue button and a diamonte. This flower has been stitched onto a clip.

These two pendants have been experiments of mine. I want to also experiment with cork and the antique pendant plates. I also want to make up some more cork necklaces, similar to the design that I have previously shown. These two pendants have been made up-cycled book pages.

On the list:

• Continue my gifts that I have been creating.
• Hair ties
• Cork necklaces
• Start another bag?

 Thanks for viewing!

Monday in the Making

I have had a bit more of a stationery focus this week in the studio. I have made sets of tags that have up-cycled atlas pages as the decorative feature and I have also used book pages as decorative features. This time I used motifs from children's books...

I also made up a card for a special family member. I love the pop-up idea and I love the lavender colour...

I also started another project using a t-shirt that had a domino design...

 

...I can't wait to finish it!

On this list:

• Finish the 'domino' project.
• Continue my crochet project.
• A few gifts and cards.
• A new hair accessory or two.

 Thanks for viewing!

Monday in the Making

Over the past week I have enjoyed hand crafting gifts and trying out new designs ...

Firstly, designing and making these bibs have been a lot of fun. I particularly like this design with the denim flower and I also like the 'Talk to me' message bibs (click here to view this bib and find out about the current giveaway). Created out of up-cycled denim, these bibs are sturdy, but retain a vintage style. I am looking forward to making more of these soon.

I have also enjoyed making this particular set of gift tags. These tags use segments of an old atlas. I have added a 'vintage look' to the edge of the tags. They are topped off with a gold string, ready to be threaded onto a ribbon.

I can't wait to make more of these to add to the store.

On the list:

• cards (yes...still catching up! I get distracted by new designs)
• tag sets (to add to my Madeit store)
• bibs

Have a great week!