January 5th, 2009
Craftynest, written by Monica, features plenty of fresh ideas to make your nest more fun and useful.
One of Monica’s projects uses a pants hanger and drawer pull to give hanging wall photos a unique vintage look.
Pants hangers + drawer pulls
Here’s a closer look at the hanging mechanism.
Get the full how-to over at Craftynest.
Images via Craftynest. Used with permission.
Tags: DIY decorations, DIY home decor, DIY photo, DIY photo display, DIY photo frame, DIY photo hanger, Drawer Pull, Pants Hanger, Photo Display, reuse drawer pulls, reuse hangers, reuse pants hangers
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January 2nd, 2009
Cyndi at Cooking Gadgets posted about the bottle cap coasters made by rettocamme (available via Etsy).
So, I had to visit their shop, of course.
Turns out, Rettocame also delivers some eco-friendly trivets from repurposed beer caps.
The trivets are backed with cork to protect surfaces. These coasters and trivets would be nice conversation starters at parties, perhaps? Would you use them?
The proceeds from sales benefit rettocamme dance performances.
Images via rettocamme.
Tags: beer cap trivet, bottle cap coasters, coasters craft, DIY trivet, handmade trivet, repurposed beer caps, unique kitchen
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December 31st, 2008
To celebrate New Year’s Day, I’m taking a look back at posts from 2008. I’m a picky blogger to begin with, so I don’t post things I don’t love. But these are some of my favorites of the year. Hope you find something new!
Retail Junk Creations
Cotton Monsters! The Work of Jennifer Strunge
Washing Machine Drum into Lovely Lamp at Reestore
World War II Helmets Used for Turtle Garden Sculptures
Other Junk Creations
Hannah’s Toadstool Doorstops
DIY Refrigerator Magnets
The Fondue Robot
My Junk Creations
My Paperboard Person
Kitchen Message Center from Cutting Board
Vintage Gift Tags from Me
Junk Artists
Emergency Response Studio in Prospect 1 New Orleans Exhibit
Mister Skunk’s Magnificent Creations
Metal Sculptures from Edouard Martinet
Do you have a favorite post from 2008 not mentioned here?
Image via Etsy/Reclaim2fame
Tags: cereal box craft, craft and design, DIY Refrigerator Magnets, fabric gifts, Favorite Junk Creation Posts, junk art, junk blogger, Retail Junk Creations, The Fondue Robot, Turtle Garden Sculptures, washing machine drum
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December 30th, 2008
Do you have some original art that cleverly includes reused items? Or maybe you focus on “geekcraft.” Whatever your specialty of junk art, Extreme Craft wants to see it soon.
Garth Johnson of Extremecraft.com wants your submissions for 1000 ideas for Creative Reuse — a book which will feature craft and design with a focus on “recycled, upcycled, repurposed and reused items.”
The deadline for submissions is January 5!
Get the details here or go to Extremecraft.com and click on “Creative Reuse Book” in the sidebar.
Tags: 1000 ideas for Creative Reuse, craft and design, Creative Reuse Book, Extreme Craft, Junk Art Published
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December 29th, 2008
Calling all bubble wrap poppers
If you have the wall space, this may be your calendar.
Handmade in Brooklyn, the Bubble Calendar is available in three different languages!
The bubble wrap love is crossing borders.
This creation names holidays. And weekends are in bold. And, of course, the main feature is inflated bubbles you may mash to loudness to mark the passing of each day.
Where would you hang the Bubble Calendar?
I can see it bringing some life to office walls, or perhaps in a teenager’s room.
Image via Bubble Calendar.
Tags: 2009 Calendar, Bubble Calendar, bubble wrap calendar, bubble wrap love, bubble wrap poppers
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