Things I found this weekend…
This post is part of “Thrift Share Monday”
Archive for the ‘Craft’ Category
Boxes of French Lace & Fabric
BEAUTIFUL FRENCH LACE + DECORATIVE FABRIC PIECES
When I was last in Paris, I found a couple of boxes of lace and fabrics full of vintage and newer pieces. Being such a hoarder, I couldn’t resist and sent it all back home to Australia. I now realize I won’t be able to use all of it, so gradually I will be listing small amounts in my shop.
Pieces of delicate French lace and fabrics at different lengths. Perfect for sewing, craft, wedding, altered art journals, altered dolls, scrap booking, handmade cards, collage and art projects type fabric in pastel pinks and greens.
I don’t know yet what I’ll create with the lace and fabric, as it’s just too beautiful to use .
Any ideas?
Make Share-Handmade Leftover Trash Books
I have heaps of travel catalogs that I hate to throw away so I recycle them into notebooks, journals and artist books .I make each book cover as a separate collage piece – OOAK.
I re-use all my jotting and doodling paper I keep beside the computer so when I get a pile I create a book. In my books you may come across scribbles an idea a thought budgets old exhibition invites artist postcards catalog covers pages botched print- outs advertising materials junk mail magazine cut-outs-stickers wallpaper tags and baguette bags from Paris computer keyboard keys old cheque butts and more……I wire bound them with my binding machine and sometimes I join them with punched holes with ribbons , wire,cord just whatever is around.
They can be used for doodles and sketching to jot things down ideas thoughts lyrics words travel or artists journal whatever u want.
It’s fun making them,I must make more…
Hand Dying Obsession- Paper Fabric Lace & Doilies
I’ve been obsessed lately with hand dying pieces of cloth, doilies, lace and paper. I use tea, coffee and Parisian essence to age and colour my pieces and then bake them in the oven to give them a lovely vintage feel. I also discovered that Parisian essence is great used as an ink for fancy writing and sketching. I have stacked my collections on recycled cardboard packaging trays in the linen press for future creative projects.
A selection of things I’ve created so far with the hand dyed items
Little hand dyed calico books with ties
Lace, doilies,ribbon,trims and fabric
Pile of hand dyed papers & paper doilies
Hand dyed fabric flower
A wall hanging
A bunch of dirty books
Ledamae ! a bit of something for everyone
Thank you Lisa from Ledamae for featuring my handmade trim on your blog today
madeit find : + a wee bit of pretty
Friday, October 1, 2010
madeit find : + a wee bit of pretty
Today on Madeit I came across these very cute handmade vintage floral trimming from Atelier in Paris
It can be used for home decor, craft projects, collage, glass jar wraps, quilting, journals and so so much more…..this fabric is from the 70′s…..so so pretty and a few other pretty things…
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RecycleRedesignRecreateReclaimReuseRemake
My house and studio is stuffed with junk for my creative projects….
I have been collecting since I was born. I used to hide stuff under my bed in boxes as a child .As an adult I’m still putting stuff into boxes, plastic bags and other strange things. I view my collections as arrangements. They are all art installations scattered around my place as well as material for use in my art and craft projects.
Walking through the streets to the local shop I always come home with something foot- trodden. A piece of paper, packaging, a bright piece of plastic, glass, all will be used in my creations eventually. When I travel overseas (much to the sometimes embarrassment to friends and family) I often pick up off the ground, bottle tops, lolly papers, wires bright bits of plastic, even if an item disturbs me I’ll bring it home. On a tour once in Europe the whole busload of passengers collected bottle tops for me.
My stuff may brood for years in a dark space or cupboard till I come across it again sending me off on another project. On my last trip to Paris I came home with 40 kilo of junk. I collected baguette bags,packaging, bits of string,wire,tags, advertising, stones, free ad cards, labels from food items, torn posters, a book and papers from a bin.
I collect found photographs and make up my own stories about the images. I collect found images, negatives, scientific stuff,equations, wire,tin,bones, animal skeletons,fur, hair,watches, old mobile covers, eye glasses, shrivelled things,found numbers and fonts from keyboards, magazines and advertising,boxes, packaging,all sorts paper, vintage clothes, fabrics, wall papers,shells, driftwood, snowglobes, toys, childrens books,games and so much more.
What do you like to collect?
