Fabulous re-fashioned swirlie skirts
October 4, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under eco projects & green projects & recycling craft
When I was in Portland OR, my friend Jorel found a fantastic craft market.
She discovered a booth where a terrific designer sells re-fashioned skirts that are just too wonderful for words.
Lizzy Originals of ShabbyKnapsack.com takes clothing that can no longer be worn, washes it, cuts it up and creates skirts to die for.
Did I buy one? oh, yes, you betcha! I loooooooooooooooooooooooove it!
Here I am, with my editor, Jenni Claydon, at the photo shoot for my new book.
I’m wearing my new favorite skirt!
Image Source: Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Sculpting recycled wood into a tatting shuttle-1
July 8, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under crafts, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, lace, tatting
My husband’s dad built a desk when my husband was a wee little guy. Sadly, the desk fell apart last winter. BUT!
The desk lives on in all manner of ways!
I have made bag handles and a heap of bracelets from the bottoms of the drawers.
And, today, I made myself another ‘Lady Hoare’ (I pronounce it Lady Harr, as the other possible pronounciations are slightly ‘ahem’-ish) tatting shuttle:
The Lady Hoare style of tatting shuttle is a very old version of shuttle and I absolutely love it. It’s my favorite style of tatting shuttle.
Why? Because it allows me to load it …read more
