Upcycled Tatted Thread Bracelet- All the links
March 8, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under Techniques & Stitches, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, jewelry, tatting, tutorial
My husband started it all. He bought me a bag of mystery synthetic cheap and cheerful thread at our favourite second hand store, and then magically made it appear in my studio. (He’s such a romantic! He knows that I am addicted to thread in all it’s manifestations - even cheap and cheerful mystery thread! LOL)
Part 1- upcycling a bag of funky mystery thread
So, I got out some of the tatting shuttles that I love to carve and filled them up with multiple strands of the threads:
Part 2 - Choosing colors and loading tatting shuttles
Now, some folks might say that this is NOT really tatting… but it is!
Really!
Part 3- The Josephine Knot worked over the bracelet
Changing colors might seem tricky, but it’s not….
And, one bracelet was good, so 2 were even better! Besides, now, I can multitask with them!
Wear them as bracelets, then whip them off and make a magic market bag- INSTANTLY!
Part 5- How to turn bangle bracelets into an oh so Green, eco friendly market bag
No animals were harmed in the making of these bracelets.
She did, however, supervise the whole process VERY closely.
(image source: photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay. Copyright, not to be used without permission)
Hey! I just won an award!
May 1, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under eco projects & green projects & recycling craft
The Crochet Liberation Front on Ravelry awarded me their hookalicious award for kewl crochet for my earth friendly design for a crocheted market bag:
I love it that they GOT my pun: It’s a♥ GREEN ♥bag that’s all about ♥ loving the earth! ♥
I am tickled pink. When I was nominated for a Fabbie award, I made myself a trophy.
I figured that I always celebrate with a really great cuppa tea (green chai perhaps?) so why not carve myself a crochet hook with a teacup on it? Makes sense to me.
So here’s my award to me… and excuse me while I take a spin around the grungie old carpet (not red, alas) and bow to my adoring cats and dogs. After all, it isn’t every day that you get an award! (grinning from ear to ear)
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