Cindi said,

“Every month, my friends and I take turns hosting each other for a stamping group. This mostly involves card making, scrap booking and collages. We are beginning to use fabrics to create. I would love to win this book for our group.”

I’d also like to send out a special thanks to everyone who took the time to enter this contest. I appreciate you.

(Image via HNA Books.)

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Printing by Hand Book Contest Winner

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

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Favorite Junk Creation Posts of 2008

Be gone foul wasp!
This week, Noreen designed a crocheted fake wasp nest to trick the wasps and yellow jackets into staying away from her home. Let’s hope it works!

Freaky Friday #66
A great visual journal writing prompt.

Is this a Blog? Or is it a Website??
Are you confused by the distinction bewteen a blog and a website? Eileen tries to sort things out for you.

Layers Upon Layers
Torn paper landscapes are super-simple backgrounds for collage.

Review: Last-Minute Fabric Gifts (In case you missed it here.)
This junk book helps you transform clothing you no longer wear into fun gifts like recycled sweater hats.

Sewing a wasp decoy?
Chloë was inspired by Noreen’s crocheted wasp decoy to try sewing a fabric wasp nest.

Coming up soon:
My newest junk creation. Plus, a very cool junk artist feature!

Image via flickr.

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So-Artsy Links from the Lifestyles Channel & Beyond

Some of the projects in this book will be easier if you know how to sew : ), but Cynthia also takes great care to explain techniques in the back of the book. My favorite projects include:

Coat sleeve bag – Cut off a discarded men’s coat sleeve about 10 1/2 inches from the cuff edge. Stitch and add strap, then you have an adorable purse. Of course, get the book for full directions.

Tie pouch — Very sweet use of an old tie. The pointed end of the tie folds over to form the closing flap.

Both of those projects fall under the “Less-Than-One-Hour Gifts” section. The book also includes projects that take from one to two hours and projects that take more than three hours. The tea-dyed shawl is an example of a project that takes more than three hours. The reversible hooded towel/blanket falls in the two to three hour section.

If you don’t think it would be odd to give a book about making gifts as a gift, then — well, this would be a good gift if you know someone who likes to work with fabric.

I’ll end with a little bit from the author’s Introduction:

“Although the fast pace of our lives can make it hard to find time for handcrafting, I find that taking time to make a gift for a friend or family member is a gift for me as well — just an hour or two of creating with fabric can feel like a small vacation. Rather than spending hours hunting for something in a store, wouldn’t you rather spend your time creating at home?”

Image via Powell’s Books.

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Junk Book Review: Last-Minute Fabric Gifts