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New Poll — What’s Your Favorite Type of Junk Creation?

Peggy Rowland — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:01:31 +0000

The new poll is up in the sidebar. You know what to do.

I want to find out about your favorite type of junk creation.

Is it a clothing creation like the bra purse (but not necessarily using underwear), a metal creation like Nuts the Junkyard Dog, a simple reuse project like the tea tag bookmarks or the cat toy from a ketchup bottle, or it is a project you can more easily add your own personal stamp to (like the decoupage vacation mementos sour cream container into a flowerpot I’m working on for next week). But maybe it’s just that you prefer to buy homemade junk creations?

Let me know and we’ll discuss next month.

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New Poll — What’s Your Favorite Type of Junk Creation?

So-Artsy Links from Lifestyles Channel and Beyond

Peggy Rowland — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:00:54 +0000

Cornstarch clay- can it look like turquoise?
Noreen Crone-Findlay is working on a new doll. She’s spun the yarn to weave the body, and sculpted the head from cornstarch clay. She painted it to look like carved turquoise.

Keeping a Knitting Journal
Links to free knitting journal page downloads to keep your knitting organized.

Layers Upon Layers
Cyndi got a new tool — a forstner bit — and couldn’t wait to come up with a project to use it…

Make your own wedding earrings
The Creative Bride has created an easy tutorial to make these feminine dangle earrings.

Quilts in Times of Disasters
Quilters often turn to quiltmaking in times of stress, crisis and disaster. Mary Emma Allen, of Quilting and Patchwork, mentions a scene in one of her books about quilting during the Civil War.

Tangled Thread’s final De-Stash challenge check in
Chloe has put together a list of her favorite De-Stash challenge projects from the past six weeks.

Tea Tag Bookmark This one is mine, but in case you missed it!
A simple reuse project for tea lovers.

What Did I Accomplish This Week?
Did you ever come to the end of a week and ask yourself, “What in the world did I do all week? Eileen muses on her week.

Today is your last chance to enter the EcoHangers contest. Go to the contest post to enter.

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So-Artsy Links from Lifestyles Channel and Beyond

My Junk Creation: Tea Tag Bookmark

Peggy Rowland — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:00:57 +0000

Earlier today, I unloaded my fun Tea Tag Confetti post. You thought it was fun, right?

Here’s a project that requires a little glue, but it’s lovely for a tea sipper.

Simple directions for Tea Tag Bookmark:

-After selecting your favorite tags, arrange in pattern. I used six tags.
-Apply small amounts of glue to bottom tips of tags and begin building the bookmark.
-Wipe away any excess glue on both sides of bookmark.
-Tie a ribbon or a used tea string to the top.
-Let rest between magazine pages, layered with books.
-After just minutes, enjoy your new junk creation!

I chose a stained tea string for a bit more character, but you may want to doll yours up with a coordinating ribbon.

Is this something you would enjoy?

Image via Peggy Rowland.

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My Junk Creation: Tea Tag Bookmark