Wouldn’t it be cool, if I had been organized enough to have ordered the most recent issue of Croq Zine, read the article on using old clothes as fabric, and then found something intelligent, interesting, and thought provoking to say about it? For now I’ll have to settle for announcing that I will soon be ordering it, and if anyone wants to check out what it’s all about, have a boo at their etsy shop over here.

I can say that I did order their last issue, and while I have not read the entire thing yet, the parts I have read I’ve quite enjoyed. Also, as you can see on the cover there, in this issue is an article on avoiding crafty burnout, which relates to Betsy’s post a few days ago.

And I love the idea of a crafty zine. It’s like being able to read craft blogs on the bus!

Hello there! It’s been a while. It’s funny how life gets in the way.

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about refashioning clothes and making my own. After being pregnant twice in the past few years my wardrobe is in need of some serious sprucing up but unfortunately my purse/cc is not in favour. I’m also becoming increasingly aware of how i am affecting the environment and buying mass manufactured clothing would not help matters. I have come across some fabulous reconstucted clothes on the net and there are plenty of tutorials out there.

This transformed sweater is fantastic

and check out this skirt constructed from old tee’s! Fab!

I think i’ll be having a go at this, feminized men’s shirt.

(found here at Mecca)

Rachael and i are in the process of putting together Wardrobe Refashion, come on over and take the pledge, you know it makes sense!

Vanessa Yanow “…experiments with many materials, pushing the boundaries of traditional techniques by claiming the preeminence of playfulness as intrinsic to her process.”

I saw Vanessa’s zipper necklaces and bubble earings at cut+paste, there they are described thus … “made from high quality, Swiss-made aluminum (rust-proof, no-scratch, hypo-allergenic, and nickel-free!) zippers which have been altered to transform them into wearable pieces. Each necklace has a hand blown, one-of-a-kind, borosilicate (pyrex) charm that hangs off of the zipper pull. Borosilicate glass is the most resilient glass on the market. It can withstand heat and everyday use. All of the charms are like capsules that contain different objects. A wearable treasure!”

Fantastic freestyle crochet check out ana voog hats