use what you got and make it better! DIY redo on an outdated journal cover. inside is 10% full = lots more using. outside this cover no longer reflects where i am at subtle transformation used paper collage softens changes the messaging i like it better now especially as it fills with current…
Tag: re-used
sixteen: shower curtain cover
we have a shower curtain that does not reflect house values in appearance. In practice it does reflect house values, specifically because it was salvaged from somewhere it was not needed. We took it because we needed a shower curtain. LEFT is my first attempt at designing a cover for it, which will hang on…
fourteen: my thinking is built of stones
scrap paper initially used as resist for spray paint project. mark making materials not ideal, but made with what i’ve got at the studio. i remembered to bring my eraser with me from home in my bicycle pannier, since i’ve only got one. i found these words in The Open Road by Pico Iyer. It…
eight: used note cards
Made from the drawings that my 5 year old friend and i made together. i’ll use them to write notes to the friends who are receiving tea. Definitely, use what you got!
three: the fellowship of people who make things
Using the famous silver paper/foil, recycled from the offset printing process. I have SO MUCH of this stuff, and it will therefore appear in future posts i expect. Another item of note is the pink streamer from a bicycle tassel. I’ve been saving this for maybe 10 years, but never installed them on any bike,…
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