Fantastic Finds

Fantastic Finds: Green

funny cat wearing a green avocado hat

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I’d like to share my favorite GREEN finds. Thanks to everyone out there who loves the color green and being green as much as I do!            

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My New Favorite Eco Fashion Blogs

eco fashion book cover

I have been looking around for some inspiration and connection as I develop my 2012 Upcycled Unlimited Purse Collection. I wanted to share my latest Eco Fashion Blog/Website discoveries.  I can’t wait to find more and more and more!  Share suggestions if you have them.  Thanks! DESIGN FOR MANKIND  ECO-CHICK MAGNIFECO  

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Fantastic Finds: Ruffles

Fantastic Finds:  Ruffles

I am not the greatest at keeping up with the trends, but I will say I have noticed a great deal of blog posts and websites dedicating tutorials and space to ruffles.  I have no problem with this because I love ruffles.  I have a ruffled dress and a ruffled skirt on my things...

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Fantastic Finds Fridays- Sunshine

Fantastic Finds Fridays- Sunshine

I am in love with the sun.  I love the way it feels when it hits my face.  I love when it sneaks through my bedroom window in the morning to say hello.  I love when it sets down at night and gives off hints of red, purple and pink just so I have...

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Fantastic Finds Friday: Amazing Transformations

Fantastic Finds Friday:  Amazing Transformations

I have always been a fan of Before and After photos.  They are so inspiring and give me a ton of ideas for when I have some space in my house to work with.  My list of upcycling projects is growing quickly. Here are some awesome Tranformation upcycling posts I found this week. The...

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Fantastic Finds Friday – Ice Cream, potato chips, and soup cans.

Fantastic Finds Friday – Ice Cream, potato chips, and soup cans.

Make your own Ice Cream Pops! Oh my gosh, these look so VERY delicious.  The hardest part will be waiting for the ice cream to firm up around the stick. MMMM….and then there’s Maple Ice Cream! with candied walnuts. How about reusing some potato chip bags to make a book cover? If Audrey Hepburn...

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Fantastic Finds Fridays: Upcycled Skirts.

Fantastic Finds Fridays:  Upcycled Skirts.

As far as I am concerned, summer = skirts.  I love wearing skirts.  Especially soft, cuddly and poofy skirts.  Since I am teaching myself to sew upcycled clothing, I wanted to check out my predecessors on the Internet.  Skirts seem to be one of the most popular type of clothing to upcycle, so I...

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Fantastic Finds Fridays: Upcycled Tshirts.

Fantastic Finds Fridays:  Upcycled Tshirts.

I am a clothes makin’ newbie and hope to have a wonderful new product line to show off by the end of the year.  Until that happens, I am in search of inspiration from my fellow upcyclers out there.  This week I concentrated on googling “upcycled T shirts” and “shirts made from recycled material”...

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Fantastic Finds Fridays: Upcycled Headband.

Fantastic Finds Fridays:  Upcycled Headband.

Wow!  There are so many materials that one can use to make an upcycled headband!  From t-shirts to measuring tape to bike tubes!  I love the creativity that I have found this week while hunting down my favorite examples of headbands made from recycled materials.  Way to go upcycling artists!  Keep those creative juices...

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Fantastic Finds Fridays.

Fantastic Finds Fridays.

This week I discovered that a brooch might be something I want to add to my wardrobe, I need to learn how to knit (or make a wind powered machine that’ll do it for me, and oil spills are something we need to work harder to prevent. TUTORIALS CraftZine.com has a great tutorial on...

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