It has been a month now that I have been without my hair. Yes, it was very traumatic losing my hair but I have moved on now. At first I thought I had to have a wig to wear to feel “normal.” But after the first week of wearing the free wig I received from [...]
Filed under: My Pink Journey on June 27th, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I have had several requests for recycled crafts projects that kids can do. With that in mind, here is a quick upcycle project that children and adults can both enjoy. First you need a large plastic container. The container I used was a 64 oz. soda pop cup that I found and decided that I [...]
Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts on June 24th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I purchased a new craft tool recently. It’s called a Spool Knitter. This little plastic weaving tool is so handy for making purse straps that I wanted to share it with you.
My first test was to weave a purse strap using recycled VCR tape. Here is a closeup of my strap which you can click [...]
Filed under: Tips and Instructions, Vcr Video Tape Crafts on June 21st, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m excited to share a little project that I have been experimenting with. You know those little green netting sleeves you get your lettuce in? Well, I’ve been trying to think of a good craft recycling project that I could do using the netting. Here is my result.
It is an eco-friendly greenie that you can [...]
Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts, Tips and Instructions on June 12th, 2008 | 20 Comments »
I completed round two of my chemo treatments yesterday. That means I’m halfway done –Yea! I’m feeling pretty good today. Just a bit weak and my head feels kinda puffy like I have a headache or something. But not too bad overall. I have only had to take two anti-nausea meds and that was just [...]
Filed under: My Pink Journey, Plastic Bag Crafts on June 10th, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I have simply fell in love with felting bags. Here is my latest bag which is a blue handbag with variegated wool yarn for the flap trim and the strap. I crocheted this handbag using 100% wool and felted it an extra long time as I wanted my final product to be very tight. This [...]
Filed under: Crocheted Bags on June 1st, 2008 | 7 Comments »
