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Hand Spun Yarn Hat

Happyfrogfromalaska, member | January 31st, 2010

Some people ask me why hand spun yarn is so expensive. The answer I found in old fairy tale of Brothers Grimm:)....***********There was once a girl who was lazy and would not spin, and her mother...

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I recently bought a huge stock of feathers from a lady off of craigslist, and it was such an awesome find. I bought a bunch of white feathers, and was reminded of me creating my own headpiece for my...

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Hand Spun Yarn

Happyfrogfromalaska, member | January 26th, 2010

The inspriation for my hand-dyed fibers and hand-spun yarns comes from the beautiful natural colors. It is very rewarding to create these natural yarns and then turn them into lovely knitted products...

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Felted Scarf /Neckwarmer/

Happyfrogfromalaska, member | January 26th, 2010

The inspiration for this scarf came to me after talking with my friend Julia. She told me she would like to use a yarn I had spun for her felting projects. After our conversation I made this scarf in...

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Felted Neckwarmer /Scarf/

Happyfrogfromalaska, member | January 26th, 2010

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Feathers, Feathers every where

DyNamo, member | January 23rd, 20101 comment

These are just a few of my new feathered creations I have been working on. I have done headbands in the past but I thought I'd branch out a little and try clips instead since not everyone can pull...

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Angel Pink Upcycled Child's Cardigan

theemptynest, member | January 13th, 2010

This lovely feminine little cardigan began life as an adult women's wool/mohair pullover sweater. To embellish my sweater I fashioned a soft peridot colored flower brooch from a Pringle of...

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Recycled/Upcycled Crochet I've made

Debs1967, member | January 7th, 2010

These are some items i've crocheted from recycled/upcycled items such as plastic grocery bags (plarn) and fabric stripes (old t shirts) Most things I just made up as I went along. I should have...

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Twin Leaves

Knitchicgrace, member | December 29th, 2009

Twin leaves is created for Cadena yarn by Knit Picks. I really enjoyed using the yarn as well!!. Twin Leaves is a fun scarf pattern that can be knit the same but constructed into two different...

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Match Stick Jewelry Boxes

InspiredCreatives, member | December 20th, 2009

Didn’t know you could do so much with Popsicle sticks & matchsticks did you? Another Inspired Creative, Aaron Catlin.

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Ornament hanger

uniqueeuphoria, member | December 9th, 2009

This is made out of electric fencing wire that was thrown away. I twisted two strands together to make it strong and then shaped the bits of wire to make three ornament shapes. I then...

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Bird feeder

uniqueeuphoria, member | December 9th, 2009

Upcycled from a copper serving dish. I drilled holes to hang with beading wire and added some green beads. The chain is a upcycled chain mail necklace.

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The tree

uniqueeuphoria, member | December 9th, 2009

A customer of mine requested that I make her a tree that she would hang her handmade greeting cards from for craft fairs. The idea was that she would tie ribbon onto her cards and...

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Ornament hanger

uniqueeuphoria, member | December 9th, 2009

A place to hang your special ornaments, or those really heavy ones that don't hang well on the tree. I made this with recycled electric fencing wire, fashioned and welded on hooks and added...

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Gigi - Fancy leaf and Rose Pullover

Knitchicgrace, member | December 6th, 2009

Gigi is a fun and quick pullover that has a warm bulky feel.The lace panel in the front give a bit of stretch and will allow the sweater to have a fitted look.Knit on size 15 (10.00mm) needles, the...

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Wispy A fun and fast long lacey leafy scarf made from leftover yarn

Knitchicgrace, member | December 1st, 2009

Wispy is a simple scarf knit width wise.The lace weight yarn is held double throughout and is a great way of using up leftover yarn from previous projects. I used a combination of Malabrigo Olive and...

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How to upcycle trash to make a bird feeder

uniqueeuphoria, member | November 19th, 2009

I recently finished a bird feeder for my site and thought I would share with you how simple it is to make a really unique and pretty item out of old and forgotten things. First of allnbspI...

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Recycled wire angel

uniqueeuphoria, member | November 18th, 2009

I pulled the makings for this little sweetheart out of my own recycle bin. She is made from the scrap wire left over from other projects-recycle the recycled! I used a maple leaf as a...

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Upcycled candle holder

uniqueeuphoria, member | November 18th, 2009

I take old wire fencing and twist it, clean it, shape it by hand and weld it into new things, like this candle holder that can hang from a hook on the wall, from the ceiling, or outside.

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Free crochet pattern: "Pink Monster Rabbit" Amigurumi

amigurumi, member | November 14th, 2009

The pattern cannot be copied and pasted easily here. So I povide a link to a printable PDF file: Click here to download the printable PDF pattern Read more about this and other amigurumi on...

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