recycled gifts and crafts

mary43

Just done my first 'recycled' bit - not really exciting but I've just put extra stuffing in the draft stopper I got from mums that was stuff in a drawer upstairs, and re-covered it........took ages to find the right material and in the end I found some sort of rust/cream chenille and used that. Had to do it by hand and as its a sort of 'ethnic' pattern not sure what else I can do to decorate it except put some brown ribbon round it. Couldn't face any more stitching so I'll think on that one.
Still, I've made a start :j

she_grinch

I recycled a birthday card for my Dad's birthday and am going to make DH birthday and valentine tomorrow and his brothers birthday card too from old cards and scraps

mary43

I've got some picture frames and pictures that need sorting out -some of the really plain ones need a bit of 'oomph' if you know what I mean, but not sure what yet.Have to see what I've got laying about.
I'm really pleased with the draft stopper........its given me a bit of a kick start -much needed...........:j

she_grinch

I know what you mean, my problem at the moment is not getting 5 minutes with no one else in the house so I get distracted or the thing I want to make is for the daughter that is in the house haha

mary43

I've just found a jar of pebbles I'd got.......wel they're not all pebbles, some of them are sort of crystals. Any ideas on what I can do with them ? There is one pebble among them that'll be perfect for using on top of a bottle to hide a key but the others all vary in size.........not sure I could edge a picture frame with them. If I did that what sort of glue would I have to use ?

she_grinch

I assume superglue would hold them

Chris25

mary43 wrote: »

I've just found a jar of pebbles I'd got.......wel they're not all pebbles, some of them are sort of crystals. Any ideas on what I can do with them ? There is one pebble among them that'll be perfect for using on top of a bottle to hide a key but the others all vary in size.........not sure I could edge a picture frame with them. If I did that what sort of glue would I have to use ?

I think Araldite is waterproof

donna73

Has anyone got ideas for what i could do with loads( and i mean loads!) of t-shirts, apart form rag rugs which i'm having a break form at the mo, i'm a bit stuck.
Really scruffy ones get cut up for rags but i'd like to make something out of the others,maybe to give as pressies, i've got lots of different colours and sizes.:)

Chris25

There are some ideas on here for T/shirts http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_Make_a_T_shirt_Pillowcase/

I think I've seen at a craft fair a mop head made of old T/shirts too

rufusdog52

Chris25 wrote: »

There are some ideas on here for T/shirts http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_Make_a_T_shirt_Pillowcase/

I think I've seen at a craft fair a mop head made of old T/shirts too

Thanks for this link, there are lots of lovely ideas on the web site, just spent an hour looking at them. :beer: