I have been working on what I would like to do for my crafting business. A while back my sister and I worked on our own local crafting where we made recycled goods. I made bags crocheted out of plastic grocery bags and ones that were the grocery bags melted to create 'fabric'. My sister made jewelry from bottle caps and wallets from the melted plastic. I loved making these items, but we'd primarily sell at our local Saturday Market and last year we both started working much of the weekends.
But in the meantime, it has helped me to re-evaluate what I want to do with my crafting and how much I enjoy crafting for others. And I know that the environment is a big factor in why I craft. I want to make things that are original and are sustainable, upcycled and generally take away from the super-commercialized world with too much packaging and non-personal, cheaply made, mass produced items.
So is born my upcycled fashions. I am in the re-birth stage and am still developing. But I had to share some of the beginnings....
But in the meantime, it has helped me to re-evaluate what I want to do with my crafting and how much I enjoy crafting for others. And I know that the environment is a big factor in why I craft. I want to make things that are original and are sustainable, upcycled and generally take away from the super-commercialized world with too much packaging and non-personal, cheaply made, mass produced items.
So is born my upcycled fashions. I am in the re-birth stage and am still developing. But I had to share some of the beginnings....
Here you can see my 'new' yarn from old t-shirts. I am using the 'yarn' to create new, bulky fashion items like this...
A chunky, fun scarf for the quickly upcoming fall days.
More to come soon...I am developing skirts, panties, headbands, and more.
Ash
The yarn looks cool, Ash!
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