Up-cycling fabrics
In our hot and humid climate, jeans are not big movers in our op shop. We had a $1 a pair sale rack, and still have full racks..... so I decided to make up a few different bags to see if we can somehow save these items from landfill. Re-fashioning those items into something useful. I made a few variations just to try out the market and sold this one on the first day they were put out! Each one is individual, depending on what fabric I have available. I tend to lay things out, and then just play around a bit. Here I am laying out all the options before I start sewing. I have joined a facebook group which is so inspirational and supportive. Up-Cycled Cloth Collective | Facebook So often, it is just a case of seeing what is there, and then using it in the best way possible. I was excited to find this tote bag, which was perfect as the lining of a bag for a teenager. this was also snapped up quickly. The bags were hung up at the op shop and hopefully this will continue to be
Beautiful collage! Isn't Picasa fun? -Jean
ReplyDeleteNot sure I find the new Picassa fun yet, Jean. I still have lots to learn!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely collage of some great tropical flowers ... well done! I found learning how to use Picasa such a lot of fun ... trying out things and making an absolute mess and then finally getting it!
ReplyDeletealoha, picassa is great with collages, except that you can't choose the main pics you want, its all random, unless someone knows something that i don't???
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments everyone.
ReplyDeleteNoel, I have just upgraded Picassa to picassa 3. It is quite different to the old one - but lots of new editing tools, creat freeform crop tools, adding captions etc. I have been trying to make a movie to send to my mom, and am slowly discovering how to use it all. The collage feature is very different - you can choose a lot of different options and also place photos wherever you want them. There are some help videos, but I find, like Bernie, it is best just to fumble along and learn by your own mistakes.