Sunday, August 28, 2011

crafty fun

Despite it being "too darn hot" (anyone know what that song is from?), I find myself at my laptop. The fan and frozen towel on my head do little to combat the near-90 temperatures that hover. I'm not sure what my roof is made of, but it feels as if it's drawing the heat right in.

So as a distraction, I have been hunting the web for some crafty inspirations. My mind has wandered away from jewelry making at the moment and instead stumbled back upon general craftiness and perhaps some mixed media projects as well.

Here are some of today's crafty link finds...

Via Craftgossip I found some fantastic recycling projects:
plastic bottle banks....original site, craftgossip article.

Emergency candles....craftgossip article


Storage from diaper boxes or try the craftgossip link


About.com has plenty of finds as well:
Film Container/Pill Bottle ideas.

Bubble necklace.

Duck finger puppet.

Finger puppet fun.


From elsewhere on the web...

Altered Playing Cards (APCs)

Trash to Treaure forum on Gardenweb

And also their Crafts and Decorations forum.

And a non-craft link...a cool vintage clothing shop:
Xtabay Vintage Clothing Boutique