With an expanding family it was time to make some tough decisions about space in our house. I made the big call and offered to hand over my craft room to be the new guest room. Then the existing guest room (which adjoins Tara’s room) can become Tara’s new big girls room.
It was [...]
OK so I don’t have time to write much at the mo, but I don’t want you all to think I’ve stopped loving you. Far from it, I’m working on plenty of exciting things to share. But in the meantime, I thought I’d cross post an article I wrote for the Aotearoa Green [...]
No not those tragic coloured jeans we got to experience in the early 90s. I had a purple pair! Lord please don’t let these come back into fashion..
No I mean putting jeans to a green use. Another Limited Rebellion has a story about how an organisation called Access Cotton is collecting those old [...]
My latest crafty obsession is reclaiming old ties and using them to boldly proclaim an objective in life, or current role within the patriarchy. In jest, naturally.
I believe ties are the strongest symbol of the stranglehold that patriarchy has on men. Many people are under the misguided impression that patriarchy is a power that [...]
I love how artists and crafters are so good at taking other peoples waste and turning it into something wonderful and clever. I reckon plastic bag upcycling is the best example. There are so many amazing things that can be done with a plastic bag other than chucking it in a landfill.
The most [...]
let me introduce you to one of the stall holders at the Melbourne Craft Cartel Market. Dan is the man and he has a label called Nearly Roadkill.
Nearly Roadkill is a bag and accessory label established in 2006 by Dan Vaughan. The bags are made out of recycled car uphoistery, just saved from their [...]