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I love handmade items and crafts. I collect buttons, vintage china, material - just lovely things really that come in handy for my craft moments! Living by the sea is great for art inspiration!

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Recycling !

I hate to see old furniture go to waste, and I quite regularly get offered household items to re-use and re-cycle, and if I cannot make something 'new'again due to time (because I have alot of projects always on the go!) then I hand them out to my like minded friends!  I love to see something transformed like a chair, or just a simple jam jar made into a lantern with a bit of decoration and a tea light.  Adding a bit of wire to the jam jar and making it into a lantern.  Simple but effective idea.  

I am thinking that I may try candle making and make use of some of the empty jam jars I have using them in a different way.  I have also discovered posca pens and I think these will be ideal for decorating the jars or personalising them.  So when I next have spare time I will give it a try see how it works.  

Have had a busy day today as always, seem to have had one of those days where I get sales calls as they don't leave their number, I appreciate they have a job to do but haven't time to take a sales call or do a 'survey'.  I have helped in the past with surveys but I really want to dedicate my time to my work, my home and my sewing, so apologies this week for those sales people! 
Time to send out an SOS for empty jars from my customers and see if I have any old ones lurking in  the back of the cupboard!  Have a good week everyone from Ballybara. x 

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