National recycling week

I noticed in the paper yesterday that apparently it is National Recycling week. Who knew?

Do you recycle?
What do you recycle?
If you are a crafter do you use recycled supplies or does recycling form part of your business ethic?

Here are some great Australian designers who use recycling in their work.

Epheriell uses 100% recycled silver to make elegant earrings -

epheriell

Pocket Carnival prints her cute cards on 100% post consumer recycled cardstock.

Pocket Carnival

Little Mo and friends also uses 100% post consumer recycled paper for her delightful paper goods.

little mo and friends

Sami Bop makes great children's clothing from recycled farics like these pants from a  chenille bedspread.

Sami Bop

Guess what this amazing pin cushion is make of?
Felt made from recycled plastic bottle!

Spin Cushions

4 Ewe Designs turns old wool sweaters into the cutest softies.

4EweDesigns

Moonmum used vintage wallpaper to create this pretty notebook (it has recycled paper pages too)

Moonmum

Exciting Recycling says it all! What fun knitting needle bangles.

Exciting Recycling

BonTons made an old tshirt into a pencil case.

Bontons

Isnt this the most amazing recycling? - billboard vinyl becomes a bag! by PURPcarrywear

PURPcarrywear

Do you have any favorite recycling designers?
I'd love to hear about some unusual ones.

Wednesday Wishlist

This week I have found the most divine tea pot!

I have a bit of a "thing" about tea and another bit of a "thing" about teapots.

The simplicity and elegance of this one by clamlab just blows me away!

teapot by clamlab

I am also blown away by people who can create something wonderful from something that was probably less than wonderful to start with - like this recycled clothing shop.

I wish I could be that imaginitive when I go to the op shops and create something - anything from the pickings there.

I guess that's why rebeccasartcloset has a recycled clothing shop and I don't!

lagenlook top by rebeccasartcloset

And this little clutch purse is much too sweet to ignore.

With its little needle felted hedgehog - it's a bit squeeee!

  

mini box pouch by seabreezestudio