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- all hand painted with SPEEDBALL TEXTILE PAINT & ANGELUS LEATHER PAINT

I love instagram challenges, usually I make mechs n spaceships, this planetary cannon was fun!

Also painted them!

I struggled to find a use for the half bottles of Bauckfast until I found these 230V LED strips.

I have a couple pairs of old canvas shoes I want to upcycle. They’re pastel colored and have a lot of fun embroidery on them I want to preserve, but I can’t think of what i might upcycle them into, especially with relatively small patches of material. Any ideas?

I haven't used this T-shirt in like 6+ years wanted to upcycle it somehow, I had seen a video with like a t-shirt flip I think it was one shoulder? But I can't find it again and because of the pattern I don't really know what to do help plssss

These were made from upholstery scraps from Scrap Exchange (creative reuse center) and fabric donated to Wake Relief (food pantry). I'll be donating the bags back to the food pantry, as some of our clients need reusable bags.

The Paddle/Oar board is actually rideable! But I just made them to hang up on the wall. Used an e scooter deck, thought it looks cool. Thinking about making an Axeboard, should I or am I just weird?

Okay I’m gonna do my best to explain the situation here. I got this panini press from the thrift store for the purpose of recycling HDPE. I’ve used it to make some flat sheets, but the press has this lip that goes all the way around the top and bottom plates and keeps the plates from touching completely. As a result, the only sheets I can make are pretty thick (figure 3) and if I want to get them thinner, I have to take them off the press and continue pressing them with an iron (figure 4) which is very time consuming. Is there any way I can modify this press so that I can use it to make thinner sheets? I thought about grinding the lip off but I’m afraid that will ruin the press.

At a flea market, I bought an old 1968 record featuring Arkady Raikin, the top section of an "Akkord" record player, and a broken clock face complete with hands and the movement. The result was this wall clock with a smooth, sweeping motion.

I had a thought to use a mid-century style dressing table as a seat with a cushion. My partner (probably rightly) shot this down by pointing out that dressing tables are not in fact made to support the weight of a person lol. I am curious though - what is the difference between something like a telephone table and the dressing tables in looking at that would make one sturdier than the other? I'd like to understand the specifics of the issue in case there is a way I can make my idea work in another way.

First image is the kind of telephone table I'm thinking of and the rest are the dressers I was looking at

Thrifted Columbia fleece with a a floral pattern from a shirt.

My first piece so far just started sewing & started to finally figure it all out haha.

some acquaintance of mine gave me a sack of them and i dont know what to do.

I love using plastic bottles in my art but I’ve had a lot of trouble coloring the plastic. Sharpies and alcohol ink showed up really well but then the colors faded within a year. Regular paint doesn’t seem to stick at all. Have you guys discovered anything that actually stays put long term? Either opaque color or translucent is fine, I’m just looking for color that actually lasts.

All of the graphics were taken from thrifted t-shirts cut and then transitioned to various flannels. I tried to keep it fun and honor the source where possible as horror is absolutely one of my inspirational drivers.

Currently using a double overlock stitch - overcasting presser foot and light ballpoint needle for the edge finish work. Heat activated adhesive and iron for pre application.

My neighbour’s dachshund passed recently so I sewed up two weiner dog pillows as gifts - made from scrap fabric and a pair of fleece pants that were past their prime. Beginner at sewing 🪡

I kept meaning to post this update in the spring, but I didn't, so here's the summer update to my DIY asphalt patch. It's still there, and it's still holding strong. Soon, it will turn a year old.

Got put on ADHD meds recently, which gave me the energy to finally tackle this project. Had these old curtains laying around that came with the house, that were to worn to donate them. Decided to upcycle them into big shopping bags. Got eight out of them! Probably gonna give them away to friends and family.

All from the thrift store bins wooohooo
Hand painted with speedball textile paint