3 posts tagged “recycled”

This is a post that I wrote for Crafty Crafty, a crafting blog that I write for.  Just wanted to share it through my personal blog!

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This decoupage project began with an old jewelry box that definitely needed some revitalization. I was ready to start looking for a new place to store my jewelry when the crafty wheels in my head started to turn - maybe this jewelry box could be saved. The end result: a completely unique jewelry box created through recycling and the art of decoupage.

All you really need to get going with this craft is: the article you wish to decoupage, paper or materials that you want to cover the article with, and Mod Podge (the glue that I used to affix the paper to the jewelry box). Soon enough, you'll have saved an old piece of furniture or accessory from its demise and you'll have a one-of-a-kind new crafty creation!

To reform this old jewelry box, I used an old gardening book that I found laying around the house. I cut out various black and white photos from the book, along with pieces of text that describe various types of flowers and greenery. These images were decoupaged to the top lid of the jewelry box. Around the outer edges of the jewelry box, I used images of flowers and vines, that appear to be growing up the side of the box. Then, I applied the Mod Podge liberally over the images, one by one, attaching them to the jewelry box.

Once all of the paper dried, I took an old photograph that I found in a drawer of a scene at a lake and glued it to the top lid. I just found that the jewelry box could use something extra as a focal point. The beauty of this craft is that it is easy to do, doesn't take too long (depending on the size of the project!), and it is super creative! Hopefully you will be inspired by this project to reform some items around your house or save them from going out to the trash!

A few posts ago, I posted some pictures of some super cute fabric that I purchased from an Etsy shop, all straight from a boutique in Kyoto, Japan.  Now, I will show you guys what I am making with the fabric - handbound journals!

So far, I have made a super Kawaii hedgehog journal, which is brown and white.  I also handstitched a pink felt hedgehog to the front to contrast the dark brown fabric.  On the back of the journal in the fabric, there is a tan coloured hedgehog as well.  It is a hardcover journal, recycled and reconstructed from an old hardcover book.  The journal is filled with many different colours of paper - 160 pages in total - a rainbow of paper!

I also created this Elephant Journal, created with the Japanese fabric and also has matching felt elephants handstitched to the front.

These journals, along with other ones including my Mario Journal and Nancy Drew Journals are up for sale in my Etsy Shop.

I just wanted to show you guys a brand new item that I created for my Etsy shop - video game themed notepads, constructed from Perler Beads, paper, and binder rings.  These notepads are very portable and useful - they will fit in your purse or can stay handy at your desk whenever you need a scrap piece of paper to write down some information. Great to write your shopping list on and they show off your love for video games. So far, I have created one with Mario and Luigi and a Legend of Zelda themed notepad, but the possibilities are endless. The great thing about this notepad as well is the fact that you can replace the pieces of paper inside the notepad once you're finished writing on them. You can recycle your scrap pieces of paper inside for years to come.

So far, I have made a Mario one and a Zelda one, both are available in my Etsy shop.