Thursday's Treasure

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Sophie clearly loves her "Halloween Slug".  This little guy is her Earth Day Trash-to-Treasure project for school.

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She knew just how she wanted him to look, so we gathered the "trash" from the recycle bin for the slug body.  Two water bottles glued end to end, eyestalks made from pizza box cardboard, and bottle cap eyes. 

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He sat naked on the kitchen table for about a week while I tried to figure out how we were going to make him green the way Sophie wanted.  At this time of year in our neighborhood, the leaves are all beginning to grow.  So, she didn't want just any green- she wanted spring green. 

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I went down to my recycled bedsheet fabric stash and found the perfect fabric.  While I worried over how to attach the fabric, she fell in love with him as a "ghost" - a slit cut for eye stalks and the rest just draping down.  Problem solved.  He does look pretty cute, if I do say so myself.  This was a super fun project... my favorite school project to date :)

Makeover Monday 9/21

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Some of you may remember this Love Your Mother rag rug that I created for an Earth Day team challenge. It was 3 feet wide, and bursting with color and meaning!

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As I hoped, someone found it and fell in love with it. It wasn't quite large enough for the space intended, though. So, I get to makeover (enlarge) my existing rug to bring it to a whopping 5 feet wide.

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It is 44" wide now. 16 more inches to go! Can I possibly have the finished product for next week's makeover? We shall see...I'm off to go do some more right now!

Exciting Earth Day

I had a very special surprise today! My super friend Angela from aandboriginals sent me the screenshot above... That's my orange tray down on the bottom, and this was an Etsy front page this morning.

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I am particularly flattered by this as it was a collection chosen by Etsy admin, found using the word "upcycled"...I am so humbled and excited to have my "eco-friendliness" honored this way on Earth Day.

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And this gorgeous purple and mustard collection was on the front page yesterday! What a rush! Thank you to 3dots for including my bowl set, and thank you Amy from ThePeachTree for sending me a message to let me know!

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PSSSSSSSST......

There is still time to vote in the Etsyfriends Earth Day Challenge! There are prizes for 10 people who take the time to vote, and all you have to do is leave a comment with your choice! This is my "Love Your Mother" rag rug entry...click on the photo to get to the voting spot. Entries will be taken through midnight tonight!

The Challenge Is On

At long last, the Etsyfriends Team Earth Day Challenge is here! Simply click on the icon above to get the details of the contest, and to see all of the amazing entries. Vote for your favorite (cough ,*Love Your Mother Rag Rug*, cough) by leaving a comment at the end of the post. Not sure how to leave a comment? Click on the word "comment" at the end of the post, and you will get a pop up screen with instructions. Let me know if you have any trouble. There are LOTS of prizes to be had, and fun shops to visit, so please- get out the vote!

And Lastly, The Rug Says...

GO GREEN!!

I can't think of a better Earth Day message, and I am really proud of this creation!

This one of a kind 3 foot diameter round rug will be listed in my shop this weekend. It will be reserved for the team challenge event (details to come!), then, much to my hubby's dismay, it will be for sale!

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What are you proud of this wonderful Wednesday?

And in the Sky...

...rainbows danced!

Only one more phase of the project to complete! Well, two if you count writing the description for the listing. Almost there, in any case; she will be 3 feet wide when finished! Let me know what you think of the new burst of color...

And then...

...Mother Earth was surrounded by deep periwinkle blue skies and cotton puff clouds...

My Earth Day rag rug is now almost 2 feet across! Would you believe that the "blue skies" fabric is a soft old flannel sheet printed with fluffy white clouds? As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be the next phase in my project. Stay tuned for the next part of the "message"... I should have it ready by the end of the week!

Earth Day Challenge: Part 3

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I've often wondered how large an item I would have if I crocheted an entire sheet. This lovely vintage Vera sheet by Burlington measured 72 x 104 (inches) before hemming; the round rag rug you see in the photos measures almost 18" across!

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I considered leaving it as is for my team challenge project, and marketing it as a large table coaster/rug or even a pet food bowl mat. That just isn't special enough, though, so I'm going bigger. I've had a brainstorm (look out!), and plan to make this a "message mat" for a totally unique and ultracool "green minded" rag rug. Stay tuned for updates! Tree huggers unite!

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Do you have a favorite eco-friendly project or product to share?

All tips and comments are welcome!

Earth Day Challenge: Step Two

Well- it may not look like it, but my project is really coming along! I often "cut as I go" on fabric crochet projects, but for this one I decided to treat myself and cut it all ahead of time. I am LOVING the electric scissors my hubby bought me for Christmas! Now, I just need to find the time to get hooking on this fabric...stay tuned :)

Earth Day Challenge Fabric

My Etsyfriends team is hosting another challenge event for Earth Day, and I am planning a special something with this vintage sheet. Care to guess what I'll be creating?

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*Stay tuned to this blog for challenge details...there will be voting and prizes!!!*