All posts in category recovered

jean quilt

The jean quilt is finished. I dropped it off at the auction committee office this morning.  Overall, I am pleased with it but I definitely learned some things the hard way in the process.

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by recovergirl on April 11, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in diy, handmade, quilt, recovered, recycle, sustainable

Posted by recovergirl on April 11, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/jean-quilt/

light pattern painting + nightwood

Did you see  this story in the New York Times? Much of the story features the work of Nightwood.  I love love love their work.   They create “reincarnated furniture, textiles and interiors”.  They (re)made the chair pictured below. My favorite detail of the story is  the pattern painted above the sofa in the picture above.  [...]

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by recovergirl on February 3, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in art, decorating, New York Times, recovered, sustainable

Posted by recovergirl on February 3, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/window-light-wall-painting/

felted sweater blanket

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page.  I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

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by recovergirl on January 15, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in decorating, diy, felting, handmade, projects, recovered, recycle, sustainable, sweaters

Posted by recovergirl on January 15, 2012

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/felted-sweater-blanket/

re-assembled vintage jewelry pieces

I went to Craft Fix this past Sunday at the Buoy Gallery in Kittery, Maine. I got this amazing necklace by a local designer. These pictures really don’t capture it.  It is a challenge to photograph a necklace.  The necklace is by Amelia Davis of  Kin of Kin.  I especially love it because Amelia told [...]

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by recovergirl on November 30, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in design, fashion, handmade, inspiration, Maine, photography, recovered, recycle, seacoast, style, sustainable, vintage

Posted by recovergirl on November 30, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/re-assembled-vintage-jewelry-pieces/

Felted Wool Sweater Wreath

The post I wrote about this wreath was the most popular post of all time on my blog (before I deleted the whole blog and started fresh). I still get emails about it occasionally.  I figured it was worth posting again with a few words about how to make it. Here is a close-up shot. [...]

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by recovergirl on November 23, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in blogs, creative, decorating, design, diy, felting, handmade, holiday, inspiration, projects, recovered, recycle, sustainable, sweaters, Thrift Shops, vintage

Posted by recovergirl on November 23, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/felted-wool-sweater-wreath/

adirondacks made from old skis

I saw these chairs on the side of the road when I was up visiting my Dad in Landaff, NH. Pretty cool. I think they’d look great with a sheep skin thrown over them.

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by recovergirl on November 13, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in creative, decorating, design, diy, green, handmade, inspiration, NH, recovered, recycle, sustainable

Posted by recovergirl on November 13, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/adirondacks-made-from-old-skis/

recycled sweater dress

My presentation on slideshare.net has had 6,021 views.  Not bad.

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by recovergirl on November 12, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in creative, design, diy, fashion, felting, handmade, projects, recovered, recycle, sweaters

Posted by recovergirl on November 12, 2011

http://recovergirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/recycled-sweater-dress/

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