Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Swap Gallery

[Martine]

Original topic here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=239115.0

Green if you have sent.
Blue if you have received.
Purple if you have sent and received.
Teal if you have requested an extension and will be sending late.
If you are still in black font and have not contacted me, please contact me ASAP!

Martine < > Bigmouth
HeatherJuneYoung < > kartiana - removed from swap completely - one partner moved w/no forwarding address
subliminalpolka < > h_pets360
Castaways < > pixie5
llisaredd < > faemystique
Pinokeeo < > sera unravled

So here's the thread where you post your loot!

[subliminalpolka]

Received! 

First off, this was my first swap through Craftster and H_Pets360 really delivered; I couldn't have asked for a better partner.  Onwards!


O hai, recycled packaging.


Bags!  The painted one was rescued from a Goodwill bin, the other was crocheted using gardening string, free pile cotton thread and stash yarn.  The latter has already undergone a test drive at the farmers market; we are pleased to report that it is a superior radish holder.


As described:  "The yarn should be about a sweater's worth, as it WAS a sweater.  A horribly patterned UGLY sweater, but a sweather nonetheless."  My yarn addiction is pleased.


Lovely buttoned cuffs, also the result of a sweater deconstruction.  Currently tied with the above crocheted bag for "Most Favorite".


Art, courtesy of a wooden block found at a construction site.  The telephone poles are pieces from a toaster that H_Pets dismantled.  Clever, yes?


Mmm.  Reading material.

In sum:  Yay!  Thanks again, Stephanie!

[pinokeeo]

Awesome package and a great beginning for our gallery.  I love the wood block art.

[Martine]

I love the "consume" robot bag!  Great stuff!

[h_pets360]

if anyone's interested in what happened to the REST of the toaster, i made you a clicky link!

[pinokeeo]

Good use of an old toaster.  And a funny post as well.

[Sera unravled]

I got my awesome package from pinokeeo yesterday.  but unfortunately I have no batterries in my camera.

hopefully pinokeeo can post pictures cause you all need to see the cool stuff I got.

[pinokeeo]

Ok, Sera Unraveled received the package I sent her.  Unfortunately, her camera is misbehaving, so I will post pics for her.

First, a pair of scrabble earrings in her initials, in a very small box made from a greeting card.




Next, a keychain from a wine cork and a tassel from an old comforter.




And a necklace made from scrabble cubes.




Also, a wearable leather pouch, made from an old jacket.




Then, there's a fan I made from an old record album.  She likes Neil Diamond.





And, the last item, a woodburned panel for her wall.  It's a stylized drawing of the Reduce/Reuse/Recycle symbol.




Glad you liked everything Sara.  I can't wait to receive my package.

[Sera unravled]

I didn't realize you made the box....

I love my new fan.  I showed it to my fiance, I had to wake him up and the first thing that he saw was Neil Diamond staring back at him.  I think he got a little creeped out.   After looking at it more carefully I noticed that I have the same album.  Although the picture on my CD cover is different that the one on the record sleeve.


I love everything, thanks again Phyllis

[h_pets360]

That fan made me giggle.  I have a bunch of crap records and record covers that I've been trying to decide what to do with.  So many possibilities!  And now I have one more, thanks Pinkokeeo!

(eeee! pre-edited to add that I didn't mean that Neil Diamond was crap!     I meant the records I have that are in my craft supply are crap - badly scratched, or one of the millions of abandoned christmas albums, etc).