What To Do With All Of Those Old Plastic Bags

In light of what I wrote yesterday about reusing things which otherwise we would toss away I found a blog entitled My Recycled Bags.com that is devoted to crocheting recycled materials. The latest post features a handbag made out of VHS tape.

Another Day

Well another day has come and gone. It seems as though all creativity has left me, so I think I will just show several pictures of my work:

Handspun Wensleydale Socks


A Yellow Baby Hat

Freedom to Read Week

Coming up this next week is Freedom to Read Week. Check out this list of challenged books. Why don't you go to your library this week to see what they are doing to celebrate?

Illinois Senator wanting to ban social networking

Check out this post from the Shiftedlibrarian about Illinois Senator Matt Murphy wanting to ban social networking in libraries.

Waste not Want not

Waste is a constant product of our culture. Almost everything we buy or use has some sort of waste by-product. For example when a person buys coffee it comes in a paper cup which is thrown away or when we buy clothing plastic comes attached to it with a piece of paper dangling off. Often times when something no longer wanted it is tossed in the garbage.

The constant discarding of what is no longer needed or wanted was not the norm throughout history. The pioneers had a saying "waste not, want not," meaning if you wasted things that you would want more things. Unlike today they hardly wasted anything.

A while back I took inspiration from the pioneers. I started collecting my old clothing which I no longer wear. The rag rug in the picture is what I produced out of the old clothing. By making it I not only reused my t-shirts, sheets and other clothing I also have a rug to remind me of days gone by.

Unfinished

Many of my crafts over the years have remained 'unfinished' seemingly never to be of use to anyone. Either they are thrown away or pulled a part after years of idleness. At last I heard the saying 'one sock is art.' Now I wonder how about all the other 'unfinished' crafts?. I have confirmed that they too can be art:



This mitten may not keep any thumb warm, but it does makes an interesting picure. Now that it is finished the mitten will never be quite as amusing:

Hanging around 2

This is my first post with words! In my last post I featured a picture of a scarf I made handing off the wall. I feel the picture is an excellent example of what I intend this blog to be - a place where I show off pictures of needle crafts I have constructed while 'hanging around.' In turn my readers can enjoy these pictures while they are hanging around. I hope that what you find here creatively inspiring.

Hanging Around

Blue-gray Scarf on Wall
Originally uploaded by My Needle Craft Pictures.