Tag Archives: Creative Reuse

Crop Top Triptych

Posted on July 5, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

I have been busy over winter and early spring on some fabulous blue and yellow shaggy crop tops! Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Festival Wear, Re-use, Textiles | Tagged blue wool, Creative Reuse, crochet, Crochet Pattern, Crop Tops, Festival Fashion, Fringing, Handmade Fashion, Pattern Maker, Psytrance, shag jacket, Trance, yellow wool | Comments Off

Turquoise chokers and magic mushroom pendants

Posted on April 24, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

Taking broken turquoise rings and amigurumi magic mushrooms and turning them into wearable art choker necklaces Continue reading →

Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Festival Wear, Re-use, Textiles | Tagged Amigurumi, crafternoons, Creative Reuse, crochet, DIY, experimentation, Jewellery Making, Recycle, Reduce, repair, Reuse, sewing, textile design, textiles, wearable arts, Wool, work in progress | Comments Off

Rugging in Portugal

Posted on April 12, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Making rag rugs on the road again Another day, another rag rug, or so the saying goes! Just another quick, small project on the road to replace an older green-and-yellow rug that has seen better days. The rug needs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Europe, How-to, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling | Tagged campervan, Creative Reuse, DIY, driving around Europe, handmade, How-to, reduce reuse recycle, Rugging, textiles, Travelling, tshirt fabric, vanlife, work in progress | Comments Off

Finishing off crocheted bathmat

Posted on March 10, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Adding the finishing touches to a crocheted rug! Made from reused tshirts while travelling in Spain. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Europe, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling | Tagged bathmat, Creative Reuse, creativity, crochet, DIY, low impact craft, Reduce/Reuse/Recycle, Rugging, textiles, tiny houses, travelling artist studio, tshirt fabric | 1 Comment

A fast crochet rug using t-shirt fabrics

Posted on February 27, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Crocheting a new bathmat from old recycled clothes. Galah colours. Info on how to piece crochet circles to create a rug that lies flat. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Europe, Re-use, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged bathmat, Creative Reuse, crochet, crocheted circles, functional design, reduce reuse recycle, sewing, Spain, textiles, Travelling, tshirt fabric, Wool | 2 Comments

Beginner’s Land Art; we built a pathway

Posted on January 15, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Collaborative stair building from recycled roof tiles, wall cement and slate flooring. In beautiful Olabe, Basque Country. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged art project, Basque Country, collaboration, Creative Arts, Creative Reuse, DIY, Do It Yourself, Earth art, gardening, land art, nature, Olabe, reclaimed materials, recycled, sculpture, self sufficient, terracotta | 2 Comments

Adrawingaday, number five

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kellymarietheartist

Another collection of sketches, stickers and B-sides from drawing one picture every day, Tentacle-ed women, haunted trees, vanitas and pointillism. Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged adrawingaday, Art Therapy, artist perspective, compilation, Creative Reuse, drawing, drawing exercises, hand drawn stickers, ink drawing, Moleskine, Practice, Stickers | 4 Comments

Making artworks and being creative without a studio

Posted on January 26, 2014 by kellymarietheartist

Making artworks, being creative without a studio …can be difficult. And I won’t lie, I am at complete odds with myself a lot of the time since I have started traveling. Where are my pencils, where are my bolts of cloth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Re-use, Research, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged alterations, artist perspective, crafternoons, Creative Reuse, crochet, DIY, experimentation, handmade, Reuse, Rugging, sewing, textile design, textiles, Travel, Wool, work in progress | Comments Off

Making earmuffs using crochet, Part Two

Posted on January 21, 2014 by kellymarietheartist

Making crochet earmuffs how-to, Part Two To save my sanity (pattern writing gets very tedious) I have broken up this post into three parts. Part One (making earmuffs for the winter chill) which includes the ingredients, can be found by following this … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged alterations, artist perspective, crafternoons, Creative Reuse, crochet, DIY, Earmuffs, experimentation, handmade, how-to, soft sculpture, textile design, Travel, wearable arts, Winter, WIP, Wool, work in progress | 2 Comments

First rugging workshop

Posted on March 14, 2012 by kellymarietheartist

….went well. Nine people learned a new skill, and I have some more information about running a workshop that will ensure things go more smoothly next time (float!). Bought a receipt book and worked out how to use that too. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in How-to, Queensland, Rugging, Travelling, Workshops | Tagged Creative Reuse, education, rug making, Rugging, textiles, workshops | Comments Off