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The birds are so cute! I would use them as xmas ornaments. What is around the cirlces of the necklace?

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I connected the mosaic tiles by crocheting around each one (tiny stitches using crochet thread) and then joining them with jump rings.

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Oh, tricky one! I don’t think I can pick just one.

Old book pages are fun to use in papercraft. I love driftwood, but it’s been a while since I had some to craft with. Dismembering old toys and stuffies to create something new is also fun/challenging.

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They’re all very cool but I especially love Pepe!

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Finally! I have (too many) ideas and I’ve gathered various supplies and poked around in thrift stores without really finding ”it”. Today I picked something up to put in the recycling bin and realised it could be my starting point! :star_struck:

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My favorite things are “found” items- random little bits that don’t really look like anything in particular but that somehow with a little tweaking become something unexpected. This seems to happen most when I’m making miniatures.

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Making great progress on my first item! So far I’m pretty pleased with how things are going!

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Some progress made. Not my neatest work, but this part will not show when it’s finished.

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I finished the more labor- intensive of my projects. Loving it! It’s trashtastic! :winking_face_with_tongue:

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I’ve been fixated on my making the swap for Crafts In Motion, so I’m running a little behind on this one. Ideas have been percolating though!

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I’ve been swamped with work.:unamused_face:

Missed the check-in.

I like to recycle/upcycle almost everything that I can get my hands on :rofl:

I try to make things that are useful not just for the sake of making something but sometimes stuff happens and I make something that I have no use for.

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This Labor Day weekend was super busy for me, so I wasn’t able to do much progress on my crafting. I’m hoping to be able to do more this week.

For this week’s check-in question, where is your favorite place to go thrifting? I love the Goodwill bins! For those who doesn’t know how it works, they charge you by the pound ($1.89 at my local bins). I’ve been able to find some great deals. Garage and Estate sales are a close second.

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For craft supplies, I like to go to the Scrap Exchange - a local re-use center that has all kinds of stuff for sale. They also have a regular thrift store in a separate building, but I haven’t had time to visit it.

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