Wednesday 27 February 2019

Re-Purpose



...this is a subtle truth, whatever you love, you are...
...Rumi...


...hello my lovely crafting buddies...



...a super quick post today involving Ghost Netting...
...living by the coast there is always something to pick up on our beach walks and this super bright discarded fishing line was perfect to be upcycled into this gorgeous heart...

...so from this...


...to this in less than half an hour...


...a very therapeutic way to spend your time...

...next time your at the beach see what you can pick up to repurpose, you'll be amazed and you'll be saving our oceans, marine life and planet at the same time...

...MelXO...

Monday 11 February 2019

TRASH TO TREASURE


...the beauty you see in me is a reflection of you - Rumi...

...hello me lovelies...

...a little post today to show you what can happen when you pick up flotsam from the beach and take it home...


...I confess that I have never made a bowl or a little trinket bowl or any bowl of sorts for that matter with plastic waste picked up from the sea...now, it may look like a six year old made it but i'm rather chuffed at my first effort (which can only get better the more practice I get right!)...

...so this little bowl started life like this...


...so all these items were first washed and dried, then yellow gnarly rope got unravelled...


...then I took a strand of the yellow rope and started coiling it nice and tight, then with the blue unravelled rope I took a strand and threaded it through a darning needle and secured the end...then just kept on coiling and securing with the needle and thread...

   
...wonky but adorable right...






...super bright colours certainly add cheer...


...to think this plastic is finding its way into our marine life and slowly killing them is horrific, we've all seen programmes like the blue planet and the rising tide of plastics that litter the world's oceans and beaches...
...this little bowl was the result of a two minute beach clean, crap washed in on the tide that is now a cute bright and cheerful ring bowl..win win...

...thank you for stopping by, till next time...

Mel XO

Tuesday 5 February 2019

GHOST NET HEART


“Don't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled.” 
Antonio Machado -


...hello lovely peeps...

...I've done a bit of knitting these past few days as was given the contents of a 2 minute beach clean, lots of flotsam and interesting bits and bobs...


...I have always been an upcycler, reuser and avid maker and what better way to reuse trash from the sea, (especially single use plastics that ends up killing our marine life)...I love hearts, seeing them, finding them and making them, this was a no brainer...



...such a gorgeous colour...




...that discarded rubbish washed up from the sea can be someone else's treasure...look how lovely waste can be...next time your at the beach, don't miss the good stuff, pick it up and take it home...


...time next time...

Mel XO