Snapazoo

Came across an article I found last year when sorting out and thought you crafters may be amused by this toy. It is a remake of an old eighties design by professor Ross Miller.

Learn how to make a snapazoo

Tokyo blog MocoLoco also have a great demo of how they work

posch bags

posch bags

by luce beaulieu, canada

reversible bags with 2 different designs
hand -made from 100% cotton knot-tied shoulder strap

Passchal

Passchal are an american company making products made from recycled truck and tractor tire inner-tubes that are collected from tire centers before they are discarded. The cleaning process can take up to three days of soaking in an environmentally friendly solution.

Untouched world

Found this link through my friend Alix now living it up in New Zealand - great clothing store Untouched World store in Wellington with an ethical vision.

felt faces

This piece by novembermoon is wonderful - so simple

Lotta jansdotter

Discovered Lotta Jansdotter through an article in the latest Craft - love her simple graphics and colours

Simple shoes

Simple shoes made and conceived with sustainability in mind. Pity they aren't in the UK

Silvina Romero's recycled fabric accessories

Argentinean clothing designer Silvina Romero has designed “textile jewellery” are made by out of discarded textiles, recycled pieces of fabric and threads. Silvina started out three years ago by picking up leftovers in Once, a Buenos Aires neighbourhood where all the fabrics dealers concentrate.

Mercadoimaginario

Came across Mecrado imaginario on Flickr, it is a Brazilian site. The colours, shapes, styles are all so brilliant - it makes me want to quit the job and do the same.

Mothers day bazaar over

At last the day has come and gone - and it was a great success. This was the first time I've made something for a stall and I sold out - Hooray!!

Life has been packed full at present but I can see the light now. One more course to do on Monday and I can eat and sleep again. I may be able to do this blog properly.

Childrens clothes from UNIFORM studio

I stumbled on these delightful children's clothes by UNIFORM studio - they are great. There are echos of Quaker style in them. The colours are fab as well - earthy and soft hues a great change from camouflage gear my son wants to wear

Well Fashioned: Eco Style in the UK

"Well Fashioned presents a vision of the role fashion might play in our ecological future"

I stumbled in this section of the craft council which is great. It gives you a wee look into the work of designer makers who have an Eco view of design - my inspiration at present. I love this bag an new way to use pinstriped suiting fabric - could be made from an old suit.

Party bags

This is a sample of the party bags I made for my daughters birthday and filled with sweeties. I used up scraps of felt and simply squares and machine zigzag stitches - making them up as I went along so every one was different

Bottle Top Bag

This is a fab bag by Sarah Bailey a textile teacher and designer I know through my work. She uses waste to make her wacky bags - this one has been made from medicine bottle tops, string, cotton, tubing etc. In today's world where there is so much waste this bag gives me so much pleasure in knowing the origins of the materials.