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Laptop bags made from repurposed upholstery fabric, faux leather, Army surplus strap.

Repurposed burlap drapery fabric, faux leather.

Upcycled denim, repurposed upholstery fabric, Army surplus strap.

Find these and more in my online shop

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got your moose yet?

The animal-friendly way to bag your moose this season:

on a tote made from recycled lumber wrap! Get yours here

*No moose were harmed, mistreated, pestered, or annoyed in the making of this tote bag!*

let the games begin

This past Friday I set up shop at the Belfast Art Market in Belfast, ME. It was a perfectly gorgeous first day of summer AND a very busy first show of the season!

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Burlap cross-body purses. Materials: repurposed coffee bags, cotton duck cloth, webbing, nickel hardware. 

Available at The Center for Maine Craft, W. Gardiner, ME. Coming soon to Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME and Common Street Arts, Waterville, ME.

of leaves and mulch

This past Saturday dawned cool and crisp (and wind-free) and soon I was lured outdoors to do some impromptu leaf-raking. Nothing crazy mind you, just cleaning up around the edges and tucking the garden beds in for the winter under a layer of leaves. Besides, I had work to do inside and I needed to get back to it! Well, one thing lead to another: the sun (finally) rose above the trees, the temperature (quickly) rose above 60 degrees, and I was finding more and more leaves to rake!

Eventually, I had a good pile going and needed to move them from point A (lawn) to point B (garden) with the most bang for my buck (as in: one fell swoop). That's when I spied the kiddie pool... Why not? I had yet to use it for its intended purpose (fill with water, splash around), although it did get used as a giant wash tub this summer (more about that here)... Let's see if it could pull its weight (heehee) during the fall season!

Wow! That thing holds a lot of leaves! At first I tried to pick it up and carry it (dumb), and then push it with the rake (somewhat smarter), and finally I drilled a hole in the rim and threaded a piece of rope through it so I could drag it (brilliant!). It worked great, and 2 more trips to the garden with leaves and that project was complete.

However, there was no way I was going back indoors on a day that was more like a flashback of late August, so I needed to find more leaves to transport... And I found them in great quantity on the vast expanse of nothingness that is my leach field! It abuts the edge of the woods and was covered in a thick layer of leaves and pine needles. Wet, heavy leaves and pine needles. Directly downhill from their uphill destination... And that's when I spied it... my seldom used gas lawn mower... Why not?

 So with visions of finely shredded leaf mulch being (effortlessly) spewed uphill and ever closer to their final resting place (my compost corral), and my father's voice in my head saying "You really shouldn't mow when it's wet", I (inserted ear plugs) and then cranked that sucker up!!!

OK, so it wasn't entirely effortless... but the results were spectacular:

And as soon as Frankenstorm has passed, 

I will go to the beach and collect seaweed to top the pile off with!

Piper the Safety Orange Dog stands guard over our pile 'o garden gold!

wash day

While a clothesline full of freshly washed jeans, t-shirts, and undies drying in the breeze is a sight to behold, for me, a line full of just-scrubbed feed bags is equally satisfying!

Cat food bags (above) and rabbit feed bags (below) washed and ready to be made into tote bags!

A kiddie pool is the perfect sized 'wash-tub'! I fill it with solar-heated water from my garden hose (it gets REALLY hot!) and scrubba-dubb-dubb...

summer shows

Up here in God's country (aka: Maine), we've been blessed with weeks and weeks of picture perfect summer weather which, as luck would have it, has just happened to coincide with my outdoor shows! 

 

Seal Harbor Library Fair. Seal Harbor, Maine

 

Camden Harbor Arts. Camden, Maine

It was a tough gig, but I managed to muddle through...

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tote bags made from rescued and recycled sails

lots of pockets and color make these totes functional and FUN!!