As previously posted here the craft challenge closed over a week ago and I haven’t yet had a chance to post the entries here. Apologies for that! As always, click on the photographs to view the larger versions (most of which have notes from the entrants) or visit the Flickr group.
So! Entry #1 is from Alex, OH of Kerry of PennyDog fame. He found old beehives by the roadside and repurposed them into a functioning beehive. Before:
And after:
Entry #2 is from Ali at Craft Matters. She utilised one of her Dad’s old ties to make herself a business card wallet and a needle book as a birthday present for her sister. Before:
After (needle book first, business card wallet second and third):
Entry #3 is from Jane, who inspired this contest in the first place! She created a shelf from an old drawer!
Entry #4 is from Cheryl who overhauled an old chair and made a cushion to go with it using her daughter’s outgrown dressing gown! Chair before and after:
Cushion before and after:
Entry #5 is from Cheryl’s seven year old daughter Sophie, who wanted to join in the challenge and made this funky rabbit by painting an old water bottle. Ingenius!
Finally, entry #6 is from me. I used an old dress of Erica’s that was frayed and damaged to make a sunhat and booties for Greer. Dress before:
And after:
Voting will remain open for one week from today and will close on Monday 15th June 2009 at 12noon. Voting is now closed, thanks for looking! See here for the result.
Leave your vote in the comments and the winner will be announced next week. Good luck everyone!
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This post was written by Vonnie on June 8, 2009
I like entry no:2 :0)
My fave is the sunhat and booties. Second is the cushion.
Well, I’m going to vote for the sunhat and booties! Second choice is that ace set of shelves.
Ist choice the rabbit, 2nd choice the bootees
I love the Tie conversion (gets my vote)!! I also think the bootees and hat are great too!
entry #2 is my choice – love it.
I love the tie … and the hat and booties!
I think I’ll vote for Dad’s old tie wallet -love the colour, the crochet flower and bead detail
Number 2 for me. Love the colours.
I absolutely love Number 2, the tie conversion. Second choice would be the booties and sunhat.
Oh How Cool! I like em’ all . . my fave is the tie conversion! . . and a close second is the booties and sun hat!
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Entry number 5 … little girl’s Rabbit (Sophie)
I love the rabbit.
I love all of them, I’ll definitely have a go at the sewing ones (you’ve given me some great ideas !) but my vote goes to the shelf because it looks so professional, you’d never know it started out as a drawer !
I’m impressed by the beehive, and booties & sunhat are adorable. I think my vote has to go to the tie wallet & needlecase… I’m surprised at how much material is in a tie!
I love the tie wallet and needlecase, really beautiful and clever and the sunhat and booties are just adorable. I am very impressed by the beehives, especially as they were found by the road!
My vote has to go to the sunhat and booties – brilliant example of upcycling!
My vote has to go to the Tie, what a brilliant idea
Close second is the sun hat and booties…
They are all sooooo good. I love the shelf, I adore the beehives and I love the sunhat/booties combo.
Wahhhhh! If I have to choose though, I am going tie.
I think it’s going to be no.3 (shelf) followed closely by no.6 (bootees)
They’re all great, very impressive! My favourite is the tie repurpose
#6 soooo cute and pretty amazed you got a sunhat AND booties ~ no waste in your house!
Another vote for no.2 here – very impressed!
I love them all but I think the shelf has my vote – Entry 3
Well done everyone who submitted!
Please don’t think I’m a sook, but it has to be the sunhat and booties
No. 3 – the shelf
Beehive wins it for me
my vote goes to no.2
Oh gosh – Entry #2 tie hack is so cool!
You are all inspirational