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Av Susanne
avsusanne.blogspot.com
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I believe that most things have some use left, even when they don’t serve their original purpose anymore. So instead of just throwing them away I like to see if I can find new ways to bring them back to life. Some of my projects has been successful and others not so much… either way they’ll find their way in here eventually… :)
#101287 in All , #649 in Crafts

Stool redo

Still in hospital, the needle in my arm has been replaced with a new one and all the bacterias in my body has been killed except for the ones actually making me sick. But it feels like things are cha...

3 days ago

Tablerunner with a spring feeling

As I mentioned in a previous post I was playing with colors a few weeks ago. Since then a lot has happened that made me postpone a lot of my current projects. I’m currently admitted to the hospital, ...

19 may 12

Potholders

I mentioned in my previous post that I had been playing with color and some of what I made were these potholders. I had some leftover squares from when I sewed some scarves a while back. I have been ...

09 may 12

Lace lampshade

For the last couple of days I have been playing with colors. But my camera ran out of battery just as I was going to take pictures, so I’ll have to wait for a few days before you get to see what I di...

01 may 12

New pendants

It’s been a long time since I made some domino pendants but yesterday I was finally able to update my shops here and here. All of my pendants are one of a kind. I use magazine clippings, scrapping pa...

23 apr 12

China plate clock

I’m continuing my task of repurposing old china. I got some clock movements in the post yesterday and even if I’m still waiting for the right drill bit I had to give it a try. I have a very nice plat...

18 apr 12

Copenhagen findings

I’ve just come back after a beautiful weekend in lovely Copenhagen, Denmark. My plan was to bring home some beautiful vintage plates, but sadly there were no flea markets close enough to the hotel. B...

16 apr 12

Tea cup flowers

On one of my weekly trips to the local charity shop I came across a 6 sets of super cute tea cups with saucers. They are not old, but who can say no to roses and polka dots, so home with me they came...

07 apr 12

Rainbow colored storage

I really don’t like my hallway, and I haven’t liked if for as long as I have lived in this house. I meant to paint it white many years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. (Who will be 13 in a f...

30 mar 12

Cake stands

 I really like decorative ceramics plates so when I go to my local second hand shop I tend to bring one or more home with me. Some of them are in daily use as what they were intended to be used ...

25 mar 12

Men from mars, women from...

This weekend provided a little taste of spring here in Norway and I decided to use the opportunity to get some pictures taken in proper light. So finally Im able to show you the rest of my freehand m...

19 mar 12

Freehand machine embroidery

It might sound self contradicting, but there is a lot more manual work needed for this than it might seem. I don’t have a fancy sewing machine mine is a plain and hard working one that is more than e...

11 mar 12

More repurposed china

Yesterday I went for a browse in my local charity shops, and the cats of the day were these plates.  All different shapes and colors, but very decorative in their own way.  If everything go...

04 mar 12

Birthday art doll

A little while ago it was my sister in laws birthday so I decided to make another birthday art doll. I used some scraps of linen, denim and an old doily. The buttons used to be in my grandmother...

25 feb 12

Ceramics pendants

I found this great plate from the 60/70s in my local secondhand store. I just loved the pattern but sadly, when I brought it home, it split in half.  I just could not bring myself to just throw ...

17 feb 12

Bird feeders

Its been a strange winter with relatively high temperatures.  But that was until yesterday when I woke up at the whole town was white.  And for a few minutes I did actually enjoy the beauty...

04 feb 12

40 years ...

is a long time… For some people, like me, it’s a lifetime but for others, like my parents, it’s a marriage. We had a nice celebration last weekend and I gave them this card. The writing on it is some...

28 jan 12

Birthday girl

I have a very good friend, who sadly lives to far away, come to visit me this weekend. Her birthday is coming up so I decided to make her a little something. A couple of years ago I saw some really n...

21 jan 12

Wine crate shelves

Just before Christmas I got my hands on some wooden wine crates. They are brand new so the wood doesn’t have a nice aged patina, but I knew right away that I could turn them into a storage unit. ...

15 jan 12

Denim covered stool

I bought this stool about a year ago because its feet match the feet of some fantastically comfortable 70s leather chairs I have.  I knew right away that I wanted to make a denim cover for it so...

08 jan 12

Denim bracelet - tutorial

One of my most popular posts last year was my denim bracelets, and I got a lot of requests for a tutorial. So I have decided to kick off the new year by keeping my promise.   What you need ...

03 jan 12

2011 summary

As we are coming to an end of 2011 I have decided to do a summary of my 10 most popular posts of this year.  My top 3 had about 3 times as many visitors as no 4 on the list so they are most defi...

28 dec 11

All hearts rejoice...

This year I decided to join the heart movement.  Some left the house before I had time to take pictures, but the rest you can see here. As always I combine small leftover pieces with ribbons and...

26 dec 11

Christmas preparation

December is a difficult month to blog because most of what I do is supposed to be a surprise to my friends and family. But this weekend was dedicated to making the house a little more ready for Chris...

18 dec 11

Tutorial - Christmas bulbs

Last year I started making these Christmas bulbsfrom old light bulbs. I think it’s a great way to recycle them while they stillexist, and they became very decorative.What you need:Light bulbsGlueNapk...

10 dec 11

My latest pendants

Its dark when I go to work and its dark when I get home. So these pendants have been lying around for more than a week waiting for enough daylight to be photographed. All of them will be added to my ...

03 dec 11

Christmas fair and christmas stars

Yesterday Iattended my first ever Christmas fair. Even though it was crowded I wasn’t happy withthe sale.  I was a little late signing upso I ended up with a tiny table in the corner. But I have...

28 nov 11

Album cover notebooks

A whileback I made a birthday card out of an old album cover. I wanted to make notebooks with the rest of the cover and have been saving paper ever since and finally i had enought to m...

23 nov 11

Denim bracelets

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18 nov 11

Upcycled gift wrapping

Gift wrapping usually just gets thrown away so I really like to reuse what is seen as scrap for projects like this, I’ll be experimenting with a few ideas before Christmas, and if something works rea...

13 nov 11

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