Out of the Can

Saturday, March 6, 2010

I made this: Hoot!

I made this little hooter with scraps from my mum's fabric collection, and the beak is a button from a friend's nana's button jar. I have vague recollections of the things mum made out of this fabric back in the early 80s... very vague though. I rediscovered this owl while trying to make a gift for C&R's baby boy, Benjamin David. My first attempt at a more boyish toy - a drop bear - turned out really scary (I was aiming for scary in a cute way, but I missed the cute!) so I'm having another go. Leave a comment if you have any ideas for a boyish toy I could make, and maybe I'll finish it before his first birthday :)

Monday, March 1, 2010

A Special Handmade Heart - Formosa Design

Congratulations to Jen Berney of Formosa Design on the launch of her brand new website! More creative Canberran crafts on the world wide web :) You might recognise one of her prints from my iPhone case post a few weeks ago. Which reminds me... I owe Jen a handmade recycled leather document wallet in exchange for a piece of fabric printed with her earlier work. Stay tuned for that posting this weekend (sorry it's taken me so long, Jen!)

Friday, February 19, 2010

Soldier stencils

I found another no-army man at the Front (top), from the same stencil as the one from Black Mountain that I've showed previously. The intricacy and politics of these make them the closest I've seen to Banksy-ism in the Can so far. Here are some Banksy originals on a similar theme... sans gore.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I made this: terrarium globes

More evidence of my current terrarium obsession :) I love these little globes, but it's tricky to find small enough plants to fit in them! I haven't been able to find any jungle plants, but there are a few succulents and air plants that fit the bill, so that's what I've made so far.