vintage wooden croquet balls + saw = photo holder

It's possible I have a basement full of carefully collected vintage wooden croquet sets.  Ok, it's probable.  My husband might confirm it.  And it's time for Twist, the coolest craft fair ever, so I'm starting to repurpose all of those gorgeous mallets and balls.  Croquet balls, not schweddy balls.  Incidentally, has anyone actually been able to purchase this ice cream?  Our friend Dave has scoured the Valley ("Hi, good morning, do you have schweddy balls?"), to no avail. 

I was inspired to get going on some photo holders when I found the perfect wooden bases at one of my glorious tag sales yesterday.  I'm quite certain they served another purpose, but it's as if they were meant to hold up a croquet ball.  I recognize that these photo holders are even better if you happen to have a ridiculously cute picture of your baby to stick in it.

does it look rakish and fun, or just crooked?

love the faded orange paint

coat of poly finishes it off beautifully

Stay tuned for some hat and dishtowel racks with the mallets and the awesome wooden handles I scored yesterday.

And let's not forget these fabulous candlesticks that Liz from sticks and bricks helped me create:



getting ready to Twist

Twist, the coolest craft fair around, is almost upon us! We spent today finalizing 200 goodies for the gift bags: your very own magnet made from a vintage clothespin and old gas station maps, reclaimed books and decoupage paper and a coupon for 10% off of your next Reclaimed Crafts workshop! 

stop by our make and take table at Twist and create your own magnet!

don't have time?  too busy shopping?  no problem! 

we will also have DIY burlap bags containing clothespins, 

a choice of paper including

vintage maps, papers, recipes and sheet music,

decoupage paper and reclaimed wallpaper,

a teeny adorable bottle of mod podge and instructions.

do it yourself at home, or give the sweet goodie bag as a gift.

makes a great stockingstuffer!

can't wait to see you at Twist!

power tools and napkin rings

We're all about craft diversity here at Reclaimed Crafts:

beautiful napkin rings with ribbon, vintage fabric and buttons 

and power tools to create a bill holder with reclaimed bead board

and vintage round clothespins!  well, ok, an electric drill.  but still...

join us in November and December!

see above for class schedule

getting ready to Twist!

Twist is just around the corner, and we are all about clothespin magnets.  Be one of the first 100 folks to attend Friday night or Saturday morning and get a gift bag filled with all sorts of cool stuff, not the least of which is a clothespin magnet and a discount on your next Reclaimed Crafts class!  As simple as these are, I never get bored making them.  Endless possibilities for materials, quick, beautiful and usable.  What a combination.  See you at Twist, and in the meantime, here's a preview of some of the clothespin magnets.

vintage NY map

old books and music scores

nautical map on bottom

beautiful photos of veggies and fruits on top

scraps of yummy decoupage paper

we are so cool

no really, we are so cool.  objectively cool.  we can say that because we were just invited to join the hippest craft fair west of Worcester:  Twist!  if you've never been, you must come.  if you have, you know what we are talking about.  come visit Twist's first ever Make and Take Table, sponsored by yours truly, Reclaimed Crafts!  after checking out all of the amazing items for sale and getting really inspired to craft yourself, stop by our table to make clips and magnets with recycled clothespins, vintage maps, magazines and books and scraps of decoupage paper.  get a jump start on your holiday shopping, and best of all, do it yourself! 

come early on Friday night and score yourself a gift bag with all sorts of cool stuff in it, including a magnet and a discount to a Reclaimed Crafts class!