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A blog which plays with recycled materials, paper, yarn, fabric and a lot more

Handmade cards

Cards with small embroideries

04/05/2019 by Charlotte
Pastel coloured cards with embroidery made out of recycled materials

Once again I have been making cards out of recycled materials. It is not that I write that many cards myself, but fortunately some lovely people buy some of the cards. The problem is that I can’t stop making cards. Every card is a small piece of ‘art’ by itself and it is always exciting … [Read more…]

Posted in: Embroidery, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: recycled materials

Paper patchwork cards out of upcycled materials

21/03/2019 by Charlotte
Cards made out of magazines and old book and decorated with machine embroidery

You might have tried it, you buy a magazine full of gorgeous and inspirational pictures. When you have finished reading it, it can be difficult to get yourself to throw it in the paper bin. My solution to that problem is to make paper patchwork out of the magazine. The paper patchwork cards I made … [Read more…]

Posted in: Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Paper upcycling

Birthday cards for boys

12/03/2019 by Charlotte
Birthday cards for boys with pictures from and old Simpsons comic.

My oldest son has become a teenager. One of the consequences is that my homemade cards no longer can be used for his friends birthdays. I find it very difficult to buy birthday cards so instead I have been experimenting a bit. The cards on the picture has graciously been approved and used. The Simpson … [Read more…]

Posted in: Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: teenage boys

Paper patchwork out of recycled paper

29/01/2019 by Charlotte
Paper patchwork cards with a cat and with the globe

I’m very fond of paper – in a variety of colours, patterns and textures. This passion means that when I come across different types of papers I have to save them. The paper could be an envelope, a clipping from a magazine, a drawing from an old book or something completely different. All the different … [Read more…]

Posted in: Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: handmade cards

Recycled Christmas cards in blue colours

21/11/2018 by Charlotte
Julekort i blå farver lavet af genbrugsmaterialer

The recycled Christmas cards which I’m showing today are made in the same way as the ones I wrote about Monday. The only difference is that today’s cards are made in blue colours. The card with the tree in snowy weather has been accompanied by a drawing cut out of a Christmas card from last … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas, Embroidery, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Embroided Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards

Christmas cards made of recycled materials in red colours

19/11/2018 by Charlotte
Julekort af genbrugsmaterialer

The blog will  this week will be dominated by recycled Christmas cards made as shown here. Today’s Christmas cards are kept in red nuances with embroidery in matching colours. The embroideries are made on magazine cut-outs which I have tried to keep in dusty colours. The star on the card above is sewn with a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas, Embroidery, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Embroided Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards

The first Christmas cards of the year with embroidery and recycled paper

09/11/2018 by Charlotte
Tre genbrugs julekort med broderede grangrene

Christmas is a wonderful occasion to write ‘old fashioned’ letters to friends and relatives. A lot of Christmas cards are needed in December so it is just a question of getting started. The cards which I will show you today are embroided Christmas cards with different fir twigs. All the motifs are embroided with green … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Embroidery on Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards
Broderier på genbrugskort
Genbrugskort med cirkel tema
Patchwork som dækning af reklame
Farvede papirfirkanter bliver til kort
Festligt kort til konfirmationen
Påskeæg af genbrugspapir i grønne farver
Broderede blomster på kort i akvarelfarver
Forskellige papirsstjerne af genbrugspapir
Karklud hæklet af garnrester
Akvarelmaling, franskeknuder og en sort tusch giver kortet her et anderledes look
Kort dekoreret med broderi og akvarelmaling
Håndlavede kort dekoreret med hjemmelavet papir
Sweater strikket af garnrester i forskellige farver og kvaliteter
Hæklede takser med bambus håndtag
Kort med broderede blåbær
Korsstings sommerfugle på genbrugskort
Upcycling, broderi og en forårshilsen
Patchwork af genbrugsbroderi med udklip fra et blad

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