New Directions

It's been a crazy past few months- taking on a hectic school schedule (and surviving!), traveling to the Adirondacks and Montreal, Canada, moving into my first apartment, and canvassing for a non-prof for a month. Since I start school in a week and canvassing full time was a bit much anyway, I started looking for a part time job- restaurants, grocery stores, cafes, the usual suspects that hire undergrad students. But then, a friend suggested that I look into selling crafts- crocheted/ knitted items, recycled t-shirts, handmade trinkets, etc. on Etsy. And the ideas started flowing . . .

Now this blog will be taking on the task of documenting the process of my craft and starting my own business. It only seems fitting- I've always loved creating with my hands and doing things on my own time. I'm hoping this will be helpful to anyone else looking into doing the same as I am, as well as providing me with a space to share my creative endeavors.

So here are some ideas/ themes I'm looking at pursuing:

-Travel: duh--- I'm hoping to make things that will assist in the travel process and that are practical, useful, and comfortable as well as unique

-Eco-friendly: recycled t-shirts, sustainable/ recycled fabrics, reusing old items

-Simple living: having items that are usable/wearable everyday as well as being affordable

-Creative/ Unique/ Whimsical: Everything will be handmade/ refurbished; I am also thinking of showcasing some photography

Here's a few items I've already made:

                       

Red Halter top made out of recycled t-shirt.

 

 

 

Blue tie-back athletic top also made out of recycled t-shirt.


 

 

My very first crocheted hat! Rasta style (someone could fit some serious dreads in there)

 

 

Athletic top #2 in green.

 

Fringe top made out of recycled t-shirt. It reads: Crusin' with the Monadnock Oldies- god, I love thrift stores.

I'm in the process of crocheting a backpack too, so I'll show pics of that when it's done!

Also here is the link to my Flickr account; not many pics and I might switch to Photobucket soon, but just to give you a kind of, sort of idea: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gc003/    

If you have any tips/ feedback on the vision/ items I've already created, please leave them here! I welcome any suggestions :) Check back soon for more updates on the process!

*Special thanks to Jill, Therese, and Chris for modeling/ assisting/ playing music for the photo shoot . . . it was quite a good time!*