Thursday, July 17, 2008

Recycled stuff!


dryer sheet
Originally uploaded by cshella
Last week the girls and I made some more hand painted paper from old brown bags. (50/50 glue and whater, dip your bag, then pull it out and paint) About half way through I realized we didn't have anymore bags. So we improvised and used dryer sheets. They turned out great! The only additional thing I did was after the dryer sheets were dry I ironed them to a piece of fusible interfacing. The dryer sheets were fragile, the interfacing gave them some stability and body. I tried to be extra environmentally friendly and use "used" dryer sheets but it just didn't work. At least the new ones won't be going into the garbage!

4 comments:

Sandra Evertson said...

Fantastic! Looks like leather!
Sandra Evertson

Suzanne said...

Hi Cassie~ what a clever idea! It made such pretty,soft colors. Sounds like a fun project! Thanks for stopping by!

Deb said...

Your hand painted paper is wonderful Cassie. What a great project to do with your girls & a fun way to recycle too :-}
Have a great weekend.

Sandra Evertson said...

Funny, I just found out what a Lensbaby is!
Nope nothing so fancy, just my magnifying glass! :)
Sandra