No - nothing beats duct tape!

-Carolyn

Duck Brand Duct Tape 2007 Contest Winner

40 rolls of duct tape were used.....found here:

Cardboard - better than duct tape?

This fabulous stove top is made entirely out of corrugated cardboard. Fabulous! Instructions on how to construct one of your own for that special little someone can be found here.

-Carolyn

THE GREENSET

One of my best friends, who I actually went to high school with - yes, all the way back to high school days- writes a blog called the greenset about eco-friendly fashion and eco-friendly beauty products. She is a lively writer, and her postings are extremely well-researched.

We are all about repurposing here at The UCC.

-Carolyn

Here is just one of her entries:

PRELOVED

" New clothes! Made from old clothes! OMG! These dresses are sweet, and so is recycling old garments and vintage materials into fresh new looks. It's cool that so many independent designers are working with the art of re-fashion, and it's even cooler that companies like Preloved are doing it so well.

And they make dresses for guys too! Well, not dresses, but clothes anyway.

www.preloved.ca

pre-love it:

www.bunkyboutique.com

www.sodafine.com

www.candystorecollective.com

www.oliounited.com "

Beet, Beet, Aubergine, Pear....

I don't know....I thought this grouping of faux food went well together. Love it!

Looks very autumnal....actually....not very spring-like....

One of these artists is a friend of ours, and may be teaching a class project here in the near future....

-Carolyn

Beet, Beet, Aubergine, Pear :

"Too Much!"

I'm not usually into cute-sy, but this is ridiculous!

I have 2 cats myself...and as Jamie would say: "This is too much!"

These little characters can be found here.

-Carolyn

Sittin' Pretty

-Carolyn

knit chair seat

chair stamp

le chat est sur la chaise

chair tee

Simplicity itself...

I found these embroidered pieces on the Bella Dia blog.

-Carolyn

I love the idea of doodling with embroidery...

...and of course love the beauty of a very simple design.

My friend Evelina's wonderful blog:

My friend Evi does all things fiber...and she does it well...and adds an intellectual bent to her work, too.

Check out her site: http://www.sublevi.com/sketchbook/

-Carolyn

Fiber artist spotlight Ronel Jordaan

These beautiful handmade wool items are by South African fiber artist Ronel Jordaan. Here are some amazing rocks made from wool. She has done a mobile version, cushion and rug. link.

-Jamie


An amazing sculptural scarf.

I Love Craft Geeks

Crafter tattoo:

In tandem with the science tattoos below:

-Carolyn

I Love Science Geeks

On the Extreme Knitting blog I came across Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium. It's not craft, but I definitely agree that it is art. I have also heard tell of crafters sporting their ball of yarn tattoos.

-Carolyn

Darwin-outang

Darwin's Tree : Transmutation of Species
Solar System

Copernicus_Ptolemy

Stegosaurus

Periodic Table

(my personal favorite)

Metol

(black & white photographic chemical developer)

somewhere out there....there is a person that wants this...

Yuck but neat....don't you want one on your hand? Or two or three? The eyes have a glitter for you. via. link.

-Jamie

oh deer....mech deer

Weird but interesting... by Lisa Black. [via] link.

-Jamie

oh.....small little objects...how I love thee

Cute! Only one item left after one day....it's amazing what you can do with clothes pins and a little bit of polymer clay with some found objects.

-jamie

Sold!!



Sold!!!







If you have three hundred dollars...this little cutie can be yours... link.

repurposed light box via ikea furniture

What a clever idea. I'm always having problems with lighting when I take product shots and I know there are a number of different ways on instructables to create simple light boxes. This repurposed one however is one of my favs. [via] link.

-jamie

here's another repurposed light box with ikea items. link.

The Science of Arts & Crafts

-Carolyn

DNA pot holders

DNA monoprint

DNA keychain

chromosome earrings

DNA tattoo