JEMIMA LUMLEY

I love the use here of recycling and it has been done with such a beautiful way. Jemima Lumley who is a silversmith also makes fantastic jewellery out of old watch parts. The combination of of the inside mechanisms of the watches and her silver smith work gives the pieces a wonderfully fresh contemporary feel.

Jemima part owns a shop called Fig on Gloucester Road, Bristol where you can buy her work, or you can buy from her website by clicking HERE. Her particular clock pieces will will on display at the Clifton Rocks during October 2010

SOCK MONKEY

When is a sock not a sock? When it's a Monkey!

Recycling ideas for your old (and hopefully clean) socks.

image above taken from Sock Money Dreams.

I have been fancinated by this craze for Sock Monkeys and have recently been sent sock monkey related items from various people (living all over the world). The victorians were making sock monkeys when the craze for imitation stuffed animals swept from Europe into North America & met the burgeoning Arts & Craft Movement.

image above taken from Sock Money Dreams.

Images from Gingerdead & Friends.

Image above taken from Monkey a Day.

How to make a Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey Wine Bottle Cover. Photo taken by my niece Lucie a store in Los Angeles, USA.

I just love these 'Spock Monkeys' from Craziest Gadgets

And last, but not least... A Hindu Goddess Sock Monkey!

Image taken from Visual Streak

RECYCLED CLOTHES

Check out the lovely ladies greeting people on the door at the Progressive Greeting Live Show. All their clothes were made out of Gift Wrap and Greeting Cards. 

They looked like they were having so much fun!