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Card #4 made from cardstock paper and fabric.

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Card #3 made from cardstock paper and fabric.

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Card #2 made from cardstock paper and fabric.

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Card made from cardstock paper and fabric.

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Flower Lady #2 carries a button purse.

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Flower Lady made from appliqued fabric and acrylic paint. 

Her face is about the size of a dime.

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Miniature shadowbox "Spotted Cat"

Approximately 1.25x2.5"

Fabric, paint, glue, wood frame.

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More flowers and old button pin.

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Button and flower pin.

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Manipulated digital photo.

I took the original photo in downtown Columbus yesterday. The small street-lining trees are all changing colors right now.

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#5 - Budding on gold

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#4 - Poppies on gold and silver

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#3 - Lilacs on gold "the kiss"

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#2 - Peonie on gold

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A few friends have given my Artist Trading Cards and I've finally broken them out! This yellow rose is a flat paint color over the shimmering gold background. I was so pleased with the effect I made more!

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The first of many paint marker experiments. This was the trial run to test drying time and mixing and colors.

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Reworked bracelet made from a flea market $0.50 necklace.

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This pin is made from another flower, I fastened the whole thing to a small piece of plastic canvas so it is sturdy in the center. Then I sewed each bead to the center and added the wire "filaments" to the center.

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This pin took about an hour to make. The flowers are cut from an old silk that I ironed to fusible interfacing. Then I cut them out, stitched them together and gathered the centers so they would Pop, and added the button and pin.

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I've been holding onto this center button for awhile. The top is plastic, painted from the back side. It is mounted on painted metal that has the button holes. If you turn it just right, the inside catches a bit of light, but because it is so old, most of its shine is gone.

The blue flower was found in a jar of buttons and the whole thing is tied down to a larger red button and a pin.

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Over the last few years (5?) as I've collected buttons I've found so many other things. Mostly rusty nails, but occasionally I found interesting things like this Typewriting pin (possibly from girlscouts?) or the charm from the last post.

This pin is comprised of the typewriting pin and 3 buttons, with a new pin on the back. The whole thing is sewn together so that each piece remains completely intact.

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This charm I assembled from an existing charm and beads threaded on silver posts. They are looped together to create the upside-down "V" shapes. It hangs nicely like this.

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This bracelet is made from glass beads (teardrops and others with gold details) and metal buttons, a few of them probably brass. The extreme detail is what interests me the most about old buttons. I also like the way they age.

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This bracelet features some of my favorite old buttons. Each one is unique.

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Black glass beads and stones make up this bracelet. I am trying out this new clasp, called a box clasp to see how easy it is to use and if it holds up.

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To get the bracelets started, this is one I made about a month ago but forgot to post! The black beads are glass, yellow is plastic.

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First sketch with handmade pastels that I bought at the Fair at New Boston, Labor Day weekend. Thanks to "Bongiorno Forge & Foundry" for the pastels, wealth of info on making pastels, and enthusiasm! Its so wonderful to see people in their element, thriving, enjoying themselves. Its contagious!

I am really impressed by these handmade pastels and am planning on making some of my own this winter.

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Oil painting, 2x3" on stretched canvas

If you click on the image to see the larger view, you can see the actual brush strokes. Of course since it is smaller than a business card, you can imagine how small the brush strokes are.

When I have leftover paint from a larger project I like to paint something different from the same colors. These small canvases come in handy for that.

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2 Camoflage belt bags for my nephews. I made these from an old pair of camo pants. One has 3 pockets and the other has 2 pockets with an extra strap (left-hand side.) Both have belt loops on the back.

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Lavender sachet, made with dried lavender flowers, scrap fabric, and an extra charm from the favors at my brother's wedding.

The end is NIGH!

365 projects in 365 days! I have a long way to go in just under 50 days. I'll be working every day now on these until I reach the end. If you've had an idea of something I can make - send it now! 

Thanks to everyone who is tracking my progress - I hope you are getting creative ideas from some of the things I've made! I have 139 more projects to make - oh the fun!

-Sarah

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Two pins made from buttons and lace. Each is about 1.5" across and they are sewn, not glued.

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If you've seen me lately then you've seen my yellow bag! I made this from an old pleated yellow shirt that was  partially disassembled already. I lined it with a large yellow/white checked fabric, added all of the buttons, and wrapped the handle with yarn.

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Altered skirt. After hemming this long skirt to just below the knee, I gathered one side up and secured with some of my favorite large buttons. I've been collecting buttons for a few years, and have really had a desire to use them in my projects lately. More to come!

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Yellow and dark brown placemat with hand-embroidered swirl in center.

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Two Jack-O-Lanterns made from cans. The larger one was made last fall, the smaller today. 

To make your own:

1. Wash a can.

2. Dry & Draw a face

3. Fill with water and Freeze

4. Place frozen can between two blocks to steady and carefully nail each hole. The ice prevents the can from collapsing.

5. Let thaw and dry.

6. Spray outside with outdoor paint.

7. Place small tealight candle inside.

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Birthday card, drawn for my cousin with marker on card-stock.

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Pastel pencil sketch of ivy growing up a tree at Clifton Gorge Nature Preserve.