Home Grown
Welcome to Home Grown Crafting, all about upcycling, reclaiming, revamping and all the other ‘Rs’ you may be able to conjure up! You’ll mainly find adventures in textiles here, but I also have the occasional foray into paper craft. My only prerequisite is that the majority of materials used have been rescued in some way. I love to breathe brand new life into things and materials that have been discarded by someone at sometime. For instance, I find turning beloved and special clothes into bags and cushions works really well. This picture shows all the things I made for one lady and her family using shirts that had belonged to a loved one. I made about 15 items in total and each was a memento to remind them of someone special. Recycling really is my inspiration! Home Grown Crafting is about making something lovely, new and useful out of something old, worn out or out-moded - discarded for whatever reason. I am dedicated to my crafting and also passionate about reducing needless waste: