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Art Imitates Life

Posted: June 1, 2023 in Art, Upcycle
Tags: art, artist, map, map of Life, recycled art, textural art, upcycle, upcycled art, web of life

Webbed Map of Life

I don’t have any photos of the beginning of this piece, but I can tell I did not have this end in mind. But, here is a video of the very start.

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After I decided to use an old map to tear up, I was thinking of amap of life. Then when I was doing the needlepoint it looked like Morse code, so I decided to sew in words that have to do with living life. I finished the 5 Strips and there it sat for a couple of months. I was in a rut, I didn’t create.

While we were packing for the move, I packed in the strips along with some supplies. Then we moved and then I was so moved to create again.

(Photo: We make ties to people to places and even to things.)

I needed something for structure and to represent the steady stuff, the structure of our lives. Wood was the strength needed and pink was the perfect amount of innocence and love.

I used floss because it has 6 threads that brings it together to be. No one stands on their own.

Ok, and I had plenty of it.

The art piece told me what to do with the hanging floss as soon as I held it up. All the hanging floss had to be connected to each other. Some webs may look chaotic, but there is a method in the madness. Life looks a mess, but maybe that is as it should be.

(Photo: It’s a delicate piece…Just like Life.)

Thank you for visiting My Gnome Little World.

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I Have a Super Power.

Posted: July 31, 2019 in Art, Cheapie Cheaps, Design, Found Items, Interior Design/Decorating, Picking, Upcycle
Tags: antique sales, estate sales, fleamarkets, Home Decor, midcentury modern, Picking, picking thrift stores, Refinish, upcycle, Upcycle art, update, vintage

Picking. Picking as in finding things for a way low price.

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My super power is Second Hand Picking.

Got this on a cross country trip where everything I could fit in a good size box was $1.00. Not one dollar for each piece, but $1.00 for the entire box of stuff!

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My #1 Back Up Super Power is Making Things/Art/Decor out of old stuff.

Like my belt art above.

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My #2 Back up Super Power is the ability to fix things up.

I buy low, fix it up, and then eventually sell it for a handful more.

This the Vintage Homecrest set was all just my Super Picking Power. The price was so low, I got it even though at the time I did not have room for it. I made room for it!

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Until I had to sell that too.

We move a lot. I use my Picking Powers to furnish yet another new place. Shine it Up, Fix It, Use it and then Sell it. I could make a living off of it, but we move too much.

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Ok, Some things I just pick because I think they are cool. I usually sell sooner or later before a move like at a yard sale, or the sometime Antique Fairs, or I have even been known to rent a booth in Antique Malls.

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We do have a home, so some stuff does get to live there, but this nice leather suitcase did not because we have enough vintage suitcases there.

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This would be one of my projects that I did not get to do. I also do projects to sell. Take a look see at a previous blog post about my Upcylced Bars: https://ourownbigworld.com/2018/11/28/a-bit-bar-cart-crazy/

All this one needed was paint. I even already paid my nieces to sand them!

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This was part of my set up at an Antique Market. I love stuff and glad I am not attached it all. All above sold, even those funky Clown Shoes!

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These two I saved from selling and they now have a FURever home in our Gnomad Pad.

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In our last place, this was my work room, a game room and where most of the stuff for sale lived. It has all moved on now, living a 3rd, 4th or 5th life.

The only Picking I do now is from the beach.

20190301_191149 Where we live, doesn’t have much for my Super 2nd Hand Picking Powers…so I am Relying on My Other Back Up Super Powers to Turn things like these into other stuff.

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If I figure it out, I will share with you.

Until then, thanks for visiting.

And just so you know, I get to pick a lot back where my Gnomade Pad is when we visit. So if you are looking for that something special, ask me and I will keep an eye out for it for you!

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Tropically Contrived

Posted: May 28, 2019 in Art, Design, Found Items, Picking, Travel
Tags: adventure, art, beach, coral, exploring, inspiration, natural art, nature, nature's art, photography, photos, poetry, puerto rico, rincon, rocks, san juan, san juan puerto rico, sea glass, sea sponge, sea urchins, Shells, sponge, Travel, vieques, watercolors, word art

Making nature into what it isn’t.

A Starfish Sea Urchin.

Dead Coral Growing.

Shells in the Sky.

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Sea Glass on Solid Ground.

Sponge Flooring.

Plated Turtle Food.

Nature doesn’t need me. I pluck it from its home and it bring it to mine. I need nature.

As I am begging for inspiration, pleading for motivation, I cage nature.

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There is sits. Mocking me.

My mind rolls around these visions in my head as the sea rolls around glass, making it solid so you can’t see through it, you just see it.

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I stole from nature for my own pleasure. To turn nature’s art into my own.

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Who was I fooling?

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Nobody can do better than this?

But Yet I Try.

My Vintage Watercolor Pencil Version of the photo of nature above.

I won’t try to insult it by calling it anything other than “Sand Sea Sky”.

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Why I love Photography, I pluck it from where it is supposed to be yet keep it there.

Thank you for allowing me this musings. I hope you enjoy and will visit again.

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MY HANG UPS

Posted: September 28, 2017 in Art, Crafts, Design, Interior Design/Decorating, Upcycle
Tags: art, ARTS AND CRAFTS, coat racks, craft, Design, diy, fence boards, hang ups, hanging racks, hat racks, homemade, jewelry rack, old fence board projects, primitive, upcycle, Upcycle art, Upcycle Decor, Upcycle projects

We moved closer to the In-laws and I developed a hang up for a pile of old fence boards that have sat on their side yard for ever.

I finally got brave and asked if I could have some and then My Big Hang Up Started.

Okay it started with this…

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I picked up this cool piece of wood and then made this necklace holder from it over a year ago

I make art from old leather belts, so I have a lot of belt buckles hanging around.

And then I made this out of the other half of the wood. Rack4 (2).jpg

I realized I like making hanging racks out of interesting and unusual bits and pieces. Although hard to tell between my cool old kitchen gadgets, the rack is made from old metal water facet knobs and big butterfly screws.

So once I had the fence boards…The Hand Ups Began! I started to dig around in my widgets, gadgets, screws, hooks and thingies.

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I went first to my mass amount of belt buckles and made a couple of my mini necklace holders.

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I have been noticing mermaids a lot lately because my older sister who was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer last year loves them. So, I have mermaids around and made this beachy themed key and coat rack.

I dug deep and found these huge screw things with a nuclear-ish symbol on the ends. I loved them and finally found a project for them! They would make great “hooks” for a coat/jewelry rack!

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I had more wood but was running out of ideas, so one day I really dug through my stuff and I did not even know I had these little red hooks. I love the bright color against the awesome worn wood grain.

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This one makes a Great Industrial Chic Necklace holder!

I ventured out from just making racks, I made some signs too.

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Vintage and Ready for Sale. Original Handmade Art Things made from Vintage Stuff!

Easy to Make your Own and Easier to Buy from Me!

My Favorite sign is the one I made for my brother for sales we do together.

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I Introduced my brother to the old fence board and now he has his own line of cool things. Come to one of our sales!

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I hope to open up an online store again soon too. So you can shop directly from the comfort of you home!

Thanks for visiting and Come Again!

Gnome

NOT YOUR MOMMA’S MACRAME

Posted: March 13, 2017 in Art, Crafts, Design, How To, Interior Design/Decorating
Tags: 1970s, 1970s art, art, Decor, Design, diy, DIY Art, DIY Crafts, diyart, interior design, macrame, macramewallart

It all Started with a Large Ball of Twine.

And then Some Gray Yarn.

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And Once the Sticks Got Involved…History Was Made.

I have a big wall that needed decor, so I set to making a big piece.

I knew macrame was going to be part of it, but not exactly sure how.

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I attached the twine and yarn and let it all sink in.

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Then I went for it, but I got stuck on what to do after the first row of Macrame.

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It sat like this for quite a while, but the rolled up yarn and twine at the bottom did give me an idea. But before I could work on that part, I had to finish the other parts.

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So I continued to make these large macrame knots and my sister described the look as “Lace”.

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I kept going with the big square knots and the “lacey” look. When I finished I added something a bit different.

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Some Poofs made of Twine!

I Made a Lot of Poofs!

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And Not just Twine Poofs, but Grey Yarn Poofs as Well!

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I attached the Poofs and Loved them….all of my Pretty Little Poofs.

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I even added one to the Very Top!

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And There You Have It…

Poof…MacraLace!

This one is for my Wall, but if you are Interested in Your Very Own Poof…MacraLace, Please Comment Below.

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BELTS AREN’T JUST FOR PANTS ANYMORE!

Posted: August 14, 2015 in Art
Tags: Buckle Art, DIY Arts, DIY Crafts, DIY Decor, DIY Toilet Paper Rolls, DIY TP, DIY TP Rolls, Leather, leather belts, Old Leather Belts, TP Art, Upcyc, upcycle, Upcycle art, Upcycle Buckles, Upcycle Container, upcycle crafts, upcycle home decor, Upcycle Old Leather Belts, Upcycle projects, Upcycle Storage, Upcycle Wall Art, Upcycle Wall Decor

If You Have Seen Any of my Other Posts, You May Know I Like using Od Leather Belts in some of my Projects.

DON’T MAKE ME TAKE MY BELT OFF!

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BELT CHAIR

Well, I have Not Stopped. Actually, I have bumped it up some.

We moved from a house in rural Georgia to a tiny apartment in the Loop in Downtown Chicago. I could not bring many craft or art supplies. I grabbed what I could, and that was belts.

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You can Take me Away from All my Supplies, but You can’t Take Crafting Away from Me!

We Moved into said Tiny Apartment with No Art or Decor on the Walls.

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What is a Craftsy Artsy Girl to Do? Make her own Decor and Wall Art Pieces!

And All I Had Was Belts! So Belts I Used!

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There are the Buckets for my Jewelry!

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And the Bathroom Cotton Ball Bucket!

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But all These Buckets Did not Help Decorate My Walls.

So, I had to Up My Belting Game!

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Bam! Belt Art!

The Above One for the Living Room.

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And This One for the Grey, White and Black Bathroom!

Oh yea…I Was on an Old Leather Belt Art Hot Streak.

So Don’t Stop Me Now Lord!

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I Needed something More Flowing and Organic-like to hide the spread out holes in the Wall.

I Put my Mind to the Test and This is what My Mind Did…
With the Help of some Recyclables!

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Two Belts and Cut Up Toilet Paper Rolls!

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My husband LOVES this one. I Love the Other Two Wall Pieces.

And I am Not Done There.

Yes, More Belt Decor!

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This One Has a Purpose!

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One Day I Got Sick and Tired of My Knotted Tangled Up Necklaces.

I Had the Wood Board already, but Could not Find the Right Hooks, that Weren’t Hooks.

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And Then It Came to Me! BUCKLES!

I Have Lots and Lots of Buckles!

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My Necklace Problem is Solved.

And I No Longer have a Blank Bedroom Wall!

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Although It Seems like we are Crowded with Belt Decor…it is Spread Out enough Not to be Overwhelming.

This is Now how the Couch area Looks, Minus the End Tables and Lamps that have been Added!

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Not a Belt to Be Seen!

Mind You Guests do Not Miss the Old Leather Belt Theme We Got Going On Up in Here!

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I am not Done with My Leather Belt Upcylcing Art Extravaganza! No, I Am Not.

There were Bits and Pieces of leather Belt that I Did not Want to Waste…
So Here Is What I Did with Them!

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Yes, Greeting Cards. The Above is My Dot Dot Dot Collection.

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And That is My Dash Collection of Greeting Cards.

And with that, I will Now Sign off…
But Before I Go, I Must Inform You that All of This is For Sale.
And If Anything Above is Not on my Etsy Shop Yet, Just Let Me Know!

OUR OWN BIG WORLD!

Good Day to You.
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A GIFT FROM THE EYE MADE BY THE HAND

Posted: October 8, 2014 in Art, Crafts, How To
Tags: antiques, Birthday gift ideas, DIY photography projects, Gift projects, hand made gifts, hand made little books, handmade books, handmade photography gifts, OLD BARNS, old buildings, Old Things, old wood, photography, photography projects, photos, photos books, photos of old stuff

It was the birthday of a new friend…

A new picking/antiquing kind of friend.

We have an eye for similar old things.

So I made her something new from my photos of old things.

A small book of old things.

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