Two Fridas & some recycled art

How has your week been?

I have been visiting blogs and I'm seeing many Spring posts up lately.

Seems like winter has lasted a long time for many of you.

Right now we are close to hitting triple digits here in Phoenix..

I usually stay indoors for the most part, unless it's very early in the morning or the sun has set.

I made a few things this week, including a couple of earth day projects..

first, the Fridas:

This one is created from a thrifted playing card tin, a Penelope doll head from Lisa Kettell

burlap papers and an old baby shirt that belonged to Helena.

This is acrylic and water color, I added paper flowers and glitter stars .

I created this Marie Antoinette inspired ornament using one of Lisa's

Kewpie dolls from her shop. 

She's wearing a dress made out vintage sheet music.

I made her wig with a bit of wool felting. She's my favorite right now!

I recycle/repurpose all the time..I love using old boxes for the cardboard..

A lot of my art cards and water color paintings are attached to 

 rice, cereal and cracker box cardboard.

I save all the oatmeal and salt containers we get. 

They make lovely little fairy homes.

Empty coffee cans and jars are used to store paintbrushes and pencils.

For Earth Day, Helena and I decided to make some purses.

We used these Pop Tart and Uncrustables boxes...

I had an old roll of clear contact paper

and some fabric remnants..

these are the boxes covered in contact paper:

this is the inside lined with the fabric.

Now, they are not completed but they are looking very cute!

We can't wait to wear them out in public:)

I'll show you how they turn out.

We also made a bird feeder out of an old milk jug, but I did not show a photo of it 

because my email was being very crappy and the pic would not upload.

I'm currently creating some fun paper mache creatures, which use up lots and lots of old newspaper..

Can't show you those you those yet as they are for a swap which has taken so long for me to get to.

Helena and I are going to our library's Spring book sale today,

fill a bag for $10 or a box for $15

We are so excited! 

I hope you have a happy, magical Thursday!