palepink's blog

Love is in the air...

2012-01-17T14:09:00.000-08:00

I had fun working with this journal, combining different kinds of fabric. I work a lot with black inner tube, but sometime it's a must for me to work with brighter cololrs and softer material. The pages are decorated with acrylic paint. You can find it in my Etsy shop.

Roll the dice necklace.

2012-01-16T05:50:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I took pictures of some of my work, and new necklaces will be in the shop soon. Here is a little sneak peak.

Pictureday

2012-01-15T09:17:00.000-08:00

I had planned on going to the beach to take pictures of my jewelry and bags. It was a beautiful day here, but I found it a bit too cold for my beautiful model to go outside.

This necklace I have hand cut out of one inner tube, find in in my shop.

More Pillows

2011-09-23T01:01:00.000-07:00

I have made a few more pillows out of different part of recycled bike inner tubes. Some are more comfortable than others, but still fun to have in a sofa. If you have a colored sofa they will stand out a little more, and really be a conversation peace.

Pillow talk

2011-08-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some pillows the other day. This pillow is beautiful but a little strange, and I wouldnot use it for my nap though.
I have more inner tube pillow designs to come,

Gift tags

2011-02-20T23:23:00.000-08:00

I found a new passion. Playing around with colors and shapes. All the bright colors makes me happy.

Home is where the heart is...

2011-02-19T23:47:00.000-08:00

I have got a now house...no, I have built myself a new house. Just like the one I would like to have for real. A little hous in the countryside, with a warm climate and room enough for all my creativity...

You are my little angel...

2011-02-19T02:00:00.000-08:00

I could use a little help from a guardian angel, so yesterday I made a few, cute angels just to hang around the house or maybe use them in an other craft project or ...

Paperwork

2011-02-12T23:25:00.000-08:00

I have been playing around with colors and paper...that is fun. I hope to find time to do that some more.

Our Christmas tree substitute.

2009-12-26T00:12:00.000-08:00

A few years ago we stopped buying real Christmas trees because I had to travel the day after Christmas. We found some plastic pine and decorated my mannequin with what we had around the house - this is a tradition here now...reuse and recycle and we all love it. On the 23th I went into town and I got the huge star for free and that makes her something special this year.

Winter babushka

2009-12-14T01:10:00.000-08:00

I made my babushka in recycled bike inner tube. I gave the babuska a big PalePink heart, a back pocket and a palepink scarf so the she will stay warm during winter and not catch a cold.

My most cherished possession

2009-08-29T09:28:00.000-07:00

What is my handmade possession I cherish the most....

Here is my answer

"A while ago I was cleaning out my supply closet when I came across pile after pile of yarn. I knew a friend of mine had a knitting project so I gave her the many pounds of yarn expecting nothing in return… but after only a few weeks she presents me with an absolutely beautiful knitted and crochet blanket. She had put her own project aside to make this enormous blanket for me with some of the yarn I’d given her. I adore it and it is now my very most prized possession. "

Fish and verdigris copper pendant for bike inner tube necklace (or any necklace)

2009-08-11T14:02:00.000-07:00

I wanted to add some color to the black bike inner tube necklaces, and created this pendant out of a fish and copper with verdigris patina. You can easily attach it the days you are in the mood for a little more than black.

Bicycle inner tube leaf necklage, handcut.

2009-08-06T11:23:00.000-07:00

Last night I couldn't sleep. I had a scissor and a bike inner tube near by, and I began to cut. You know, sometimes when you are just not in the mood something happens and out came this beautiful necklace full of leaves.

Flowers

2009-08-05T09:02:00.000-07:00

As you will know by now I love summer, and I love flowers. My recycled bike inner tube flowers have some colors now too. A green colored leather cord gives those cute flowers a little extra. The flowers can be mowed around, that means this necklace can change and you have many different looks in one.

Bobby pins

2009-07-26T06:04:00.000-07:00

New to my bike inner tube collection. Small summer flowers that ads a little extra to you hair.

Bike inner tube jewelry - long necklace

2009-06-23T02:15:00.000-07:00

A new bike inner tube necklace or bracelet. Depends on what you prefer. I still have a lot of ideas, and a few more is already made and coming soon.

Flea marked gold...

2009-06-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

I love it and I do it at least once a week...go to a flea marked. I can always find something that I think is GOLD and have to have. But I really try hard only buying things that I really can use (or plan to :-)

Right now I'm really in love with old hand embroidery. Cross stitch pillows, pictures and anything else with embroidery. I plan to use it together with my bike inner tube books and decorate the books with it. It sounds a little strange I know, but as soon as I get time I'll make some samples and keep you updated.

Bike inner tube jewelry

2009-06-14T02:40:00.001-07:00

I have started to make jewelry of bike inner tube again. I did that some years ago, but I think time has come to make them again. They will look cool together with my bike inner tube note books.
The first one is made out of one bike inner tube. It is cut and is in one piece and it has a patch too.

I love the idea of recycling "trash" into jewelery and thereby doing a little bit extra for the environment. By wearing this hip and modern necklace, you will not only look great, but also show the world that you care about our beautiful planet.

New design - wallet.

2009-06-04T04:31:00.000-07:00

I have made a new design in bike inner tube - a wallet.There is room for 3 creditcards, one room for receipt and other kind of small papers, and a large room for all your bills. A colorful elastic, like the notebooks, for closure.

My little apple tree in the garden

2009-04-03T02:38:00.001-07:00

I'm happy that spring is here, at least today. Sunshine and a clear blue sky. In my little book garden I have made a little apple tree.

My little angel...

2009-03-31T00:54:00.000-07:00

I love angles and hearts. I paint angles, I sew hearts in many shapes and sizes. I went to a huge fabric store the other day, and found pale pink fabric with hearts - it's very much as far away from bike inner tubes as possible I think.

I made a pair of beautiful angle wings.....

...and suddenly I got the idea of making angle wings for a small book....

Bike inner tube again

2009-03-30T06:05:00.001-07:00

I love to reuse and recycle and take care of our planet. My new series of books is made of bike inner tubes, blank paper and felt. They can be very masculine in black only and with a nut as page divider, but they can be very feminine as well depending of the colors.
The size of the book is approx 8 x 12 cm (3.1 x 4.7 inch) and it has 360 blank pages (counted both sides).

Recycle and reuse

2009-03-20T23:12:00.001-07:00

I really like the idea of recycling where it's possible to save the environment, and it can be fun too. I have used the colorful bottles from cleaning products etc. as vases.

Newborn baby brooch

2009-02-24T04:28:00.000-08:00

Fragile transportation

2009-02-22T10:29:00.000-08:00

For a long time I have wanted to use my pictures to print on fabric, and I finally did it. These eggs comes from my trip to Tunesia.
I'll have to do a lot more experimentation with turning my pictures into fabric. Can't wait to get started.

2009-02-02T22:38:00.001-08:00

Bags, bags and more bags....

I really enjoyed making these bags, combining fabric and adding things.

Fabric bags are next...

2008-12-05T03:26:00.000-08:00

Can't wait to show you my fabric bags. Here is the first one, but there are many more to come.

My little princess

2008-10-01T01:26:00.000-07:00

Just finished a little book.

2008-09-30T03:23:00.000-07:00

I have made a new collection of fabric brooches with hearts on. I'm very much into hearts these days.

ZZZZUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM

2008-08-29T11:10:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of bees around here....or wasps...I can't really tell the difference. But honey....that I like.

Queen Elisabeth I

2008-08-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

It was a bit difficult for me to get started with this one, but finally I got the inspiration and, it was so fun to make.

Pencil cases.

2008-07-30T05:21:00.000-07:00

Now I finished some pencil cases. Small ones. Just the right size for a pencil, a pen and en eraser and a little bit more. Just enough for what you'll need to write on the go. They fit perfect in a small bag, and then you always know where your can find it.

2008-07-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

Many more books to come, here is one of them, a Baby Book. You can write about you pregnancy, write about your baby, about your own childhood or ....what you feel like. Just a cute book with a little baby.

books it is....

2008-07-24T00:54:00.000-07:00

I have made a lot of different books over the years (with blank pages, I mean) and I really enjoy making them. I can combine a lot of my skills: sewing, painting, designing and combining it all with my crazy ideas.

What are the books for....? Oh...thank you for asking...
Don't we all - now and then - have the need to write down something that we have to remember, something that we would like to get rid our minds of, tell someone....or the recipe of a fabulous cake...? These books can be used for all that...and much more...as a:

1 Notebook
2 Sketch book
3 Recipe book
4 Cook book
5 ...about my pregnancy book
6 ...about my baby book
7 Homework book
8 Garden book
9 Shopping list-book
10 Travel diary

....or....do you have any good ideas...?

I use one of mine to write down 3 good things that have happened each day...that makes me stay happy.

More books to come so keep an eye on this site. I have small pencil cases coming up too...