My Altered Life

myalteredart — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:11:35 +0000

Newest items for sale in my etsy shop: Cornerstone Handcrafts

Altered art collage bookmarks:

How to make Fabric Roses

myalteredart — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:39:13 +0000

I’ve been working with fabric recently and this is on my current “to learn” list…. I found several good tutorials on youtube and wanted to share them.

How to Make a Recycled Fabric Cuff – CraftStylish

myalteredart — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:16:54 +0000

Easy tutorial with lots of pictures for making a denim fabric wrist cuff!

How to Make a Recycled Fabric Cuff – CraftStylish.

Hand Rolled Paper Beaded Pins

myalteredart — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:22:27 +0000

Here’s an assortment of new pins that I designed and have for sale on my etsy shop Cornerstone Handcrafts.

They were really fun to make…. and more fun to wear!

New Items On Etsy

myalteredart — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:58:52 +0000

Here are some new items listed in my Etsy shop, Cornerstone Handcrafts

Upcycled Art CD collages:

Upcycled Art: The Newest Green Trend

myalteredart — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:35:57 +0000

Upcycling is the process of taking an item that would normally end up in the trash and turning it into something useful. Upcycled art is the newest green trend. We take materials that are destined for a landfill and turn them into jewelry or paintings or other wonderful works of art. The realm of possibilities are endless.

Upcycling is different from recycling in that items are transformed, rather than melted down and reused. Here is an example:

These are bamboo tiles that have been cut apart from a mat and painted and decoupaged and turned into mini works of art.

Another great idea is turning an old cd into a mini wall hanging. These are made from paper decoupaged with sayings:

Another example of upcycled art are these bookmarks made from cards and tags and turned into works of art:

These and many other upcycled art pieces are available for sale at Cornerstone Handcrafts

Free Vintage Photos

myalteredart — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:37:25 +0000

Here are some photos of vintage ladies…. free to use for art projects!

Now on Sale

myalteredart — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:15:47 +0000

Currently on sale at Cornerstone Handcrafts….

ON SALE!! 20% 0FF

PRICE WAS $20.00 / NOW $16.00

Beautiful beaded necklace in pink, lime green, and orange with brown wooden spacer beads! A beautiful decoupaged upcycled bamboo tile finishes the look!

Comes with matching bracelet.

Each paper bead is hand rolled and sealed with an acrylic finsish and is water resistant. Elastic cord

Length: 22″

Colors: pink, orange, lime green and brown

Going Green with Recycled Paper Beads

myalteredart — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:14:09 +0000

I’ve been going to town lately making hand rolled paper beads. These are surprisingly very durable and especiall beautiful. You never know what the finished product will look like….. and what’s better than lowering your carbon footprint?

Here are a few of my creations. These and others can be found at Cornerstone Handcrafts!

Beads made from a NYC Subway Map!

These beads are made from the pages of a magazine!

Pumpkin Spice Hand Rolled Bead Necklace

myalteredart — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:51:19 +0000

Fall inspirations……Hand rolled beads adorn this earth tone necklace that I call “Pumpkin Spice” …. now listed for sale at Cornerstone Handcrafts