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as a child i can remember back to rolling up old magazines with my mom to make frames and beads out of recycled magazines…when recycling wasn’t so cool.
today you can find such an item at Urban Outfitters for $52.00 dollars…i love the look though that the magazines give to the mirror. see more details here.

i saw an interesting story while on DIYthing’s blog a little while ago and wanted to post about it here.
“Purl Bee tells the story how their storefront was chosen by the local firehouse EMS team as their symbol of the neighborhood for their new uniform patch. The firehouse EMS team at the 63rd Precinct Badge! […]

the Storque has arrived…long awaited! Etsy launches The Storque! The Storque will bring you site news, how-tos from Etsy Labs and lots more.

The Giraffe Collection is by far my favorite…
Jessica D’Amico …designer behind the brand Lady J Jewelry Designs. Jessica comes from a family rich in the creative field, her grandmother was a painter and her parents are very talented hair stylist.

Jessica takes time out to teach jewelry design to young students at Mott Hall in Manhattan. […]

just love these designs by 3 bugs in a rug…see more here.

simple but different, a style all her own, designer Leeann Hynes from Stir Studios. Leeann worked for a well-established jewelry designer that sold to companies such as Anthropologie, J.Jill, and April Cornell, over the years Leeann took what she learned and started Stir Studios.
starting monday Leeann will give us insights on starting a business and […]

 simple…but all that is needed. what a great necklace for any little girl.
the designer is from France:
“I’m french,I live in la rochelle a small town near the sea. It’s importante to me to live in a natural environnement. I have three children. I’m designer,I work four years in Paris for “Surplus Bensimon”,and sometimes for “Autour […]

 
CB - Tell us a little about how the business came to be.
Greenbelts - I’ve had the idea for many years after I purchased a lovely leather collar from a local store for my dog. The first thing that I thought of is that I could make one just like it using a thick leather […]

there is just something about leather that i love…guess it’s the worn leather i love the most, as it softens and gets the scratches on it. it reminds me of life i guess.
well i discovered greenbelts a few weeks back while surfing ETSY…Shannon designs and crafts all the work herself from old worn belts she finds.

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Maya Road sneak peek for CHA Summer 2007…see more here