Craftastrophe » Recyled Rejects

The Couch of Many Colors

suebob — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:57:13 +0000

It’s festive…it’s arty…it’s…like something someone in my neighborhood would put out on the lawn. Minus the dingle balls. I don’t think I have ever seen dingle balls on any furniture around here.

Bonus: it clashes with everything in equal proportions.

{Source} $4500. I think I’ll just staple some beach towels to the loveseat I already have instead.

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Yeah, but does it go with the curtains?

suebob — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:11:59 +0000

I work in an industry with a high BS factor. The writing I wade through every day would make junior high school English teachers weep with rage. But, as it turns out, I got nothin’.

Using the combination of color & language, I involved cultural and personal problematics into this utopian equation attempting to suppress or contain large, unruly aspects of popular culture and daily life into small, manageable squares. The color chips gradate per usual, but their names, a mix of literal and ephemeral associations, create juxtapositions filled with awkward tension and dark humor, questioning what we desire and why we desire it.

I need to get me one a them art school eddications.

{Source} $6.00 and a hardy hello from Home Depot, which is where that MFA got you, right?

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Nailed It

suebob — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:08:15 +0000

My file of “Things Made From Fingernails That Shouldn’t Be” is beginning to fill up!

Today: Earrings.

{Source} $8.18 US. Comes with a pile of magazines missing some of their pages.

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Branding is Everything

suebob — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:10:52 +0000

I don’t care. No matter how much you try to call this “human ivory,” it’s still fingernail clippings to me. No, seriously. Fingernail clippings.

Also? Get that thing out of my house.
{Source} $200 and steam cleaner rental for where I just tossed my lunch on the carpet.

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My, How…Rustic

suebob — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:47:17 +0000

Have I ever mentioned my loathing for most things made of mason jars? Ok, then.

It’s a light fixture. Made out of a goat yoke. And some mason jars. Just add some chairs made of John Deere tractor seats and you’ve got yourself a theme.
{Source} $445, or the price of a herd of goats

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Don’t Fence Me In

suebob — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:56:29 +0000

Because nothing says Love like an old, rusty piece of wire? Hope you’re up on your tetanus shots, honey!

{Source} $12. Emergency room visits extra.

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One Small Problem

suebob — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:05:45 +0000

You might as well wear the Dog Eye Patch from yesterday. On both eyes.

These crystal sunglasses are to die for.No u can not see out of them.They are prefect for lying on the beach or wearing on top of your head as hairwear.

They’re great sunglasses IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE.
{Source} 40 pointless dollars

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And I Was Worried I Wouldn’t Have Anything to Wear to My Stripper Pole Classes

suebob — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:20:05 +0000

In case you haven’t been feeling trashy enough lately.

The best part? Even the mannequin has tats. Because life is not possible without tats.
{Source} Only $15 slightly sweaty one dollar bills

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Two, two, two mints in one

suebob — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:00:44 +0000

This would be bad if it were a bustier. It would be bad if it were a purse. Voila! It’s a bustier purse.

{Source} Only $10.

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Death Wish Necklace

suebob — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:49:03 +0000

To YOU it may be a “statement necklace.” To me, it’s something that is going to get caught in a whirring gear, drag me into the machine, and snap my neck, leaving me dead, tragically young, and beautiful. Well, one out of three, anyway.

Messy green necklace

Rubber jewelry is light weight, versatile and fun to wear. This piece combines black and purple buttons with seaweed green rubber to create a dramatic statement.

So, dear readers – do tell – what IS the statement this necklace is making?

{Source} Marked down from $55 to $49.50 for the thrifty