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Post by fernwood on Dec 31, 2019 5:43:56 GMT -5
Curious.
Near where I live there are many art and/or craft shows that only allow vendors that have over 50% re-purposed items.
Some examples are paintings on barn boards, mittens/hats made from sweaters, wood boxes with adornments applied, etc.
I have been purchasing jewelry with rocks/shells at garage sales and thrift stores. Taking them apart and re-using the components.
Central WI, especially Portage County, is all about re-use, recycle, re-purpose.
The tags for anything with re-purposed components list such.
Has anyone else sold items at similar events? If so, how did you re-purpose?
I am thinking that turning a rough rock into a cab would fall into re-purposing.
Thanks.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 31, 2019 6:03:27 GMT -5
Here is an example on how I plan on re-purposing. Found these earrings for $1.00. The shell disks will be removed and used for other projects. The findings the shells were attached to, will be used to hang rock beads from. Then attached to a necklace. Since I do not know what the ear wires are made from, those will be thrown away. This pair of earrings should yield at least 6 items that would qualify as containing re-purposed items. Some of the events with the re-purposing requirement, also require some before photos of items that were re-purposed.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 31, 2019 6:21:52 GMT -5
I also have wire wraps made from jamesp glass. They qualify as re-purposed items.
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Post by RickB on Dec 31, 2019 12:16:22 GMT -5
I've bought rings, earrings, etc that had damaged or missing cabs or faceted stones and replaced the damaged stones. I do save all parts and pieces that I think I or others could use on a future project.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 31, 2019 13:43:32 GMT -5
My sister is a re-gifter. Drives me crazy. She's always been a cheap b*tch. I know re-purposing is vogue and I see nothing wrong with it, but it does get awfully silly/pretentious at times and often just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I guess it's all in how you pull it off. I've seen nice stuff and stuff that would have been better left alone.
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Post by knave on Dec 31, 2019 16:43:33 GMT -5
I once wrapped a rock with 18 ga repurposed scrap copper thermostat wire. I generally like to use material at hand, but it didn’t give me any warm fuzzy feeling, just a feeling that a serious wrapper would never do such a thing, lol
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Post by greig on Dec 31, 2019 17:43:55 GMT -5
I find quite a few odd items with my metal detector. The gold eventually gets sold for scrap value. The interesting stuff goes into a huge glass, jar which someday will get sorted out (maybe). I have gone into it when I needed something special that I remembered. If I get into jewelry making, I am sure there is stuff in the glass jar that could be reused.
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Post by knave on Jan 1, 2020 12:31:25 GMT -5
Repurposing needs to be looked at from a practical point of view.
My dad told me it doesn’t pay to take long steps to save your $40 shoes if you end up splitting your $80 pants.
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Post by pizzano on Jan 1, 2020 13:25:58 GMT -5
Repurposing needs to be looked at from a practical point of view. My dad told me it doesn’t pay to take long steps to save your $40 shoes if you end up splitting your $80 pants. LOL.......that's why I spend more on my shoe's than I do on my pants.........they take more of a beating.....!
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Post by fernwood on Jan 2, 2020 4:46:55 GMT -5
Being realistic about what can be re-purposed is important.
Many years ago I purchased a group of Southwest "pieces and parts" off Ebay. They were mostly Sterling and/or Turquoise. many of those items were used for other jewelry creations. Some were not usable.
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