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By: Lillian

Lillian — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:10:48 +0000

These are great and unique ideas! I would love some more step by step instructions on some of them though. That dog sweater did not look really straight forward! I also love the coaster ideas. Old sweaters can often be found at thrift shops, and in cute colors. You don’t have to worry about the style! Also, I have some fab sweaters that hubby put in the washing machine, oops, but I have not been able to part with them although they are now a little too short for me. Renew here we come!

By: Aislinn55

Aislinn55 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:13:25 +0000

Thanks, Luann..I like hearing about “normal” childhoods, and I am sure I would have HAD those Barbies (those days, they were much cooler than the new ones), as I agree, it is so fun to make teeny-tiny- doll clothes! I still make doll clothes, and I had FOUR BOYS, ugh..I am hoping for a granddaughter, lol…I am making quilts right now, and some aprons, for christmas presents, starting early, but got alot of old socks out–wool, and am going to see if they “felt”, I don’t know, I “wing” it half the time, and thanks for your comments…at least it’s all recycle reuse…good for you, sincerely, Aislinn….

By: Carla | Green and Chic

Carla | Green and Chic — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:29:41 +0000

Great ideas! I have several sweaters that are pretty stretched out of shape but I dont want to toss them because I still like the softness of the cashmere. I will probably make some socks of slippers out of one of them!

By: Luanne

Luanne — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:21:55 +0000

Not at all, Aislinn. It just made me thing about the Barbie thing and that’s good. I’ve always has a huge soft spot for them. My room, growing up, was a Barbie compound with Barbie furniture handed down by my cousin. I believe I played with them until I was 14. I spotted my own 13-year-old playing with a doll alone in her room while visiting her grandmother. Sneak! I also adored making doll clothes, and my girls like designing clothes, as well. Some things are handed down cause we are excited about them. Still, It would have been wonderful to have grown up with canoes like you. How cool is that? Your women folk sound like they had other notions of child’s play, perhaps fun found in the outdoors. Guess we had lots of that, too and it brings back warm memories. Please keep leaving your thoughtful comments.

By: Aislinn55

Aislinn55 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:37:02 +0000

Hi, Luanne, I didn’t mean to imply that those old Barbies shouldn’t be played with…sorry, Of course, those old ones are better and many weren’t made by the new sweatshops, and the plastics were different, I apologize if I sounded a bit ‘uppity’, lol..didn’t mean to..I am pretty old, too, and never had any Barbies, (are you kidding, HA, in our family? we had canoes and stuff like that..my grandmother and mom didn’t believe in purchasing any toys…but I sure had a ball..I remember that) or, if I did, I would certainly recycle her, into some cool character, or make little clothes for her, but, the sock monkeys are a good idea, I did make two of those last Christmas for my daughter-in-law and son and put hats on them and sewed little outfits, and they loved them, even in their late 20s! She put them in the living room, on top of a book case, and I do want to do some more, it was a fun thing to make..I used those directions in the socks, haha..a bit of a problem, but it worked, and now I want to do one out of old socks, without buying the red heel ones…anyway, wanted to tell you I hope I wasn’t offensive..lol..thanks,

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:19:57 +0000

I agree about the plastic Barbies. But my kids often play with my old ones my mom saved and that sort of fits into the “vintage” category since I’m pretty old. Also, we have some from before I knew how gross plastic can be. I love the ideas of the mismatched sock. I have hundreds and they would be fun to reuse. So far, my kids have only made sock monkeys with them, but I will investigate.

By: Aislinn55

Aislinn55 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:49:57 +0000

I like all these ideas, EXCEPT any idea to do with “green” and “BARBIE”??? It’s sort of an oxymoronic connection, isn’t it? I do not encourage children to be addicted to those mass-marketed sweat-shop-created plastic dolls who may be responsible for girls growing up with some sort of complex–I invented a doll based on my own grandmother’s MOTHER’s doll, which has been around since 1902 –I tested her on several little girls, asking them “which would you rather play with? Your old Barbie? Or this?” while showing them, and 100% chose Eco-Aislinn. Aislinn is all about “green” (just like my own family has been for generations–do not understand why this “trend” wasn’t just part of good old common sense and the ‘natural’ way of things–but, that’s another essay..lol) and she eats organic, goes camping without a pink plastic ugly toy “RV”–she doesn’t do her nails or wear polyester..she’s kind to her elders, not conceited, has no complexes, and best of all, she has a very funny folks-y hairdo! So, try the kids on an alternative way of playing. Encouraging making accessories–“green” or not–for Barbies is sort of paradoxical, and defeats the entire purpose of really trying to clean up the earth–both physically, and philosophically..by helping to eliminate sweatshops. thank you

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:39:58 +0000

These ideas are ingenious…now to think of some way to recycle socks missing its mate! Anyone have any ideas?