A Giveaway & Some New kind of Pretties

If you're a fan of YoYo Pretties

you may be interested in a little giveaway 

I'm offering on my YoYo Pretties FaceBook Fan Page.

One lucky little girl will receive a custom made YoYo hair pretty!

Winner will be announced Dec. 1st.

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After 5 years of making YoYo's I'm starting to experiment

with new materials. 

Lately I've been really inspired to create pretty things 

out of old worn out materials.

These are my first creations made from a pile of Jeans

that have been sitting in my closet collecting dust 

and taking up valuable space.

These were Jeans with paint/stains, ragged hems, ripped knees, 

and missing buttons - so pretty much unwearable or worthy of donating.

I'd started cutting them up for a friend to use for making levi quilts,

and that's when I realized that I didn't need to throw out the seams.

Along with the bold stitching I especially love the look of the frayed edges.

I've got handfuls of scraps left and a noggin full of ideas yet to explore.

What about you, do you like to upcycle?

What unusual materials have you played around with lately?