Repurpose Crafts

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Sew a Pillow Front From Selvage Pieces

The printer’s marks and text on fabric selvage pieces really attract me for some reason. I started collecting cut-off selvage ends from fabric projects and when I had enough I decided to make a pillow front to attach to a canvas pillow blank. Such a pillow makes a great keepsake for someone who sews because…

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Upcycled Book Becomes Art Journal

Hello! I am Cheryl Chambers and I love art journaling. Upcycling old books into new journals makes me extremely happy! Searching thrift stores for the perfect book to use as a new project is like going on a treasure hunt. I find that this process makes every upcycled book into a really special and personal art…

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Painting on a Recycled Wooden Pallet

Hello! I am Christine Keenan and I wanted to share with you a piece of art that I made for a local charity. As a volunteer for a local non-profit that empowers at risk girls by teaching woodworking skills, I thought this would be an appropriate piece of art to donate to their silent auction. I’m…

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Second Life of a Tissue Box

Do you love to recycle? I do! I am Julia Cotrim and I love to recycle! Yes I do! 🙂 Because I call myself a recycling girl 🙂 I am always gathering used boxes – big boxes, small boxes, any kind of boxes. I also love flowers; especially violets because they remind me of my mom who is so…

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“For The Home” Drawer Knob Rehab

It’s Michelle Wells and today, I would like to share with you how I re-designed already available porcelain knobs with Tattered Angels products, for an entry way dresser rehab project I am presently working on. Products used: Tattered Angels Plain Jane Baseboard mist- Gravel, Ivory Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam – Clear Tattered Angels Color Wash – White Wash Polymer Clay –…
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Featured Maker – Stephanie Schutze

From time to time we like to invite crafters to be our Guest Designer/Blogger for a month to challenge us to see things in a different way and so that we may learn more about our products through the eyes of a new designer. We kick of this serie of articles for 2018 by inviting a…

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How to make a Travel Tea Bag Holder

At Canvas Corp, we offer a wide range of blank canvas and burlap items that we cut and sew in our Springdale facility. These items come in a range of sizes, shapes and designs and in some cases are not even burlap or canvas, but for example, denim.  Our range of blank products is prefect…

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Up, up & away! – make paper balloons with 7gypsies

Hey everyone!!! I’m Cathy Frailey and I’d like to share my paper balloons project with you today. I love steampunk and all that it invokes: a little grunge, some romance, Victorian meets industrial. And the most recognizable steampunk icon you usually see is the hot air balloon! Another great thing about steampunk is that you can upcycle…

This blog is a compilation of inspiration from the Canvas Corp Brands family including Canvas Corp, Tattered Angels and 7Gypsies.