How To “Weave” Or “Braid” A “Basket” Container

by Cecile Cinco

I have 30 pictures of the process of weaving or braiding this container you see pictured. It can be a container of anything that fits, actually. Put your pens in or a water jug.

The series of pictures are detailed. Since a picture paints a thousand words, I believe you can follow it. I’ve used rice sack strips in this case but in the past I’ve always used old newspaper or better yet, glossy magazine, which is a great way to recycle those glossy paper than to burn them.

The problem is, I’ve loaded the pictures in one of my Facebook folders which are only accessible by “friends” so anyone who is my “friend” can learn how to do it.

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Laptop Bag Made Out Of Rice Sacks

by Cecile Cinco

Did you know that rice sacks are not only for holding rice and later for trash? I used to make it as my base for almost all my sewing craft products because it makes the outcome tear-free, especially when I’m using snack foil and tetra pack. Rice sack alone is also good but it’s more costly since I use the design of the sack to make it artistic and at the same time, functional, while being eco-friendly.

Below is the pics of the step-by-step process of the laptop bag I created (the only copy of such design) which was sold to a chat friend in the US for $80 in 2005, if I remember right.

In case the pics don’t show up, you can see them at picasaweb.

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What Can You Do With Assorted Scrap Cloth, Beads From Snapped Pony Tail Holder, And Zippers From Tattered Clothes?

by Cecile Cinco

Last week I rummaged through my precious trash (trash for them but precious for me). I sorted them out and gave a compact space. I threw out all the trash trash and saved the useful trash.

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Nescafe Sachets Turned Into Snake

by Cecile Cinco

I promised the kids to put this on their site Kids Are Crafting, which is still under renovation. And why not? They were the ones who made this snake. I just taught them what to do with each sachet, how to fold it and what it can turn into. I just want to display it now because it’s really new. Maybe I can do some practical joke with it and place them in the shower of some apogee condo south beach units. Continue reading »

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How To Make Cheaper And Edible Clay

by Cecile Cinco

If you are a parent who’s got little kids, or you’re a teacher to grade school kids, or you’re a nanny, or you’re just plain crafty, you might want to dabble into edible clay.

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Welcome!

by Cecile Cinco

This is basically a craft blog and store at the same time.

I am a crafter in my own right. 99% of my crafts are original and each has no replica because I craft direct from how I perceive it in my imagination to the creation. I am no pattern-maker so I have no pattern for whatever I have created. Also, since I am a recycler, most of my creations are from recycled stuff like juice foils, tetra packs, noodle packs, coffee sachets, tarpaulins, etc…which are detrimental to our environment if we just burn them up. So I design something useful…functional…so that instead of adding to the incinerator, it will still continue to do service to the globe and its inhabitants to make it better by not making it worse.

Having been involved with the Talitha Foundation, I have tried to teach its beneficiaries some of the stuff I make for them to have extra income. Their living conditions are worse. Every money then can earn is an opportunity they will grab. Although we have tried to export, those helping us can no longer do. The Foundation being broke, with too much personal expenses and love from its founder, Ofelia Pantino, the exporting Continue reading »

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