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Creative Ways to Use Special Objects

After watching a video on We Grow Wild's Youtube channel where she made buttons, stitch markers and earrings from an olive wood log that had beautiful veined wood, I was inspired to finally use the piercing saw that I got from my parent's house, which I bought when I was a teenager. I find it extremely insightful, that in my late teens and young adult years, when I needed to decide on a career, I seemed to have forgotten or thought it irrelevant, that I used to be an extremely crafty child.


In primary and high school we learned how to use a sewing machine, to knit and basic woodworking. I always continued crafting at home during my free time and made coconut and beaded jewellery, knitted wrist warmers and sewed accessories. Some items that I specifically remember making are necklace pendants from shells and coconut shell.


Since we will be moving house in the near future, I have been thinking about decluttering. Personally, I am not a big fan of sentimental decorative items that don't have a practical use. For this reason I wanted to find a use for the shells we collected during our holiday in Sumbawa Indonesia. I decided to make stitch markers for knitting out of some of the smaller shells I had collected.


Knitting project with shell stitch marker on the needle

Once done, I immediately put them on the needles! This is a perfect way, to have a useable, beautiful and unique item. I handle and look at them regularly and cherish the memories linked to them.


Knitting project with shell stitch marker on the needle


Were you inspired you to make useable items from your memorabilia? I would love to hear if you were!



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