Necktie Skirts with School Girl Attitude
A necktie skirt separated the hippy from conventional same ol’. We honor these visionaries by styling this vintage find with a sweet, school girl attitude.
Upcycle Designs
UPcycle Designer Doris P. Eagle
“I view the world with endless creative possiblities.” Doris P. Eagle Welcome to my passion. My name is Doris P. Eagle and I love the life I live. I live in La Misión, Baja California. Every day of my life I’m blessed to create in paradise. From my sewing table I look out the window …
Think Restoration Before You Repurpose
A Question for the Responsible UPcycler “Restoration is something I am exceptionally passionate about because I believe that it should extend from clothing, to housewares to homes themselves. If there are people willing to use a thing as it is, it should be left.” –Julie Bergmans Fab Gabs Vintage Co The availability of good, wearable …
UPcycle: Indian Textile Arts
Indian Textile adorns cotton and silk with opulent beading. The Indian Textile industry produces billions of fabric sold worldwide. As a result, it is the second highest employer in India and the second largest producer of fiber in the world. Textiles are an ancient art in India. Weaving and spinning go back 4000 years. The …
UPtitude: Follow Your Bliss
“If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living.” — Joseph Campbell The path to true abundance is as easy as doing what you love. The …
UPcycle: Repurpose Brooches
Find new uses for old brooches. If your brooches are missing stones or have broken fasteners, repurpose them into art! Brooches were designed to perform a simple function –to hold things together. Over the years, however, practicality evolved into glamour. Vanity ruled! Because of their versatility, women used them casually on a sweater or formally …
UPtitude: Awaken The Inner Goddess
“Beauty is not in the face; Beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran The greatest source of empowerment lies deep within. It is called the Divine Feminine Essence or The Inner Goddess. For us, it signifies the glorious awakening of the fire that burns within us the source of all creative …
UPtitude: Trust Your Imagination
“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso The Girl In A Mirror Imagination is the power of the mind to be creative and resourceful. Our imagination allows us to solve problems and conceptualize solutions. Let’s imagine our future. What will our planet be like tomorrow? What can we do to get to where …
The Thing About Crystal
Crystal jewelry is romance. My mother wore a crystal necklace to her wedding in 1951. So it is forever imprinted on my mind as a symbol of eternal love. What is the magic of crystal? Most important to its magic is knowing its production. In the 1950s a hazing process was applied to the beads …