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I adore this bench made by Etsy seller JackRabbit.
The designer crocheted hundreds (369, to be exact) of little “weiners” (heehee) from donated recycled sweaters that she dyed with a natural mix of madder and hibiscus flowers.
She then used the stuffing from and old couch found on the street to stuff the weiners and used a discarded Ikea Lack table as the base. Even the wheels are found, originally from a filing cabinet.
What an amazing example of upcycling!
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It looks even more amazing in person! She had it with her at the Maker Faire recently in California…it was pretty awesome!
This is really beautiful, I love the other crochet pieces she makes too.
I would love to have seen it in person, this is recycling at its best!
hello from london, just wanted to say hi, and to let you know that i love your blog, just spent a happy half hour browsing through your world, with a coffee in my hand, biscuits at my side,and my dog snoring at my feet, and lovely images coming at me from the screen…im adding you to my fave list so i can spy on you again. xx
that is hilarious and awesome!
thanks steven! i love to hear that!
miss malaprop- that’s so cool that it was at the maker faire! i wish i had been able to go this year! oh well, there’s always the next year.
talk about being creative! anyone with the guts to name something weiner definitely earns kudos from me.
HAHA - this bench makes me laugh. I love that you can buy this on etsy.