Upcycled Decorative Pillow Made From A Recycled Striped Cotton Sweater
I come across so many pieces of clothing in my travels that have a fabulous pattern, but are out of shape, out of style, or damaged in some way. When I find them, I grab them, knowing that at some point I will find a way to give them a new lease on life. That's exactly what happened with this sweater! I adore the colors, the stripes, and the softness of washed cotton, but there was a big ol' hole in the elbow of one of the sleeves. So I cut off the sleeves and the collar, serged the edges, and turned it into a super comfortable pillow! Please note, this isn't a pillow cover, but the full pillow with insert and all :) Width: 16" Height: 18" Thanks for looking and please feel free to contact me with any questions!
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Welcome to Found Beauty Studio! This is my one woman attempt to bring a little fun back into the world with bright and functional recycled found object art. I've always been a maker of things. Always. But if you'd told me when I walked out of college with a bachelor's in theatre arts a decade ago in Massachusetts that I'd end up running my own art studio in Burlington, Vermont, I would have called you crazy. I had plans to go on to a successful and illustrious career in costume and set design, and then took a u-turn and worked in program direction and fundraising for nonprofits, and then as a community organizer for local government, and then burned out on the whole 70-hour-work-week-in-a-cubicle life and headed back to art.
Life takes funny twists and turns, and here I am, happier than I could have imagined in the upstairs of a house in the Old North End with my wood worker husband, three fluffy cats, and two turtles (one of whom is fast approaching 30 years old), using my maker-of-things skills to upcycle found materials into new creations. While I do create fine art pieces, my primary love is creating functional pieces - lamps, tote bags, jewelry, furniture, clothing, home goods, planters…the list goes on. I find great joy in taking a used up, forgotten and discarded object and turning it into a one of a kind piece that someone will use and love.
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