Upcycled Photography Prop Newborn Knit Palazzo Pant and Head Wrap

I have to admit it. I'm addicted to the craft of making upcycled, photography prop, sets for newborn babies! 

I'm looking at everything I see on a hanger in a shop as a dissasembled piece waiting for new life on my work table. A woman's sweater can become 2 sets of pants and hats, and leggies and possibly a layering blanket too. A child's sweater or top I see as pants and hat or pants and leggies. 

It took me a while to get to this point because I only use really good quality knits and to cut them apart at first was a little painful as I had to reason with my logical brain that I was not destroying a perfectly good item but was re-purposing something old into something and fresh. 

Now I am quite keen on thinking upcycled is the way to go 

See what happens to a vintage knit dress! I have enough to make another set!

For SALE : $25.00 shipped U.S. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153558596/upcycled-newborn-baby-photography-prop

Photography Prop Bonanza

Gorgeous day in Chicago and perfect for taking a drive to the re-sale shops looking for items to upcycle or rehab into props. I'm so addicted to making something NEW out of something OLD. 

Yesterday's finds are going to be so much fun assembling into prop sets! Now to figure out what to use for the fillers/layers, and set the colors and themes for each. 

I'm thinking gingham lace, mushroom, moss, and raggedy quilt...Hmm. 

That sounds like a plan to me!

Will be posting pics when finished and up for sale ;)

RTS = Ready to Ship SALE Event

It's THURSDAY and that means that it's time for another RTS = READY to SHIP photography PROP selling event. Sponsored each Thursday by PROP INSANITY and the RTS VENDOR group on Facebook.

We have some amazing vendors and incredible props for every style, color, and theme. All items are ready for immediate ship and many include free shipping. Visit the link below and scan through the album. See something you like and leave your Paypal e-mail for the vendor to invoice you. It's a simple easy process that makes shopping for new props a fun and enjoyable experience.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151704932803384.1073741846.309471943383&type=1

It's a Retro Hippy Thing

It's a Retro HIPPY Thing! 

Made a few headbands from fabric medallions that remind me of patterns and colors I wore back as a teenager back in the 60's.

 When I was a kid my grandmother showed me how to make the medallions using a piece of cardboard cut into a circle. For this new batch I bought a handy little tool made of plastic with a disc that fits to hold the fabric in place while I stitched the circle to form the pleats.  

I love to make them and had a few ready to use for a pillow project. After giving it some thought I pictured the medallions on a headband or head wrap. The finished product is what you see below and as you can see my grand daughter loved them and insisted on wearing them in their own way. Georgia has hers higher while Reese has the Indian maiden look worn a little lower on her forehead. They have a cotton braided tie back for adjustable fit. *PEACE*  

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152383760/girls-toddler-headband-shabby?

Priced $14.00 including U.S. ship

International shipping add $3.00 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152387477/girls-toddler-headband-shabby?

ETSY Treasury for Prop Insanity Facebook RTS Vendors

Prop Insanity RTS Vendor TREASURY on ETSY

I'm a member of an ETSY TEAM for VENDORS belonging to the PROP INSANITY RTS VENDOR GROUP on Facebook. The Etsy team is:

Prop Insanity Treasury Group (for members of the Facebook group)

We make TREASURIES featuring items listed for sale in our individual ETSY shops. Our team members use the TREASURY views, comments and likes, as a way to promote our shop listings and draw new views to our shops and FACEBOOK pages.

All of us have shops on ETSY and we are ALSO members of the PROP INSANITY Facebook GROUP for vendors: 

PROP INSANITY for PHOTOGS and VENDORS.  

Have a look at some gorgeous PURPLE and RED props for my TREASURY offering for this first week in JUNE.

Please comment on the items to keep us in view on ETSY and we would appreciate you clicking on the little "heart" at the top left upper corner of each listing thumbnail pic. this will also help to keep us in top view on ETSY.

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below link to check out fabulous listings for amazing props for all your photography themes and styles!

https://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTY5MDd8MjcyMTk4Njg5MQ/red-and-purple-photography-prop

PROP INSANITY RTS (Read To Ship) 4/18/2013

Gorgeous UNIQUE photography props!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151619689278384.1073741831.309471943383&type=1

38 Dslr Lens Pouches

I'm so weird sometimes in the way I do things. I annoy myself!

Don't know why I am posting this "38" lens bag entry when my normal way would be to have a 40 or 50 lot. I got tired of cutting and sewing the bags and just stopped! That was all I could handle. NOW I have to cut out 38 fleece liner bags. Ugh! Tedious work to do all this cutting and sewing.

I once had a person contact me and ask why I charge $15 for my lens bags and what makes them worth that price. Seriously? This is why. I am basically making 2 bags into one bag. I also use quality pressure lock closure and end cord caps and designer cotton fabrics.

With my time and materials the actual income per bag is  based on 45 minutes to craft one bag. I'm netting less than $8 per hour/bag. If I didn't like what I do, I would be back punching a time clock like I did for 25 years. My only real complaint is this bad economy of ours has taken a bite out of sales. Hope post election, pre-holiday will put a smile back on my face and that all my work and effort will see lens bags sales like last year and the 4 years before.

Here is what 38 lens bags look like. This is my work for the next few days.