Re:Boutique, Part 2

Now, a peek at some of the stuff our Re:Boutique has for sale, and the artists who make them. And remember, the boutique is open whenever SCRAP is: every Thursday, noon-8; First Fridays, 5-9; Third Saturdays, 10-1. With additional hours as we pick up more volunteers! (Want to help make that happen AND get 20% off your SCRAP purchases? Start by signing up to attend one of our intro sessions.)

Ann Marie Koshuta [amkstudio (at) aol (dot) com] takes mismatched jewelry pieces, old clothing, and fashion design samples of all sorts, and incorporates them into wearable art accessories that get noticed. She makes her own felted fabric and even uses previously-steeped linen teabags, among other things, truly seeing extra potential in items that are usually tossed in the trash.

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Think Outside the Store's artist Sarah Gingold [skgingold (at) gmail (dot) com] runs and hosts workshops in her Silver Spring, MD, studio. We're carrying tote bags and scarves she's made from goodies she saved OR bought from the SCRAPpy side of our store.

 

In addition, she and a friend have created Monkey Shorts birthday cards, featuring little characters they made, clothed, then posed, photographed and captioned with some hilarious comments. Come in and enjoy the whole set.

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Redemption Glassworks takes used wine and water bottles and turns them into functional glassware. Then their proceeds from our sales go straight to GSI Haiti, a nonprofit that develops academic initiatives in rural Haiti. A bottle that's been cut in half is just plain cool, but don't take our word for it; see their designs -- etched and unetched -- for yourself.

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Still more to come!