Did you know that a toque, brimless hat, could be made from a refashioned sweater? Well it can! And you can find some super cozy looking toques at Lambkin Toques! The artist is Marcella and she is offering up one lucky reader the pick of her shop but she's also offering everyone else a 20% shop-wide discount through March 16 (just enter the coupon code UPCYCLEDSTUFF20 at checkout). A bit more about how you can win one of these for yourself after we learn a bit about the artist.
Tell us a little about your shop and your art.
I make
toques out of reclaimed wool. I also make other accessories as I become
inspired (e.g., cup cozies, cowls, yoga socks, etc). Old unloved sweaters are my
media of choice. I started making hats when I couldn't find one that I liked.
I'd see sweaters at thrift stores and think that would make a perfect hat. Then
the lightbulb went on and I decided to do just that. Now I can't stop!
Where do you take your inspiration from?
I honestly
have to say I enjoy making every single toque. I love the process of being
inspired by the material and pattern of a sweater. I enjoy showing people that
products made out of recycled materials can be just as fresh and new feeling as
products that are made from new materials.
What do you want readers to know about you or your art?
Someday, I'd
like to try to make my own furniture out of reclaimed wood. I like to reuse
materials as much as possible rather than buying something new. It takes a lot
of resources and energy to make new products, I want to help reduce that by
making sustainable choices. I'm far from perfect, I do what I can and take it
easy on myself for things I can't.
Sounds like my kind of gal! Okay, time to enter to win a toque (or other upcycled item from Lambkin Toques) of your own and it's
easy as one, two, three! Be sure to enter one comment
for each action that you take below. On Thursday, March 8, at 6:00pm EST Random.org
will determine the winning comment number! Now get busy tweeting, sharing and
commenting (and be sure you leave some way for me to contact you in case
you are the winner):
2. Tweet this post and be sure to include @LambkinToques
