Thoughts of Recycling

by Elizabeth Patel

I'm always trying to find new ways to incorporate recycled items into my own work, both out of being kind to our earth & looking for ways to reduce my financial expenditures...

So here are a few of my most recent repurposed & recycled items
It was an clip-on earring, that will eventually make it into the center of a flower, or be used as a button.
I clipped the screw post off and used a jewelry pliers to curl the metal around into a loop, and then used some glue to seal off the gap, I used glue because for what I'll use it for it doesn't need to be super pretty.
What I have here is 1 magnet from the back of a pad of paper - that I will use with a metal washer to form a purse closure. The wooden beads will be wrapped in seed beads like the other bead in the picture to be the center of my flowers.

I'm always looking for more ways to recycle the things around me.

Now it's your turn - What are some of your item recycling tips?

Getting To Know The ERG Team

by Cherri Miele
Rather than racking my brain for a subject to write an article, I thought a list of interview questions for team members might be interesting. A good read to help us get to know each other as artists, as well as an opportunity for our readers and potential customers to learn more about us and our products.

Copy and paste the list of questions in your reply, add a space, then answer :0)

1. What is your Etsy shop name?

2. What is your primary shop item?

3. What is your favorite art medium?

4. Where do you get your inspiration from?

5. Do you gain inspiring ideas from looking at other forms of art?

6. How would you describe the difference between art vs craft?

7. Which piece in your shop are you most proud of and why? (please include link)

8. What is the price range of your items? (lowest-highest)

9. Who is your target market?

10. Please share one fellow ERG member's shop link who's work you admire and would buy from if you had the money.