Welcome to Maggie's Corner Dot Org
my mantra: "Don't Throw That Away!"
Maggie's Corner Dot Org
PO Box 813
Bagdad, FL 32530
United States
fax: 877-272-0446
handcraf
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Welcome to Maggie's Corner, my corner of the internet, come in, look around.
I am on a journey – living life – with an ever changing landscape!
When I was working for a living, my craft was installing ceramic tile and marble. I worked for companies that did commercial work such as hotels, resorts, shopping malls, and hospitals. I worked as an installer for many years and eventually worked my way into an office job with the title Project Manager. I didn’t have much time for hobbies back then but since I retired I have found many hobbies to keep myself productive and creative. I also enjoy cooking and making drinks; I make home-brewed fermented beverages, and cultured fermented veggies.
I love to do all sort of fiber arts, especially to weave textiles, knit, and crochet; I also enjoy sewing but that seems more like work due to the storefront and local customers. I took a basket weaving class last year and I definitely want to do more basket weaving! Actually I love doing most all types of handcrafts! I also like to garden in containers and in raised beds. I like making garden yard art. I also make glass pieces using copper foil and solder. I enjoy drawing and painting, I tried air brush years ago and I still have my equipment but that is one craft I can’t say I care much for but if I got it out and tried again I might like it. I love all hand crafting of all sorts, and especially of traditional skills that are becoming a lost art! For me, it is intrinsic for a feeling of well being to make things with my hands. I believe it is vital to our civilization that we keep the traditions of handcrafting in our everyday lives. I am a sustainable living advocate, preservationist of all things homestead, old ways, and handmade, but I do enjoy the modern world, and I believe both worlds can meld into a wonderful coexistence using modern technology to enhance our knowledge and make labor intensive chores faster and more pleasant. Our traditional handcrafts can be enjoyed as a hobby now instead of a household drudgery that it may have been for some in years gone by. A handmade rug, made from all those discarded t-shirts can be enjoyable to make as well as be useful as a bathmat in the shower area or at the mudroom door. A shopping tote made from discarded feed bags can make wonderful durable easy to clean carryalls on market day. A hand knit or crochet pair of socks, slippers, hat, or maybe a lap throw, is a unique and priceless gift to make and to receive. I love all Handcrafting and think of myself as an Artisan and Craftsman. I love giving a new life to items that have outlived their usefulness as their original purpose, such as the broom and mop handles that are now my Backstrap and Inkle Looms.
Join me or start your own upcycle group in your town to recycle, reuse, re-purpose, and educate others. I also have tutorials showing how to salvage material such as coffee bags, feed bags, then layout, and sew the material into useful items such as carryall shopping market totes and handbags.
A portion of the money received from sales of my custom made items goes toward caring for rescued pets that I rescue or that I foster.
If you would like to make a gift to help me in my effort to take care of rescues I will appreciate any and all gifts. You can send to my PayPal and if you want to tell me what you want your gift to go toward here are a few items I purchase for rescues. 50 pound bag dog food $22, Box of Trifexis 6 doses $135, Vet annual visit for a dog for all vaccinations and testing $117, Office Visit Vet as needed for various reasons $42, Other various medications needed occasionally are ear, eye, skin medications usually between $35 and $120 depending on medication. Various grooming items such as shampoo, brushes and other items $5 to $50. Any amount will be appreciated.
Easy way to pay or send money – http://paypal.me/HandcraftsByMaggie
#pets #rescues #petrescue #petfoster #dogrescue
#turtlerescue #turtle #catrescue
All tutorials in my Tutorial shop were written by me to show how I make the custom order items that I sell in my Etsy shop located here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaggiesCornerDotOrg
My tutorial shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaggiesTutorials
#sewing #recycle #upcycle #etsy #craftsy #totes #shopping #gifts #weavinglooms #fiberarts #yarn
#tutorials #classes #kombucha #scoby #fermented #sourdough #kombuchaparty #kombuchascoby
Current Programs:
- Fermented drinks and food
- Totes made from Feed Bags and Coffee Bags Program
- Broom Handles to Looms Program
- Rags to Rugs Program
- Floor Cloths from Remnants Program
- Tutorials on How-To process and make the totes from recycled materials Program
Current Projects:
- Homesteaders Farmers Market
- Studio and Workshop Project
- Nursery Greenhouse Project
- Garage Workshop Project
Disclaimer: I stopped publishing newsletters in 2015 so some of the information may be out of date. I archived the newsletters for future reference for myself but I also share with viewers here:
Visit my Craftsy Shop for my online Tutorials that show how I salvage and upcyle materials as well as design, layout, cutting, and construction methods that I have devised over the years. I also have opened a shop for Only Tutorials on Etsy, here is the link Maggie's Original Designs Tutorials
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Maggie's Corner Dot Org
PO Box 813
Bagdad, FL 32530
United States
fax: 877-272-0446
handcraf