Welcome to Desert Sunsations

The process of transforming unused elements into usable items is extremely creative, satisfying and good for the environment. I've just created a new Squidoo lens, Re-creative Crafting, that will focus on tips, techniques and tutorials for creative projects using a variety of repurposed materials. I'd love you to take a peak and enjoy! If anyone else has a Squidoo lens, please let me know so I can take a look.

Everywhere I go these days I am looking at things in a new perspective. I'm trying to see things not as they are, but as they could be. I'm transforming vintage buttons into pendants. I'm creating magnets from game pieces and vintage findings. I'm saving junk. I'm looking for odd hardware and breaking thrift store china. Why? I want to save unique treasures from the past by crafting them into new usable items. My present project is vintage inspired magnets, using bottle caps, Rollabind disks, an… Continue