Saturday, March 20, 2010

Sister Outlaws

Sister Outlaws are three crafty Melbourne women (actually three Sister Inlaws!) who have put their heads, hands, and massively bulging stash of crafty materials of the textile persuasion together to come up with these great DIY kits for people of all ages (crafty kids through to crafty Nanas).
Going by the name of Re* Sew* Cool, these "environmentally sane kits for the craft crazy" contain 99% recycled materials. Cute, eco-friendly and crafty.
According to Sister Outlaws,"between us we have over one hundred combined years (never you mind the details),we love to fossick for second hand, vintage and post-industrial materials, we hate the idea of waste,and we love to make things".


Visit the website to buy a selection of bag-tag and brooch kits, in sweet designs like lovebirds, owls, donkeys and toadstools. Each kit comes brimming with recycled materials like felted wool, pre-loved trims and buttons, and clear instructions. Look, there's even a needle and thread!

If you need some directions with stitching, Sisteroutlaws have kindly added tutorial diagrams on the website to instruct you.


At the Stitches and Craft Show in 2009 we all wore our "Craft is the new Black" badges.
In 2010 I'd like to propose "Kits are the new Craft"!
We are lucky enough to have two Re*Sew*Cool kits to Giveaway on Find, Make, Do.
A donkey bag-tag and a lovebird brooch. Our first Giveaway ...yippee!!!!!!
Just leave a message on this post to be in the running.

23 comments:

  1. They look like fun to make! Love the birdie especially.

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  2. I am a fan of the kit. The kit is definitely the new black, as far as I am concerned! I particularly fancy that love bird.

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  3. I think my two girls would love these. Please enter me in the comp. I 've yet to congratulate you on the great new blog. Fantastic!

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  4. Oh yes, please yes. These are just delectable.

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  5. Wonderful, the donkey is so ace!

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  6. Well it's about time there were some interesting kits out there...clever girls!

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  7. Wonderful kits. The Sister Outlaws are cool!
    I'd love to win one :)

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  8. Betty Jo I have only just found this blog of yours (already a regular at Lino Forest) & I have fallen in love! Esp with all the beautiful china in the last couple of posts...

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  9. I love it that they're kits, but will still be 'originals' because the insides are recycled. Great idea. please count me in!

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  10. I love the idea of these! What a fantastic idea! Thank you for offering a giveaway.

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  11. Oooh, oooh, me, me, me! (hand up in the air)I have just discovered you and love everything on your blogs. Please include me in your giveaway.

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  12. yes please for me ... totally cute giveaway. thanks guys.

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  13. if the kit is the new black, does that make the donkey the new fox!
    I love this new chapter of yours

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  14. Great kits and I love your new blog. I lurk on your other! Sorry to delurk just for a prize!

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  15. Aha! Just what I have been looking for - great sewing projects for a group of fun-loving. eco-savvy boys (and one girl). Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Betty Jo.

    Jo

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  16. I love the sweet little donkey. Aren't donkeys the new foxes????

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  17. Are donkeys the new foxes? What happened to the owls? I can't keep up with you kids.

    Love felting recycled jumpers myself, so yes please - count me in for obe of these super-cute kits!!

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  18. Love them all!!! Please please count me in to win one of the lovely craft kits!!!

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  19. Love the kit - looking forward to seeing your little donkey finished...

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  20. oh my, how sweet. and what a perfect excuse to play with ribbons and thread.

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  21. Just wanted to say I love my kit and I posted a little things about I on my facebook page today. Thanks Sister Outlaws and Betty Jo!

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  22. Kirsteene, that's our pleasure, and thanks for the facebook plug! Good luck with the kits.

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